|News | Stories - February, March, April 2008
April 11, 2008
CASLPA calls on Prime Minister for Action on Noisy Toys
April 9, 2008
Chris Murphy (L), Janeway Audiology accepts donation from the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association - Newfoundland and Labrador (CHHA-NL) Board of Directors member Noreen Brazil (R).
The donation is a cochlear implant processor to be used by individuals on a loan basis when their processor is being repaired.
April 8, 2008
The Better Hearing Institute invites you to take the first step to address hearing loss. Visit www.hearingcheck.org for a quick hearing check.
April 8, 2008
Cochlear Implants: Sounds like a good idea - The Economist, March 6, 2008
Biomedical technology: As cochlear implants improve, people who use older versions of the technology could face a difficult choice - read the full article here.
April 8, 2008
Individuals with disabilities to benefit from newly announced savings and tax programs. To view the press release, please click here.
March 28, 2008
March 13, 2008 House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador proceedings - Liberal leader Yvonne Jones questioned the Government about waitlists for Audiology services and the recruitment of Audiologists across the Province. View the full transcript here http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/hansard/ga46session1/08-03-13.htm
February 13, 2008
House of Commons Launches Innovative Captioning Service
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that, beginning in September 2008, programs broadcast between 6:00 p.m. and midnight will have to be closed captioned for people with a hearing loss. For the full story visit http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/medias-media/af-fa/2008-02-11-1-eng.html
February 6, 2008
The Canadian Deaf Youth Games will take place in St. John's, Newfoundland from July 10-15, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.cdyg-jcjs2008. org/
The Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada (AVLIC) will hold their conference in St. John's, Newfoundland from July 29-August 3, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.avlic2008.com/home.html
February 1, 2008
Labrador-Grenfell Health has made arrangements with an audiologist to provide audiology services for the region. Joan Harron will be holding audiology clinics in St. Anthony, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Labrador City.
Ms. Harron is able to offer a range of clinical audiology testing. Clients are asked to note that a physician referral is not required- self-referrals are accepted. The first clinical session will run from January 7 - March 1 with plans for the following additional sessions throughout the year: April 13 to June 7, July 20 to August 30 and September 28 to November 8.
To book an appointment, please call:
St. Anthony: (709) 454-0143
Happy Valley-Goose Bay: (709) 897-2174 or (709) 897-2115
Labrador City: (709) 944-9370