Hear Wisconsin Inc

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO HELP INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADULTS REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL BY ELIMINATING COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS THROUGH PERSONALIZED SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION.

KELLOGG CHILD & FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES APPROPRIATE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. THE TEAM INCLUDE LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE CERTIFIED, AUDITORY-VERBAL THERAPISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTORS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE FACILITY AND IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING HOMES, DAYCARES, SCHOOLS AND VIA THE WEB THROUGH OUR CONNECTHEAR TELEINTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN REMOTE, RURAL AREAS WHERE SERVICES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE (AND DURING THE PANDEMIC TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE). PARENTS LEARN FROM THE SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONALS HOW TO ENCOURAGE THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION, AUDITORY, LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, SPEECH AND SOCIAL SKILLS SO THEY CAN BE ON PAR WITH THEIR HEARING PEERS AS THEY ENTER KINDERGARTEN.

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THE KAY ECKSTEIN SPEECH & HEARING CENTER PROVIDES AN INTEGRATED EXPERIENCE FOR CLIENTS AND PATIENTS NEEDING AUDIOLOGY SERVICES AND/OR CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN THE HOME, WORK OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTS. OUR TEAM INCLUDES DOCTORS OF AUDIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS WHO WILL DETERMINE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR THE CLIENTS AND PATIENTS BASED ON THEIR HEARING LOSS AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS. HEAR WISCONSIN LAUNCHED THE MOBILE AUDIOLOGY CLINIC (MAC) TO SERVE EVEN MORE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. MAC PROMOTES HEARING HEALTH CARE AND WELLNESS THROUGH HEARING LOSS DETECTION, CONSERVATION, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, AS PART OF A COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE. MAC ADDRESSES HEARING HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN'S MOST VULNERABLE, INCLUDING CHILDREN, THE LOW INCOME, HOMELESS, UNINSURED AND UNDEREMPLOYED POPULATION. ANNUALLY, MAC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SCREEN THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SCREENED.

OUR CENTER HAS A WIDE ARRAY OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES SUCH AS CAPTION PHONES, AMPLIFIED PHONES, BED ALARM SHAKERS, VISUAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS, AND MORE TO HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ALL DEGREES OF HEARING LOSS. OUR TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS PROVIDE FREE CONSULTATION TO DETERMINE BEST TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR USE IN THE HOME, WORK OR IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, HEAR WISCONSIN HAS ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF, BLIND, LOW VISION, HARD OF HEARING, OR HAVE A SPEECH OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY UTILIZE WISCONSIN'S TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT PURCHASE PROGRAM (TEPP). TEPP HELPS WISCONSIN RESIDENTS COVER THE COST OF SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICES, SUCH AS IPHONES, SAMSUNG DROIDS, IPADS, CAPTIONED PHONES, SOUND ALERT DEVICES, AND AMPLIFIED PHONES.