OVERVIEW
The Speech and Hearing Center in the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Alabama is an equal opportunity program and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran.
Our professional program is fully accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
At the UA Speech and Hearing Center, speech, language, and hearing services are provided and/or supervised by state-licensed and ASHA-certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
We offer screening and evaluations for developmental and acquired communication disorders in infants, children, and adults.
Treatment is provided in individual or group sessions. Services related to speech and language include the following:
- Accent Management
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Auditory Processing
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Cognitive Impairments associated with neurological conditions
- Feeding/Swallowing
- Fluency/Stuttering
- Language-Based Literacy
- Language Delay and Disorders
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice
- Social Communication
AUDIOLOGY
The Speech and Hearing Center also provides a comprehensive program that evaluates and manages auditory disorders in infants, children, and adults.
- Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations
- Hearing Aid Fitting and Dispensing
- Cochlear Implant Mapping
- Hearing Screenings (including industrial)
- Tinnitus Evaluation and Management
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Custom Hearing Protection
- Comprehensive Hearing Evaluations (including OAE, non-sedated ABR, VRA, and play audiometry)
- Hearing Aid Fitting and Dispensing
- Newborn Hearing Screening and Follow-up (non-sedated ABR and OAE test procedures)
- Hearing Screenings for Head Start and Early Intervention
- Assistive Listening Devices
- Auditory Processing Testing and Intervention
TEACHING AND RESEARCH
The University of Alabama Communicative Disorders undergraduate and graduate programs provide professional experiences, academic training, and research opportunities in the areas of:
- Language Development and Disorders
- Swallowing Development and Disorders
- Fluency
- AAC
- Audiology
- Adult Neurogenic Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Literacy
We teach the principles of communication and swallowing through academic content with a focus on evidence-based practices in Speech-Language Pathology. Upon completion of our graduate program, students pursue careers in hospitals, schools, private practices, and skilled nursing facilities.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Alabama exists to create and disseminate evidence-based information for the provision of the highest quality 1) education for undergraduate and graduate students, 2) clinical services for individuals in need, and 3) research for the advancement of the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology.
Speaking. Hearing. Healing.
Since 1938
LOCATION
The Speech and Hearing Center is located across from DCH Regional Medical Center behind the Capstone College of Nursing on University Boulevard. Access to the center is from Johnny Stallings Drive off Fifth Avenue East.