A collection of resources from ASHA publications and more
Advocacy and Allyship Legislative Landscape for Gender-Affirming Voice TreatmentJuly 13, 2023 Combatting Microaggressions: How Can I Help? In this course – which is broken into six 5-minute blocks – speaker Noma Anderson explores practical strategies to eliminate interpersonal and institutional microaggressions and to champion fairness, equity, and inclusion for nondominant...
This presentation by Valarie B. Fleming, PhD, CCC-SLP, titled “Cultural Competence: The Future of Learning and Work and Making Change to CSD Education,” focuses on integrating cultural competence and cultural humility into Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) education. Here’s a summary of the key points: 1. The presentation emphasizes that...
This presentation, titled “Cultural Competence: From Inclusive Classroom Learning to Inclusive Practice” by Valarie B. Fleming, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, focuses on incorporating diversity and inclusion into Communication Disorders curriculum. Here’s a summary of the key points: 1. Learning Outcomes: 2. ASHA’s Diversity and Inclusion Statement is highlighted, emphasizing respect, addressing under-representation,...
Diversity within our country is steadily increasing. Growing numbers of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as individuals emigrating from all parts of the globe, are transforming our country into a more multicultural and multilingual land. According to Grimes (2000), there are 176 indigenous languages in the United States, and...
The term culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) encompasses a diverse set of groups and individuals. Given the rapid increase in numbers of individuals from CLD populations, it is critical that the research base in communication sciences and disorders keep pace with the growth in that population. Clearly, it has not. I often...
Just as the number of students with disabilities enrolled in higher education is on the rise nationally, so too is the number of students with disabilities who are drawn to speech-language pathology or audiology as a major. The legal definition for “person with a disability” is very broad, including students...
Cultural competence is not a new concept to anyone working in the professions of audiology or speech-language pathology. Understanding cultural variables is not a luxury but a necessity in differentiating communication difference versus disorder and maximizing the benefits of any clinical intervention. As the professions continue to seek evidence for...
