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Skilled Nursing Resource Site
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Continuing Education
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Evaluation of the site linked here is part of a doctoral dissertation
subject area guide project.
Comments are welcome.
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Authority, sponsorship, intended audience.
Mission of ASHA is "to promote the interests of and provide the highest quality services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science, and to advocate for people with communication disabilities." The ASHA site is for professionals, students, and consumers, and components for each are clearly identified.
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Accuracy.
Sources of information are from ASHA publications and organization initiatives.
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Objectivity.
Site has advocacy and support orientation, and provides email, snail mail and phone access for dialog or more information.
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Currency.
Updated December 9, 1997.
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Browser and other concerns.
HTML screen width formatting may be too large for 15" monitors. Use bottom scrolling arrows on browser to view full screen where necessary.
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Continuing Education.
While the ASHA site includes a calendar of continuing education events, there is only one "online" offering at this time -- an informative and thought-provoking instructional guide to "Technology 2000." Table of contents includes exceptionally thorough coverage of Web-based considerations such as hardware and software, and components of Internet Literacy such as email, lists, live chat, videoconferencing, and selecting an Internet Service Provider. Included for clinical consideration is a discussion of practice-based "futuristic" impact, such as computers in speech-language assessment, language sample analysis, interventions, treatment plans, and report generation. Information contained in "Technology 2000" is applicable to anyone interested in more information regarding the Internet, while also providing thought-provoking future applications in clinical practice. No fees, open access to this document.
