Detailed information on joining NSSLHA can be found on the
Join page of the NSSLHA website. The following are a few short details about joining NSSLHA.
National membership is available to full- or part-time undergraduate and graduate students and to full time doctoral students interested in the study of human communication and its related disabilities. Also, membership is open to students pursuing a Doctorate of Audiology as well as students enrolled in Speech Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) programs, and doctoral programs.
A student may join the national association even if there is not a chapter at the university where you are a student.
Students enrolled in a communication science and disorders programs at a university outside of the United States are eligible for membership in the national association.
The Benefits of Joining the National Association:
- Two issues of Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CICSD), a NSSLHA publication.
- Three issues of NSSLHA's newsletter, NSSLHA Now!.
- The ASHA Leader.
- A print subscription to your choice of one of the following ASHA journals: American Journal of Audiology; American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research; or language, Speech, and Hearing Services in School.
- Access to the "member only" areas of the NSSLHA and ASHA Web sites, which includes all ASHA journals, ASHA's Literature Review Service, and convenient membership dues renewal.
- NSSLHA Member Forums where members may post messages and share information with other members.
- "In the Loop" NSSLHA's monthly electronic announcement and information service.
- A reduced registration fee for the ASHA Convention.
- Discounted Associate Affiliate membership in ASHA's Special Interest Divisions.
- Discounts on the purchase or lease of a new car from Subaru of America.
- Discounts on ASHA or NSSLHA products and publications.
- Technical assistance and resources from ASHA.
- Professional liability, medical, and dental insurance through plans available exclusively to NSSLHA members.
- Eligibility fro the NSSLHA-to-ASHA Conversion Program Discount, which represents a significant savings on dues and fees for your first year of ASHA membership and certification.