American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association

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• An international non-profit medical society of health care professionals who treat and/or perform research on birth defects of the head and face
• 2500 members, representing more than 30 disciplines in 50 countries
• The official publication of ACPA is the bi-monthly Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.
• The affiliated Cleft Palate Foundation provides information to affected individuals and their families and seeks to educate the public about facial difference.
• Many Speech Pathology members of ACPA are also members of ASHA Special Interest Division 5: Speech Science and Orofacial Disorders.
• ACPA and ASHA Division 5 have had a cooperative relationship since 2004.
• Web address: http://www.acpa-cpf.org/