Founded in 1936, the Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association, MSHA, is a nonprofit organization with approximately 750 members in the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology. The organization's goals are concerned with the prevention, assessment and treatment of communication disorders and the study of normal and disordered human communication. This listserv deals with speech pathology in relation to education issues.

Listserv Rules:

• You may not harass, abuse, threaten, or advocate violence against other members or individuals or groups.
• Only members of MSHA may participate in a listserv. Listserv participants found to be lapsed in their membership will be removed.
• You may not post content that is obscene, otherwise objectionable, or in violation of federal or state law.
• You may not add members to a group without their permission.
• You may not use the listserv for commercial or advertising purposes.
• You may not post content which infringes the intellectual property, privacy, or other rights of third parties.
• You cannot re-post or re-transmit content that belongs to another user without that user's permission. A listserv�s owner or moderator (or any other user) cannot re-post or re-transmit content to any other site unless the person has the explicit permission of every group member whose content is being re-posted or re-transmitted.
• In the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to MSHA�s attention, MSHA will take all

appropriate action.

Listserv Etiquette:

• Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location, and e-mail address.
• State the topic of the comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting.
• Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply, delete any header information, and put your response before the original posting. Do not change the name of a listserv thread. Simply hit the "Reply to:" button and leave the name unchanged.
• Keep your messages concise and to the point.
• Please do not advertise via the listserv.
• Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from.
• Do not send administrative messages, such as �remove me from the list�, through the list.