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10/25/2016  |   11:15 AM - 12:15 PM   |  BGPOP Building 4A/B/C

Challenges of Multicultural and Multilingual Environment in Aural Rehabilitation in India

India is a country with tremendous diversity. Called incredible India, the nation has 8 major religions and more than 500 tribes with different values and beliefs. India has 21 officially recognized languages; 780 dialects are spoken with 86 scripts. When handling children with hearing impairment, all these variables create certain ways to stumble. Educators, audiologists, speech -language pathologists need to understand different values, beliefs, and decision making process related to cultural values. Early identification and intervention has yet to become mandatory procedures in the country. Informal observations, and information from various centers indicate average intervention age for Speech and Language development has been 3.5+ years in urban areas, and significantly higher in rural areas. Naturally critical age of language development is surpassed. Cochlear Implant programs at State and Central Government levels have made a head start in the country. However, the structure of aural rehabilitation has yet to develop its appropriate position. While discussing various options of aural rehabilitation, health literacy of family members and/or caregivers is another issue. Professionals need to find out the key person in that family. Often, two persons in the family are involved in the decision making process of aural rehabilitation: one who gives the emotional support, and one who makes financial decisions. The presentation discusses these social variables, which affect selection of re/habilitation options, communication options, and sustainability of the aural habilitation and educational program.

• To understand diversity of multicultural and multilingual environment
• to understand various hurdles in dissemintaion of information to families and care givers
• To guide the professionals how to provide educational options to families.

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Kalyani Mandke (POC,Primary Presenter), Mandke Hearing Services Pune, kalyani.mandke@gmail.com;
Dr. Kalyani Mandke, Ph.D., CCC-A has made it her mission to enrich the concept of audiology and aural rehabilitation at the grass root level. She received her AuD from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2007 and her Ph.D. from the School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Pune 1991. She has been the recipient of many awards including a Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Contribution in International Achievement of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)2015 and the ASHA Diversity Champion Award in 2009. SHe has presented her work at many international conferences and is the Director of Mandke Hearing Services in Pune, India that she began in 1985.

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