Welcome to the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2020 ArkSHA Accomplishments!
- COVID Response Letters
~ Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Services for Medicare Beneficiaries
~ Impact of School Closures on School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists in Arkansas During the Coronavirus Outbreak
~ COVID-19 Guidance for Special Education Services in Arkansas - Established discount rates for ArkSHA members with MedBridge, speechpathology.com, and audiology.com
- Gift-to-Grad Program
- At members request, we sent letters regarding AAC evaluation process and Medicaid guidelines for fluency
- 1st Virtual ArkSHA Annual Convention
- Advocated and succeeded in the removal of IQ requirement from Medicaid manual
- Continued work and support of Interim Study Proposal for School-based SLPs
- Therapy Coalition partnership/collaboration with OT, PT
- Attendance at ABESPA meetings to advocate for members in matters regarding licensure
- Updated ArkSHA Bylaws and Policies and Procedures
- Increased social media presence [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter]
- Held ArkSHA “State of Affairs” virtual meeting
