The ISHA Voice

Student Corner

Free Student Membership

All Student members both new and renewing will now receive complimentary ISHA membership. To join or renew – visit ISHA’s website HERE. Simply select the code STUDENT from the dropdown menu at checkout.

Fall 2025 ISHA Student Webinar: Rethinking Behavior: An OT-SLP Collaborative Paradigm for Sensory Integration and Support

ISHA hosted a student webinar that introduces therapy students to a new way of understanding a student’s behavior.  The webinar was co-presented by an occupational therapist and SLP.  A recording of this webinar is now available. 

Pathway to Licensure Documents

To assist students with the Illinois licensure process, ISHA has compiled several documents outlining the steps needed to apply for and obtain different types of Illinois licensure. See below for these resources:

• Steps to Obtain Speech-Language Pathology IDFPR Licensure
• Steps to Obtain Audiology IDFPR Licensure
• Steps to Illinois SLP Early Intervention Credential
• Pathways to Professional Educator Licensure in Illinois

Editor's Corner

“Letters to the Editor” and other article submissions should be sent to ishasocialmedia@gmail.com by the first of the month.  Please contact the ISHA Voice editor regarding how to submit an article if you are not a committee member. 

Membership Renewal

Members can now renew their membership online via the ISHA website.  Renew your membership today!

Campaign to Support Diversity within the CSD Professions

Join the ISHA campaign:  Supporting Diversity within the CSD Professions.  Help spread the word to young people from historically excluded communities about our speech-language pathology and audiology professions.

Attention: Bilingual Providers

ISHA’s Multicultural Issues Committee is updating the Bilingual and Bidialectal Providers Directory.  Providers wishing to be included in the directory need to complete this form.

ISHA is on Social Media

Stay up-to-date on the news of the association and profession via social.  Due to social media algorithms, it is important that you interact with the ISHA account / page by liking or commenting on posts.  This will increase the likelihood that you will see new posts. 

• ISHA on Facebook
• ISHA on Instagram

Pathway to Licensure

ISHA’s Legislative and Regulatory Committee collaborated with various ISHA committees to create several documents that outline the steps necessary to apply for and obtain different types of Illinois licensure.  These documents are designed to assist students and new professionals to the state in obtaining the necessary licensure to practice.