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The EHDI bill has passed the House!

The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009  (H.R. 1246) has passed the House of Representatives. We are awaiting a companion bill to be introduced in the Senate.

Hearing Aid Tax Credit (H.R. 1646) Reintroduced

Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), along with 37 original co-sponsors, introduced the Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act (H.R. 1646) in the House of Representatives. The legislation provides a tax credit of up to $500 towards the purchase of a hearing aid, available once every five years. The tax credit would be available to those individuals age 55 years and older, dependents of taxpayers, or taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is below $200,000. The previous legislation introduced in the 110th Congress only supported a tax credit for individuals 55 years and older. According to a recent BHI national study, about 40% of people who do not use hearing aids are more likely to purchase them in the near future if the tax credit were available.

Visit the American Academy of Audiology Website to quickly send an email to your representatives requesting them to support this important legislation:

                        http://capwiz.com/audiology/issues/alert/?alertid=12961246

Auction 4 Audiology - Success!

The 2009 American Academy of Audiology Foundation Auction for Audiology has ended. The Ohio Academy of Audiology donated a “Flavors of Ohio” gift basket to support this first-ever online auction. The AAAF continues to grow each year in both the dollars raised and projects funded. Please visit the Foundation’s website, www.audiologyfoundation.org.

Third Annual OAA Awards Announced Feb 20th at the Ohio Audiology Conference

HONORS OF THE ACADEMY: JANE KUKULA, Au.D.

Dr. Kukula is President and Audiologist for Advanced Audiology Concepts in Mentor, Ohio. She is a consultant to the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital Shaker Campus. In 2008, she was appointed by Gov. Strickland to serve on the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. She is a Past-President of the OAA and Past-Planning Chair of the Ohio Audiology Conference. Dr. Kukula is Past-Chair of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Ethical Practices Committee. She was the recipient of the 2008 AAA President’s Distinguished Service Award.

CLINICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD: RICHARD REIKOWSKI, Au.D.

Dr. Reikowski is Owner & Director of Audiology for Cardinal Union Hearing Centers, Inc. and Family Hearing Center, Inc. He developed the RJ Hearing Program, a one-day workshop to help people with hearing loss & significant others better understand their hearing loss and improve communication. He is a volunteer for I-Care International, a non-profit organization that provides people with donated eyeglasses and hearing aids. In 1999, he participated on a team that traveled to Mexico to fit adults and children with donated hearing aids.

RESEARCH AWARD: CHRISTINA ROUP, Ph.D.

Dr. Roup is Assistant Professor of Speech & Hearing Sciences at the Ohio State University. Prior to joining the faculty at OSU, she worked as both a research and clinical audiologist with the Department of Veteran's Affairs. Her research interests are in the area of speech perception and aging. Dr Roup was the recipient of the 2007 American Academy of Audiology Foundation New Investigator Award. She was acknowledged in the Hearing Journal’s “The Best of Audiology Literature 2006” for an article that was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. This article discusses dichotic word recognition in the aging.