Ohio State Contact Information

Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 309
Germantown, OH 45327-0309

Contact: Chelsea Bailey, Association Manager
Phone: 937-855-4337
E-mail: oslha-chelsea@ohioslha.org

State Regulatory Agencies

Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Hearing Aid Dispensers

Speech and Hearing Professionals Board  
77 South High Street, Suite 1659
Columbus, OH 43215-6108

Contact: Gregg Thornton, Esq., Executive Director
Phone: 614-466-3145  
E-mail: board@shp.ohio.gov

School-Based Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Certification/Licensing

Educator Licenses
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Phone: 877-644-6338                  
E-mail: educator.licensure@education.ohio.gov

Early Intervention Requirements for Practice

Early Intervention
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
30 East Broad Street, 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Contact: Nathan DeDino, Part C Coordinator
Phone: 614-644-7580
Email: ei@dodd.ohio.gov

Special Education Contacts

Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Contact: JoHannah Ward, Director
Phone: 614-466-2650  
E-mail: Exceptionalchildren@education.ohio.gov  

or

Contact: Bernadette Laughlin, SEACDC Consultant
E-mail: Bernadette.laughlin@education.ohio.gov

Hearing Screening Contacts

Infant Hearing Program
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Ohio Department of Health
246 North High Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-387-0135        
E-mail: infanthearingprogram@odh.ohio.gov 

Children's Vision and Hearing Program
246 N. High Street, 6th floor
Columbus, OH 43215

Phone: 614-466-1995  
Email: bmcfh@odh.ohio.gov

ASHA Corporate Partners