May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! Started by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, this nation-wide celebration provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing.

Learn more about HSF during Better Hearing and Speech Month
During the month of May, our goal is to raise awareness of hearing loss and how HSF provides the gift of sound to those in need. If you are interested in hosting an HSF presentation at your local civic club, community group, or church, please contact us to set up a date and time.

Kick-off at the Art Walk
Friday, April 29, 2011, we hosted an Art Walk at Boyd Thomas Clothing to kick off Better Hearing and Speech Month. HSF client Mandy Burnside featured her artwork and shared her story of success growing up deaf in a hearing world. Click here to read more from Blount Today.

HSF in Zagreb
The HSF research team traveled to Zagreb, Croatia, in May 2011 to present papers at the International SUVAG Symposium. Paper topics include the following
1. Acoustic Measurements of Tonality Words at the Eardrum
2. Acoustic Measurements of Soft Speech at the Eardrum
3. Cochlear Dead Regions: Practical Implications for Speech Perception and Amplification
Click here to read more about our exciting research in science of speech perception.

Stepping Up for People with Hearing Loss
Each year, the Hearing Loss Association of America hosts Walk-4-Hearing, a collaborative walk-a-thon with the goal of raising awareness and generating funds for national and local programs and services for people with hearing loss. Since 2006, participants in this national event have raised over $3.5 million and has become the largest walk for hearing that takes place in cities all over the country. Check your local HLA chapter for a walk near you!