The Field, the Professionals and the Clients
specialists who measure hearing ability and identify, assess, and manage disorders of hearing or balance
what is audiologist
a unit of meaning. Calculating morphemes is different from counting the number of words.
what is morpheme
a speech sound
what is a phoneme
a physical, mental, cognitive or developmental condition that impairs , interferes with, or limits a person’s ability to engage in certain tasks or actions or participate in daily activities and interactions.
what is a Disability
what does the acronym DEI stand for
what is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
affects the pronunciation/articulation of speech sounds, the flow of speech(stuttering) and vocal quality(pitch, loudness, raspiness)
what is speech disorder
language that does not literally mean what it says. It often uses metaphors and similes.
what is figurative language
phonemes are represented using symbols from this alphabet. It contains every spoken sound in every language.
what is the International Phonetic Alphabet
human beings with disabilities are human beings first and should not be seen just for their disability
what is person first language
When a group of people take over land that already has people living on it, impose their rules, values, laws and customs onto the land
what is colonization
affects comprehension and use of spoken and written language, as well as other symbol systems.
what is language disorder
An injury that has harmed a person’s brain and is impacting their language skills.
what is Traumatic brain injury
One of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. involves clicking
what is Xhosa
disability as an element of identity that is woven throughout the entirety of who the person is. Additionally, it isn’t just a description of a diagnosis but rather an identity that connects people to a community, culture and history
what is identity-first language
This person coined the term intersectionality.
who is Kimberlé Crenshaw
affects your ability to swallow food,
what is Dysphagia
An impairment that only affects spoken and written language.
what is a Specific Language Impairment
where articulators obstruct the airflow(e.g. bilabial- upper and lower lips together
what is place
a collective term used for all disabled people. But, this is not to gloss over individual disability experiences.
the practice of including and involving people from a broad range of different social and ethnic backgrounds
what is diversity
This is our national organization. They give you your Certificate of Clinical Competence(CCC-SLP) after you complete your master’s degree or doctorate, work your clinical fellowship year and pass your national exam.
What is Asha
probably the best known autistic person. book author. invented a center track restrainer system that half the cattle slaughtered in the United States.
who is Temple Grandin
whether or not vocalization takes place when pronouncing a sound
what is vocalization
these words are all categorized as
Casual Ableist Language
a modern, pan-Indian, umbrella term used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people in their communities who fulfill a traditional third-gender ceremonial and social role in their cultures.
what is two-spirit