Practice Standards & Resources

Infographics

The Educational Audiology Association produces infographics that summarize key practice standards and advocacy points in a format that's easy to share with educators, administrators, IEP teams, and families. Click any infographic below to view or download.

New — 2026

14 Reasons Why Schools Need Educational Audiologists

An advocacy resource outlining the essential roles educational audiologists play in supporting students, staff, and school communities.

Designed for sharing with administrators, school boards, and policymakers to make the case for educational audiology services.

New — 2026

A Team Approach to Hearing Assistive Technology

An interprofessional resource outlining team roles, processes, and red flags for HAT selection, fitting, and monitoring in schools.

Covers HAT definition, examples, assessment, verification, validation, team roles (audiologist, SLP, TODHH), and red flags to watch for.

New — 2026

Educational Audiology Services in Schools

A one-page visual overview of the services educational audiologists provide in school settings. Designed for sharing with administrators, IEP teams, teachers, and parents.

Covers hearing screening, hearing technology management, classroom acoustics, FM/DM systems, IEP support, teacher training, and more.

2024

Remote Microphone Hearing Assistive Technology for Education

A visual guide explaining RM-HAT systems — who benefits, what the technology is, when and where to use it, why it matters, and how to get started.

Designed for parents, teachers, and school teams. Includes scope of practice guidance for fitting and verification.

2021

The Impact & Importance of Hearing Screenings

A visual resource on why hearing screenings are essential for identifying hearing loss in school-aged children and supporting their academic success.

Covers the impact of unidentified hearing loss, the role of audiologists in screening programs, classroom listening demands, and the cost of unaddressed hearing loss.

Reference

The Importance of Good Classroom Acoustics

A visual primer on how background noise and reverberation affect student learning, including ANSI/ASA S12.60 standards for classroom acoustics.

Covers common sources of classroom noise, signal-to-noise ratio, reverberation, critical distance, and the students most susceptible to poor acoustics. Useful for school architects, administrators, and IEP teams during construction and renovation planning.