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Hearing First, an initiative of the Oberkotter Foundation, shares results from Year Four of the campaign dedicated to educating expectant moms about newborn hearing and next steps after failed screening.

Council will bring together global experts to deepen understandings about childhood hearing loss. PHILADELPHIA, March 3, 2025 — The Oberkotter Foundation today announced the formation of its Scientific Council for Childhood Hearing, a new initi...

Dr. Pritchett, a pediatric otolaryngologist and clinical investigator, brings to the Oberkotter Foundation a wealth of knowledge and first-hand experience working with families of children with hearing loss.   PHILADELPHIA, December 10, 202...

Today, the Oberkotter Foundation publicly released its strategic plan to address the barriers to care and create equitable access to quality pediatric audiology and Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) services for children who are deaf or hard of hea...

The Oberkotter Foundation announced the passing of Mildred “Mildie” Oberkotter, visionary leader of the Foundation, and celebrates her life and legacy.

The Oberkotter Foundation’s initiative Hearing First released results from the third year of Starts Hear, its public awareness campaign to inform expectant parents about the newborn hearing screening.

Hearing First, a subsidiary of the Oberkotter Foundation, has announced its 2024 course catalog. The catalog features new and return courses focused on pediatric audiology and Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) best practices to improve LSL outcomes...

The Oberkotter Foundation, a philanthropic leader advancing opportunities for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to learn to listen and talk through listening and spoken language, announced today that Teresa Caraway, PhD, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AV...

The Oberkotter Foundation, a philanthropic leader advancing opportunities for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to learn to listen and talk, welcomes Albert Suh as Vice President, Administration & General Counsel. This strategic hire comes...

The Oberkotter Foundation, a philanthropic leader advancing opportunities for children who are deaf or hard of hearing to learn to listen and talk, welcomes Andrea Hillock Dunn, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A as Vice President, Programs and Amy Schamp, M.A., as...

Hearing First, an initiative of the Oberkotter Foundation — an organization dedicated to supporting families of children with hearing loss and the professionals who work with them, is sharing the impact of the second year of the Starts Hear awa...

Dr. Jace Wolfe, Chief of Audiology and Research at Hearts for Hearing with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, will join Oberkotter Foundation – Hearing First as Senior Vice President, Innovation starting April 1. Dr. Wolfe has led a team of cl...