ASHA advocates for people with communication disorders. Services ASHA offers continuing education programs for professionals and distributes material on speech disorders, language disorders, and hearing loss. It advocates for legislation affecting its members and those they serve. The Consumer Affairs Division of ASHA sponsors Helpline, an information service answering questions about communication disabilities.
Research is published six times a year.
Journals are also published on clinical practice several times a year. ASHA magazine is distributed four times a year. ASHA distributes a variety of factsheets for the general public on the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of speech, language, and hearing disorders. A list of materials is available on request.