Every year the Executive Council of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) selects an organization or cause that it considers worthy of their support.  We are pleased to announce that CINI has been chosen as the beneficiary of the 2002 – 2003 “NSSLHA Loves” campaign.  CINI was selected because of its work on behalf of people living with ALS/MND.  

NSSLHA is the national organization for graduate and undergraduate students interested in the study of human communication and related disabilities.  NSSLHA is the only official national student association recognized by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).  NSSLHA has approximately 11,000 members with chapters in more than 294 colleges and universities.  

The “NSSLHA Loves” campaign began in 1983 and today it has developed into a very successful philanthropic activity bringing NSSLHA chapters together with grassroot organizations like CINI in support of a good cause. 

Over the last five years, NSSLHA has lent support to:  

2001              American  Parkinsons Disease Foundation

2000                 American Society of Deaf Children

1999                 The National Stuttering Projects

1998                Pediatric Aids Foundation

1997                National Stroke Association

These funds will go towards the development of a CD-ROM, Augmentative Communication Solutions for the Individual with ALS. It will provide an overview of the communication technology available for people with ALS (PALS), and serve as a teaching tool for consumers and professionals by identifying alternative access methods for communication devices and computers.