{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Inside SLP","title":"12: What ASHA Can’t Legally Do","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6d6491c3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1043,"description":"In moments of professional frustration, it’s easy to confuse visibility with authority and to assume that the loudest voice is also the one holding the gavel. This episode looks beneath that assumption, tracing the legal boundaries that shape what a national association can (and cannot) actually do.\nWe explore:\nThe HOA analogy: Why ASHA operates as a private association, not a regulatory body and why it doesn’t have enforcement power over employers.\nThe tying intervention: How the U.S. Department of Education forced a separation between accreditation and certification.\nThe jurisdiction map: Where different kinds of power actually live, from state legislatures to licensing boards to universities.\nFiduciary duty: How the law directs boards to protect institutional continuity, even under intense professional pressure.\nSources:\nSpecial thank you to Dr. Angela Louvenbrouk (former President of the American Academy of Audiology, ASHA Fellow, former ASHA board member, and recipient of Honors of the Academy—AAA’s highest award—2019) for being a primary source for this podcast series.\nBoard of Directors Fiduciary Responsibilities, Council of State Speech‐Language‐Hearing Association Presidents—Spring Program, May 16, 2016\nTHE AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION: LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARDS OF NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS, October 2013\nASHA Committee Toolkit, 2025\nAudiology Today, Volume 15, No. 3, May/June, 2023 (regarding the Department of Education)\nConnect:\nContact Megan: therapyinsights.com/insideslp\nPACT Survey: pactsurvey.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Uwvc3YpXBq3-mZroiH9iArBS1kVLj8rLaayQr8ctqvc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzE4/YzFiYTRlNGVjNTZj/ODA1MzIwOTg5Y2Q0/YWNjOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}