Talking Healthy Hearing with Special Olympics

Just ahead of the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, we discuss hearing health care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD.Along with competing in events like track and field, swimming, and basketball, many athletes work with volunteers to receive hearing screenings, among other types of health screenings through attending Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®.Listen to conversations with two audiologists—Denise Cardona Barnes, of Special Olympics International, and Eric McCabe, a volunteer clinical director in Minnesota.Learn More:An Audiologist Brings Healthy Hearing to Special OlympicsSupporting Care Partners of Adults With Dysphagia and IDDRecognizing National Public Health Week: A Collection of Articles, Podcasts, and ResourcesASHA Voices: Pediatric TBI—Transitioning from Hospital to SchoolASHA Voices: Overcoming Barriers on Families’ Journey From NICU to HomeTranscript

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