Education Station Speech Therapy Speech-Language Associations and Organizations

American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)

The credentialing association for speech-language pathologists, ASHA's mission is to "...promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities. http://www.asha.org/

Information from ASHA about communication and communication Disorders

ASHA: Language and the Adolescent:
http://www.kidsource.com/ASHA/letstalk33.html


Summer Programs, Speech-Language Disabilities:
http://www.asha.org/public/outreach/camps/

Finding a Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist:
http://www.asha.org/findpro/

ASHA's Professional Services Board (PSB) Accredited Programs:
This is a voluntary accreditation program. "This web page provides information on programs offering clinical services in audiology and speech-language pathology accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Professional Services Board (ASHA-PSB)." Members attest that their facilities are well-maintained and accessible to people with disabilities, that the professionals working there are nondiscriminatory, appropriately educated and certified, use current tests and materials, follow recognized standards of care, etc.
http://www.asha.org/consumers/psb/psbprog.htm

See E-mail discussion lists for information about ASHA's forums.


Individual states' speech-language hearing associations

Click on this link to access the web site of your state's speech-language hearing association web site: Speech-Language Hearing Associations