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I managed to pay my annual dues for 2005 recently, which went up compared to last year: What do I get for my money? I have been given an answer to that many times as ASHA attempts to talk us into believing the value of that $200.
With the income from membership, you would think that information available from ASHA to members and the public about various health issues would be clear and easy to read—we are in the communication field. I recently requested a few ASHA Information Packets from ASHA’s Web site. These also are readily available for consumers to request. I looked forward to receiving them as I expected each would contain a great deal of information (about hearing loss, hearing aids, tinnitus, etc.) as well as many sample brochures. I received them, and at least I could read the brochures. The other information looked as if it had been copied on a copy machine from another copy so many times resulting in very dark, blurred, sometimes unreadable text. Many pages are completely useless.
I have always had an open mind about ASHA dues and am appreciative for the work done behind the scenes that we as members often are not aware of. I do, however, hope that someone can take on this task and recreate some of these materials. I would like products and information produced and distributed by ASHA to reflect the professional organization of which we pay to be members.
Kenneth Martin
Longview, TX
Editor’s note: Thank you for bringing this quality control issue to our attention. Steps have been taken to review the packets and make sure that the materials are not only relevant, but also clearly reproduced.
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