UW Division of Communication Disorders announces the 6th annual Barbara Kahn Summer Speaker Thursday, July 2, 2009, Laramie, Wyoming: Speech Sound Development and Disorders in Bilingual Children: Evidence and Application. Free registration for WSHA members. Click here for more information. (then link to the attachment titled “Goldstein Info Kahn pres”

Great News! Speech-language pathologists will be able to bill Medicare directly on July 1, 2009 AND Speech-language pathologists in Wyoming will be able to directly bill Medicaid (Title 19, Wyoming Equality Care) on July 1, 2009, too! We need to thank Kati Sherwood for working with the Wyoming Legislature to get this bill passed. You can contact Kati with questions at kati@actaccess.net

The National Aphasia Association (NAA) is looking for qualified individuals to volunteer to join its “State Representatives Network.” The Network offers an important link between people with aphasia and local resources. To Sign Up- Contact Ellayne Ganzfried at Ganzfried@aphasia.org or (800) 922-4622 For more information click here (link to attachment titled State Reps Wanted).

WSHA Awards Nominations: The WSHA Awards Nomination Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2009 WSHA Awards. By May 1, send the name of your nominee along with the award he or she is to be considered for and a brief description of his or her contributions. Awards are Honors of the Association, Volunteer of the Year, Friend of the Profession. Email Heide Harm at hharm@teton1.k12.wy.us.