It's CASLPA's 50th Birthday!

 

Fifty years ago, in 1964, The Beatles launched their first album in North America, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison and the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 16, giving married women the same legal rights as their husbands. 

In November of that same year, a small group of Canadian speech-language pathologists and audiologists founded the Canadian Speech and Hearing Association (CSHA) — the first national association of its kind in our country.

Although much has changed over the last fifty years, the core purpose of our association has stayed the same. CASLPA continues to uphold the ethics of the professions, promote the highest clinical standards, support our members and champion communication health.

Our 50th anniversary is a time for us to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished and plan for what is yet to come. It is also a time to celebrate the growth of the professions and recognize our strength as a unified national association. Above all, it is a time to acknowledge the hundreds of member volunteers — from all provinces and territories — who have worked together to bring CASLPA this far.
 

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Our celebration plans

We have a number of activities planned throughout the year to celebrate CASLPA's 50th anniversary, including a retrospective series in Communiqué, an advocacy day on Parliament Hill and special events at our 2014 conference. Stay connected with CASLPA and our birthday activities via the news feed on our website, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Wishing all of our members a happy and successful 2014. We look forward to celebrating this historic year with you!




Judy Meintzer, MSLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C)
President, CASLPA