Supporting Individuals and Families With Hearing or Communication Challenges

Join us in welcoming Erica McKiever to the Marion Downs Center team! Erica is the KidScreen Coordinator and screening team member at the Marion Downs Center. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Certified Art Therapist by trade with a Master of Arts degree in Expressive Therapies. After 12 years working as a mental health professional…

KidScreen is back in session with hearing, speech, and vision screenings for the Denver metro area. Contact us to learn more about our services!

President Biden signed an executive order on July 9th, 2021 directing the Department of Health and Human Services “to “consider issuing proposed rules within 120 days for allowing hearing aids to be sold over the counter.” OTC Hearing Aids are intended for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. The Marion Downs Center supports access…

Nathan Harvey, Marion Downs’ great grandson, is a professional drummer and audio engineer in Los Angles who has been exposed to loud sounds for much of his life. In the past few years he has experienced hearing related symptoms and he knew what his Great-Granny would want him to do! Nathan reached out to the…

Dr. Emory Bratton recently received her Doctorate in Audiology from Texas Tech University this past May and is now joining us as a clinical audiologist with the Marion Downs Center. Dr. Bratton spent the past year with us as our 4th Year Audiology Fellow and we’re very excited to have her on our team! “I…

Aaron Rose, our marketing & outreach coordinator at the MDC, noticed Rob’s difficulties while on a tour in the Colorado backcountry this winter. Rob shared his struggles in noisy environments and dealing with tinnitus for the past five years. After some encouragement from Aaron, Rob made an appointment at the MDC to get his hearing…