October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month 💙💛

S-LPs, audiologists & CHAs play a key role in supporting communication, hearing & connection for people with Down syndrome.

Learn more: ndss.org/down-syndrom...

Learn more about SAC’s advocacy efforts, share your experiences, insights, and recommendations regarding barriers and enablers to providing care under Jordan’s Principle, and explore ways to get involved now: linktr.ee/SACOAC

#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay

Angela Muis is the 2025 SAC Communication Health Assistant Award of Excellence recipient. She is a passionate speech-language pathologist assistant at Centrepointe Professional Services in Ottawa.
Learn more:https://www.sac-oac.ca/membership/awards-and-recognition-program/angela-muis-ba-slp-a/

Congratulations to Dr. Linda Rammage, recipient of the @sac-oac.bsky.social 2024-25 Eve Kassirer Award for Lifetime Achievement!

Linda is an incredibly important and valued member of the @ubc-sass.bsky.social community.

Congrats, Linda, on this richly-deserved recognition!

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June is Stroke Awareness Month.
Learn more through our Stroke Awareness Toolkit: www.sac-oac.ca/practice-res...

Your voice is a powerful tool for self-expression.
S-LPs’ work gives clients confidence in communicating.
Learn more with our info sheet: www.sac-oac.ca/wpcontent/up...

Congrats to the winners of our Speech & Hearing Month Kids Contest!
Big thanks to everyone who participated.

June is Dysphagia Awareness Month.
Access our Dysphagia Resource Collection now: www.sac-oac.ca/practice-res...

Acquired Brain Injury can include concussion, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, and other injuries to the brain. S-LPs, audiologists, and communication health assistants are essential team members in supporting people with ABI. Learn more: brainandcommunication.ca/acquired-bra...

Our Find a Professional poster is now available for download.
Our directory helps to locate a S-LP or audiologist in the chosen province!
👉https://www.sac-oac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SAC-SHM-Find-Professional-letter-EN.pdf

Check out our Public Awareness Toolkit for read-to-use graphics, captions and email templates, ready to help you raise awareness and advocate!
www.sac-oac.ca/wp-content/u... #SpeechandHearingMonth #DoingMoreThanYouThink

SAC’s annual kid’s contest opens May 1st! This contest encourages young people to share their experiences working with communication health professionals.
Find the 2025 edition of the kids contest here: www.sac-oac.ca/speech-heari...

S-LPs & audiologists are #DoingMoreThanYouThink! This #SpeechandHearingMonth, we celebrate their vital, but often overlooked, role in communication, hearing, & swallowing care. Support their work and learn more: speechandhearing.ca

Join Dr. Archibald, Tara Ross, and Kristen Smith to discuss the unique way to discuss the unique way of bringing deep learning with strategies for declarative language. Listen now: www.sac-oac.ca/practice-res...

This World Voice Day, celebrate and Empower Your Voice!
To learn how S-LPs help people with voice problems, check out our Voice Toolkit: www.sac-oac.ca/practice-res...

Searching for a professional?

Use our Find a Professional directory to find S-LPs and audiologists across Canada.

You can filter your search by province, profession, age group, language and area of service.

Access our directory here: member-membre.sac-oac.ca/search/custo...

New episode alert!
Dr. Archibald speaks with Michelle Cowan and Kiran Bagri, two Peel District School Board speech-language pathologists.
Listen now: www.sac-oac.ca/practice-res...
Interested in being a guest on the podcast?
Email us at pubs@sac-oac.ca to join the conversation.

Want to #win a $50 Indigo/Chapter gift card?
When you fill out the survey and share your story you will be entered to win a $50 Indigo gift card: www.sac-oac.ca/your-story-m...
#S-LP #audiologist #speech #hearing