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BRAINSTORMS REWIND: AAC - Where It Started and How Advocacy Set the Practice Standards
-Originally Aired: 10/2/2023-
Guest: Linda Meyer, PhD, CCC-SLP
Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Brainstorms-AAC-Where-It-Started-and-How-Advocacy-Set-the-Pr
In this inaugural episode, Renee is joined by Dr. Linda Meyer, PhD, CCC-SLP. Dr. Meyer was an instrumental part of the team that advocated for insurance coverage for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services and devices and AAC training/therapy. We will discuss the historical development of AAC services and devices in our profession with adolescents and adults and the advocacy work done to achieve reimbursement for both devices and services through Medicaid and other insurers in Virginia. This model served as a template for different states. Further, we will discuss the continuing responsibility of SLPs to advocate for ongoing reimbursement as funding sources become more restrictive. Through collaboration, advocacy, and evidence-based practice, DMAS approved coverage for both items. In addition, Dr. Meyer has remained an advocate throughout her career, not only for patients but for issues at the state level.
About the Guest:
Linda Meyer, Ph.D. CCC-SLP received her B.S. and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology/Special Education from Old Dominion University and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She began her career in Chesapeake (VA) Public Schools and has taught in universities in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, as well as has worked in Veteran’s hospitals, home health, and acute care hospitals and retired as director of Communication Services at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center after 30 years there. She served the SHAV Board as VP for Professional Affairs, VP for Speech-Language Pathology, President-Elect, and President, and is a SHAV Fellow. Linda is the treasurer for the Communication Disorders Foundation of Virginia.
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By Renee Garrett, MSEd, CCC-SLP, CBIS
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-Originally Aired: 10/2/2023-
Guest: Linda Meyer, PhD, CCC-SLP
Earn 0.1 ASHA CEU for this episode with Speech Therapy PD: https://www.speechtherapypd.com/course?name=Brainstorms-AAC-Where-It-Started-and-How-Advocacy-Set-the-Pr
In this inaugural episode, Renee is joined by Dr. Linda Meyer, PhD, CCC-SLP. Dr. Meyer was an instrumental part of the team that advocated for insurance coverage for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services and devices and AAC training/therapy. We will discuss the historical development of AAC services and devices in our profession with adolescents and adults and the advocacy work done to achieve reimbursement for both devices and services through Medicaid and other insurers in Virginia. This model served as a template for different states. Further, we will discuss the continuing responsibility of SLPs to advocate for ongoing reimbursement as funding sources become more restrictive. Through collaboration, advocacy, and evidence-based practice, DMAS approved coverage for both items. In addition, Dr. Meyer has remained an advocate throughout her career, not only for patients but for issues at the state level.
About the Guest:
Linda Meyer, Ph.D. CCC-SLP received her B.S. and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology/Special Education from Old Dominion University and her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. She began her career in Chesapeake (VA) Public Schools and has taught in universities in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, as well as has worked in Veteran’s hospitals, home health, and acute care hospitals and retired as director of Communication Services at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center after 30 years there. She served the SHAV Board as VP for Professional Affairs, VP for Speech-Language Pathology, President-Elect, and President, and is a SHAV Fellow. Linda is the treasurer for the Communication Disorders Foundation of Virginia.
Mentioned in this episode:
Beyond Words with Garrett Oyama
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