Not in the United States?Related Societies
The societies and associations listed here relate specifically to Language Disorders. Visit our other Arenas for more groups related to:
United Kingdom
- Afasic
- Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.
- Association for Rehabilitation of Communication and Oral Skills
- A national charity working with children and adults who have communication and eating (swallowing) difficulties, their families, carers and others involved. ARCOS provides information, advice, practical help, specialist therapy training and other services not readily available elsewhere.
- British Aphasiology Society
- The BAS is a national interest group formed to foster the development of the study of aphasia.
- British Dyslexia Association
- The BDA is the voice of dyslexic people. We aim to influence government and other institutions to promote a dyslexia friendly society. We promote early identification and support in schools to ensure opportunity to learn for dyslexic learners. We want to represent the needs of dyslexic people on leaving school, in higher education and work.
- British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine
- The BSRM is a learned society representing doctors who practice in Rehabilitation Medicine. Its mission is to promote the understanding and multidisciplinary management of acute and chronic disabling diseases and injuries, and their personal, interpersonal and social consequences. This site includes conference listings and information on rehabilitation after brain injury.
- Connect - The Communication Disability Network
- A UK charity working collaboratively with people with aphasia to provide practical, creative and lasting solutions. Promotes effective services, new opportunities and a better quality of life for people living with aphasia.
- Headway - The Brain Injury Association
- A charity which aims to promote understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people who have suffered a head injury, their family and carers.
- ICAN
- ICAN is the charity that helps children with speech and language difficulties across the UK. It works to create a society where their special needs are recognised, understood and met, so that they have the same opportunities in life as other children.
- National Autistic Society
- The NAS exists to champion the rights and interests of all people with autism and to ensure that they and their families receive quality services appropriate to their needs.
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is the professional body of and for speech and language therapists in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
- Society for Research into Rehabilitation
- The Society for Research into Rehabilitation is the major multidisciplinary rehabilitation research society in the UK. It is a registered charity whose aim is to advance education and research into all aspects of the rehabilitation of disabled people and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the public benefit. Its main actions are to run a one day winter conference and a two day summer conference each year.
- Speakability
- Speakability is the national charity dedicated to helping people with aphasia rebuild communication.
- Stroke Association
- The Stroke Association is a national charity which is solely concerned with stroke. The Stroke Association provides support for people who have had strokes, their families and carers, and campaigns, educates and informs to increase knowledge of stroke at all levels of society.
United States
- Academy of Aphasia
- Information for persons with aphasia, for their families and for members of the Academy of Aphasia.
- American Academy of Audiology
- Resources, consumer guides, event lists and more in this website designed primarily for American audiologists and those wishing to find one.
- American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology
- The voice and resource for private practitioners in speech pathology and audiology.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 98,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
- National Aphasia Association
- The National Aphasia Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.
- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
- NSSLH is a pre-professional membership association - separate from ASHA - for American students interested in the study of human communication sciences and disorders.
International
- Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Neuropsychologists
- The Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Neuropsychologists is the national professional body of clinical neuropsychologists in Australia.
- International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics
- The IALP is a global organisation promoting the improvement of care for people with communication disorders.
- International Brain Injury Association
- Founded in 1993, the International Brain Injury Association is dedicated to providing international leadership, advancing opportunities and successes for persons with brain injury.
- International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association
- The ICPLA was formed in 1991. Its aim is to stimulate thought and research in phonetics and linguistics in relation to disordered speech and language. It also hopes to facilitate interactions and communications between researchers and clinicians. All individuals engaged in research, or in any other activity consistent with the above aims, are eligible for membersihip. Student membership is available at reduced rates.
- International Dyslexia Association
- The IDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals with dyslexia, their families and the communities that support them. It is the oldest learning disabilities organization in the nation, founded in 1949 in memory of Doctor Samuel T. Orton, a distinguished neurologist.
- International Reading Association
- This association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
- International Speech Communication Association
- Regularly-updated website with information on specific interest groups, publications, conferences, grants available and worldwide Speech and Language Therapist recruitment.
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