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Description:

If every conversation had taken place in a quiet room with one other person, hearing conversations would have been easier. Listening would have been effortless if the person had been familiar to us and the topic had never changed—or at least less effortful. In this webinar, Sandra Vandenhoff, audiologist and founder of HEARa, explained how learning about speechreading was an example of using knowledge and skills to reduce listening effort, and why it was worth investing time in the theory and practice of speechreading.

About the Speaker:  

Sandra Vandenhoff, Au.D., Doctor of Audiology

Sandra Vandenhoff, Au.D., has practiced as an audiologist for 30 years. She started her career at the Department of Health on Prince Edward Island, and then moved to Kamloops, BC where she worked in private practice, fitting hearing aids. She has  worked in the manufacturing industry for Phonak and Cochlear, and most recently as an educational audiologist for 16 years.

Sandra received her speechreading instructor training from the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association. She is currently self-employed through her business, HEARa, which stands for Hearing Education and Rehabilitation for Adults, focusing on aural rehab. Sandra uses a cochlear implant and a hearing aid and has an adorable hearing ear dog named Chanty.

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