Audiologists are professionals with Master's-level training in the prevention, identification, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of hearing impairments. In an educational setting, an audiologist has the role of interpreting and integrating audiological information so that students with hearing loss can maximize their learning potential in the classroom. Audiologists interpret hearing assessment results and their implications, evaluate the need for, selection of, orientation to and care and maintenance of FM systems, and make recommendations about classroom placement and planning. Audiologists also provide counseling to students and parents regarding all aspects of hearing loss and (re)habilitation, and work with classroom teachers and other professionals to develop an understanding of the relationship of hearing and hearing loss to the development of academic skills.
Audiologists are registered by the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO).