Explore Clinical Education at the Sir Alexander Ewing–Ithaca College Speech and Hearing Clinic

If you’re considering a future in speech-language pathology or audiology, Ithaca College offers an environment where you don’t just learn—you practice, connect, and make a difference.
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About the Clinic

The Sir Alexander Ewing–Ithaca College Speech and Hearing Clinic is a community-centered facility that provides free speech-language pathology and audiology services to individuals of all ages. Students and faculty work together to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to each client’s needs.

Our clinic serves:

  • Toddlers building their earliest language skills
  • School-age children strengthening speech clarity, literacy skills, and social communication
  • Adults seeking support for voice, fluency, cognitive-communication, or post-stroke rehabilitation
  • Individuals navigating hearing loss or needing routine hearing screenings
  • Older adults experiencing dementia or memory-related communication challenges
  • Individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
  • Individuals pursuing gender-affirming voice and communication services

Every session blends expert supervision with student-led care, creating a unique environment where learning and service go hand in hand.

Learning Through Experience: Your Clinical Education Starts Here

At Ithaca College, clinical education begins early and grows with you. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students work directly with clients while receiving individualized guidance from faculty supervisors. This model allows you to:

  • Apply classroom learning in real clinical contexts
  • Gain confidence in assessment, treatment planning, and documentation
  • Develop professional communication and collaboration skills
  • Build strong relationships with clients and families
  • Experience a wide range of communication disorders and service delivery models

Our clinic is a welcoming, supportive environment where students learn by doing—while making a meaningful impact on the community.

Who the Clinic Serves

The clinic provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for:

  • Speech sound disorders
  • Language and literacy challenges
  • Hearing concerns
  • Voice and fluency disorders
  • Cognitive-communication difficulties
  • Social communication needs
  • AAC-users
  • Individuals seeking gender-affirming communication support

We also partner with local preschools, schools, hospitals, and long-term care communities to extend services beyond campus and give students experience across multiple settings.

What We Do

Prospective students gain experience across many areas of practice, including:

  • Speech Sound Production: Support for articulation disorders, apraxia, and accent modification, helping clients communicate clearly and confidently.

  • Fluency (Stuttering): Therapy to promote smooth, natural speech in children and adults.

  • Voice: Work with clients on vocal strain, hoarseness, healthy voice use, and gender-affirming voice goals.

  • Language: Assessment and therapy for language delays, aphasia, and learning-related challenges.

  • Hearing: Screenings, audiologic evaluations, and counseling for individuals with hearing or auditory processing difficulties.

  • Cognitive-Communication: Therapy supporting attention, memory, and problem-solving skills—often for individuals with neurological conditions.

  • Social Communication: Sessions focusing on conversation skills, social cues, and peer interaction for children, teens, and adults.

  • AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication): Support for clients using communication devices, apps, or low-tech systems.

All services are delivered by student clinicians under the supervision of licensed, ASHA-certified faculty to ensure both high-quality care and rich clinical learning.

Specialty Clinics & Expanded Clinical Opportunities

Prospective students at Ithaca College don’t just learn in one setting—they participate in a broad network of clinical experiences across campus and the community. These include:

On-Campus Clinics

  • Ewing Speech & Language Clinic
  • Ewing Hearing Clinic
  • AAC Clinic (Dr. Hajjar)
  • Gender-Affirming Voice & Communication (Group + Individual)
  • Clinical Simulation Lab (SimLab)

Community-Based Clinics

  • Newfield Preschool Language Enhancement Program
  • Harriet Giannelis Childcare Center (Head Start)
  • Trumansburg Elementary School
  • Project GORGES (telehealth autism early intervention)
  • Parkinson’s Wellness Collaborative
  • Therapeutic Alliance Program
  • Center for Life Skills
  • Brain Builders (Longview & Cayuga Nursing and Rehabilitation)
  • Off-Campus Hearing Screenings
  • Invivo Institute for Stuttering (telehealth)
  • Telehealth SLP services for teens and adults

These opportunities allow students to gain hands-on experience with children, adults, families, interdisciplinary teams, and diverse communication needs.

In Clinic Schedule & Session Structure

During the academic year, clients are scheduled for weekly 50-minute sessions, either individually or in small groups. Evaluations occur throughout the semester. Student clinicians participate in all aspects of planning, implementing therapy, collecting data, and writing documentation.

Want more information?

Contact the Sir Alexander Ewing-Ithaca College Speech and Hearing Clinic for more information and to connect with current students and professors. 

(607) 274-3753