"When someone in the family has a hearing loss, the entire family has a hearing problem."
Attributed to Mark Ross, Ph.D.
With great sadness, I share the news that Dr. Mark Ross passed away on April 21, 2021, at 94 years of age. Mark had a long and stellar career in audiology and is known as the “father of aural rehabilitation”. Dr. Ross had a great impact on more than a generation of audiologists and was a strong advocate for those who are hard of hearing even in his retirement. His contributions to aural rehabilitation have been profound and he will be missed. Mark himself had a significant hearing loss due to the damage he suffered while serving in WWII.