IMPORTANT: All authors listed on the proposal are required to complete the disclosure form and submit a biography by Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time. If ANY author does not complete their disclosure, the ENTIRE PROPOSAL will be withdrawn from consideration by ASHA.

Author Agreement

By submitting a proposal to present at the ASHA Convention, you explicitly agree:

• If accepted, to adhere to the deadlines as detailed in the acceptance notification regarding additional information that is required, such as presentation materials, etc.
• To participate fully in the disclosure process, including thoughtful consideration of relevant interests, submission of a disclosure form by the required deadline, and providing the disclosure to learners at the start of the presentation. View sample disclosures.
• To provide a content disclosure, if the content of the proposal is focused on a specific product or service and will not include information on similar or like products/services. 
• To appropriately disclose the evidence supporting any claims related to efficacy, validity, reliability, benefits, or risks of approaches to assessment or treatment, including, when appropriate, the level and type of evidence. 
• To refrain from attempting to persuade attendees to purchase or use a specific product, service, piece of equipment, or device. 
• To offer content in a manner that does not ridicule, defame or demoralize individuals or groups.
• That you are responsible for ensuring the accuracy, originality, and appropriate use of all text, images, data, and other content included in the proposal and presentation, regardless of any tools or resources used in their development.
• That any research in which you participated and may be discussing in this presentation complies with mandated national and institutional policies and procedures pertaining to animal and/or human subjects research.
• To comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and to ensure the privacy of patients/clients by refraining from using names, photographs, or other patient/client identifiers in your presentation(s) without the patient's/client's knowledge and written authorization.
• To follow the guidelines for crediting authorship for research presentations as outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
• That no part of the presentation or materials (e.g. PPT, handouts) infringes upon any copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party.
• If any part of the presentation or materials involve the performance or reproduction of any pre-existing work, that you are the owner of the copyright, or have obtained permission.
• That the presentation and materials will contain nothing libelous, injurious, or untrue.
• To grant to ASHA a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive royalty free license for ASHA to use and host the Presentation and Materials for the ASHA Convention.
• That you have full power and authority, free of any rights of any nature whatsoever by any person, to enter into this Agreement and to grant the license to ASHA in this Agreement.
• That you shall indemnify and hold harmless ASHA and its agents, board members, employees, affiliates, successors, assignees and licensees from and against any claim, damage, liability, expense or loss, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs associated therewith, or with the enforcement of this indemnity, arising from any claim asserted against ASHA by any person or entity, arising from your actual or alleged breach of any of their representations and warranties in this Agreement or arising from the Presentation or Materials.

ASHA's acceptance of a proposal does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.

Presenting Author Agreement

If you are listed on the proposal as a presenting author, or expect to have any role in public presentation of the proposal (speaker, moderator, other), you must additionally agree to the Presenting Author Agreement. The Presenting Author Agreement specifically pertains to public presentation at the ASHA Convention, whether in person or in a virtual format. Presenters who do not agree to the terms of the agreement outlined below will not be allowed to present.

Disclosure Policy

Each author approaches their proposal topic and content from their own unique perspective based on their background and experiences. The disclosure process helps authors reflect on what influences their proposal, helps learners understand how session content is crafted and delivered, and enhances trust.

Authors must consider and disclose during the proposal submission process (as well as during the presentation, if accepted) any perspectives, roles, and relationships they believe are related to the content of the session.

Each author needs to review the considerations below, think about how they may influence your content, and provide the relevant disclosures on the disclosure form by the stated deadline. Authors are also expected to update their disclosures if circumstances change

If your presentation is accepted, your disclosures will be listed in the Convention Planner/mobile app as part of the author information related to each session. Failure to participate fully in this process, by any author, will automatically result in the proposal’s rejection from the program.

Consider and disclose any relationship that is relevant to the presentation, such as:

• Employer
• Research funding/grants
• Registration waivers/stipends
• Royalties/IP ownership/ownership interests (stocks, etc.)
• Consulting or speaking fees
• Affiliations (memberships, board/committees, etc.)
• Volunteer activities (consulting, teaching, presenting, etc.)
• Hosting information/resources (websites, podcasts, etc.)

For More Information

For detailed information about the planner and instructor disclosure process and why it matters, see the Course Planner and Instructor Disclosure web page. For detailed information about the content disclosure process, see the Course Content Disclosure webpage.