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Speech-Language Pathology - Communication Disorders Links
Compiled by Bob Volin,
Assoc. Professor, New York Medical College, School of Public Health
Comprehensive Sites
KUSTER
Internet Links related to Communication Disorders and Sciences
This is without question the richest Internet resource for students and
professionals in communication disorders. Judy Kuster at Mankato has put
together an incredibly rich compilation of links for us.
Professional Organizations/Issues
Alliance for
Childhood
An organization of professionals, including educators, MDs, SLPs, and
psychologists addressing public policy issues relating to the well-being
(emphasis on non-physical concerns) of children.
American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association
ASHA is the national credentialing body for institutions and professionals in
Audiology and Speech-Language-Pathology. ASHA plays an important role in
advocating for persons with speech and hearing handicaps, and for the
professionals who serve them.
Council of Academic Programs in
Communication Sciences and Disorders
The CAPCSD is an organization of program directors which has provided leadership
in formulating and implementing policies regarding standards of education,
clinical training, and accreditation standards.
New York State Education
Department
Information about training programs, regulations (e.g., for TSHH), and
professional affairs (see below).
New York State Office of
Professional Affairs
Licensing and other professional affairs information.
Reference Sites for Students, Academics, and Professionals
APA Manual
of Style
Reference and examples, with links to related sites
National Library of
Medicine Gateway
The NLM Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S.
National Library of Medicine (NLM). The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed,
OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research
Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus and DIRLINE.
Closing the Gap
This organization is a major resource (if not THE major resource) for computer
technology in special education and rehabilitation. The site contains a
newsletter, a resource directory (a jewel of a resource), a library, various
forums, classifieds, a calendar of events, and information about the annual
Closing the Gap conference.
AbleData
Source for information on assistive technology, covering devices ranging from
low-tech to high-tech. Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education.
Autism
Autism Treatment &
Approaches.
This page is maintained by an organization of individuals interested and
involved with autism. There is much excellent information and there are many
interesting links here.
Dysphagia
Phyllis Palmer's Dysphagia
Resource Center
Information and links about swallowing disorders
Fluency
The National Stuttering
Association
The NSA is a major self-help organization for people who stutter. The site
offers information about the organization, as well as information and materials
about stuttering.
Literacy
International Dyslexia
Association
The International Dyslexia Association is an international, non-profit
organization dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia.
National Institute for
Literacy
An independent federal organization for the promotion of literacy across the
lifespan, " leading the national effort toward a fully literate nation in the
21st century."
Neurology and Neurogenic Disorders
Professor Eric Chudler's Neuroscience Home Page
Professor Chudler (University of Washington) has assembled a mind-boggling
collection of highly informative and instructive links to every aspect of normal
and disordered neuroscience. Be prepared to spend hours -- which will feel like
seconds -- browsing the rich array offered here.
Neuroanatomy &
Neuropathology on the Internet
This site from the University Medical School at Debrechen, Hungary is
self-described as "A guide for medical students, residents, and other health
professionals." It contains pages on neuroanatomy, neurohistology, and
neuropathology, as well as an impressive array of related links around the
world.
The
Neurology and Neurosurgery Forum
Patients, their families and other interested individuals post questions in this
forum, which are answered by doctors from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The
forum is easily searched for specific disorders. This is an open forum, so be
sure to be ready to "separate the wheat from the chaff."
The Whole
Brain Atlas
This site offers CT scans, MRIs, and SPECT neuroimaging of agreat variety of
neuropathologies. Each set of images is accompanied by a clinical history.
Fascinating. You can lose hours here, and never notice.
Speech Science
Interactive Sagittal Section
When you alter articulatory parameters (voicing, nasality, lip & tongue
position), this page shows you a sagittal section of the articulators and also
provides the associated IPA symbol. Cool!
Voice And Voice Disorders
Center for Voice Disorders
Home Page
A treasure of a site maintained by Drs. James A. Koufman and Gregory N. Postma,
offering detailed articles and research materials on a variety of voice
disorders and treatments. The "Gallery" contains excellent images of many of
these disorders as viewed under fiberoptic endoscopy.
Johns Hopkins Medical
Information Center for Laryngeal and Voice Disorders
Information, photos and movies about voice production, laryngeal examination,
and voice disorders.
Dr. Ray Colton's Voice Links Page for his own students
For information on a wide range of topics including anatomy to disorders and
more.
The Voice
Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School
Tutorials, great photos and even movies pertaining to voice production, voice
disorders, and voice science.
Archives of
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Online
Here you will find current and past articles from this prestigious journal
online. What a gift!
VASTA Home Page
This site is home to a professional organization of teachers of singing and
professional speaking
Dr. Morton Cooper's Web
Site
Morton Cooper's defense of his approach to spasmodic dysphonia, with resource
pages for patients and practitioners
More, yet....
The Web Sites listed below are a sampling from a recent article by Judith
Maginnis Kuster and Bruce Poburka. The possibilities are mind-boggling!
Kuster, J.M. & Poburka, B.J. (1998). The internet: A bridge between research and
practice. Topics in Language Disorders, 18(2), 71-87.
Conference Proceedings
The Association for Research in
Otolayngology provides abstracts of the papers presented at their annual
meeting.
The Symposium on
Research in Child Language Disorders provides abstracts from their most
recent annual meeting..
Web sites that describe research and report findings
Gallaudet University's
Technology Assessment Program focuses on communication technologies and
services that eliminate communication barriers traditionally faced by those with
hearing impairment.
The Oregon Hearing Research
Center studies the inner ear and related aspects of hearing, with the goal
of producing clinical methods and technology for physicians and industry.
The Johns Hopkins
Center for Hearing and Balance studies auditory and vestibular function in
normal subjects and patients with hearing and balance disorders.
The Boys Town National
Research Hospital is the first designated National Research and Training
Center for Childhood Deafness.
The Hereditary
Hearing Impairment Resource Registry is a resource for the biomedical
research community in the study of genetic hearing impairment and deafness.
The Tinnitus Data
Archive provides extensive data based on a large clinical population of
patients with you-know-what.
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