Talk:American Speech–Language–Hearing Association

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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) disputes the repeated edits made to this Wikipedia entry by Jmark2001 because the additions made by this user violate the following sections of Wikipedia's guidelines: 1) “All Wikipedia articles and other encyclopedic content must be written from a neutral point of view. This means representing fairly, proportionately, and as far as possible without bias, all significant views that have been published by reliable sources. This is non-negotiable and expected of all articles and all editors.” The edits added by Jmark2001 are biased and subjective rather than factual. While Jmark2001 is entitled to his own points of view, his ASHA entries on Wikipedia are not the appropriate venue upon which he should express those points of view. 2) Wikipedia's guidelines state that personal blogs are “largely not acceptable as sources.” The guidelines go on to say, “Anyone can create a website or pay to have a book published, then claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason self-published media—including but not limited to books, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets—are largely not acceptable.” Jmark2001 inserted 10 links to his own personal blog from ASHA's entry. These are not acceptable sources per Wikipedia's guidelines. 3) Wikipedia's guidelines don't allow questionable sources of information: “Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, or promotional, or which rely heavily on rumor and personal opinion.” Jmark2001's personal blog certainly falls into this category. ASHA requests that Jmark2001 refrain from continuing to editorialize ASHA's Wikipedia listing with his own personal opinions and links to his personal blog. Martin J. Rome Chief Staff Officer for Communications American Speech Language Hearing Association Mrome (talk) 12:36, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Merger proposal
The Council for Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology operates under the auspices of the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association. It has little independent notability, and despite the rambling description in the Council's article, its activities can be summarized in very few sentences. Recommend merging the two articles. 69.183.117.113 (talk) 04:34, 24 October 2013 (UTC)

Update to CEO and member count
A couple of facts on this page are out of date and I'd like to recommend the following updates:

The chief executive title is now Chief Executive Officer (CEO) rather than Executive Director. https://www.asha.org/about/governance/board-of-directors/asha-board-of-directors/

The Chief Executive Officer is now Vicki R. Deal-Williams, MA, CCC-SLP, CAE. https://www.asha.org/about/governance/board-of-directors/asha-board-of-directors/

The membership count is now 218,000. https://www.asha.org/about/

-Jeremi Jones, PR Specialist for the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association

The introduction is out of date. Change "It has more than 218,000 members and affiliates." to "It has more than 234,000 members and affiliates."

The "ASHA membership benefits" is also out of date. Change "As of December 31, 2021, there are more than 218,000 members and affiliates of ASHA." to "There are more than 234,000 members and affiliates of ASHA." The citation is still appropriate.

Also, change "As of 2016, ASHA has 19 established Special Interest Groups." to "ASHA has 20 established Special Interest Groups." JdjonesDC (talk) 13:57, 28 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi there, each of these changes needs to be sourced to an article in a media publication that include this information -- see WP:RELIABLE. You can't use the organization's website as the source.
 * Wikidelrey (talk) 03:52, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ I phrased the membership totals in a way that adheres to proper sourcing standards. I removed the membership benefits pre WP:NOTBROCHURE and simplified the special interest text so it's now futureproof. But there's still no indication why a special interest group is notable. STEM info  (talk) 22:55, 31 May 2024 (UTC)