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Become a Member of AKSHA

Benefits of Membership

Thank you for supporting the professions through your annual AKSHA membership. Your active membership demonstrates your commitment to AKSHA’s mission to serve and advocate for the needs of speech-language pathologists and audiologists and the clients we serve.

What does your $50.00 annual MSHA membership fee really buy?

• AKSHA member registration discounts and paid CEU fees for all AKSHA Fall Convention.
• New and ever-improving Web resources, including an online membership directory, a newsletter archive, a job board, links to useful professional sites, a calendar of AKSHA events, and occasional e-mail blasts to announce time-sensitive or emerging “hot” issues.

Other Ongoing MSHA Member Benefits

Legislative advocacy and representation to Alaska state commissioners of health and human services and education to lawmakers, consumers, insurance payers, school districts, and others that influence our profession.

Organized and productive committee structure with leadership and team development opportunities through our Advocacy, Continuing Education, Membership, Licensing and Regulations, Nominations, Awards & Scholarship, Special Interests and other committees, soon to be accessible in real-time contexts for all members statewide.

News, networking, and colleagues available through our members-only online directory, four newsletters per year, and upcoming special interest group listservs. Got a question? AKSHA has answers!

Membership Dues

There are several options to choose from. For each membership type, annual dues apply for 12 months from your join date.

• Member – $50
  For persons who (1) hold a graduate degree in communication disorders, speech-language pathology, audiology, or speech and hearing science; or (2) hold a graduate degree and present evidence of active research, interest and performance in the field of communication disorders)
• Associate – $40
  For persons who hold a Bachelor’s or an Associate’s Degree in communication disorders, speech-language pathology, audiology or speech and hearing science. Associate membership is not available to those who qualify for Member status and does not include voting rights.
• Affiliate – $25
  For any person with an interest in the field of communication disorders. This membership category is available only to persons not eligible for other categories
• Student – $20
  For persons enrolled full-time in recognized training programs and preparing for a degree in communication disorders, speech-language pathology, audiology or speech and hearing science.
• Life
  Awarded by the Association to persons who have been members in good standing for at least ten years and/or who have (1) reached the age of 60 years and retired from professional practice or have (2) been disabled and are unable to maintain professional practice

We hope you’ll consider membership in AKSHA and that you’ll actively participate in one or more of the many ongoing Association activities. AKSHA is eager to hear how we can serve you better. Please contact the AKSHA office or any AKSHA officer with your questions or comments.

Application & Renewal Forms
Download the membership application: (PDF)

Already a member? Need to renew?
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