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July 12, 2005

 

Here Come The Boomers
The demographic bulge known as the "Baby Boom" will have a growing impact on service delivery as it moves along the timeline to old age. This special issue focuses on its effect on clinicians on a professional and personal level.

Texas Clinicians Defeat Effort to Lower Standards for School SLPs
Speech-language pathologists in Texas are celebrating a first-round victory in upholding the state’s qualification standards.

ED Releases Proposed IDEA Rules
The U.S. Department of Education released the proposed regulations for the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 2004 and is holding a series of meetings around the nation to gather feedback.

What Made Us What We Are Today?
A Boomer SLP looks back on the many people and events that have shaped the professional outlook of a generation.

Ohio Clinicians To Launch a National Web Resource for Genetics Education
A national Web resource on genetics education will soon be available to speech-language pathology and audiology students and faculty, thanks to the efforts of clinicians in Ohio.

It's Still Rock and Roll
Billed as the quietest concert, a performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame featured unamplified music to highlight the importance of hearing loss prevention. *Audiology*

Genetic Hearing Test Moves Ahead
A new genetic test under development could be used to identify the genetic basis of hearing loss in infants one day old. *Audiology*

Active and Proactive- Boomers and the Health Care System
Baby Boomers will take a different approach to aging by being active participants in health care and by remaining physically active than previous generations.

Speechreading and Aging
To give Baby Boomers a clearly visible future, clinicians need assess speechreading and integration abilities during audiological evaluations. *Audiology*

Aging in a Fast-Paced World
Knowledge about age-related changes in information processing will guide our interaction with older adults and raise public awareness. *Audiology*


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