Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
Practice Area
Contact Your Practice Area Representative
Brigette Wilson, M.A., CCC-SLP
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One of the primary benefits of OSLHA is to receive great additional content regarding each practice area. We regularly update our content and also publish content from Members.
Resources
Professional Resources
OSLHA CLD Practice Area Committee
How Do We Support You?- Video
Ohio Quick Facts
Ohio Statistics & Data
USDE Resources
USDE English Language Learners’ Website & Resources
Profile of ELL and LEP Students
Profile of Ohio’s English Language Learners (ELL) / Limited English Proficient (LEP) Students
ASHA Resources
ASHA ProFind allows individuals to search for providers based on bilingual language service. Bilingual services provided within the state of Ohio include Spanish, American Sign Language, Mandarin-Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Korean, Arabic, Cantonese-Chinese, German, Japanese, Urdu, Yiddish, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Finnish, Slovenian, and manually coded English.
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Statistics and Data
Bilingual Services Provided in the State of Ohio
Our state licensed speech-language pathologists and audiologists provide services in nearly 20 languages according to the Ohio Board renewal census data collected in 2018.
SLP services are provided in the following languages:
- 4 Arabic,
- 1 Cantonese-Chinese,
- 1 Chinese,
- 2 French,
- 2 German,
- 2 Greek,
- 3 Gujarati,
- 7 Hindi,
- 5 Hebrew,
- 1 Japanese,
- 1 Mandarin-Chinese,
- 2 Korean,
- 1 Persian,
- 1 Russian,
- 11 sign language,
- 54 Spanish,
- 1 Urdu,
- 1 Vietnamese.
Audiology services are provided in the following languages:
- 3 Arabic,
- 1 German,
- 1 Hindi,
- 1 Marathi,
- 4 Spanish,
- 1 Persian,
- 7 sign language.
Courses and Assessments
Dynamic Assessment Materials
- https://www.leadersproject.org/disability-evaluation/school-age-language-assessment-measures-slam/
- OSLHA eHearsay eJournal Vol 8, Issue 1: CLD: Diversity, Differences & Collaboration Edition
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