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Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), which is an annual event,  provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has provided resources for the public.

Hearing and Speech Resources
Whether it’s a hearing loss, difficulty with swallowing or balance, a disorder such as stuttering or delayed language, or a voice problem, a person’s ability to learn and interact with others can be affected.

Hearing Resources

• What is an Audiologist?
• How Hearing & Balance Work
• Causes and Effects of Hearing Loss in Both Children and Adults
• Treatment & Rehabilitation
• Hearing Screening
• Web Links Related to Hearing Conservation
• Hearing Loss and the Audiologist

Speech Resources

• What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?
• Swallowing Disorders
• Speech and Language Disorders
• Speech and Language Development
• Get Speech, Language & Swallowing Information by Request

Source: ASHA

A few entries back, I said something about getting a memo for doing something stupet. Well last night, the superior went up to my station and said, "Penny do you have a minute?  I have papers for you to sign." Those words ate me and I thought OH SHIT THIS IS IT. So I took a deep breath, stood up and followed her. In my mind I kept saying OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! When we got to her station, she laid three sets of papers for me to sign, one copy goes to Human Resource, one for me and one for her. She was smiling, I guess that’s a good thing, I thought to myself. When I sat down and read the words on the paper, "To Ms. Monasterial"  followed by more words which I’ve read before when she issued me the memo, I was thinking, hmm… what could be different or added to this memo? She prolly noticed my eyes going back and forth from the starting paragraph down to the mid part and realized that I was stupid not to figure out the verdict was at the bottom. So she pointed it out with a pen, "It’s right here Penny, your punishment and this is where you sign." I replied with an "OH OK" and with an I-knew-that tone.