Aruna Speech Path

05/25/2022

A shooting an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.

05/20/2022

ASHA’s Leadership Mentoring Program (LMP) is another program in the Association’s continued efforts to develop a diverse pipeline of future leaders for the professions and ASHA volunteer leadership. Through one-on-one interactions with an experienced mentor, mentees will receive support for thei...

05/16/2022

SLPs work with children and adults who have speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. They also help people modify their voice or communication style. Click to learn more about the range of services that SLPs provide in outpatient settings.

05/05/2022

An SLP calls on clinicians to go beyond supervision and consider mentoring rising professionals.

04/12/2022

I know what I’m reading during my out of state trip this week- this! I ordered my book by the deaf author, Sara, I’m excited to dive into the book. Be sure to check out and read about her reviews on True Biz!

Synposis from Amazon: True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the hearing headmistress, a CODA (child of deaf adult(s)) who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another—and changed forever.

This is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.
Be sure to check for more!

04/07/2022

Congratulations to Justice Jackson on her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Census Bureau reports the country to be so diverse, there is an increased chance of two randomly chosen people being of different racial and ethnic groups. Daily, ASHA and its members strive to realize the vision of making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all. The appointment of Justice Jackson—and the inclusiveness it represents and promises—can only foster further progress toward this goal.

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02/03/2022

Only 2 weeks left to submit your poster proposal for the 2022 ASHA Schools Connect online conference! Submit yours by February 17 for a chance to showcase your school-based research study during this popular virtual event. https://on.asha.org/3r7g5Yl

10/15/2021

You are invited to the ASHA Schools Virtual Town Hall: Strategies to Address Workload Challenges on 10/27/2021, 6:30–8:00 p.m., ET hosted by the ASHA School Services Team. RSVP here → https://on.asha.org/3iUwgUm

ASHA School Services team will host the fourth edition of our virtual school town hall series with a focus on supporting our school-based SLPs with practical solutions for workload concerns. The panelists will share ASHA resources and success stories of school-based practitioners and administrators on the topic of workload. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions about strategies and problem-solve their unique challenges.

This town hall is open to ASHA school-based SLPs and attendees can earn 1.5 professional development hours (PDHs) for attending the entire live session. PDHs cannot be earned for watching the recording of the event.

10/15/2021

Hooray!

' Montgomery Parks unveiled a communication board at South Germantown Recreational Park on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Montgomery Parks Director Mike Riley and Montgomery Planning Board Chair Casey...

10/15/2021

It's more common than autism, but is developmental language disorder being overlooked? Our guest today says yes, and in her award-winning research, she explains why.

10/05/2021

ASHA is excited to announce Vicki R. Deal-Williams, MA, CCC-SLP, FASAE, CAE, as the next ASHA CEO! She will succeed Arlene A. Pietranton, PhD, CAE, who has been CEO since 2004 and will retire at the end of this year.

An ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist and ASHA Fellow, Deal-Williams has been a member of ASHA’s executive leadership team for nearly 25 years in the role of Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs. During that time, she has continually provided visionary, innovative, and impactful leadership in numerous areas, including member engagement; diversity, equity, and inclusion; strategic and change management; budgeting and resource allocation; and professional development.

“ASHA members and staff are among the most committed, caring, and creative individuals I know. I am confident that working together, we will adapt and forge new paths forward to help those we serve achieve their goals and improve their quality of life, moving ASHA closer to realizing our vision of making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all,” Deal-Williams said.

Deal-Williams will become the fourth CEO in ASHA’s 96-year history on January 1, 2022.

Join us in congratulating her! To read the entire press release, visit: https://on.asha.org/3Bgmi70