# HEAR Center

> Speech therapy · Pasadena. HEAR Center is a Pasadena non-profit founded in 1954 by Ciwa Griffiths, Ed.D., a teacher of the deaf who developed the Auditory Approach: early identification of hearing loss, amplification with hearing aids, and training in listening and speaking. It provides audiology, hearing aids, speech-language pathology and free community hearing, speech and CAPD screenings across Los Angeles County, for people at every stage of life. It is on the Eastern Los Angeles and Lanterman regional center vendor lists.
- Ages: Up to age 21
- Price: ask the provider
- Address: 301 E Del Mar Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101
- Website: https://www.hearcenter.org
- Phone: (626) 796-2016
- Email: info@hearcenter.org
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/pasadena/hear-center

## Speech and language therapy

Up to age 21

Speech and language therapy at a Pasadena hearing and speech center. Licensed speech-language pathologists (SLPs) evaluate new clients, set goals and recommend how often to come; supervised SLP assistants carry out one-on-one, play-based sessions using toys, games and stories. Parents or caregivers take part so skills carry over at home. Therapy covers articulation and phonology, receptive and expressive language, fluency (stuttering), voice, auditory processing assessment, and pragmatic and social skills. The center assists children with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy and craniofacial anomalies. Sessions are on-site or by HIPAA-compliant teletherapy. It is vendored with Eastern Los Angeles and Lanterman regional centers. Open Monday to Thursday 8am to 6pm and Friday 9am to 5pm, by appointment only.

## Pediatric audiology and hearing screenings

Up to age 21

Pediatric audiology is the cornerstone of this center's services. Audiologists begin by talking with parents and child about goals and concerns, then use age-appropriate testing: impedance and otoacoustic emissions, Visual Reinforcement Audiometry with a light-up toy reward for babies up to about three, Conditioned Play Audiometry for children over two and a half or three, and hand-raise testing from around age 5. Parents stay in the room to support the child. The center also fits pediatric hearing aids and offers central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) services. It has provided free hearing, speech and CAPD screenings across Los Angeles County since 2009. Adults are seen too. By appointment only, Monday to Thursday 8am to 6pm and Friday 9am to 5pm.

Details from https://www.hearcenter.org, checked October 12, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.