National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month is now National Speech-Language-Hearing Month.
Each May, National Speech-Language-Hearing Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and the role of ASHA members in providing life-altering treatment.
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Welcoming National Speech-Language-Hearing Month 2024
Stigmas and Communication Disorders
- Press Release: Most Adults With Communication Disorders Report Facing Stigmas
- ASHA-YouGov Report: Communication Disorders and Stigmas
- Tips for Communicating With Adults Who Have a Speech or Language Disorder
- Tips for Communicating With Someone Who Has Hearing Loss
- Social Media Graphic: Stigmas
- Social Media Graphic: Daily Interactions
- Social Media Graphic: Overall Impact
Social Media Assets
- Facebook Cover Photo
- Twitter/X Cover Photo
- LinkedIn Cover Photo
- Instagram Story Template Blue
- Instagram Story Template Yellow
- Instagram Story Template AUD
- Instagram Story Template SLP
- Instagram Story Template Audiology Assistant
- Instagram Story Template SLP Assistant
- Profile Picture Frames (Canva)
- Giphys
Zoom Backgrounds
Celebratory Materials
- Printable posters (letter and legal size)
- Love the Professions signs (print and complete)
- Thank you e-card
Developmental Milestones
- Press Release: ASHA Shares New Resources on Developmental Milestones With Families This National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
- ASHA Milestones Checklists: Communication, Feeding and Swallowing
- Interactive Quiz: Communication Milestones
- Interactive Quiz: Feeding and Swallowing Milestones
- Handouts: Milestones by Age, Birth to Five Years
- Article: What To Expect: Your Child’s Communication Development
- Article: What To Expect: Your Child’s Feeding Development
- Video: Communication Milestones
- Video: Feeding and Swallowing Milestones
- Presentation for ASHA Members: Developmental Milestones
Articles for Families
- Beyond Spoken Words: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Pools, Planes and More: Here's How to Protect Your Little Ones Ear's This Summer
- Why OTC Hearing Aids Aren’t Right for Kids—But Other Options Are
- What to Know About Traumatic Brain Injuries in Infants and Toddlers
- Young Children Learning Multiple Languages: Parent FAQs
Resources
- Be Tech Wise With Baby!
- Be Tech Wise With Toddler!
- Be Tech Wise With Preschoolers!
- Identify the Signs Public Service Announcement
- ASHA-Bright by Text TALK Program
- ASHA School Services Digital Toolkit
- Act Now on Hearing Campaign
- Real Stories Campaign
- ASHA Digital Toolkit: Stuttering 101
- OTC Hearing Aid Toolkit
- Sound Check (interactive map of hearing loss nationwide and related resources)
- ASHA Hearing Screener
Spanish Resources
- ¡Sea sabio con la tecnología y el bebé!
- ¡Sea sabio con la tecnología y el niño pequeño!
- ¡Sea sabio con la tecnología y el niño en edad preescolar!
- Hitos de la alimentación y la deglución: etapas por edad
- ¡Actuemos para la audición!
- Encuesta nacional de ASHA-YouGov: La mayoría de los adultos con trastornos de la comunicación afirman sufrir estigmas
- Consejos para comunicarse con adultos que tienen trastornos del habla o del lenguaje
- Consejos para comunicarse con una persona con pérdida de audición
