Identifying Challenges and Opportunities for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Infants and Toddlers in Rural and Frontier Communities

Background and Purpose 

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Provider Education Center (PEC) aims to improve the confidence and capacity of health care and allied service professionals who engage in early identification, diagnosis, and provision of services to infants, children, and families interacting with the EHDI system. 

The AAP EHDI PEC, in collaboration with the American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA), would like to gather feedback from audiologists and speech language pathologists serving deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children in rural and frontier communities. Findings from this questionnaire will be used to inform activities of the EHDI PEC as well as broader EHDI system efforts. This questionnaire should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.  

Who should complete this questionnaire? 

The target audience of this questionnaire are audiologists and speech language pathologists who care for DHH infants/children and their families living in rural and frontier communities.

Confidentiality and Risk 

All data collected is anonymous. Data will be stored on password protected computers, and responses will be combined with other participants and reported in the aggregate for dissemination. Any identifying information will not be disclosed through reports, publications or presentations related to the AAP EHDI PEC program. This program has been reviewed and approved by the AAP Institutional Review Board (IRB).  

Taking the questionnaire will put you at minimal risk. This means that the risks are not expected to be greater than the risks a person may find in their daily life. You do not have to answer any question that you do not wish to answer, and you may stop completing the questionnaire at any time.

Incentives
As a thank you, audiologists and speech-language pathologists who complete the questionnaire and opt to provide their name, email address, profession, and state licensure number will be entered into a drawing. There will be 1 winner from each profession, a total of 2 winners, each receiving a $100 Amazon gift card. This drawing will be done via a separate form which will be linked at the end of this questionnaire.

Responses to this questionnaire will not be linked in any way to the drawing form which will ask for your name, email address, and state licensure number.

If you have any questions about this questionnaire or the EHDI PEC Program, please contact AAPEHDI@aap.org.