What began as a volunteer experience in the audiology discipline of Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® grew into a commitment to expanding access to quality health screenings and improving health outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). 👂 In an interview with The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) LeaderLive, Denise Cardona shares how her experience as a Special Olympics Healthy Hearing volunteer as a student provided her with the passion and foundational skills to provide audiology care for patients with ID. Today, Denise serves as the Senior Clinical Program Manager for Healthy Hearing, helping to oversee the discipline programming globally. 🔗 Read the full story to learn about Denise’s journey and how audiology students and professionals can get involved: https://brnw.ch/21x2SAs #InclusiveHealth #ChooseToInclude
Great story! 👏