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Dr. Roberta DePompei, School Director
330-972-7883
fax: 330-972-7884
E-mail: slpainfo@uakron.eduSchool website: www.uakron.edu/sslpa
Undergraduate Program: Mrs. Nancy Harris
Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program: Mrs. Robin Angell
Doctor of Audiology Program: Dr. Sharon Lesner
Location181 Polsky Building 181
225 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44325
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School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-3001
Undergraduate Degree Programs
• Bachelor of Arts - Clinical
- Non-Clinical
• Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology - Clinical
- Non-Clinical
Graduate Degree Programs
• Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology • Doctor of Audiology
Minor Areas of Study
• Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Audiology and Speech Center
The Audiology and Speech Center in the Polsky Building is the clinical training arm of the UA School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
The Center provides evaluation and treatment for people of all ages, including children with speech, language and hearing disorders; children and adults who stutter; persons with voice disorders; adults who have acquired head injuries; persons who cannot speak and require technology to express themselves; and children and adults persons with hearing losses. Last year the Center logged nearly 4,000 client visits.
Among the many services of the Audiology and Speech Center: individual and group speech and language therapy; audiologic testing and rehabilitation; cochlear implant mapping; and hearing aid dispensing, counseling, selecting, dispensing, orientation, and repair. It also is one of the few sites in the country with an auditory-verbal clinic for infants and children with severe hearing impairments or cochlear implants.
Some of the Center's services are covered by insurance, and fee adjustments can be made based on family income. For more information, call 330-972-7883 or visit the Audiology and Speech Center.
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Points of Excellence
- Three specialized facilities in the UA School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology help faculty and students provide state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment programs: The Wilson Center offers assistive listening devices in a homelike setting. The Augmentative Communication Center provides students and clients with experiences on an array of electronic communication devices and computer-based assistive technology equipment. The Musson Room enables clients and their families to practice communication during simulations of daily living activities.
- Demand is soaring for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a "much faster than average overall growth" for the professions. Among the factors driving dramatic changes in the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology: new technologies, medical advances that improve the survival rates for premature infants and trauma victims, and an aging population.
- The UA Speech-Language Pathology Program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of The American Speech-Language Hearing Association. The Doctor of Audiology Program, in association with the Northeast Ohio Audiology Consortium, is also accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
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