Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) was rebranded on February 7, 2014 as Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC - acronym pronounced ess-ay-see).
The Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) is a Canadian society with more than 5000 members, supporting the needs, interests, and development of speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and supportive personnel inclusively. Through this support, CASLPA champions the needs of people with communications disorders.
CASLPA offers various membership categories as well as certification for its members. Membership is available to speech-language pathologists, audiologists, supportive personnel and students.
Structure
CASLPA’s national office is in Ottawa, Ontario. The CASLPA board of directors includes one board director elected from each province, one board director from the Territories, the president, president-elect or past president, a national student advisor, a university representative, and a supportive personnel representative.
Publications
CASLPA publishes the Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on speech-language pathology and audiology. Communiqué is CASLPA’s official quarterly newsletter for CASLPA members.
Awareness campaigns
Noisy Toys campaign
CASLPA has worked hard to raise awareness of the dangerous effects of noisy toys. It encourages the government to conduct further study on noise related to toy safety and revise current legislation. CASLPA is supportive of legislation advocating the reduction of allowable noise decibel level in toys from the current 100 db to 75 db.
Concerned About Classrooms
The Concerned About Classrooms Coalition is a CASLPA-led group of organizations whose goal is to enhance the learning environment of millions of students and the vocal health of teachers in Canada. This CASLPA-led group lobbies the federal government to encourage provincial governments to implement acoustical standards for Canadian schools.
Speech and Hearing Awareness Month
CASLPA organizes a "Speech and Hearing Awareness Month" in May. This month is dedicated to the early detection and prevention of communication disorders and seeks to increase the public’s sensitivity to the challenges faced by individuals experiencing them.
Provincial associations
- Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ACSLPA)
- British Columbia Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (BCASLPA)
- Saskatchewan Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA)
- Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association (MSHA)
- Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (OSLA)
- L'Association québécoise des orthophonistes et des audiologistes (AQOA)
- New Brunswick Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (NBASLPA)
- The Speech and Hearing Association of Nova Scotia (SHANS)
- Prince Edward Island Speech and Hearing Association (PEISHA)
- Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (NLASLPA)
- Yukon Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association (YSLPAA)
- Association of Northwest Territorial Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (ANTSLPA)