CASLPO News

Pride Recognition 2025

Pride Month is a meaningful opportunity to recognize and celebrate the diversity in our communities. At the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO), we proudly stand with 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals as a part of our ongoing commitment to advancing equity and inclusion in healthcare.

This Pride Month, we are reaffirming our commitment to support audiologists and speech-language pathologists as they continue to provide care that is informed, inclusive, and respectful of the experiences and contributions of 2SLGBTQIA+ people.

As a regulatory body, CASLPO’s role is to protect the public by ensuring that audiologists and speech-language pathologists provide high-quality, culturally safe care. That means care that respects and supports everyone—patients, students, clients, and families —including those from 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 

Here are some of the steps we’ve taken to support this work:

• Partnered with Egale Canada to host a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion E-Forum (webinar) addressing Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate and Transphobia in healthcare;
• Updated—and continue to ensure—that CASLPO documents and services use inclusive, non-binary, and gender-affirming language;
• Developed and shared a Guide for Equitable and Inclusive Services to help registrants provide respectful, patient-centred care. The Guide states that every person is:
  • like no other  
  • like some others and  
  • like all others  
• Created FAQs to support the Guide, including advice on respecting name and pronoun changes.  
• Published an ex.press newsletter article about using gender-neutral pronouns with children. 

These actions align with the values in CASLPO’s Code of Ethics , which requires all audiologists and speech-language pathologists to treat all people fairly and with respect, and to provide equitable and inclusive patient-centred care.

We also recognize that 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals continue to face discrimination and exclusion within health care systems. Real change takes ongoing effort. CASLPO is committed to listening, learning, and doing the work needed to help create a more inclusive and respectful environment for everyone—regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Happy Pride Month.