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POSTED: October 15, 2026
Audiologists Sue to Challenge Medicare Laws That Unfairly Lock Them In and Shut Patients Out
Frankfort, Ky. -- The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and two ADA members, Jill Davis, Au.D. of Austin, Texas and Alicia Spoor, Au.D. of Highland, Maryland, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the law that prohibits audiologists from opting out of Medicare and contracting privately with Medicare beneficiaries. Audiologists should be treated equally to physicians, dentists, optometrists…
POSTED: October 12, 2026
New Seminars in Hearing: Workforce Sustainability in Audiology: Evidence, Challenges, and a Roadmap to Autonomy
Features Guest editors: Victor Bray, Ph.D., and Amyn M. Amlani, Ph.D.
Nearly two decades after the Au.D. became the entry-level degree, is audiology training enough audiologists, paying them fairly and giving them the authority to practice as an autonomous doctoral profession? The new issue of Seminars in Hearing answers with data. Its preface and eight articles show how audiologists’ supply, ed…
POSTED: October 12, 2026
Brown, Armatoski, and Vaught Elected to Serve on ADA Board of Directors
Dr. Jana Brown Elected to Serve as President-Elect of ADA
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that Jana Brown, Au.D. has been elected to serve as ADA President-Elect for the 2027 program year.
ImageDr. Brown, former owner of Allegany Hearing & Balance, earned her Doctor of Audiology Degree in 2004, from the A. T. Still Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa…
POSTED: August 03, 2026
ADA Awards Inaugural Audiology Practice Accreditation to Coates Hearing Clinic
ADA is pleased to announce that Coates Hearing Clinic, with locations in Smithfield, Goldsboro, Lillington and Clayton, North Carolina, has become the first practice to earn ADA Audiology Practice Accreditation. This milestone marks the first accreditation awarded through ADA’s new program, which recognizes audiology practices that demonstrate policies, procedures, clinical protocols, facilities…
POSTED: July 31, 2026
WSA and Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Partner to Launch Listen Up Initiative Nationwide
Iselin, New Jersey and Frankfort, Kentucky – July 30, 2026 – WSA and the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) today announced a national partnership to launch and scale Listen Up, a public awareness and Public Service Announcement (PSA) initiative designed to encourage adults 50 and older to make hearing screening a routine part of their healthcare program.
Led by ADA with support from WSA, Lis…
POSTED: June 30, 2026
Audiology Included as Professional Degree in Federal Court Stay: Litigation Ongoing
Dear ADA Members,
On June 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in consolidated cases Nos. 26-1780 and 26-1941, issued a preliminary stay blocking a key portion of the Department of Education's RISE Final Rule, and specifically, the Department's definition of "professional degree." In response, the Department published Electronic Announcement GENERAL-26-42 on June 29, 2…
POSTED: June 22, 2026
ADA Advocacy Day Delivers Results—Now Let's Keep the Momentum Going
On May 13, 2026, audiologists from across the country came together in Washington, D.C., for ADA’s Advocacy Day, meeting directly with members of Congress and their staff to advance the Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act (H.R. 2757/S. 1996) and other critical Medicare reforms that will improve patient access to audiology services.
The message was clear: patients deserve timely access to m…
POSTED: June 16, 2026
Your Opportunity to Attend AuDacity 2026 is Here — and Applications are Now Open!
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology is thrilled to announce that the AuDacity Student Scholarship is officially accepting applications through June 19, 2026. This is one of the most valuable opportunities available to audiology students, and we encourage every eligible student to apply. What the Scholarship Includes Valued at more than $1,500, the AuDacity Student Scholarship covers your full co…
POSTED: May 28, 2026
ADA Issues Formal Response to “Valuing What We Do”
Dear ADA Members,
Today, ADA formally issued a public response to the American Academy of Audiology’s March/April 2026 Audiology Today President’s Message, “Valuing What We Do.”
This response reflects the collective voice and leadership of ADA’s Board of Directors and Executive Team and reaffirms ADA’s unwavering commitment to advancing audiology as clinical doctoring profession.
In the letter…
POSTED: May 02, 2026
Listen Up Kentucky: New Statewide Initiative Urges Residents to Take Action to Protect their Hearing Health
Campaign highlights the importance of prevention and early intervention of hearing loss, and raises awareness about hearing loss as a marker for other serious health conditions.
Frankfort, Ky. — The Kentucky Academy of Audiology (KAA), the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and WS Audiology are pleased to launch Listen Up Kentucky, a statewide public awareness campaign to encourage Kentuckian…