Success stories

Meet some of the Nova Scotians whose lives have been changed by reconnecting with loved ones and the world around them.

Filter Stories
Filter by type of service

Hearing & Speech Nova Scotia - Six Decades Strong!

Apr 04, 2024
HSNS organization

Celebrating 60 years at Hearing & Speech Nova Scota!

An interview with Dr. George Mencher, past Director/CEO, who looks back on HSNS beginnings and successes over the years.

 

Read full story

Ferne's Story

Feb 29, 2024
Adult, Speech & language

Before 2017, Ferne Mardlin-Smith spent her professional career informing, developing and advancing health practices at the IWK Health Centre and the Department of Health and Wellness in Nova Scotia.

Read full story

Petite enfance en Santé : La transmission de la langue | Healthy Early Years: Passing down the French language

Oct 24, 2022
Children, Speech & language

https://vimeo.com/user141190712/transmissionlangue

Read full story

Brain Injury Awareness Month: Client Success Story

Jun 29, 2022
Adult, Speech & language

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Every year there are close to 17,000 brain injuries in Nova Scotia. At HSNS, our staff of SLPs, audiologists and CDTs are trained to help people who have suffered brain injuries with their communication, hearing, and swallowing needs.

Read full story

National AccessAbility Week: Increasing accessibility online

May 31, 2021
HSNS organization

Have you ever stopped to think about what is needed to hear and understand a spoken question from a loved one or a teacher? Or what needs to happen in order to respond? How about how your balance system works to keep you walking in a straight line?

Read full story