Her nominators describe Susan Lane as a revolutionary. For over 25 years, Susan has made an extraordinary difference in the lives of infants and youth with hearing loss. A speech-language pathologist and audiologist, Susan led the BC Family Hearing Resource Society, introducing services and a facility that maximized communication and language development for children across the Province. Now the Provincial Intervention Coordinator with the BC Early Hearing Program, Susan ensures that every infant is screened for hearing in the hours or days after birth. Susan is acknowledged as visionary by families, her colleagues, and peers for her groundbreaking approaches to managing youth and infant hearing loss.
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