ASHA Voices

ASHA Voices


Bonus: More Communication Strategies to Improve Health Care Access

November 14, 2024

In this second part of our conversation with SLP and health services researcher Jen Oshita, she expands on strategies people with communication disabilities can use to express themselves and more fully participate in their own health care.


Hear why Oshita feels SLPs play a pivotal role in improving health care equity for these patients, and what organizations can do to increase communication access.


Plus, hear from patients and care partners, including personal accounts from Hari Kannan, Vidya Thirumalai, and Lyn Piper.


(This conversation was originally published in January 2024.)


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