Communication Disorders
Hearing impairment or hard of hearing or deafness refers to conditions in which individuals are fully or partially unable to detect or perceive at least some frequencies of sound which can typically be heard by members of their species. When applied to humans, the term impaired is rejected within the Deaf culture movement, where the terms Deaf and hard of hearing are preferred.
Supports and conducts research in, and distributes information on, the disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Describes the department's clinical and educational offerings, which include services for adults and children and degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. The department operates the UTK Hearing and Speech Center and is affiliated with region
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National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication DisordersSupports and conducts research in, and distributes information on, the disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/
University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Describes the department's clinical and educational offerings, which include services for adults and children and degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. The department operates the UTK Hearing and Speech Center and is affiliated with region
http://web.utk.edu/~aspweb/