Live broadcast (one-time viewing only): July 24, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern time

Last chance to sign up: July 24, 2025, Noon, Eastern time

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Description:

This webinar will explore how clinical educators in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) programs can implement inclusive, effective, and appropriate accommodations for graduate students with disabilities. The speakers will address the legal framework for accommodations, key principles of inclusivity, and effective use of campus disability support services. The webinar will highlight case examples to explore viable options for implementing specific accommodations in clinical education.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• Implement appropriate accommodations in clinical education for CSD students
• Discuss Office of Civil Rights (OCR) case investigations of university approaches to disability accommodations
• Describe effective use of disability support services on campus

DEI Professional Development Requirement*

This course can count toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for DEI (which encompasses cultural competency; cultural humility; culturally responsive practice; and diversity, equity, and inclusion). (If you participate in the ASHA CE Registry, it will automatically appear on your transcript; if you are not part of the Registry, you can manually report on your compliance form.) See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

Supervision Professional Development Requirement*

This course can count toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for Supervision. (You must manually report that you are counting this course toward this requirement on your compliance form regardless of whether you participate in the ASHA CE Registry or not.) See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

*Note: You can count a portion of this course (e.g., 15 minutes, 30 minutes, etc.) toward the DEI requirement and the remaining time toward the Supervision requirement OR you can count the full 1 hour toward one requirement. (You cannot count the same 15-min or 30-min block of time toward both requirements.)

Presenter Information

Victoria A. Bartunek, MA (she/her/ella) earned her Master’s degree at Ball State University and Bachelor’s degree at San Francisco State University. Victoria has dedicated her professional career to supporting individuals with disabilities in various sectors. She has worked with students with disabilities in K-12, community college, 4-year institutions, and at Oregon DHS supporting Oregonians with disabilities. She currently acts as the Director of Accessibility and Accommodations at Pacific University, supporting students, faculty, and staff.

Disclosures:

• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Elaine Mormer, PhD, CCC-A (she/her/hers) is professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Education in the University of Pittsburgh CSD Department. She served as director of Audiology Clinical Education for over 25 years. Dr. Mormer teaches CSD students in the classroom and clinic, including a course on evidence-based clinical instruction. She has provided continuing education programs on clinical education at national and international venues. She was a 2019 co-recipient of the Provost’s Innovation in Education Award and the 2020 American Academy of Audiology Outstanding Educator Awardee.

Disclosures:

• Paid employee at the University of Pittsburgh
• Volunteer service on the Council for Clinical Certification
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete and submit the learning assessment by July 26, 2025.

Program History and CE Information

Live webinar: July 24, 2025
3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern time

This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related area).