CAA is interested in how audiologists provide accessibility to people who are Deaf/deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing. Accessibility is about creating communities, workplaces and services that enable everyone to participate fully in society without barriers.¹ Your responses will help determine what resources audiologists may need to provide a more accessible service. By filling out this survey, it may provide you with more ideas on how accessibility can be improved in your clinic.

The survey is anonymous and is intended for clinicians working in private or public practice. The survey will take approximately 7-10 minutes to fill out. The results of this study will be shared in the Canadian Academy of Audiology’s publication the “Canadian Audiologist” in the Fall of 2019.

Thank you for considering to participate in this survey.
¹https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/accessible-people-disabilities/act-infographic.html#1

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* 1. What is your educational background (please check all that apply)?

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* 2. How long have you been practicing as an audiologist?

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* 3. What province or territory do you practice in?

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* 4. Please describe your primary workplace:

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* 5. My work is primarily with:

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* 6. I primarily work with (check all that apply):

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* 7. Consider your reception or front desk area at your audiology clinic/hospital, please check all the items or services that you provide to improve access:

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* 8. Web accessibility is the inclusive practice of ensuring there are minimal barriers that prevent interaction with, or access to, websites. Consider web accessibility on your clinic website, please check all the components of your website that you provide to improve access:

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* 9. Does your workplace have a policy or procedure on accessibility?

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* 10. If you selected yes in question 9, that your workplace does have a policy or procedure on accessibility, please check all items in your policies or procedures used to improve access:

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* 11. Consider your clinical assessment area, please check all that are used to improve access:

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* 12. Consider your counseling and recommendations, please check all that you regularly do (when appropriate) to improve access:

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* 13. Consider your public presentations as an audiologist, please check all that you regularly do to improve access:

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* 14. Outcome measures quantify the success of an intervention and the need for further follow-up which is an important aspect of accessibility.

Please check all the outcome measures you use on a regular basis to measure the outcome of your interventions for pediatric patients:

 

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* 15. Please check all the outcome measures you use on a regular basis to measure the outcome of your interventions for adult patients:

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* 16. What barriers are there for audiologists in providing services for accessibility for people with hearing loss beyond hearing aid use? Please check all that apply:

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