Jamila Minga, PhD has been announced as a recipient of the 2024 ASHA Media Champion Award. Minga won for co-producing the documentary, RHD: Hidden Diagnosis, which aired on PBS and on local public broadcasting networks. The film highlights the little-known issue of right hemisphere brain damage and features people who have sought treatment for it after having a stroke. The documentary showcases the work of speech-language pathologists in helping these individuals to communicate more effectively.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) Media Champion Awards recognize media outlets, ASHA members, and others for outstanding coverage and outreach about communication disorders and the work of audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
“Communication challenges can go untreated and worsen when the public doesn’t know how they can be addressed,” said 2024 ASHA President Tena L. McNamara, AuD, CCC-A/SLP. “We applaud this year’s Media Champion Award honorees for informing individuals and families on how they can identify communication disorders and get treatment for them.” She added: “We also want to salute the continual initiative, proactivity, and impact of this year’s ASHA member honorees. They are tremendous media engagement models for all of us.”
Read more about all of the 2024 ASHA Media Champion Award recipients in the full press release.