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Without taking an official poll, I would guess that 95% of the members are hard of hearing/deaf practicing audiologists or hard of hearing/deaf audiology students soon to be practicing.
There are a few on the list that are retired hard of hearing/deaf audiologists and just a sprinkling of folks who are not hard of hearing but are audiologists with hard of hearing family or they have a VERY strong connection with the issues that we discuss.
I am so glad that you shared your story Lee, many of us have had to hurdle our own barriers to be audiologists. I am very sorry to hear that your career goals as an audiologist were never reached for the reasons you mentioned. Why do you presume that your hearing loss was the issue? Did your professors ever address the issue when you were studying for your Master's? Please expand on your initial post if possible.
~Suzanne
Suzanne Y. Yoder, AuD Doctor of Audiology Licensed Audiologist - PA
To: hohaudiologists@yahoogroups.com
From: specialcritters@...
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:35:38 -0400
Subject: [HOHAudiologists] Hi all
There are a few on the list that are retired hard of hearing/deaf audiologists and just a sprinkling of folks who are not hard of hearing but are audiologists with hard of hearing family or they have a VERY strong connection with the issues that we discuss.
I am so glad that you shared your story Lee, many of us have had to hurdle our own barriers to be audiologists. I am very sorry to hear that your career goals as an audiologist were never reached for the reasons you mentioned. Why do you presume that your hearing loss was the issue? Did your professors ever address the issue when you were studying for your Master's? Please expand on your initial post if possible.
~Suzanne
Suzanne Y. Yoder, AuD Doctor of Audiology Licensed Audiologist - PA
To: hohaudiologists@yahoogroups.com
From: specialcritters@...
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:35:38 -0400
Subject: [HOHAudiologists] Hi all
I actually consider myself a former, or even never, audiologist. When I graduated in, um, '92(?) I could never get a CFY despite having completed the Starkey internship, presumably because of being a hearing aid user. After several years I got a job for an ENT who turned out to be a druggie, among his nicer traits. I then dumped audie altogether, but I still get some of the magazines, which meant that I saw the article in Advance for Audies this week. I'm now quite happy working in Vision, but I'm still interested in HAs and ALDs some; they were, after all, my first love.
Judging by the astonishing number of members of this group, and seeing that at least some members are practicing audies, I have to say that IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!! Even if it's too late for me.
Anyway, I probably won't be a member for long, but I really wanted to stick my nose in to say "Hey!" and to see what's going on.
Judging by the astonishing number of members of this group, and seeing that at least some members are practicing audies, I have to say that IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!!! Even if it's too late for me.
Anyway, I probably won't be a member for long, but I really wanted to stick my nose in to say "Hey!" and to see what's going on.
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