Event Details
Ask the Expert
Topic: Empower and Access: Tips and resources to fully access health services and programs
Expert: Brooke Hatfield, MS, CCC-SLP, CAE (she/her/hers), is ASHA senior director of health care services in speech-language pathology.
Date: Wednesday September 9, 2026
Time: 12-1pm Eastern Time (ET) | 11am-12pm Central Time (CT) | 10-11am Mountain Time (MT) | 9-10am Pacific Time (PT)
Description: Communication access means people with communication disabilities have the same opportunities to take part in and fully benefit from quality services and programs as everyone else, using necessary communication supports. Effective communication is a basic human right. Making it accessible is especially important for people with aphasia. Learn about Communication Access and Social Determinants of Health, and strategies and resources to fully access health services and programs.
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