The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

06/08/2025

On ASHA Voices, two new stories from SLPs sharing how they got to where they are today and what they learned along the way. Listen to this inspiring episode: https://at.asha.org/J0

05/08/2025

It's Research Tuesday! Wondering if AI powered by large language models (LLMs) helps you in your clinical write-ups? Learn more about the applications, and current limitations, of these tools. https://at.asha.org/IZ

04/08/2025

Summer is a perfect time to get ready to search for jobs in the Fall. Explore ASHA's Job Seeker Toolkit: https://at.asha.org/IS

04/08/2025

School-based SLPs Mindy Hudon, MS, CCC-SLP, and Rachelle Mauer, MS, CCC-SLP, saw a common problem: Students with mild-to-moderate articulation needs were making slow progress and staying on caseloads year after year. Traditional 30-minute group sessions just weren’t providing enough targeted practice. Instead of accepting the status quo, they set out to find a smarter, more sustainable solution.

They created Snappy Speech®, a research-based articulation model that uses short, frequent sessions to boost student progress. By training and supervising Extenders to help deliver sessions under SLP guidance, Mindy and Rachelle created a scalable approach that improves outcomes, reduces burnout, and keeps services compliant.

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01/08/2025

As Tracie Bearden, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST explains, SLPs help survivors regain their voice through tailored language, speech, cognitive, and swallowing therapies, supporting independence, confidence, and connection. https://at.asha.org/IQ

01/08/2025

In honor of Disability Pride Month, we're highlighting the transformative power of speech therapy in brain injury recovery. As Tracie Bearden, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIST explains, SLPs help survivors regain their voice through tailored language, speech, cognitive, and swallowing therapies, supporting independence, confidence, and connection.

Speech therapy can play a pivotal role in helping individuals with brain injury regain their ability to communicate.

31/07/2025

A Historic Disability Anniversary — and Why It Matters: When the key Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) civil rights law took effect in July 1990, some credited activism like that seen at the headlining “Capitol Crawl.” As a result of activists’ decades-long push, employers, schools, and other public entities were now prohibited from discriminating based on disability. Under the ADA, people with disabilities — including communication disabilities — are entitled to full participation, equal opportunity, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency.

In addition to the ADA’s 35th anniversary, July marks another important milestone — the 60th anniversary of Medicaid. Medicaid is the largest source of health services funding for Americans who otherwise cannot access health care. Along with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Medicaid provides key funding for services to children with communication disabilities in America’s schools, and its funding is currently threatened by cuts.
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31/07/2025

When Hillary Cooper, MS, CCC-SLP, saw her patients struggling to afford essential dysphagia supplies, she knew something had to change. What began as a few donated items quickly became the Dysphagia Outreach Project — a national nonprofit providing free access to thickeners, adaptive utensils, oral care products, and more. In 2024 alone, the project distributed $70,000 worth of supplies to over 400 families across the country.

But the impact goes far beyond products. The Dysphagia Outreach Project is working to prevent hospitalizations, reduce stress, and help people with swallowing disorders eat safely at home. By combining community outreach, health equity advocacy, and research, Hillary is creating lasting change in dysphagia care — one delivery, one conversation, and one family at a time.

Share your story of Impact: https://at.asha.org/IL

30/07/2025

Expert Information and Tips for Families. Watch here: https://on.asha.org/46n5Mo3

30/07/2025

Celebrate Medicare and Medicaid’s 60th anniversary by advocating for these critical health insurance programs! Learn more about the threats to these programs and how you can help in just a couple of minutes (or more, if you have time): https://at.asha.org/IG

30/07/2025

"Be On Offense": Changing Attitudes About Hearing Loss. At age 5, I was diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss after failing my hearing test in school. From then on, hearing aids became a critical part of my identity.

Through storytelling, self-advocacy, and promoting accessibility, I help organizations remove communication barriers so everyone can feel seen, heard, and valued. Read more in The Leader: https://at.asha.org/IC

29/07/2025

A Disabled SLP’s Thoughts on the 35th Anniversary of the ADA: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a critical piece of legislation for requiring that disabled people have access to opportunities and services that, otherwise, they could not. But the ADA is the floor, not the ceiling. Read more: https://at.asha.org/Iz