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MAY 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Speech Apraxia Connection of the Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina
Where:  Center for Developmental Services
Contact: Mindy Ramsey at mindyramsey@familyconnectionsc.org or (864) 331-1340
 

 May 6 – 8, 2009
Portland, Maine
Maine Speech-Language-Hearing Association Spring Conference
Contact: http://www.mslha.org/content/4024/2009_Conference/ 
 

May 7 – 9, 2009
Sarasota Springs, New York
New York Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention
Contact:  http://www.nysslha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3284

Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to noon
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Network of Hampton Roads (CASN-HR)
Where:   Rehabilitation Associates in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Topic: Handwriting as it relates to motor planning disorders
Speaker: Tracy Miller, MHS, OTR/L

Contact:
Jessica Brown-Gocio, Mollie Garret or Amber Janzen at casn_hr@yahoo.com
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casn_hr

Monday, May 11, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America
Pittsburgh Parent Networking Group
Effectively Advocating for School-Age Children with Apraxia of Speech
Presenter:  Shari Mamas, Esq.,  Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Register required by May 1, 2009
Contact:  Sue Freiburger at Suef@apraxia-kids.org or http://www.apraxia-kids.org/may11_pittsburgh

Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio Apraxia Support Group 
Where:  Ronald McDonald House
711 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Contact: Jenny Tighe at tigjenny@wideopenwest.com or Tiffany Bafford at tifbafford@hotmail.com
 

May 14 – 15, 2009
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
Treatments for Dysarthria and Apraxia of Speech You Can Use on Monday Morning
Presenter: 
Dr. J. Rosenbek
Contact: Chris Murphy at
Chris.Murphy@easternhealth.ca, (709) 777-7927 or http://www.acslpa.ab.ca/upcoming_events-f.html

May 14 – 16, 2009
Portland, Oregon
American
Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology Convention
Contact: http://www.aappspa.org/slp-aud.category.1/convention.html
 

Friday, May 15, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Chicagoland Apraxia Network
Contact: Holly Olmsted-Hickey at chicagoapraxia@comcast.net
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windycityapraxia

Friday, May 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Finger Lakes/Rochester, New York Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Alia Heise at alia@rochester.rr.com

Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Apraxia Resource Center of Connecticut
Contact: Michele Wasikowski at michelewasikowski@yahoo.com or (203) 521-6112
See them at: http://acr-ct.name  
   

May 17 – 21, 2009
Adelaide, Australia

Speech Pathology Australia 2009 National Conference
Contact: http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Content.aspx?p=62

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Children's Hospital-Outpatient Mason
Contact: Marion Messerle at pmesserle@cinci.rr.com, or
Lesley Bunn at (513) 636-6123
 

May 21 – 22, 2009
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Manitoba Speech and Hearing Association Conference
Contact: 
http://www.msha.ca/conference.php 
                                    

May 21 – 24, 2009
Marco Island, Florida
Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists Convention
Session of Interest: Friday, May 22, 2009
An Integrated Approach to Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Presenters: Charlotte M. Harvey, Ed D, CCC-SLP, Marilyn Berastain and
Jennifer Moss

Contact: 
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=57d9abdd-7674-4c42-bb39-d45c96cea052

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Minnesota (Twin Cities) Apraxia Support Group
Where: Byerly's
12880 Elm Creek Boulevard
Maple Grove, MN 55369

Contact: Carrie Edberg at carriegene2002@yahoo.com
See them at: http://www.apraxiamn.org/ 
 

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
South Eastern Wisconsin Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Julie Lettow at Jupiter@netwurx.net

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Cherry Hill Public Library
Quiet Room – First Floor
1100 King Highway North
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
Contact:  Sandy Hughes during the day at sandyhughes@elementar-inc.com, (856) 787-0022, ext. 203 or Susan Bunnell at susan.m.bunnell@att.net
 

JUNE 2009

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Speech Apraxia Connection of the Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina
Where:  Center for Developmental Services
Contact: Mindy Ramsey at mindyramsey@familyconnectionsc.org or (864) 331-1340
 

Friday, June 5, 2009
Dayton, Ohio Apraxia Playgroup
Contact: Erin Chase at apraxiadayton@gmail.com
See them at: http://apraxiadayton.blogspot.com

June 4 – 6, 2009
Lafayette, Louisiana
Louisiana Speech-Language- Hearing Association Convention
Contact:
 
http://www.lsha.org/convention.htm  

Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio Apraxia Support Group 
Where:  Ronald McDonald House
711 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Contact: Jenny Tighe at tigjenny@wideopenwest.com or Tiffany Bafford at tifbafford@hotmail.com
 

Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 10:00 a.m.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Network of Hampton Roads (CASN-HR)
Event:  Virginia Zoo
Contact:
Jessica Brown-Gocio, Mollie Garret or Amber Janzen at
casn_hr@yahoo.com
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casn_hr

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Chicagoland Apraxia Network

Contact: Holly Olmsted-Hickey at chicagoapraxia@comcast.net
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windycityapraxia

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Finger Lakes/Rochester, New York Apraxia Support Group

Contact: Alia Heise at alia@rochester.rr.com

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
South Eastern Wisconsin Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Julie Lettow at Jupiter@netwurx.net

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Cherry Hill Public Library
Quiet Room – First Floor
1100 King Highway North
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
Contact:  Sandy Hughes during the day at
sandyhughes@elementar-inc.com, (856) 787-0022, ext. 203 or Susan Bunnell at 
 jacksonsbj@verizon.net

June 25, 2009
Montana Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference
Session of Interest: 
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Teaching Functional Verbal Communication to Children with Autism and Other Developmental Challenges
Presenters: Nancy R. Kaufman, M.A., CCC/SLP and Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA
Contact:
 http://www.mshaonline.org/ or http://www.kidspeech.com/index.php?link_type=nancy_events&option=com_content&task=view&id=537

June 27 – 29, 2009
Beijing, China
Second China International Conference on Speech Therapy
Differential Diagnosis of Apraxia of Speech, Dysarthria, Neurogenic Stuttering and Word Finding Difficulties
Presenter: Emily Wang
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: The Need for Cross-Linguistic Studies Presenter: Dr. Amy Meredith-Skinder
Contact:
 cd@d.umn.edu, (218) 726-7307 or http://www.d.umn.edu/csd/china/index.htm

JULY 2009 

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Speech Apraxia Connection of the Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina
Where:  Center for Developmental Services
Contact: Mindy Ramsey at mindyramsey@familyconnectionsc.org or (864) 331-1340
 

Friday, July 3, 2009
Dayton, Ohio Apraxia Playgroup
Contact: Erin Chase at apraxiadayton@gmail.com
See them at: http://apraxiadayton.blogspot.com

July 9 - 11, 2009
St. Charles, Illinois (near Chicago)
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America
National Parent Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Contact:  http://www.apraxia-kids.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=chKMI0PIIsE&b=699857&ct=6349591

Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio Apraxia Support Group 
Where:  Ronald McDonald House
711 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Contact: Jenny Tighe at tigjenny@wideopenwest.com or Tiffany Bafford at tifbafford@hotmail.com
 

Saturday, July 11, 2009 from 10:00 a.m.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Network of Hampton Roads (CASN-HR)
Event:  Princess Anne Park
Contact:
Jessica Brown-Gocio, Mollie Garret or Amber Janzen at
casn_hr@yahoo.com
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casn_hr

Friday, July 17, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Chicagoland Apraxia Network
Contact: Holly Olmsted-Hickey at chicagoapraxia@comcast.net
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windycityapraxia

Friday, July 17, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Finger Lakes/Rochester, New York Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Alia Heise at alia@rochester.rr.com

July 17 – 19, 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Schools Conference
Session of Interest: 
Friday, July 17, 2009
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Evaluation Challenges
Presenter: David W. Hammer, MA, CCC-SLP
Session of Interest: Friday, July 17, 2009
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Therapy Challenges
Presenter: David W. Hammer, MA, CCC-SLP
Contact:
 http://www.asha.org/about/events/schools/

Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Apraxia Resource Center of Connecticut
Contact: Michele Wasikowski at michelewasikowski@yahoo.com or (203) 521-6112
See them at:
 http://acr-ct.name  

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
South Eastern Wisconsin Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Julie Lettow at Jupiter@netwurx.net

Thursday, July 23, 2009
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Cherry Hill Public Library
Quiet Room – First Floor
1100 King Highway North
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
Contact:  Sandy Hughes during the day at sandyhughes@elementar-inc.com, (856) 787-0022, ext. 203 or Susan Bunnell at jacksonsbj@verizon.net
 

AUGUST 2009

Sunday, August 2, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Greater Cleveland Area Apraxia Support Group
Event:  Apraxia Family Picnic
Where:  South Central Park
7565 Avon Belden Road
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
Contact:  Julie Zsigray at RJDJZ@aol.com or 440-365-5660

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Speech Apraxia Connection of the Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina
Where:  Center for Developmental Services
Contact: Mindy Ramsey at mindyramsey@familyconnectionsc.org or (864) 331-1340
 

Friday, August 7, 2009
Dayton, Ohio Apraxia Playgroup
Contact: Erin Chase at apraxiadayton@gmail.com
See them at: http://apraxiadayton.blogspot.com

Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to noon
Childhood Apraxia of Speech Network of Hampton Roads (CASN-HR)
Where:   Rehabilitation Associates in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Topic: Augmentative Communication
Speaker: Sherry Perkins, SLP

Contact:
Jessica Brown-Gocio, Mollie Garret or Amber Janzen at casn_hr@yahoo.com
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casn_hr

Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio Apraxia Support Group 
Where:  Ronald McDonald House
711 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Contact: Jenny Tighe at tigjenny@wideopenwest.com or Tiffany Bafford at tifbafford@hotmail.com
 

Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Apraxia Resource Center of Connecticut
Contact: Michele Wasikowski at michelewasikowski@yahoo.com or (203) 521-6112
See them at:
  http://acr-ct.name 

Friday, August 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
Chicagoland Apraxia Network

Contact: Holly Olmsted-Hickey at chicagoapraxia@comcast.net
Join the egroup at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/windycityapraxia

Friday, August 21, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
Finger Lakes/Rochester, New York Apraxia Support Group

Contact: Alia Heise at alia@rochester.rr.com

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
South Eastern Wisconsin Apraxia Support Group
Contact: Julie Lettow at Jupiter@netwurx.net

Thursday, August 27, 2009
Cherry Hill, New Jersey Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Cherry Hill Public Library
Quiet Room – First Floor
1100 King Highway North
Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034
Contact:  Sandy Hughes during the day at
sandyhughes@elementar-inc.com, (856) 787-0022, ext. 203 or Susan Bunnell at jacksonsbj@verizon.net

SEPTEMBER 2009

Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cincinnati Area Apraxia Support Group
Where: Children's Hospital-Outpatient Mason
Contact: Marion Messerle at pmesserle@cinci.rr.com, or
Lesley Bunn at (513) 636-6123
 

September 20 - 25, 2009
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Apraxia Challenge
Contact:  http://www.apraxia-kids.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=304477 
 

OCTOBER 2009

October 17, 2009
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2009 Pittsburgh Walk-a-Thon
Contact:  Sue Frieburger, Chair, at Suef@apraxia-kids.org  

 



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