University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus
13080 E 19th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Those wishing to book accommodations through the university are invited to stay at the the Benson Hotel and Faculty Club conveniently located near campus at 13025 E Montview Blvd, Aurora, CO 80045. To reserve your room at the university's discounted rate of $159 per night, please visit their website here to book. The room block closes December 20th.
We are grateful to have received funding for this event from the President’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grant by the Office of the President at the University of Colorado.
This course offers 1.15 ASHA CEUs (intermediate level; professional area)
Attendees seeking education credit must attend sessions in full and must complete the course self-assessment and learning assessment and return them to Katie Schroder in person in order to receive ASHA CEUs.
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Participants will:
Please click here to access the agenda.
Ruchi Kapila, MS, CCC-SLP, NCVS trained vocologist (they/she) is owner of Kapila Voice and Speech Services, A Professional Corporation in Hayward, CA, providing voice and communication services with a gender-inclusive lens as a speech-language pathologist and singing voice specialist. Mx. Kapila also teaches singing voice in their private studio. They frequently present, publish, and educate nationally on gender-affirming voice care and intersectional cultural responsiveness within the SLP field. She also serves as a founding member of Trans Voice Initiative, board member for the newly-formed Disability Caucus, and officer and parliamentarian for L’GASP (LGBTQ+ Caucus of ASHA). In addition, they serve as a lecturer for Minnesota State University - Mankato and San Francisco State University.
AC Goldberg (he/him) is a physically disabled, intersex/transgender professor at Northeastern University and contractor at Prismatic Speech Services. His mission is to cultivate affirming spaces for all people, and to be the role model he needed as a younger professional. AC’s work centers around empathy, humanity and intersectional cultural responsiveness. His continuing education nonprofit, The CREDIT Institute, is dedicated to advancing equity in educational and healthcare settings. AC is considered a top international expert in gender-affirming voice, trauma-informed care and neurodiversity inclusive practices. As a founding member of the Trans Voice Initiative, he has dedicated countless hours to mentoring and educating younger TGNC SLPs. AC is the 2022 recipient of the American Speech Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Outstanding Service Award. If you’d like to get to know him, he's @transplaining Instagram.