Derick Deweber to Present at ASHA

Derick D Deweber, MS, CCC-SLP will be presenting some of his most recent work at the 2010 Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Philadelphia, PA  November 18-20.  Hope to see all of you SLPs and Audiologists at this great event!

Great New Resource for Pediatric Mobility Equipment

Friend and colleague Jacie Fite has opened a unique business in the Oklahoma City area to provide additional options for pediatric mobility equipment at affordable prices.  Is a consignment business located in Edmond, OK. It is their vision to provide affordable equipment which will increase a child's quality of life. They buy and sell gently used pediatric adaptive and mobility equipment.

They accept equipment in the following categories:

- Walkers

- Wheelchairs

- Gait Trainers

- Forearm Crutches

- Standers

- Positioning Equipment

- Adaptive Strollers

- Adaptive Tricycles

- Sensory Swings

-Wheelchair Ramps

- Other Equipment

* Equipment must be in good to excellent condition and in working order

* Owner will receive 50% of selling price once item is sold

Please email MovinandGroovin1@Gmail.com for an appointment or equipment inquiries.

This is a great resource for providers who work with children with disabilities and for families who have unwanted or no longer necessary mobility equipment at their home.

Online Guide for Therapy Activities

As Spring break draws to an end, many speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology graduate students are gearing up to return to clinic.  It is likely that not too much time has been spent in the past week developing therapy treatment plans or even thinking about what will be done in your sessions.  I am in the same boat and because of this have spent just a little bit of time this cold, snowy afternoon looking for online resources.  I have come across this great page, created by Judith Maginnis Kuster, that nicely outlines links to interactive-online activities as well as those websites that have reproducibles that can be used in therapy and later sent home for continued practice.   Please take a look at this great site, and see how it can be utilized in your therapy sessions.

http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html

Also, be sure to check out this informative resource related to therapy activities from Amazon.com

GloDoodle: Cool Toy for Therapy

During a home visit this morning, I was turned on to a cool new toy that can be used with most any age child with practically any developmental need.  The GloDoodle, produced by Glopad, is a very portable, very clean, and very fun toy that inspires creative play and artistic expression in children.  This toy is similar to other magnetic based drawing toys that allow children to create unique designs with a stylus and then to erase, but the cool thing about the GloDoodle is that it is transparent, you can draw/trace in three different colors, and you can even use your hands! The manufacturer recommends this toy to be utilized with children ages 3 and up due to choking hazzard of small parts. 

From a therapeutic standpoint, this toy can be used as a visual manipulative to address articulation development, it could be used a method of language stimulation, and due to its transparency and colorful output it could be utilized in sessions with children who do not otherwise make eye contact. 

GloDoodle is available from most major retailers and can be ordered online at Amazon.com

Deadline for OSLHA Newsletter

Deadline for OSLHA Newsletter Announced:

Please submit any relevant speech-language pathology and/or audiology news to OSLHA Newsletter before February 15, 2010. For more information or to make a submission please email Jenna Minaschek (OSLHA Publications Chair) at jminaschek@gmail.com for more information.

ASHA Call for Papers

Message from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association:

2010 Call for Papers Deadline – March 15 – Submit Your Proposal Visit ASHA's Web site for the latest information on the 2010 ASHA Convention in Philadelphia and to access the online Call for Papers available at http://www.asha.org/asha10. The deadline for submission(s) is Monday, March 15 (12:00 am Eastern / 12:00 am Pacific). Mark your calendar now for the 2010 ASHA Convention in Philadelphia, PA, November 18-20.

OSLHA Call for Posters

Message from Janet Augerhole, Program Chair for 2010 OSLHA Convention

January 25, 2009

Dear Colleague:

Attached you will find a copy of a Call for Posters for the 2010 conference of the Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association OSHA which will be held Thursday, September 30th and Friday, October 1st, 2010 at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa, OK.It is a “Call for Posters” and NOT a “Call for Papers” because at the 1st meeting of the OSHA Program Committee, is became apparent there were so many outstanding invited speakers and such a full program already in the works there was little available time left for including submitted presentations. The committee felt strongly about the need to allow participation by our own body of skilled professionals and future professionals in training, and felt poster presentations would allow the greatest opportunity to demonstrate more of the association’s skill and expertise in the limited time available. We hope that you will read the attached Call for Posters carefully and submit your proposals prior to the indicated deadline. Submit by April 20, 2010. All submissions must be received no later than April 30, 2010. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by mid-June. Late entries will not be considered by the program committee.University faculty please encourage your students to participate and post this call for papers for both students and professionals!

Thank you!Sincerely,
Janet Augerhole
Program Chair
OSHA Convention 2010