Clinic Wish List
The Truman Speech and Hearing Clinic primarily serves clients from the Kirksville area and university community. However, because such services are scarce in our region, the Clinic draws clients from a 100 mile radius that includes the larger community of northeast Missouri and the southern edge of Iowa.
For 2004-05, the Clinic provided screening, assessment, or rehabilitation services to 1021 people, 80% of whom were children. The Clinic serves all ages, at no cost to individual clients. Faculty and students from the Clinic collaborate with local Head Start programs, Early Head Start, hospitals, and school systems throughout the region. We frequently accept referrals from local physicians, Parents as Teachers, schools, clinicians in private practice, and local group homes.
Operation of the Clinic is costly. If you care to make a monetary donation to
the Clinic, then please
contact us
or send your contribution to the
Truman Foundation designated for Communication Disorders. The
following items would greatly enhance our operations and enable us to better
serve our local communities:
Copy Paper ($200) – For copying client reports and correspondence.
Therapy Supplies ($100) – For consumable materials used in therapeutic sessions.
Sterilization Supplies ($200) – For Universal Precautions related to infections
(gloves, tongue depressors, alcohol wipes)
Children's Books ($200) -- For replacing books used in the Clinic and the Early
Literacy Lab
Franklin Speller ($50 each) -- Four for use with children in the clinic and the
ELL.
Clinical Software ($3,000) – To replace out-dated and nonfunctional software.
Toys ($100) – For pediatric therapy sessions.
Anatomical Models ($1,500) – For demonstrating body parts to students and
patients.
General Supplies ($100) – Envelopes, stationery, and file folders for clinic
operation.
Standardized Clinical Tests ($3,000) – To purchase current versions of
diagnostic tests, test forms, and manuals used in the clinics.
Otoscope ($300) – Used to examine the client's ears prior to hearing testing.
Digital Voice Recorders ($200 each) – For making high quality recordings of
speech and language samples during evaluations.
Client Education Computer ($2000) - For automating case history forms and client
and family education activities in the waiting room.
We can always use boxes of tissues, new crayons, washable markers, and blank VCR
tapes. Thank you!
Many thanks to donors such as the Kirksville Quota Club, the Scottish Rite, Delta Zeta, CoDA, alumni, clients, and other university student organizations who have previously helped us update our clinic materials and replace supplies!
