CLEVELAND HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER

THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ARRAY OF SERVICES: SPEECH AND LANGUAGE EVALUATIONS AND LANGUAGE THERAPY. SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUPS, AT OUR FOUR OFFICE LOCATIONS. SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT LOW OR NO COST TO THE MAJORITY OF CLIENTS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDES SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SCREENINGS, EVALUATIONS, AND THERAPY AT AREA SCHOOLS, HEAD START LOCATIONS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY VENUES. PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS ACCENT MODIFICATION ARE ALSO OFFERED. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE OFFERED THROUGH AREA PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS. CLEVELAND HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER (CHSC) HAS AN AFFILIATION WITH CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (CWRU) IN WHICH CHSC ASSISTS IN TRAINING MASTERS' LEVEL STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. CWRU RENTS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF SPACE FROM CHSC IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS AFFILIATION.

THE AUDIOLOGY PROGRAM PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ARRAY OF SERVICES: HEARING SCREENINGS, HEARING EVALUATION, HEARING AID AND ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE DISPENSING, HEARING AID REPAIRS, HEARING AND LOSS PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, AND PROFESSIONAL AUDIOLOGY SERVICES. A VARIETY OF INSURANCE PLANS ARE ACCEPTED INCLUDING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND MANY PRIVATE INSURANCE PLANS. REDUCED FEES FOR SERVICES ARE TYPICALLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY QUALIFY. THROUGH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM CHSC ALSO PROVIDES, AT NO COST, FAMILY TRAINING AND COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO THREE YEARS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED WITH HEARING LOSS.