Kym Meyer, Ph.D., CCC-A worked in Deaf Education for 30 years as a teacher, an educational audiologist and program administrator. In 2002, she created the first Massachusetts public school educational audiology consultation program and has the only #EdAudAdvocacy page on Wrightslaw (a special education law website for parents).
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In 2021, she completed a PhD in Special Education Policy at UMass-Amherst in order to help school personnel outside of DeafEd understand the language and learning needs of low incidence deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) children. In 2022, Dr. Meyer completed a Certificate in Disability and Health Policy through LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) Fellowship at the Shriver Center/UMass/Chan Medical School. LEND provides graduate-level interdisciplinary training to improve the health of children and youth with developmental disabilities. If you are interested in improving services and reducing systemic barriers for disabled people, applying for a LEND Fellowship in your state is highly recommended. Talk to Dr. Meyer how to do this.
Dr. Meyer’s research interests include interprofessional practices to improve service delivery for DHH children to meet age-appropriate language milestones. In her new role as Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at Worcester State University, she teaches #RethinkingAuralRehab courses to undergraduate and graduate SLP students, and looks forward to collaborating with colleagues to improve services for DHH students everywhere.
