THEME: Equity of access

From lack of services to cultural barriers and systemic oversights, Audiology Now, Issue 101, gets right into the heart of unpacking and addressing the inequities inherent in accessing audiology services.

AUDA REPORTS:
• Letter from the Editor
• Our September Reconciliation Action Plan update
• From legacy to leadership: Building a better membership experience
• Spotlight on skills: Paediatric services
• Policy in action

IN FOCUS:
• "Shared power: Why lived experience is key and catalyst to equity and access in audiological research", by Jermy Pang
• "Connecting the dots: changing hearing health outcomes for Aboriginal people in Mparntwe and Central Australia", by Kathie Currie
• “Strengthening access and equity via teleaudiology”, by Dr Bec Bennett
• “Report summary: Walkern Katatdjin Roadmap”
• “Research summary: Bridging the language and cultural gap in hearing care”
• "Improving access to hearing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities", by Candice Watkins
• “Book review: The Shape of Sound: A Memoir by Fiona Murphy”
• “Amplifying lived experience: The need for compassionate and culturally aware hearing care”
• “My journey into SSD”, by Dr Dayse Tavora-Vieira (PhD, AuD)
• “Changing the narrative – Interview: Audiology Australia Board member Luke Austin”
 

WORLD OF EAR AND HEARING CARE:
• Barriers to audiological training programs faced by underrepresented student groups
• Special Interest Group: Audiologists in Cambodia
• Investing in people: A sustainable approach to hearing health care in underserved communities

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