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CHSC Earns 3-Year CARF Accreditation
CARF International announced that Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center (CHSC) has been accredited for a period of three years for its outpatient Audiology, Speech and Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing programs. The latest accreditation is the sixth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body, CARF, has given to CHSC.
Read Full StoryConversations & Cocktails with Marla Berkowitz on June 18
Welcome to the second in a summer series of "virtual happy hours!" The series will connect you with important people and ideas that are connected with the CHSC mission to connect people through communication. The events are fun and engaging - with plenty of surprises! Most importantly, you won't be on camera, so come as you are! Invite your friends, grab a snack and beverage, and tune-in!
Read Full StoryConversations & Cocktails with Karen Bain Hiller on May 28
Announcing the first in a series of "virtual happy hours" that I will host over the summer! The purpose of the series is to connect you with important people whose stories are inspiring and impactful. Each of our featured guests has a very special connection to the mission of Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center. I also want the series to be fun, so you'll be in for plenty of surprises! Most importantly, you won't be on camera, so come as you are! Grab a snack and a beverage, invite your friends, and tune-in!
Read Full StoryCHSC Reopens on May 18th
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center will re-open for limited in-office visits beginning Monday, May 18, 2020 at all locations (University Circle, Westlake, Broadview Heights and now in Lyndhurst.)
Read Full StoryTemporary Closure
TEMPORARY CLOSURE: To keep our clients and community safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, we will temporarily close our offices from March 17 - 20. Appointments will be rescheduled. Individual services provided in the community will still be provided on a limited basis. Updates on future business hours will be provided by March 20th.
Read Full StoryHelp us to “pack the pantry” for Good Deeds Day
Our Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has recently seen a surge in homeless clients. This year, in order to ease their daily burdens, we would like to make an effort to "pack the pantry" for Good Deeds Day.
Read Full StoryA Special Announcement About COVID-19, the Coronavirus Illness
Cleveland Hearing & Speech Center Special Announcement: Coronavirus
Read Full StoryCharlie and the Chocolate Factory Wows Audience
A team of deaf and hearing actors performed a deaf theatre adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Near West Theatre in Gordon Square on October 19 and 20, 2019. The three nearly sold-out shows were produced by SignStage – an educational program of the Community Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH) that incorporates American Sign Language and spoken English as a means of educating students and adults about greater communication accessibility and self-expression.
Read Full StoryCHSC in the News: What Causes Ear Infections?
Dr. Bridgid Whitford, Director of Hearing Services at CHSC, helps to answer some common questions: What causes ear infections? Why are children more prone to ear infections? How can ear infections affect hearing? Find out more in this feature in the Cleveland Jewish News.
Read Full ArticleDeaf Job Training Event Results in New Hires
Last month the Community Center for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing pioneered the first-ever deaf-specific job training in the state of Ohio.
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