Organizational Overview

The Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
founded in 1960, is a professional organization of speech-language pathologists, audiologists and teachers of the hearing impaired.

• Serves as a liaison between the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and its Pennsylvania members.
• Represents its members' interests in legislative affairs.
• Recommends standards for training and practices.
• Provides information about effective programs and services in communication disorders and other related fields.
• Works to inform the public about the profession, careers, programs and services in the field of communication disorders.
• Encourages basic scientific study of the process of individual human communication.
• Monitors Licensure Board activities.