February 12, 2008

ASHA Leader Online

February 12, 2008

Legislative Preview: 2008 Policy Priorities

ASHA will continue its battle this year on Capitol Hill for issues that benefit audiologists and speech-language pathologists, including direct access for audiologists and direct billing for speech-language pathologists under Medicare and the reauthorization of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs.

Salary Supplements Increase Nationwide

Inspired by the increasing number of salary supplement success stories in states and school districts across the nation, speech-language pathologists in Lake Charles, Louisiana decided the time had come to advocate for a supplement of their own.

Rhode Island to Limit Speech-Language Treatment

Rhode Island's state association and ASHA oppose age limits for special education services that would curtail school-based speech-language services.

Elocutionist Halllie Quinn Brown

This renowned American elocutionist and educator of the late 19th century was a significant figure in the history of speech-language pathology.

Mission in Mexico Helps Children Use AAC

The author chronicles a volunteer service trip to help abandoned children with disabilities communicate using augmentative and alternative communication.

Triangulated Ethics: The Patient-Student-Supervisor Relationship

Patient, supervisor, and student relationships should always be viewed in the over-arching context of ethics.

Audiology Makes Rapid Advances in Poland

Over the past 15 years, dramatic advances in the field led to the development of two leading cochlear implant centers as well as hearing screenings for newborns and children.

Contemporary Audiologic Assessment for Auditory Dys-Synchrony

Pediatric audiologists should be familiar with contemporary protocols for the assessment of AN/AD in children. *Audiology*

Second Language Acquisition: Success Factors in Sequential Bilingualism

The same interacting factors that contribute to first-language acquisition success are at play in successful sequential bilingualism.

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Audiologists and SLPs Collaborate in Successful Program

Communication and cooperation among audiologists and speech-language pathologists is pivotal to the success of statewide programs for early hearing detection and intervention.

Karen MacIver-Lux: From Client to Clinician

MacIver-Lux use her personal challenges with hearing loss to create a career to help others with hearing loss as an audiologist and certified auditory-verbal therapist.

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