Auditory Outreach Services
The Auditory Outreach program, in collaboration with schools/ districts, local audiology clinics, and provincial centers, provides assistive listening devices and support for students with peripheral hearing loss including:
Equipment Loans & Support:
• Assistive listening device loans.
• Written information including and user guides.
• Website Resources including and .
• Accessory Replacements – No charge replenishment of many accessory items (e.g., wax filters, belt clips, mic clips, audio shoes, etc.)
• Technical Support – Troubleshooting by phone, email, and video conferencing.
• Technical Service – Equipment repairs and replacements.
• Equipment Outreach – For cases where equipment issues have not been resolved through usual processes.
For these forms and others, please visit the on our website.
Services for Students with Cochlear Implants:
In addition to equipment loans and services as outlined above, we offer audiology, speech language pathology, and Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing expertise and outreach in support of the development of local capacity, through consultation with school staff and parents, assistance with assessments, and assistance with the establishment of goals for individual education plans. Our team uses evidence based practice, current research and clinical knowledge of the unique skills and needs of student with cochlear implants to support students and their teams.
Our team is working to bring in newer equipment as quickly as possible, in a sustainable and equitable way. Please address requests or policy questions to program administrator, Lora Baker at (604) 414-2637 or lora.baker@sd47.bc.ca.