WHO: The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the national professional credentialing association for more than 110,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech-language and hearing scientists - the professionals who assess and treat speech, language, hearing, and related disorders.
WHAT: 2003 ASHA Convention
"Exploring New Frontiers in Biology"
WHEN: November 14-15, 2003
WHERE: McCormick Place Convention Center
Chicago, Illinois
The 2003 ASHA Convention, the most comprehensive professional development conference for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language and hearing scientists in the country, will feature more than 1,500 sessions on important topics related to communication and hearing issues. The opening day of the conference boasts a diverse selection of sessions related to speech and hearing issues for children and in school-based settings as well as issues related to hearing and hearing health.
SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:
Intervention Principles for Working with Teenagers who Stutter
Fri., 11/14, 2-5 p.m., Room E264
This session involves an interactive, case-based discussion of intervention principles for addressing the behavioral, affective and cognitive aspects of stuttering in adolescents.
Presenter:
Patricia Zebrowski, Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City
Prestin & Hearing
Saturday, 11/15, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Room N227
The session discusses the newest findings in hair cell research. Presenter, Peter Dallos, from Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, will discuss the discovery and properties of the protein prestin.
Utilization of FM Amplification in Educational Settings
Saturday, 11/15, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Room N140
This session examines the implications of using FM amplifications in educational settings and how they affect speech perception, behavior, listening, psychoeducational /psychosocial development, and academic achievement.
Presenter:
Carl C. Crandell, U of Florida, Gainesville
Cochlear Implants in Children: Ethics & Advocacy Revisited
Saturday, 11/15, 12-1 p.m., Room N138
This session examines the complex issues of ethics, advocacy, and cochlear implants. A bioethicist, a health advocate, and an audiologist will address the impact of legislation and technology on deafness in our society.
Presenters:
Abby L. Berg, Pace Univ., New York
Alice Herb, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn
Marsha Hurst, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
Snap, Crackle & Pop: ASHA & Classroom Acoustics
Thurs., 11/13, 3-5 p.m., Room N230
This session, examines several variables affecting the acoustical environment of a classroom, such as noise, reverberation, and speaker-listener distance that can deleteriously affect speech perception in classrooms, and the effect of these variables on the speech perception abilities of both children with normal hearing and children with hearing loss.
Presenters:
Michael K. Wynne, Indiana University / Purdue Univ., Indianapolis
Joseph Smaldino, Univ. of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls
Carl C. Crandell, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville
Peggy B. Nelson, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Karen L. Anderson, Florida Dept. of Health, Tallahassee
Anne Seltz, Courage Center, Minneapolis
The press room will be located in Room E352 of McCormick Place. The press room phone number, November 13-15, will be 312/949-3217. Members of the media who wish to register for the convention or would like more information regarding specific sessions may contact Renée Hockaday at 301/897-7351 or rhockaday@asha.org.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 110,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders.
