Membership
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 140,000 members and affiliates who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the USA and at the international level.
Major Areas or Mission Statement
Vision: Making effective communication a human right, accessible, and achievable for all.
Mission
Empowering and supporting speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists by:
Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders
Advancing communication science
Promoting effective human communication
Landmark Contributions
ASHA has had several names during its 83-year history. The first was the American Academy of Speech Correction (1925). The current name, The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), was adopted in 1978. ASHA is the nation’s leading professional, credentialing, and...
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References and Readings
Interdisciplinary approaches to Brain Damage written by the joint committee http://www.asha.org/docs/html/PS1990–00093.html
Selected practice documents related to Adult Neurogenics are featured in ASHA’s Online Practice Policy documents. http://www.asha.org/academic/curriculum/slp-aneuro/deskref
Structure and Function of an Interdisciplinary Team for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury http://www.asha.org/docs/html/GL2007–00288.html
Memory Assessment on an Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team: A Theoretically Based Framework. http://ajslp.asha.org/cgi/content/full/16/4/316?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT= &fulltext=memory+assessment&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0 &sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
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McNeilly, L. (2011). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_2148
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