This website provides an easy to read introduction to various speech and language disorders
Professional
American Speech-Language Hearing AssociationASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 182,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel; and students. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment, including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems, including swallowing disorders.
International Speech Communication AssociationThe purpose of the association is to promote, in an international world-wide context, activities and exchanges in all fields related to speech communication science and technology. The association is aimed at all persons and institutions interested in fundamental research and technological development that aims at describing, explaining and reproducing the various aspects of human communication by speech, that is, without assuming this enumeration to be exhaustive, phonetics, linguistics, computer speech recognition and synthesis, speech compression, speaker recognition, aids to medical diagnosis of voice pathologies.
National Communication AssociationNCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems.
American Academy of AudiologyThe American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by, and for audiologists. The active membership of more than 12,000 is dedicated to providing quality hearing care services through professional development, education, research, and increased public awareness of hearing and balance disorders.
National Student Speech Language Hearing AssociationFounded in 1972, NSSLHA is the national organization for graduate and undergraduate students interested in the study of normal and disordered human communication.
American Thoracic SocietyThe American Thoracic Society improves global health by advancing research, patient care, and public health in pulmonary disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders. Founded in 1905 to combat TB, the ATS has grown to tackle asthma, COPD, lung cancer, sepsis, acute respiratory distress, and sleep apnea, among other diseases.
Organizations
Academy of AphasiaThe Academy of Aphasia is an organization made up of researchers who study the language problems of people who have neurological diseases. Some of these researchers also provide clinical services to help people improve their language skills following strokes or other illnesses.
Membership
Membership to the Academy of Aphasia is open to persons who are actively interested in language and language disorders resulting from brain disease. Applicants with an interest in other domains of language inquiry are also invited to apply.
Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and SciencesANCDS is a non-profit professional association that supports practitioners who serve individuals with neurologic communication disorders by providing education, training, and certification opportunities to promote high quality professional service. Their website contains resources for professionals and the public.
ACPA Family ResourcesACPA Family Services is a program of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA). ACPA and the Cleft Palate Foundation (CPF) merged in 2017 to create a world where individuals with facial differences thrive. ACPA’s mission is to optimize outcomes for individuals with oral cleft and craniofacial conditions through education, support, research, advocacy, and interdisciplinary team care.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell)AG Bell helps families, health care providers and education professionals understand childhood hearing loss and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. Through advocacy, education and financial aid, AG Bell helps to ensure that every child and adult with hearing loss has the opportunity to listen, talk and live a life without limits. Their website contains information and resources for professionals and families.
American Institute for StutteringAIS is a leading not-for-profit Center whose primary mission is to provide universally affordable, state-of-the-art speech therapy to people of all ages who stutter, guidance to their families, and much-needed clinical training to speech professionals wishing to gain expertise in stuttering. Our mission extends to advancing public and scholarly understanding of this often misunderstood disorder.
Apraxia KidsApraxia Kids helps children find their voice through education, research and support networks working to improve the systems of support in the lives of children with apraxia and their families.
Center for Hearing and CommunicationVisit their state-of-the-art hearing centers in New York and Florida for hearing testing, hearing aid fitting, free hearing screenings, speech and language therapy, auditory processing services and more.
Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and DisordersCAPCSD is dedicated to promoting academic excellence, visionary leadership and collaboration among communication sciences and disorders academic programs. Their website includes information on scholarship opportunities and academic and Clinical Resources
Dysphagia Research SocietyDRS is a charitable, educational and scientific organization that supports research and treatment of swallowing.
The Michael Palin Centre for Stammering & Action for Stammering ChildrenThe mission of this charity is to run a comprehensive international training program for speech and language therapists, providing specialist courses, with cutting-edge techniques, to help provide a better understanding of stammering and how to treat it. We also have a small research department to investigate the nature of stammering and the effectiveness of therapy, enabling us to contribute to the global academic discussion on the subject.
National Foundation of Swallowing DisordersNFOSD is a leading resource for Dysphagia education, patient/caregiver support and serve as a clearinghouse for cutting edge research and development.
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication DisordersThe NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The website contains information on research, clinical trials, research funding and training/educational resources.
National Stuttering AssociationThe NSA is the largest non-profit organization in the world dedicated to bringing hope and empowerment to children and adults who stutter, their families, and professionals, through support, education, advocacy, and research.
The Stuttering Foundationhe Stuttering Foundation provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering.
Professional Overview
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook
The SLP Apps List from SpeechTechieA collaborative Google Docs list of apps recommended for speech language pathologists. Hosted by SpeechTechie's Sean J. Sweeney (Speech-Language Pathologist and Instructional Technology Specialist).
SpeechTechie BlogAn SLP focused tech blog by Sean J. Sweeney, CCC-SLP that covers tons of helpful ideas and resources.
