Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association

09/10/2025

Learn how to prepare and find support as you consider a career transition. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2025-0505-career-transition-tips-slp/full/?

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t get discussed nearly enough: the power of career transitions. Our field isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s part of what makes it so powerful.  If you’re feeling the pull to pivot, listen to it. You’re allowed to change, grow, and to dream bigger,...

09/09/2025

Thirty-five years after the ADA, people with communication disabilities still face health care barriers—learn how you can help advance access and equity for all. https://www.asha.org/communication-access/?

Lack of effective communication access for people with hearing, speech, language, voice, and/or cognitive difficulties can lead to frustration, wasted time, and less-than-optimal outcomes.

09/08/2025

Use this fact sheet and talking points to help address the need for esophageal screening during VFSS. https://www.asha.org/siteassets/slp/esophageal-screening-during-videofluoroscopic-swallowing-studies.pdf?

09/07/2025

What is the best part about a grandparent? Is it their unconditional love, their unique perspective or the spontaneous fun grandkids have with them? It’s all of the above, right? But one thing is for sure, the connection and relationship between a grandparent and their grandchild is unmatched.

What is the best part about a grandparent? Is it their unconditional love, their unique perspective or the spontaneous fun grandkids have with them? It’s all...

09/06/2025

Educate your interdisciplinary team on the value of the speech-language pathologist in skilled nursing and long-term care settings using this new in-service template. https://www.asha.org/siteassets/slp/the-value-of-speech-language-pathology-in-the-skilled-nursing-and-long-term-care-settings.pdf?

09/05/2025

This new resource offers speech-language pathologists tools and strategies to improve patient safety. https://www.asha.org/slp/healthcare/tools-for-improving-patient-safety/?

Ongoing safety training is essential for preparing health care professionals to respond effectively in high-risk or emergency situations. Simulations and structured training sessions build clinical skills and ensure that staff are confident and competent in their roles.

09/04/2025

The new American Academy of Audiology Clinical Consensus Statement, Assessment of Vestibular Function in the Pediatric Population, offers guidance and resources.

Authors: Violette Lavender, AuD, Kristen Janky, PhD, Katheryn Bachmann, PhD, Melissa Caine, AuD, Micheal Castiglione, AuD, Guangwei Zhou, ScD The American Academy of Audiology Clinical Consensus Statement: Assessment of Vestibular…

09/03/2025

Share this plain language, printable handout [PDF] with your patients who may be at risk of falls due to hearing and vestibular issues; also available in Spanish. https://www.asha.org/siteassets/ais/ais-preventing-falls.pdf?

09/03/2025

🚨Advocacy Alert 🚨
Since its passage in 2000, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act has helped the country dramatically improve newborn hearing screening rates—from around 20% of infants being screened before its passage to nearly 98% screened today. It gives families answers when they matter most, opening the door to early intervention that can mean the difference between a lifetime of barriers and a lifetime of possibilities.
But that progress is now at risk.

Before universal newborn hearing screening, hearing loss in infants often went unnoticed for months—sometimes years. Without access to the sounds of language during those early, critical months, children faced delays in speech, learning, and social connection. Today, universal newborn hearing...

09/02/2025

An entrepreneur with hearing loss partners with companies to help remove communication barriers and build more inclusive, connected workplaces. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FTR2d.30072025.aud-hearingloss-advocacy.52/full/?

Through storytelling, self-advocacy, and promoting accessibility, I help organizations remove communication barriers so everyone can feel seen, heard, and valued.

09/01/2025

In this ASHA Stream video, a seasoned audiologist shares her story and provides insights on how listening, compassion, and empathy guide her patient-centered care. https://stream.asha.org/a-day-in-the-life-of-audiologist-dr-kristina-deak-it-starts-with-listening?

ASHA member Dr. Kristina Deak, CCC-A, shares her story of being an audiologist for 28 years, where...

09/01/2025

When parents of children who present communication delays or impairments acquire the knowledge and tools they need, they can gain confidence in their ability to help their child grow, learn, and improve. https://www.pluralpublishing.com/blog/partner-parents-activities-teaching-language-skills-home?

Parents contribute a great deal to their children’s speech and language development. When parents of children who present communication delays or impairments acquire the knowledge and tools they need; they can gain confidence in their ability to help their child grow, learn, and improve.