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[ledenews]

West Liberty University’s Dr. Sara Alig Named “Person of Impact” at Fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Association 

West Liberty University (WLU) Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology & Audiology Dr. Sara Alig was recently named as a “Person of Impact during the 2nd Annual Ohio Valley Brain Ball. The annual Brain Ball benefit raises funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. This year’s event took place June 15 at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and was presented by WVU Medicine-Wheeling Hospital. WLU’s chapter of National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) also raised $1,000 to help sponsor the event.  Dr. Alig was specifically recognized for her volunteer work with the Alzheimer’s Association along with initiating and facilitating West Liberty University’s clinic-based support group for caregivers and individuals with dementia. "This award is well-deserved and highlights the much-needed and impactful work performed by Dr. Alig,” said WLU Dean of the College of Sciences Dr. Karen Kettler. “The Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty, staff, and graduate students in the Speech-Language and Pathology program, working in the West Liberty University Speech and Hearing Clinic, provide valuable services to the Ohio Valley and the state of West Virginia." Other recipients of the award included House of Delegates member Diana Winzenreid and West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) director Dr. Ali Rezai.  Winzenreid was recognized for her work on WV HB4756, a bill which created a state Alzheimer’s plan task force. Dr. Ali Rezai, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, has led WVU’s RNI in becoming one of the most respected institutions in the world for groundbreaking neuroscience treatment and research. West Liberty University blends a small-town environment with a comprehensive college experience, fostering students’ aspirations through hands-on learning, personalized support, and unique academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Learn more at westliberty.edu. Read the full article

[autisticslp]

Hey! I know this person! So freaking psyched to see my amazing autistic friends kicking ass and being fabulous advocates in speech-language pathology!

https://blog.nsslha.org/2021/04/20/curing-autism-would-erase-me-student-discourages-ableism-encourages-advocacy/

[lafemmedesjoursdepluie]

school update:

I love my social work class. We have such great discussions and I can apply so much to my SLP coursework.

I attended a conference today for NSSLHA about representation, inclusivity, and intersectionality and it was so eye opening!

[rachellynnneff-blog]

Introduction

Hi! My name is Rachel and I’m a Junior Communication Sciences and Disorders major from Montgomery County PA. Here at ESU I’m in NSSLHA, Sign Language Club, Autism Speaks U, Phi Eta Sigma, Moses Society, RHA, and am an RA in Hemlock. Outside of school I love doing things like rock climbing or hanging with my friends. I love making new friends and being social but also enjoy curling up in bed and watching The Bachelor with a cup of tea! One fun fact about me is that I got engaged this past summer! After finishing up here at ESU in Spring 2021, I plan on getting married and going somewhere in Philadelphia for grad school (Salus, Temple, or La Salle) and getting my masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology and then working in a children’s hospital such as CHOP or Shriners!

[mikaelamiller12-blog]

HI! My name is Mikaela Miller and I am a sophomore here at East Stroudsburg University. Since I only live about 20 minutes away, in Effort, PA, I am a commuter. I am a Speech Language Pathology major, with a minor in Public Health, and a certificate in Gerontology. I enjoy shopping and hanging out with my friends. I have two dogs, Vegas and Bear. I am in the University Honors Program, also I am in the clubs: National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA), and Sign Language Club. When I graduate, my dream job is to be a Speech Pathologist in a hospital. My favorite thing to do in my free time is to go hiking, camping, and to travel

[soisialta]

AXSChat with Rosemary Musachio Chief Accessibility Officer for Ruh Global. from akwyz on Vimeo.

Rosemary Musachio’s life has been based on miracles and dreams. Like any other birth, Rosemary’s was a miracle but with a twist. Since she developed cerebral palsy at birth due to brain damage, Rosemary was presumed a vegetable by the doctor who delivered her.

Yet, another miracle happened when Rosemary proved that doctor dead wrong. For every limitation she has, she has been able to overcome it in one way or another. Although she cannot walk, she dances in her wheelchair to music. Although she cannot talk, she uses a word board to communicate quite eloquently. Although she cannot use her hands to perform daily tasks, she uses a head pointer to type on a keyboard.

Despite all her challenges, Rosemary has been able to accomplish a great deal during her life so far. She has made many of her dreams come true, one of which was becoming a writer. A year after graduating Cleveland States University Magma Cum Laude with a B.A. in Communications, she became a monthly columnist for Sun Newspapers in Cleveland, Ohio. Her column, Bit of a Challenge, was the paper’s most popular column, running for ten years. She also had articles published in The Plain Dealer and Italian Gazette. Additionally, she edited and published two monthly disability-related newsletters, The Able Informer and Ability Age. Issues still roam around the Internet. In her spare time, Rosemary writes poetry. In fact, one of her goals is to publish a book of her poetry.

Besides establishing herself as a writer and a poet, Rosemary has pursued another dream of traveling and setting new heights…literally. She has visited Italy (5 times so far), Germany, Austria, France, and Spain. During one of her visits to Italy, she even met the Pope! She also has a daredevil spirit. Several years ago she did tandem hanggliding in Ridgley, Maryland, where she went up twice at 2500ft and 5000ft. A year afterwards she took a ride on a customized motorcycle through eastern Metroparks and Chagrin Falls in Ohio. She even rode horses on a dude ranch in Colorado. No wonder her motto is “If you don’t accept challenges, you are not living.”

In September 2001, Rosemary saw an ad by TecAccess, a Virginia-based technology company, in a disability newsletter. It needed web testers, so she applied for the position. That commenced her fifteen-year career as an electronic and information technology (E&IT) accessibility analyst. Besides TecAccess, she also has worked for two other similar companies. Working for those companies has allowed Rosemary to present at major disability conferences including California State University, Northridge (CSUN), United States Business Leadership Network, and National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA).

Now that Rosemary is the Chief Accessibility Officer for Ruh Global Communications, she has realized another of her dreams. She is following her father’s footsteps since he was a local public relations man. She also loves the creativity that is involved in being a marketing specialist, crafting content and developing campaigns to convey important messages and ideas to the world. Particularly, Rosemary wants to help persons with disabilities like herself get their voices heard loudly.

When people say how inspiring Rosemary is, she shakes her head and rolls her eyes. Of course, she is humbled by and grateful for the compliment. Yet, she feels there’s nothing inspiring about living life to the fullest despite disabilities. Ironically, her parents and friends have been Rosemary’s inspirations. Without their love and support, she might have ended up where that doctor at the naval hospital insinuated to place her.

[steinhardtorientation]

Department Love:CSD

Choosing a major can be challenging, scary, and even overwhelming. That is why I was so happy that I already knew what I wanted to do since I was in high school. I want to become a Speech Pathologist which makes me a Communicative Sciences Disorder major (CSD). The only thing I had to worry about was if I would continue to like the major once I started to classes. So far that is not a worry anymore. I loved all my CSD classes and enjoyed working with CSD Professors. But why do I love my department so much?For one, my department is small. The classes are small-medium and all the Professors I’ve had were easy to talk to and always welcomed students into their office hours. They not only provided students with extra help for the class but they also provided students with outside opportunities such as, knowledge of internships and lab work.

Do I only love my department because of the staff?While the staff is amazing, there's a lot of love and support with the students in CSD. There is a mentor program and of course NSSLHA, the National Students Speech Language Hearing Association. These are student clubs that allow students to connect, organize events and get more involved in CSD.    Even with all the reasons I listed above, my number one reason why I love my department is because it’s my passion and I love learning new things within /about it. Shmico, OL

[hottytoddynews]

Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner

Each year, one of every 68 children will be diagnosed with autism, according to a 2016 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Identification and treatment of autism is vital, according to Lisa Ivy, a speech-language pathologist and clinical instructor in University of Mississippi Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Identifying the core features of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD will be the first learning objective that autism expert and certified speech-language pathologist Jessica Dykstra Steinbrenner will discuss at the 16th annual Ole Miss Fall Institute, set for Sept. 14-15 at The Inn at Ole Miss. 

“Evidence-Based Practice in School-Based Settings for Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum” is the topic for this year’s institute.

“We selected the topic of autism based upon participant requests from our 2016 conference,” Ivy said. “As children with autism are identified earlier, school-based speech-language pathologists and teachers need the most updated diagnostic and treatment and resources available.”

The department and the campus chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association host the institute each year to offer an opportunity for speech-language pathologists to earn continuing education units and learn more about developments in their field. This student-planned event gives students a chance to develop professional and organizational leadership skills under the mentorship of Ivy and Brad Crowe, co-director of the UM Speech and Hearing Clinic and clinical instructor.

This year’s topic will benefit not only speech-language pathologists, but also classroom teachers, special education teachers, school administrators and parents, Ivy said.

Steinbrenner will discuss ASD across the school years and different learning styles of those with the disorder. She will present the latest information about assessments to diagnose and evaluate needs, choosing target goals, selecting strategies and interventions, and data-based decision making.

She also will address and provide evidence-based practice guides for communication, social skills, engagement and play. She plans to close with a discussion on general tips and strategies and on challenging behavior.

Steinbrenner is a research scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina. With research interests in school-based interventions for individuals with ASD, Steinbrenner is working for the Center on Secondary Education for Students with ASD to develop a comprehensive intervention program for high school students.

She has worked as a speech-language pathologist with elementary and middle school children with ASD and other developmental disabilities. She has publications in numerous professional journals, as well as two textbook chapters.

“As a nationally recognized scholar, Dr. Steinbrenner aligns well with the applied-science focus on the importance of having evidenced-based research direct clinical practice protocols,” said Teresa Carithers, interim dean of the UM School of Applied Sciences.

Online registration for the event is encouraged, as seating will be limited. The cost of the two-day event is $260 if paid before Sept. 13, and $275 for on-site registration. A link to the secure payment site is available at http://csd.olemiss.edu/.

In conjunction with the institute, the Ole Miss chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association will host a 5-K run benefitting the Sarah Wheat Voice Lab. The facility, used for evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with voice disorders, is named after Sarah Wheat, a gifted graduate student in communication sciences and disorders who died in 2012.

Registration is $25 for timed runners and $15 for non-timed runners or walkers. To register, visit https://www.racesonline.com/events/annual-nsslha-5k.

Anyone wanting to make donations in lieu of race participation can write a check payable to the Sarah Wheat Voice Laboratory Fund and mail to 100 George Hall; 325 Rebel Drive; University, MS 38677.

For more information about the Ole Miss Fall Institute, email olemissfallinstitute@gmail.com.

By Sarah Sapp

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[prime81]

Meet us on the mat for a great cause! 5 Boro Power Yoga will be sponsoring the LIU-Brooklyn (Nsslha Liu Brooklyn Chapter) Team by offering a DONATION CLASS on Sun, Sept. 17th @ 10:15am to benefit the 2017 NYC Walk4Hearing A very special thanks to Karen Torrone for making this all possible! 🙏🏻 Photography provided by: Sarahchrisphotography (at Huguenot, Staten Island)

[northernstories]

Meet Hope Pintar, a speech, language and hearing sciences student from Ontonagon, Michigan. We asked Hope a few questions about her Wildcat experience so far: 

Why did you decide to come to NMU? 

Hope: Northern was always my top pick of a school. It was far enough away from home but also close enough. Marquette has the same characteristics of home and so much more. I am still on the water like at home and there are trees everywhere. In addition, some of my family went to Northern so I felt it was already in my blood. 

What do you like about your major at NMU? 

Hope: What isn’t there to like about it! My major can work in almost any setting with any age group, which is what I like most about it. I can work in a school or hospital with children or adults. The possibilities are endless and the ability to choose relieves a lot of stress when trying to decide a career path. NMU’s speech department also has a speech clinic, which many undergraduate programs do not have. With this, I feel like I am already ahead when entering graduate school. 

What's an example of a cool, interesting or helpful thing that you have done as a part of your major? 

Hope: There are a few things, the first being the service-learning activities we did in class. We went into a local preschool and did activities with them to help build phonological awareness. This year we will be conducting screenings at a local school, which not only helps educate us but also helps the speech pathologist at the school that would have otherwise conducted the screenings alone. 

Lastly, as part of the club associated with our major (NSSLHA), we partnered with PrimeTime Productions and brought comedian Drew Lynch to NMU. Drew Lynch, if you did not know, has a stutter which is something our major deals with often. So with this partnership, we could bring awareness to the disorder but also laugh along the way. 

What are you involved with on campus?

Hope: I am currently involved in many things on campus. The biggest is my work with NSSLHA. This entails being the President of the Northern Chapter of the National Students of Speech Language and Hearing Association. The second, is being the National NSSLHA Student State Officer of Michigan. This is a position I applied for which entails me guiding all the NSSLHA chapters in Michigan with anything they need and keeping in contact with all the officers in my region and the nation! 

I am also in the Student Leader Fellowship Program (SLFP). This will be the start of my second year, where I will be working on my CSI as a Girl Scout Troop Leader. I am also a member of Mortar Board Telion Chapter. Lastly, I have recently begun working in the Center for Student Enrichment (CSE) in the Superior Edge/ Volunteer Center as a Volunteer Coordinator.  

Of your activities on- or off-campus, what has been the most rewarding and why? 

Hope: The most rewarding has to be attending the 2019 MSHA Conference in East Lansing, MI. This helped me discover what exactly I wanted to focus on in my field. This opportunity was available because of the hard work of our department and students. We work hard to get funding and give everyone the opportunity to attend. I learned so much about my future field and all the new research being conducted. I hope to be able to attend again this year as well. 

What's your favorite memory during your time as a student? 

Hope: My favorite memory as a student will have to my sophomore year when Al Roker came to campus to break the world record of the largest game of freeze tag. I think back to waking up at 5am, so excited to get in line. I then remember sitting on the field waiting in anticipation for the game to begin. I remember trying to get on TV any way possible and trying to get as close to Al as I could. When finally we got to playing the game, I ended up rolling my ankle. I ended up wanting to be frozen because I could not run. Either way, I will leave NMU with a degree in one hand and the camo bandana that represented my freeze tag team in the other. 

Further comments about your NMU experience?

Hope: Northern helped me discover who I am and what I want to be. Without NMU’s help, I am not sure where my path would have lead. I am sad to think about my time being a Wildcat ending in May, but because of NMU, my future is so bright. With that being said, all I can say is thank you!

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[a-personal-reminder]

Haha, do you guys remember how we got the idea to do a photo shoot?! I remember that one email... 😆 I can not believe we are graduating in less than one month?! It's been awesome being 🐾NSSLHA's Secretary and getting to know each of you lovely ladies. I can't wait to see what we all do in the future! And, maybe we're not all going to be speech pathologists or audiologists 😉.. but I know, that each of you guys are passionate about helping people, kind, ambitious, and party-people 😎I hope we all are in pursuit of something we are passionate about no matter what it is. Either way haha do not delete me off of Facebook or Snapchat, so I can still cyber stalk you guys! I wish you all happiness ❤️Happy Graduation, Class of 2017 COMD! #lessthanonemonth #appreciationpost #gocoogs🐾 (at University of Houston)

[celiacadventurer]

Just got back to my apartment after my 8am planning on doing my run at around 11 before my 3 o'clock, but ended up downing like 5 rice cakes, I'm thinking because I was nervous to run and now my stomach is very full...but now I've decided to wait and run after my 3 o'clock before my NSSLHA meeting at 7. I'm going to think of this as not giving into nervousness, but as making sure I ENJOY this run. I'm learning, and I'm happy that I surround myself with healthy foods in that the most "unhealthy" thing that I can snack on are rice cakes. Can't wait to see where my journey takes me! Not gonna focus on this too heavily, as it would make things worse, but I'll learn and enjoy the process of returning to fitness thanks to a new training plan for (probably) the Eugene half! I'm getting more excited just thinking of it :)

[sasanne]

for anyone else wanting to be a Speech Language Pathologist or a Linguist

[thespeechcollective-blog]

A brief overview of dysphagia: what is it and how is it treated? Presented by Julie Girgis, MA, CCC from Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California.

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