American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Encyclopedia
The American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA) is a professional association
for speech–language pathologists, audiologists
, and speech, language
, and hearing
scientists in the United States
and internationally. It has more than 140,000 members and affiliates.
The mission of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech–language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.
It was founded in 1925 as the American Academy of Speech Correction. The current name was adopted in 1978.
The association's national office is located at Gude Drive and Research Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland
.
Arlene Pietranton is currently serving as the association's executive director.
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
for speech–language pathologists, audiologists
Audiology
Audiology is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage are audiologists. Employing various testing strategies Audiology (from Latin , "to hear"; and from Greek , -logia) is...
, and speech, language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, and hearing
Hearing (sense)
Hearing is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations through an organ such as the ear. It is one of the traditional five senses...
scientists in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and internationally. It has more than 140,000 members and affiliates.
The mission of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association is to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech–language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities.
It was founded in 1925 as the American Academy of Speech Correction. The current name was adopted in 1978.
The association's national office is located at Gude Drive and Research Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
.
Arlene Pietranton is currently serving as the association's executive director.