Guest Speaker: Dr. Diana Ahn at the May Support Group Meeting
Next meeting: May 3, 2025 We’re “Celebrating Better Speech and Hearing Month” with guest speaker Dr. Diana Ahn, AuD focusing on hearing and balance.
Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom
Please register.
About Guest Speaker Dr. Diana Ahn, AuD
Diana Ahn, AuD is a clinical audiologist at USC. She specializes in working with patients who have hearing and balance disorders, particularly adults and geriatrics. In addition to providing direct patient care, she also enjoys sharing her audiological knowledge with others, including students, other healthcare professionals, and the public.
About National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
Each May, National Speech-Language-Hearing Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and the role of ASHA members in providing life-altering treatment.
This year’s observance is particularly special as 2025 marks ASHA’s Centennial, a rare and significant opportunity to showcase the vast impact of the professions on society—and how the work of audiologists and speech-language pathologists has evolved over a century. Visit www.asha100.org for more information.
Source: https://www.asha.org/national-speech-language-hearing-month/
History of National Speech-Language-Hearing Month
While records about speech and language impairments have appeared in writings for centuries, history was not kind to those presenting with such problems. During the period of the Roman Empire, for instance, people with language impairments like stuttering were placed in cages for entertainment purposes. Passing citizens would throw coins into the cage to get these people to talk.
It was only much later that speech-language pathology became a respected profession and people were able to start seeking treatment for such disorders without facing stigma. 94 years ago, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) — which is America’s leading organization for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech/language/hearing scientists — founded the Better Speech and Hearing Month, to promote understanding about speech and hearing disorders, to prevent hearing loss, and encourage people to seek treatment for hearing and speech-related issues.
Responsible for initiating the development of national standards for audiologists and speech-language pathologists and certification, ASHA aims to encourage people to be aware of their hearing and speech and make a change if there is a problem. ASHA runs the Better Speech and Hearing Month campaign throughout May, sharing information on their website to raise awareness for communication disorders.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/better-speech-hearing-month/
