William L. Lederer joined the Board of Directors in 2008 after spending more than 30 years as Executive Director of the American Hearing Research Foundation. Bill brings with him his decades of experience in fundraising for the American Hearing Research Foundation as well as Ada S. McKinley, Big Shoulders and other local Chicago non-profit organizations. Now in retirement, Bill devotes much of his time to writing poetry and plays and participates in a prison ministry program.
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Hearing Loss Affects More Than Your Ears
March 27, 2013 - New research shows hearing loss and dementia may be linked.
Rapid Hearing Loss Can Be a Symptom of Other Disease
March 18, 2013 - Researchers at the University of Henry Ford Hospital state that rapid hearing loss in both the ears is a symptom of a rare and fatal disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.