The Future Is Sound

May is Speech and Hearing Month with Jessica Niemela


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Dive into the importance of public health awareness around hearing loss. Jessica Niemela is a pediatric Audiologist living in Vernon, BC. She is currently promoting an exhibit at the Okanagan Science Centre for Speech and Hearing Month. The event itself is very timely for several reasons, which we explore together in this episode. The event will run for the entire month of May and has been designed for all ages.

 

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

  • The exhibit Jessica is involved in organizing
  • How the exhibit came about
  • Jessica’s background
  • Why public health awareness about hearing is so important
  • Why May is such an important month
  • BC’s accessibility act
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