Cal State Fullerton\u2019s Hearing and Speech Clinic has expanded its office, providing a more accessible entrance for students and staff.<\/p>\n
The update provides a brighter waiting room, a new doorway next to the wheelchair ramp, designated client parking and a visible entrance, addressing long-standing accessibility issues while strengthening its mission of offering free therapy to the community.<\/p>\n
The clinic also doubles as a training ground for graduate students, who log hundreds of clinical hours toward state and national certification.<\/p>\n
Sherri Wolff, the clinic director, has long guided students and staff through the logistics of managing therapy sessions in tight quarters. She explains the expansion into their new office, CP 100, finally provides a space that feels welcoming and functional.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very nice, it\u2019s just bright,\u201d Wolff said. \u201cThere\u2019s no windows or anything in the old waiting room, so this is so bright.\u201d<\/p>\n
For HyeKyeung Seung, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the expansion reflects a broader academic mission.<\/p>\n
She emphasized that the clinic is not only a community service hub but also a cornerstone of the graduate program.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur master\u2019s students are required to finish academic courses along with clinical practicum, so they have to finish five required clinical practicum rotations,\u201d Seung said. \u201cSo our clinical practicum on campus here prepares the student to be ready for their second year practicum in externship.\u201d<\/p>\n
The most immediate change, Wolff said, is how much easier it is for clients to find the clinic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was hard to find suite 150, especially for brand new clients. A lot of times, they would be walking around and not know where to go. This is so much easier to see. The parking is much more convenient,\u201d Wolff said.<\/p>\n
The first-floor space in CP 100 was previously occupied by Student Business Services, which was moved to the second and third floors of College Park in late summer.<\/p>\n
In a statement to the Daily Titan, the university confirmed that the services SBS offers and access to students have not changed with the relocation, calling the move \u201ca joint effort in collaboration with Academic Affairs. The clinic is a valuable academic and community resource that was in need of additional space.\u201d<\/p>\n
Families have already voiced appreciation for the designated spaces, which were more than two decades in the making, according to Seung and Wolff.<\/p>\n
Seung added that families continue to show gratitude to the clinic for the long-awaited parking. \u201cWe hear from the client\u2019s family. They are very thankful getting this spot,\u201d Seung said.<\/p>\n
Beyond the new space, the clinic continues to provide therapy for both children and adults with a range of communication disorders, including speech, language, fluency and voice challenges, as well as conditions linked to Autism and Down Syndrome, according to Wolff.<\/p>\n
Since 2020, it has also offered a gender-affirming voice program that supports transgender clients with specialized services.<\/p>\n
The speech and hearing clinic also operates on a donation basis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe provide the services at no cost,\u201d Wolff said. \u201cIf clients want to donate, they can, but they don\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the expansion complete, Seung said they plan to add new furniture, a student lounge and host an open house during the spring semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cal State Fullerton\u2019s Hearing and Speech Clinic has expanded its office, providing a more accessible entrance for students…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,3761,3005,3762,3763],"class_list":["post-2912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-college-park","tag-csuf","tag-speech-and-hearing","tag-student-business-services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}