A Cage of Monkeys
You start with a cage containing four monkeys, and inside the cage you hang a banana on a string, and then you place a set of stairs under the banana. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana. You then spray ALL the monkeys with cold water. After a while,…
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Verification and validation: How they differ and why both are best practices
By Harvey Abrams This post appeared at Hearing Views exactly five years ago (March 7, 2012). It bears another visit as a refresher course to remind audiologists of our tools of the trade and the intent of their applications. The timing of the refresher course is especially apropos as we near the end of the…
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USA Today and Much Since Then Have Left Out the Human Element of Hearing Care
The following post was originally published in April of 2011, soon after HHTM came into existence. Although the regulatory climate has changed a good deal in the last five years, and technology advances have reduced some fitting concerns, David Kirkwood’s measured and considered thoughts on the subject are well worth repeating and revisiting as social policy…
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There’s a right to hear or not to hear, but none to deny another’s right to hear
Editors Note: This post was originally posted February 2012. By David H. Kirkwood Two recent posts at Hearing Views addressed basic rights related to hearing health care: the right to have access to hearing care technology and services and the right not to use that access. “AN ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFIT” The February 8 Hearing…
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