Speaking Out Conference

Dates: October 3 – 4, 2025

Location: Virtual

Highlights:

• Watch recordings of the complete conference
• Hear personal stories from people wth aphasia
• Resources and recommendations shared during the conference
• Ways to use Speaking Out content in your clinic or center

2016

• Florida – Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)

2014

• Lake Buena Vista, FL – Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA) and Voices of Hope

2013

• Washington, DC – National Black Association for Speech Language and Hearing (NBASLH)

2012

• Pittsburgh, PA – PIRATE Program at the University of Pittsburgh
• Atlanta, GA – Georgia State University
• Las Vegas, NV – St. Rose Dominican Hospitals

2011

• Chicago, IL – Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

2010

• Washington, DC – National Rehab Hospital, Stroke Comeback Center
• Tulsa, OK – Oklahoma Speech Language Hearing Association

2008

• New York, NY – NYU Steinhardt

2006

• Boston, MA – BU Aphasia Community Group of Boston, Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center, Emerson College, Mass General

2004

• Tampa, FL

2002

• Washington, DC – Gallaudet University

2000

• Ypsilanti, MI – University of Michigan

First National Speaking Out Conference

Rehab Institute of Chicago, IL

NAA Response Director: Penny Montgomery

NAA Board Chair: Martha Taylor Sarno

From the brochure:

“The conference will provide a forum and give state-of-the-art information on new opportunities to provide resources for stroke and aphasia survivors.

The importance of the family and the need for relevant community organization support will be stressed in a two-day program attracting professionals from the health care team working with stroke and aphasia patients, families of stroke survivors and individuals recovering from stroke themselves.

Leaders from acute care and rehabilitation, from organizations dedicated to stroke and aphasia recovery programs, and families and stroke survivors themselves will present current topics and needs for developing programs for this population.

Special exhibits, film theater and opportunity for audience participation will encouraged throughout the two-day formal program.

An opening night reception and a Saturday of cultural and social events are optional activities.”