Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association

11/11/2025

Restaurant-related challenges include hard-to-parse menu descriptions, high noise levels causing headaches or disorientation, and unclear nutrition/ingredient details.

Listening to the concerns and stories of my patients with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) helps me learn how to best support them. Although each story is unique, I often notice a common thread involves feeling nervous about reintegrating into the community, such as going to restaurants, either becaus...

11/09/2025

On this ASHA Stream video, you'll learn about Communication Partner Training programs for families of people with dementia—and the speech-language pathologist’s role in these programs. https://stream.asha.org/breaking-down-the-research-communication-partner-training?

A systematic review was published in The Gerontologist on Communication Partner Training, or CPT,...

11/08/2025

Are you a student interested in developing your leadership skills and learning more about the Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association?

Reach out to your chapter liaison, as nominations will be open later this year to serve on the 2026 NSLHA Student Liaison team!

11/08/2025

Fire and home safety alert devices are important in every home, but if you have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, there are some extra considerations your family will need to think about and plan for!

Do you have a safety plan for your family in case of an emergency?Fires and emergencies are never fun to think about but you and your family need to plan and...

11/07/2025

Most speech-language pathologists work in schools or early intervention settings, where they may encounter children with cochlear implants (CIs).

Most SLPs work in schools or early intervention settings, where they may encounter children with CIs. Yet, despite the growing need for hearing health care, just 44% of U.S. counties have access to an audiologist. As a result, many students, families, and clients depend heavily on the SLP....

11/06/2025

Consider the possibilities of healing through words—of communication sciences intertwined with Indigenous knowledge to respect differences.

Consider the possibilities of healing through words—of communication sciences intertwined with Indigenous knowledge to respect differences. 

11/05/2025

The future calls us to challenge the idea of normality, focus on the environment as the locus for change, and empower neurodivergent voices.

The future calls us to challenge the idea of normality, focus on the environment as the locus for change, and empower neurodivergent voices.

11/04/2025

Precision voice therapy is on the rise, revolutionizing care without losing sight of the client-clinician relationship.

Precision voice therapy is on the rise, revolutionizing care without losing sight of the client-clinician relationship. 

11/02/2025

More precise drug dosing and targeted therapies promise fewer ototoxic side effects from lifesaving medications.

More precise drug dosing and targeted therapies promise fewer ototoxic side effects from lifesaving medications. 

11/01/2025

Collaboration in the augmentative and alternative communication community is key to moving forward, with AAC users leading the way.

Collaboration in the augmentative and alternative communication community is key to moving forward, with AAC users leading the way. 

10/31/2025

As an audiologist, what do you say when a patient or client asks to receive gene therapy? The headlines certainly garner attention, but what does it mean for your practice?

Hear from Boys Town National Research Hospital Vice President of Research and Director of Audiology Dr. Ryan McCreery and Jenna Devare, MD, clinical assistant professor, pediatric otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, University of Michigan Medical School

As an audiologist, what do you say when a patient or client asks to receive gene therapy? The headlines are certainly grabbing public interest, but what does it mean for your practice?

10/30/2025

When your career or your current role leaves you seeking a new challenge and something fresh, how do you make a change?

Speech-language pathologist Rinki Varindani Desai shares how SLPs can use their skills and strengths to find new, nontraditional professional opportunities.