What continues to need to be done in terms of raising awareness for infant screening and intervention programs?
ASHA intends to further its leading role in early hearing loss detection and intervention under the Walsh bill, with interested federal, state, and local officials, as well as ASHA members involved or interested in advancing these programs. The goal of the Association is to ensure that all children born in the United States have access to and coverage for early screening for hearing loss and appropriate intervention as early as possible to give children identified with hearing loss the optimal resources to develop speech and language acquisition skills comparable with their peers.. In addition, ASHA will continue to expand its collaboration with consumer and parent organizations, as well as other health providers and decision makers, about the benefits of early detection and intervention for hearing loss which is the most common congenital disorder in newborns. ASHA has established work groups to revise and develop preferred practices guidelines in pediatric audiology and offers profes
