Bonnie Bastian, MS, CCC-SLP, Kristen Starin MS, CCC-SLP and Amanda Picioli, M.E.D., Au.D., CCC-A have successfully launched CATCH: CSS Accessibility Tech Consulting Hours, a hands-on consulting experience to explore current automatic speech recognition and accessibility tools. Students, faculty and staff may register using this link. 

Jennifer Verbakel, MS, CCC-SLP co-presented “From ‘I’m Not Creative’ to ‘Let’s Try It!’” at the 2026 Florida Creativity Conference. 

Amanda Picioli, M.E.D., Au.D., CCC-A and Kristen Starin, M.S., CCC-SLP were again invited to present to the University of Rochester’s ASL and Deaf Culture Studies department. These presentations explore the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology with a focus on serving deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. It aims to introduce students to the diverse roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists, clarify common misconceptions about the professions, and highlight the unique challenges and opportunities when working with the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. 

CSS has an ongoing Food Share Collection box outside of the Audiology Center (LBJ-3130) for donations that are delivered to RIT’s Food Share.