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Human interest stories are a powerful way to communicate. More than any other means, they can make professions approachable, familiar, and accessible to the public. The Share Your Stories Project, a new initiative of ASHA's Public Relations Department, seeks to find such stories and ultimately share them with the media and the public.
Videos
Fernan Tolentino, Graduate Student in Speech-Language Pathology
Fernan Tolentino talks about how he began his career in speech-language pathology.p>
Megan Davis, Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-language pathologist Megan Davis helps a cancer patient tell his wife, "I love you."
Anthony Koutsoftas, CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist Anthony Koutsoftas talks about how a Mom thanked him after he helped her autistic daughter with feeding skills.
Amy McConkey Robbins, CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist Amy McConkey Robbins discusses a special lesson plan she created for a young girl with a cochlear implant.
Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, PhD, CCC-SLP
Speech-language pathologist Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke changes a stroke victim's life.
Kathy Gregory, MHS, CCC-SLP, BRS-CL
Speech-language pathologist Kathy Gregory talks about getting an augmentive communication device for a young boy and about why she was buzzing after a day at work.
Deborah Rhein, PhD, CCC-SLP
There's one client speech-language pathologist Deborah Rhein will never forget.
Ahmad Alexander, Graduate Student in Audiology
Graduate student Ahmad Alexander discusses his motivation to become an audiologist.
Written Stories
Fulfilled By Helping People
Audiologist Myles Kessler considers his work fulfilling because he can help people like Elio Betty.
Care and Inspiration
Inspired by his SLP, recovered stroke patient Scott Janokowski now wants to do more good with his life.
Hearing the Call for Help
For Rachel Clayton, the Midwest has always been home. The audiologist has been with the Constance Brown Hearing Center, (CBHC), in Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the length of her professional career.
Easing Parental Worries
For pediatric audiologist Dr. Brian Fligor, one of his earliest experiences in the profession also proved to be one of the most meaningful. Four-and-a-half year old Joe Ward who had been displaying worrisome speech-language delays and behavioral problems, was one of the first patients Brian ever saw.
A Big Voice for a Little Girl
It's well documented that most adults rank public speaking as their number-one fear. Yet when third-grader Leslie Tran took the stage in March 2006 to accept the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (CASHA) 2005 Child Consumer of the Year Award, her confidence and her voice came through loud and clear.
Lessons from the Front Lines: Helping a Student with Autism Soar
"We need you. Please come." Speech-language pathologist Carol Amato vividly recalls hearing this plea from a teacher the first time she walked the halls of Paterson Public School #2...
A Voice of Hope: The Melissa Cano Story
One of the biggest challenges speech language pathologist Melisa Cano says her students face has nothing to do with breath control, pitch or articulation. It's "being teased, made fun of and having people thinking they're not intelligent."
Submit Your Story
Do you have a unique or compelling story that you'd like to share?
Criteria for a Share Your Stories Feature
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