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Special Education and Communication Disorders

Ear with hearing aid being checked by audiologist

Nebraska audiology programs amplify life for deaf and hard-of-hearing 

November 2, 2022

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Stan Vasa in portrait.

Obituary | Stanley Frank Vasa

July 25, 2022

Mackenzie Savaiano, associate professor of practice in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, is leading a project to recruit and train new teachers to meet the needs of students with visual impairments. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Interdisciplinary program takes long-range view of visual impairment instruction

May 27, 2022

Young woman

Survey outlines outcomes of young adults with Down syndrome

March 9, 2022

Society & Culture

Dave Beukelman meets with Barkley Memorial Center colleagues in this 2011 photo. He served 29 years with the university and was the Barkley Professor of Communication Disorders.

Obituary | David "Dave" Beukelman

February 9, 2022

Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, prepares an EEG cap for use on a P300 speller device (Photo by Kelcey Buck, Special Education and Communication Disorders).

Team pilots brain-connected tech to open communication doors

January 27, 2022

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Society & Culture

Illustration of older woman

People with Parkinson’s may speak up to 60% less, study suggests

December 3, 2021

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A student checks the ears of an adolescent in Nicaragua in 2016.

Huskers maintain audiology service in Nicaragua despite travel limitations

October 15, 2021

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Barkley Clinic offers specialized in-person, teletherapy services for individuals with Parkinson’s

September 16, 2021

Main landing page for the resource.

New resource focuses on accessibility, universal design for learning

August 20, 2021

John E. Bernthal photo

Obituary | John E. Bernthal

July 29, 2021

Girl anticipating a stutter

Temperament could predict stuttering avoidance, inform therapy approaches

July 20, 2021

Society & Culture