Every year, the Speech & Hearing Month Kid’s Contest is always a hit! This year we received a record amount of entries from across Canada and would like to say a big thank you to everyone who participated! Now, we are happy to present the 2022 Kid’s Contest winners: Category: 5 Years & Under Winner:… Read More
As the pandemic evolves, SAC continues to provide timely COVID-19 related updates including many different tools to support members and associates in their practice. In addition to our COVID-19 webpage, we hope that the below resources will prove useful and informative as you continue to navigate this ‘new normal.’ SAC Official Statements Official Statement on… Read More
Issues with swallowing and feeding affect people of all ages and can have a significant impact on a person’s social, emotional and physical well-being. Speech-language pathologists — with their extensive knowledge of the anatomy involved in swallowing and speaking — are integral to supporting people with swallowing and feeding disorders. Dysphagia (dis-fay-juh), the medical term… Read More
Speech-language pathology and audiology services are vital to safe and reliable long-term care. However, speech-language pathology and audiology services are not available in the majority of long-term care homes across Canada. Why access to speech-language and pathology services and audiology services is important: About 75% of residents have communication disorders, resulting from stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s… Read More
Brock University’s Applied Linguistics Department is holding their Spring Speaker Series to highlight Speech & Hearing Month with a public lecture by Professor Dr. JB Orange. The talk, entitled “Preserving Personhood when Communicating with Persons Living with Dementia”, will take place online on May 31st at 11am. The event is free and open to the… Read More
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a rare but severe motor speech disorder that affects less than 1% of children. Children with apraxia have difficulty speaking clearly because their brains cannot plan and coordinate the movements of their lips, tongue and jaw. Speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) are uniquely educated and trained to assess, identify and treat… Read More
“On May 12th the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association-BC Chapter (CHHA-BC) celebrated the success of The Way We Hear It! in Vernon, BC, with dedicated volunteers and community of people with hearing loss, community partners and organizations, professionals in the fields of audiology and speech pathology, ASL educators, and members of Vernon’s city council. We… Read More
Speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) play an essential role in education teams. S-LPs are increasingly working with teachers directly in the classroom. This approach to providing speech-language pathology services ensures that learning goals are relevant and functional to the child’s learning environment. S-LPs have a variety of roles within the school setting. This includes collaborating with teachers in the… Read More
Celebrated every year on March 3, World Hearing Day (WHD) raises awareness for problems associated with hearing loss and promotes the need for access to ear and hearing care around the world. WHD 2022 focused on the importance of hearing loss prevention through safe listening. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about… Read More
Speech-language pathologists do more than people think. The scope of practice for speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) is continuing to evolve and it is important to raise awareness about the important roles S-LPs play in healthcare and education. * New! SAC has developed a new information sheet for Speech and Hearing Month 2022 highlighting the range of… Read More