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| | | The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is a professional association for speech-language pathologists; audiologists; and speech, language, and hearing scientists. ASHA promotes the interests of, and provides services for its members, and advocates for people with communication disabilities. | | http://www.asha.org |
| | | Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) strengthens the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia sometimes called developmental apraxia of speech, developmental verbal dyspraxia, or oral motor planning disorder), so each child is afforded their best opportunity to develop speech. CASANA strives to build consumer and professional advocacy partnerships; provides support, referral and information to families and professionals on a variety of topics related to children with apraxia and their needs; and supports ongoing research efforts. CASANA also supports the Apraxia-Kids Internet Resources, an extensive website providing comprehensive and reliable information on apraxia, which consists of a popular email discussion listserv, messageboards, and a monthly online newsletter. Additionally, CASANA offers the Apraxia-Kids Helpline where families and professionals can receive the information they need via phone contact with an information and referral specialist. CASANA also typically cosponsors educational workshops for professionals and parents each year. | | http://www.apraxia-kids.org |
| | | The Facilitated Communication Institute conducts research, public education, training, and scholarly seminars. It was created to enable the research community, people with disabilities and their families, and practicing professionals to examine, learn about, and share information about facilitated communication. | | http://soeweb.syr.edu/thefci/ |
| | | The International Association of Laryngectomees (IAL) is a voluntary organization composed of 300 member clubs, known as Lost Chord or New Voice clubs. The purpose of the IAL is to assist local clubs in their efforts toward total rehabilitation of the laryngectomees. | | http://www.larynxlink.com |
| | | The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center (NDEC), known as "Info to Go," is a centralized source of accurate, up-to-date objective information on topics dealing with deafness and hearing loss in the age group of 0-21. It responds to a wide range of questions from the general public, deaf and hard of hearing people, their families, and the professionals who work with them. It also collects, develops, and disseminates information on deafness, hearing loss, and services and programs related to children with hearing loss from birth to age 21. | | http://ClercCenter.Gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo |
| | | The National Cued Speech Association (NCSA) and its Deaf Children's Literacy Project provide services and information about Cued Speech, a phonemic-based communication system. NCSA is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1982 to promote and support the effective use of Cued Speech. We raise awareness of Cued Speech and its applications, provide educational services, assist local affiliate chapters, establish standards for Cued Speech and certify Cued Speech instructors and transliterators. NCSA produces a newsletter and a journal, and hosts a national conference. NCSA provides direct support at regional and national levels in the areas of instruction, guidance, education, and professional training and certification; produces publications; and provides referral. | | http://www.cuedspeech.org |
| | | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) conducts and supports biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. It also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices that substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function. NIDCD maintains a clearinghouse that provides the following services: an information service; materials development and distribution; and a computerized database of reference materials. A publications catalog is available upon request. | | http://www.nidcd.nih.gov |
| | | The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is a self-help organization run by, and for, people who stutter. NSA provides information on all aspects of stuttering to people who stutter and the general public. NSA publishes a monthly newsletter, offers pamphlets and article reprints, and provides a speech pathology referral service. See also www.westutter.org. | | http://www.nsastutter.org |
| | | The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction's RiteCare Childhood Language Program has over 160 clinics, centers, or programs in 35 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Treatment is available to preschool children and those in the early grades who have difficulty speaking, reading, or understanding the spoken or written word. Freemasonry (or Masonry) is the oldest and largest fraternity in the world. One of Freemasonry's objectives is "to make good men better" by teaching those virtues recognized as part of a better life, i.e. brotherhood, morality, justice, tolerance, citizenship, education, and freedom of ideas, religious choice, and expression. | | http://www.scottishrite.org/what/phil/ritecare.html |
| | | The 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. We are the largest - and the first - nonprofit charitable organization in the world working towards the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering, reaching over a million people annually. We also offer extensive educational programs on stuttering for professionals. | | http://www.stutteringhelp.org |
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