ASHA Voices·Podcast·Accessibility·1y agoAfter the LA Fires, Learning About AAC and Disaster PreparednessTwo SLPs discuss disaster preparedness for AAC users and their families, using the 2025 Los Angeles fires as a recent example of how natural disasters affect people who rely on AAC devices.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoThe Difference Patient Counseling MakesSLP Jasmine Keaney discusses the importance of patient counseling for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury or tracheostomy in intensive care settings.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y ago5 Years After COVID-19 Hit, Patients With Long COVID Feel ‘Left in the Dust’SLP Rebecca Boersma of GWU Hospital's Long COVID Rehabilitation Clinic describes patients with long COVID feeling neglected as they manage cognitive symptoms including brain fog, five years post-pandemic onset.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoPreparing the “Vocal Athlete” for PerformanceSLP-researcher Aaron Johnson and singing coach Tyley Ross discuss interdisciplinary care for vocal athletes, including singers and other performers who require specialized voice treatment.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y ago‘This Too Is a Mask’: A Neurodivergent SLP Confronts Autism and IdentityNeurodivergent SLP Jennifer Cripps-Ludlum shares her experience of discovering she is autistic as an adult and explores themes of autism, identity, and masking.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Education & training·1y agoWhat a CSD Professor Learned About Autistic Masking While Creating Neuro-Affirming SpacesSLP and CSD professor Sivapriya Santhanam discusses autistic masking, its harmful effects on students, and the creation of neuro-affirming spaces in academic settings.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Tinnitus·1y agoFrom Surf Rocker to Research Audiologist, Jim Henry Knows TinnitusResearch audiologist Jim Henry, who developed hyperacusis and tinnitus as a musician and carpenter, reflects on 35+ years studying tinnitus with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Education & training·1y agoEmbracing Your Students’ Strengths—and Your OwnSLP Kim Murza discusses strengths-based service delivery in school settings and its implications for students and SLPs, sharing reflections on her career.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Pediatric·1y agoPreparing Pediatric Audiologists through LEND ProgramsGuests highlight how LEND programs prepare pediatric audiologists to navigate multidisciplinary challenges and serve as a first step in children's broader health care journeys.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoA Personal and Professional Look at Multilingualism and CSDA panel of multilingual SLPs explores cross-linguistic service delivery and the personal connections between language, identity, and professional practice in CSD.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoThree Empowering Service-Delivery Strategies for School SLPsSchool SLP Christina Bradburn shares lessons from managing a 100-student caseload and three strategies for empowering service delivery in school settings.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Accessibility·1y agoCreating 'Ramps' to Communication Access in Health CareSLP and bioethicist Elissa Larkin of Shirley Ryan Ability Lab shares case stories illustrating how communication boards and other strategies improve health care access for patients.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Accessibility·1y agoBonus: More Communication Strategies to Improve Health Care AccessIn part two, SLP and health services researcher Jen Oshita expands on communication strategies for people with disabilities to participate more fully in their own health care.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Accessibility·1y agoHow SLPs Can Use Communication Strategies to Improve Health Care AccessSLP Jen Oshita provides strategies for improving health care communication access for people with communication disabilities and discusses related health disparities.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Public health & policy·1y agoMedicaid Advocacy at the State LevelSLPs share personal stories of advocating at the state level for higher Medicaid reimbursement rates and greater resources for clients.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Cochlear implants·1y agoHow a Student's Cancer Diagnosis Spurred Her Work on Cochlear Implant Patient EducationUCF graduate student Jennifer La Scala describes how her breast cancer diagnosis inspired her research on improving cochlear implant patient education materials.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoSLPs on Benefits of Incorporating Mindfulness Into Service DeliverySLPs including Michael Boyle of Montclair State University discuss how mindfulness tools can support communication for people who stutter and other clinical populations.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Vestibular·1y agoAudiology, Aerospace, and an Early-Career InnovatorAudiologist Sarah Kingsbury researches how extreme environments such as aircraft and space travel affect the vestibular system, working as a senior research technologist and assistant professor.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Research (general)·1y agoA Promising Outlook for Gene Therapy and Hearing LossResearchers Jeff Holt and Karen Avraham discuss the current state of gene therapy for hearing loss and deafness, including recent clinical breakthroughs, ahead of the 2024 ASHA Convention.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·1y agoHow A Spinal Muscular Atrophy Breakthrough Created a Greater Need for SLPsRecent breakthroughs in spinal muscular atrophy treatment are extending patients' lives and creating greater demand for speech-language pathology services.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Education & training·1y agoInclusion and Retention in Higher EducationCSD faculty panel continues a discussion on fostering inclusive environments that support retention of students with diverse backgrounds in higher education.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Education & training·1y agoA Conversation on Holistic AdmissionsCSD program faculty discuss holistic admissions practices aimed at recruiting and retaining diverse and under-represented students in part one of a two-part series.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Education & training·1y agoCareer Origin Stories - Multilingual Service ProvidersThree multilingual CSD professionals share the personal and cultural experiences that shaped their career paths in communication sciences and disorders.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Pediatric·1y agoExploring Caregiver-Provider InteractionsSLP Tovah Feehan and hosts of the Caffeinated Caregivers podcast discuss caregiver-provider interactions around pediatric feeding disorders.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Public health & policy·1y agoStudent Advocacy and A Win for People Who StutterA Kentucky SLHA representative and a student SLP share their experiences advocating in the state legislature for people who stutter.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Pediatric·1y agoConversations on Milestones and Speech-Language DelaysAn SLP describes an increase in speech-language delays following COVID-19 and ASHA's newly revised developmental milestones resource.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·2y agoStuttering and Stigma with SLP Derek DanielsSLP Derek Daniels discusses how stigmatizing behaviors such as imitating stuttering negatively affect quality of life and opportunities for people who stutter.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·2y agoRegional Factors Influencing Home Health CareHome health SLPs from Baltimore, suburban Atlanta, and rural Midwest discuss how regional factors shape their service delivery and patient care.＋Save
ASHA Voices·Podcast·Professional practice·2y agoA Personal and Professional Look at Multilingualism and CSDA panel of SLPs shares personal and professional experiences with multilingualism, offering strategies for delivering cross-linguistic speech-language services and exploring links between language and identity.＋Save
