Support AG Bell Today
Support AG Bell Today
The AG Bell Academy for Listening and Spoken Language, founded in 2005, aims to ensure that every child with hearing loss has local access to qualified professionals specializing in Listening and Spoken Language.
Through the Academy, you can become certified as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS), earn CEUs for certification or recertification, engage with fellow professionals, and mentor the next generation of LSL Specialists.
Join us in person or virtually for a gathering of global professionals learning about best practices and emerging trends in Listening and Spoken Language.
We’re back in-person for the first time since 2019! But if you can’t make it to Arlington, VA June 4-6, no problem!
Most presentations will be available at our virtual On-Demand Symposium.
One registration fee gives you access to BOTH events as well as our virtual Fall Forum!
ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CEU CREDIT! We are thrilled to offer the Genetics and Hearing Loss Forum in Fall 2026, included as part of your Symposium registration!
AG Bell and The Listen Foundation have established a professional scholarship in the name of Doreen Pollack, a pioneer in the standards of excellence in listening and spoken language. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist LSLS professionals in fulfilling the requirements for certification as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist (LSLS™) in Auditory-Verbal Therapy (LSLS Cert. AVT).
Listening and spoken language professionals work in various settings, including private practices, schools, clinics, hospitals, and non-profit organizations. They assist families in the critical early years by coaching parents and caregivers to support their child’s language development at home.
At school, special education personnel (which include educators of the deaf, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, psychologists
and others) collaborate in designing the education plan for the child to ensure access to language and learning in the classroom. While some children may thrive with accommodations like FM/DM/RM systems and supportive teachers, those with significant language delays may require more extensive support and modifications to access the curriculum.
