If you're coming to ASHA in Boston this week, come see me on Friday and Saturday! I'll be presenting on Cultural Competemility in Speech Pathology and also Child Sexual Assault in Black and Brown Communities.

For International Stuttering Awareness Day on Oct. 22, Medina—an associate professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in Florida International University's Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences—shines a light on this oftentimes misunderstood and complex speech disorder, how there's often hidden emotional impacts, as well as what she's learned through her recent research on a mindfulness meditation program for adults who stutter.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-qa-dispelling-myths-stuttering.html

Many sectors, including healthcare, are fast being transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). SLPs (speech-language pathologists) are no exception. AI is already being utilised to create new tools and technologies that can assist SLPs in more effectively assessing and treating communication impairments.

https://content.liricare.com/how-speech-language-pathologists-can-prepare-for-the-future-of-ai/

Apraxia Kids’ Rhode Island Walk for Apraxia took place at Providence College’s Ray Treacy Track and Hendrickson Field Sunday.

https://www.abc6.com/walk-for-apraxia-benefits-children-with-speech-disorder/

Advocacy for speech therapy is critical for increasing awareness and ensuring that individuals in need have access to this vital treatment. In this blog, we will look at the importance of advocacy in speech therapy, focusing on the need to raise awareness and access.

https://content.liricare.com/the-importance-of-advocacy-in-speech-therapy-promoting-awareness-and-access/

Do you know what "Audism" means? According to Tom Humphries (1975), Audism is "the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or to behave in the manner of one who hears."

If you interested in learning more Audism against deaf and hard of hearing communities, check out this article: https://www.britannica.com/topic/audism

Do you know what "Audism" means? According to Tom Humphries (1975), Audism is "the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or to behave in the manner of one who hears."

If you interested in learning more Audism against deaf and hard of hearing communities, check out this article: https://www.britannica.com/topic/audism

How can we stop perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline from a neurodiversity perspective?

I am excited to collaborate with more SLPs on this topic! Details coming soon. In the meantime, check out this article on how we can collectively stop the school to prison pipeline:

https://www.aclu-wa.org/blog/stinks-don-t-perpetuate-school-prison-pipeline

Teachers and school administrators want more tech support to meet the needs of students with disabilities, according to a survey from digital learning platform Clever.

Sixty-eight percent of teachers and 51 percent of administrators said they would like more tech support for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or 504 plans, which provides accommodations and other services to eligible students with disabilities. Those findings are from an online survey conducted between April and June of about 1,000 teachers and 500 administrators who are Clever users.

https://www.edweek.org/technology/teachers-want-more-tech-support-for-students-with-ieps-and-504-plans/2023/09

AI's role in speech therapy is not to supplant the expertise of human therapists but to augment it. In this exploration, we'll delve into how AI serves as a technical aid, enhancing the capabilities of speech therapists while underlining the irreplaceable value of their human touch.

https://content.liricare.com/ai-in-speech-therapy-a-technical-aid-not-a-replacement/