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President's Message January 2008 It Takes Two to Tango, But a Village to Build and Maintain an Academy In the past few years, TAA has made significant strides that have impacted the profession of Audiology in Texas. To name a few: TAA board members have represented audiology in changing the Medicaid regulations for hearing aid benefits; various professional practices have been studied by the TAA board; the annual meetings have become an event that Texas audiologists look forward to attending; and TAA has hired a lobbyist to oversee audiology legislation. All of this has been accomplished through the efforts of a select group of volunteers—Texas audiologists who have on their own time and at their own expense made efforts on the behalf of Texas audiologists to improve the overall welfare of audiology in Texas. Of course, the heart of our mission is to improve audiology services for Texas children and adults with hearing loss—and we carry out this mission by offering continuing education programs for audiologists, promoting hearing conservation, and representing the profession of audiology at the local and state levels. Although TAA has, indeed, accomplished much since its inception, we have a long way to go. The TAA board will be discussing how audiology can be enhanced in Texas through a number of new initiatives that will expand membership, expand the arenas in which Texas audiologists are involved in local and state government and programs, and enhance the annual meeting in a way that no audiologist will want to miss them. Stay tuned for more—TAA is on a roll and we want you to be a part what will be happening. With over 900 Texas audiologists, the academy has the opportunity to grow in numbers, which will convert into additional resources to expand needed audiology programs for Texans. If you have any interest in being active in TAA, please contact me, or any of the board members. We really need your help. Ross J. Roeser |
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