May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!

Our national organization, ASHA, celebrates May as Better Hearing and Speech Month. This annual event provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing.

Participate in ASHA’s 2008 Coloring Contest. Just download the entry form [PDF], and submit it to your clinican with your student's drawing!

About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 127,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders. For more information, go to ASHA's Web site at www.asha.org.