Hear Indiana

11/20/2025

🎄✨ It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for Hear Indiana’s Family Holiday Party on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 6 PM!
Enjoy a live DJ, dinner, crafts, and more as we celebrate the season together. 🎶🍽🎁
Bring the whole family for an evening of fun and holiday cheer!
📍 4740 Kingsway Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46205
🎟 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/hearholiday25

11/14/2025

We want your feedback on INcouragement Night! Please complete this survey for the chance to win a $25 gift card - This helps us make sure our programs and events are meeting the needs of our families!

We are looking to revamp our family INcouragement nights and would love to hear your feedback. Fill out this survey or a chance to get 2 free dino t-shirts! This survey should take you about 5 minutes.

11/14/2025

🎧 New Episode of Amplified is Live!

This week, board member Britton Johnson sits down with Kelly Hultman, a speech-language pathologist and parent of a child with hearing loss, for an insightful conversation about supporting children who are deaf or hard of hearing through Listening and Spoken Language (LSL).

They break down the types of hearing loss, why early and consistent hearing aid use matters, and how Hear Indiana’s free, comprehensive speech and language evaluations help track progress and guide IEPs.

If you’re a parent, educator, or professional supporting a child with hearing loss, this episode is packed with valuable, actionable guidance.

✨ Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe to Amplified so you never miss a conversation that can change a child’s story.

🎙️ Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TfyXCiQlgpKJYWftPyAuX

11/05/2025

🎄✨ It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for Hear Indiana’s Family Holiday Party on Friday, December 12, 2025, at 6 PM!

Enjoy a live DJ, dinner, crafts, and more as we celebrate the season together. 🎶🍽🎁
Bring the whole family for an evening of fun and holiday cheer!

📍 4740 Kingsway Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46205
🎟 RSVP here: https://bit.ly/hearholiday25

10/31/2025

🎧 New Podcast Episode Alert!

In this episode of Amplified by Hear Indiana, we dive into one of the most powerful tools in listening and spoken language therapy—parent coaching.

Guests Dana Feiner and Kristin Schaaf share how empowering parents as their child’s most important teacher can make all the difference. 💛 They discuss the value of a strength-based approach, the importance of meeting families where they are, and how to honor each family’s unique culture, home language, and learning style.

Whether you’re a parent, professional, or advocate, this episode offers inspiration and practical insights to help every child thrive.

🎙️ Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hwRKsfZ0nTiJlIW5SCOj4
🔗 Explore additional resources at Hearing First

10/30/2025

Our CEO, Ellyn McCall, got to chat with Great Day TV with Patty Spitler today about Hear Indiana, Concerts for a Cause, and the HAAPI program today!

Hear Indiana provides equal opportunities for children with hearing loss through listening and spoken language, supported by fundraising events.

10/27/2025

🎧 New Episode of Amplified is Live! Please rate!

In this episode, host Britton Johnson sits down with Hear Indiana audiologist Dr. Lauren Gowdy to talk about the art and science of audiology — and why consistent hearing device use is so critical for a child’s success.

Dr. Gowdy shares practical strategies to help families build strong “eyes open, ears on” routines and explains how full-time wear (10+ hours a day!) supports a child’s cognitive, social, and emotional development.

The conversation also dives into the rise of over-the-counter hearing devices, evolving technology like AI and Bluetooth, and how Hear Indiana continues to lead the way in helping families navigate these changes.

👂 Questions about hearing care? Our audiology team is here to help: audiology@hearindiana.org
🎙️ Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1LOFwRiSwxsHIUelIfSkwx

10/27/2025

🎉 What an incredible day at the 2025 Listening and Spoken Language Conference!
We loved seeing so many of you connecting, learning, and collaborating in person again.

Now… let’s talk 2026 👀

Whether you attended this year or not, we want to hear from you—and you might even win a gift card just for sharing your thoughts!

💬 2026 Planning Survey
Help us decide:
📍 In-person or virtual?
📅 Which dates work best?

👉 Take the survey now: https://hearindiana.typeform.com/LSL26Survey

Your feedback helps shape the future of LSL in Indiana. Thanks for being part of this amazing community! 💛

10/24/2025

The 47th annual Listening and Spoken Language Conference is underway and we are shouting it from the rooftops! For children with hearing loss, the sky is the limit. Thank you to Jenna Voss for kicking off our day as our first featured speaker!

10/24/2025

Our Listening and Spoken Language Conference speakers are ready for the conference tomorrow morning! Can’t wait to see everyone!

10/21/2025

Hear more about the Concerts For a Cause event on November 15th from Bruce Kidd!