Tell Congress to Get Back to Work on IDEA Funding
Contact your Members Today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - October 28, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Remembering one of Boston Children’s earliest liver transplants
When Michael “Mick” Devlin was born in 1987, his parents were sure of two things: They loved him, and they would cherish every minute they had together because no one knew how many they had left.
Mick was born with ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency, a genetic disorder that disrupts the liver’s ability to break down protein and eventually leads to a toxic build up of ammonia in the blood. It’s a very serious condition, and when Mick was born there weren’t many sustainable treatment options for OTC deficiency. Many children with the disease died.
Needless to say, when Mick’s pare...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 6, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Liver transplant our patients' stories Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news
Babies learn words differently as they age, researcher finds
Researcher has found that toddlers learn words differently as they age, and a limit exists as to how many words they can learn each day. These findings could help parents enhance their children's vocabularies and assist speech-language professionals in developing and refining interventions to help children with language delays. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 17, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Babies learn words differently as they age, researcher finds
(University of Missouri-Columbia) In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher has found that toddlers learn words differently as they age, and a limit exists as to how many words they can learn each day. These findings could help parents enhance their children's vocabularies and assist speech-language professionals in developing and refining interventions to help children with language delays. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 17, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Survivor of lightning strike reunites with rescuers
July 27 started out as a typical Sunday for Robert Kilroy, a 56-year-old off-duty seasonal Los Angeles County lifeguard and a chiropractor. The Marina Del Rey resident went to his favorite spot in Venice Beach and was chest-deep in the ocean teaching his daughter Emily Kilroy, 15, how to surf.
Suddenly, a rare bolt of lightning from an unexpected summer storm struck the beach, injuring numerous people and tragically killing one young man. The next thing Kilroy knew, he woke up in the Emergency Department at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
What transpired that afternoon was a series of events that led to Kilroy’s rema...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 30, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
You're Back To School, Tell Congress to Get Back to Work on IDEA Funding
Contact your Members Today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - August 26, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Protect Medicare Beneficiary Coverage of AOIs
Contact your Representative today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - August 25, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Help Protect SGD Access for Medicare Patients, Ask your Legislators to Write CMS!
Contact Congress Today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - August 21, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Legislation Introduced that Allows for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists to Bill Medicare for Telehealth Services
Write your Representative to Support! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - August 11, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
School Construction Legislation Introduced, Features Anti-Noise Provision
Write your Representative Today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - August 3, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Tell us Your Story about Burdensome Paperwork!
What issues are you having with Paperwork that you want your legislators to know? (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - July 26, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Support Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Contact your Senators today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - July 22, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
What Is a Speech Language Pathologist?
What is a speech language pathologist, and what do speech language pathologists do? Learn how to become a speech language pathologist, and what to expect from a career as a speech language pathologist. (Source: About.com Health Careers)
Source: About.com Health Careers - July 10, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: healthcareers.guide at about.com Tags: careers Source Type: news
SIG Members Take Action
SIG Virtual Advocacy Day! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - July 8, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
Support Comprehensive Medicare Coverage of Audiology Services Legislation
Contact your Representative to Sign on as a Cosponsor! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - July 3, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news
