Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC)

Huzzah.

Uh, happy end of July and almost back to school season.

Uh, this PacDawson mommy is very excited to get back into a beautiful routine, as well as the fact that both my boys are at the same school for the first time in a minute, and my morning commute just became, um, joyful, even more joyful because I'm...

You know, less commute time.

Yay.

But I also recognize while I'm excited to be going back, some of my colleagues and caregivers across the country might be incredibly nervous and very trepidatious about the school year starting, uh, because in large part, um, uh, current state of the academic world, right? In case you've missed it in the news, um, the Department of Justice and, uh, Department of Ed are trying to overturn the Olmstead Act, which essentially means that students and individuals with disabilities across the lifespan should be allowed access to the world, right? And this hits PacDawson extra hard because this not only is mommy's career, but it's also the embodiment of the rights that my brother-in-law has.

So your call to action this week, please, please, please, if you haven't done so already, um, and you can support the NEA, um, follow them.

Uh, the National Down Syndrome Society has been doing, uh, really good updates on, uh, the Olmstead Act, as well as the, uh, various, uh, Americans with disabilities, um, groups have been having great updates on the Olmstead Act.

So please follow that.

Uh, now, onto today's show.