Amid the cheers, high-fives, and medal moments at our 2025 Summer time Video games, we provided three Wholesome Athletes screenings — Particular Smiles®, Opening Eyes, and Wholesome Listening to!
This yr, 78 athletes obtained Wholesome Listening to screenings throughout the Video games. Wholesome Listening to gives free listening to screenings to Particular Olympics athletes and helps determine listening to loss that will in any other case go undetected. This system additionally provides schooling and assets, and when essential, referrals for follow-up care and listening to aids.
These screenings had been made attainable because of the beneficiant help of audiology professionals who volunteered their time and experience. Their compassion and talent ensured that every athlete felt protected, revered, and effectively cared for all through the method.
Listening to is important—not only for competitors, however for connection. By supporting athlete listening to well being, we assist enhance communication, confidence, and high quality of life, each on and off the sector. However these screenings are additionally very important to creating healthcare extra inclusive. By offering professionals with expertise working with people with IDD, they’re able to take what they’ve discovered and apply it to their very own observe and assist their colleagues present accessible and inclusive care.
To everybody who made this screening attainable: thanks for serving to us deliver consideration to an often-overlooked space of well being.
