Last updated: December 12, 2017
Welcome to the National NSSLHA Blog, which features the different perspectives of pre-professionals in the fields of audiology; speech-language pathology; and speech, language, and hearing research. National NSSLHA members and invited guests will write original posts, but the National NSSLHA Blog is open to the public, so comments may be made by non-members.
National NSSLHA staff will maintain and monitor the blog, including comments, but the nature of the conversations reflect members’ and others’ own thoughts. National NSSLHA requests that you respect a few basic rules to ensure that everyone has a pleasant user experience. This policy defines the conduct for people writing comments on the National NSSLHA Blog. Our Terms of Use provide the overall agreement for using the National NSSLHA website, including this blog. This document is subject to change at National NSSLHA’s sole discretion. National NSSLHA reserves the right to modify the content, features, and functionality of the blog, and to limit or deny access to all or part of the blog or site for any reason, without prior notice.
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