National Organizations ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) ASHA grants national certification for practitioners and academic accreditation for university programs. They publish journals, host an annual convention, and promote legislative changes that benefit our profession, among other activities. They also have an Employment Referral Service.
(Call the Action Line, 1-800-498-2071.)

Choose from the following links:
(ASHA's Public Interest Page / ASHA's Member/Professional Page / ASHA's Student Affairs Page) For further help finding information on ASHA's site, see this annotated list of links. (Contains links to FAQ pages, Professional Practice Issues pages, and Setting-Specific Resources)

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AAA (American Academy of Audiology) http://www.audiology.org/

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National Student Organization, NSSLHA (National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association) Students who join national NSSLHA receive all the benefits of ASHA membership (minus certification of course) at 1/3 of the costs of ASHA membership. Also, as a member of NSSLHA, they can convert their membership to ASHA at significantly reduced costs.

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Alabama licensing board, ABESPA (Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology)

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Deaf/Hard of Hearing Resources

The links below provide resources for parents, professionals and individuals interested in learning more about Hearing Loss.

In Alabama

www.aidb.org - Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind

www.alabamaearinstitute.org - non-profit organization in Birmingham with a wonderful collection of links to resources for hearing loss

www.rehab.state.al.us - information regarding the different services available through the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation, including Early Intervention, Children's Rehabilitation Service and Adult Rehabilitation Service

For Parents:

www.babyhearing.org - Boys Town National Research Center site
www.brainconnection.com - information about brain research and education
www.entnet.org - all about Otolaryngology
www.handsandvoices.org - site dedicated to advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing children
www.johntracyclinic.org - free courses for families of infants and preschoolers with hearing loss
www.learningtolisten.org - auditory-verbal therapy information
www.listen-up.org - parent run site with tons of information
www.OtiKids.com - facts about hearing loss and games for kids
www.signingtime.com - videos for learning sign language

For Adults:

www.healthyhearing.com

www.hearingalliance.com

www.hearinglossweb.com

www.hear-it.org

www.hearnet.comwww.shhh.org

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The Stuttering Foundation, http://www.stutteringhelp.org

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A Variety of Free Resources for SLPs:

http://speech-languagepathologist.org/

The Psychological Corporation Resource library (downloadables, tools, sample reports, FAQ's, a statistical glossary, technical reports)

http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/Harcourt/SupportAndResources/ResourceLibrary/

Case Studies for MANY products

http://harcourtassessment.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/Harcourt/SupportAndResources/ResourceLibrary/CaseStudies.htm

Important Health Care Sites (Recommended by ASHA):

The Joint Commission: http://www.jointcommission.org/

Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF): http://www.carf.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/

The American Hospital Association: http://www.aha.org/aha/about/

The American Health Care Association: http://www.ahca.org/

The National Area Health Education Center Association: http://www.nationalahec.org/home/index.asp

The Health Resources and Services Administration: http://www.hrsa.gov/

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center: http://www.nectac.org/

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Multicultural Issues, per ASHA:

Please note that web addresses may occasionally change; if the address provided does not go to the correct page, searching on the ASHA website for the correct address using key words in the below descriptions is recommended.

Information on the phonemic systems for the following languages: Arabic, Cantonese, English, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Audiologists can use this information to identify and modify materials and procedures during speech audiometry assessment. SLPs can use this information to identify a client's phonological system for languages other than English. 

http://www.asha.org/about/leadership-projects/multicultural/Phono.htm

An issue brief discussing the final regulations concerning service delivery to culturally and linguistically diverse populations from the 2006 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B as well as their implications for ASHA members. These regulations affect assessment practices, eligibility criteria, and parents' rights at IEP meetings.

http://www.asha.org/about/legislation-advocacy/federal/IDEA

A fact sheet on the assessment of English Language Learners under No Child Left Behind. School-based professionals can use this information to provide appropriate accommodations and modifications during assessment.

http://www.asha.org/about/legislation-advocacy/federal/nclb/default.htm

For those in supervisory or teaching positions, here are strategies to aid in infusing multicultural content into education activities, including sample syllabi.  

http://www.asha.org/about/leadership-projects/multicultural/faculty/default.htm

Reading Lists on over 20 topics:                                       

http://www.asha.org/about/leadership-projects/multicultural/readings

An article, “Why is yogurt good for you? Because it has live cultures”, about cultural competence was written by the ASHA Multicultural Issues Board in 2004.

http://www.asha.org/NR/rdonlyres/06C10F05-FFE5-4E82-B348-D63C6C2EAC6C/0/multicultural_article.pdf

For questions, contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs multicultural@asha.org or Karen Beverly-Ducker, Director, Multicultural Resources, at kbeverlyducker@asha.org.

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Dialect, per ASHA:

What SLPs should know and do about dialect