Multicultural Affairs and Resources

Developing Cultural Competence

• Self-Assessment for Cultural Competence

Practice Portal

Information pertaining to cultural and linguistic influences on services are infused throughout the clinical topics in ASHA's Practice Portal. Professional issues specifically relevant to diverse populations include

• Accent Modification
• Bilingual Service Delivery
• Collaborating With Interpreters, Transliterators, and Translators
• Cultural Competence

Practice Resources

• Dynamic Assessment Multi-Media Guide
• Phonemic Inventories and Cultural and Linguistic Information Across Languages
• Policies and Procedures
• Providing Transgender Voice Services
• Working with Internationally Adopted Children
• Collaboration With Interpreters: Securing Positive Outcomes (YouTube video)
• Practical Assessment and Treatment Strategies for English Language Learners with Language Impairments (YouTube video)
• Serving Clients From Diverse Backgrounds: Speech-Language Difference vs. Disorder (YouTube video)

Consumer Resources

• The Advantages of Being Bilingual
• Learning Two Languages
• Second Language Acquisition
• Acquiring English as a Second Language: What’s Normal and What’s Not
• Accent Modification
• Voice and Communication Therapy for Transgender/Transsexual Clients
• Información en español

Projects on Multicultural Activities

• About the Grant
• 2019 Request for Proposals

Information for Students

• S.T.E.P. Mentoring
• Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP)
• Academic Programs with a Multicultural Emphasis
• Academic Programs with a Bilingual Emphasis
• Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs)
• Hispanic Serving Institutions

Information for Faculty

• Minority Faculty Search
• CIRRIE's A Guide to Cultural Competence in the Curriculum [PDF]
• Multicultural/Multilingual Issues (MMI) in CSD Curricula: Resources for Infusion 
• Multicultural/Multilingual Issues Courses: A Resource for Instructors 
• Sample Syllabi

Information for Potential Employers/Recruiters

• Resources for the Recruitment of Bilingual Service Providers

Getting Involved

• The ABCs of Empowerment Through Volunteering
• Multicultural Constituency Groups
• Special Interest Groups