Policy and Procedures on PUBLIC COMMENT Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Initial Implementation date: January 1, 2002 Effective Date of Revisions: July 1, 2005 for all programs anticipating a site visit after that date The Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) is a nationally recognized accrediting agency. As part of the CAA’s recognition by the U.S. Department of Education, the agency is encouraged to develop a method for allowing public input about the accreditation process and about graduate education programs prior to final decision by the CAA. Accordingly, individuals who wish to provide input about a program seeking candidacy (preaccreditation), initial CAA accreditation, or about a CAA-accredited program seeking reaccreditation may do so in two ways: a) by submitting written comments prior to the accreditation site visit in accordance with the procedures specified below, or b) by providing comments to the site visit team during the program’s scheduled site visit. All comments provided must: • relate to a program’s compliance with the published Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Education Prs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (Standards), effective January 1, 1999, and • identify the specific program seeking candidacy, initial accreditation, or reaccreditation with the CAA. I. Procedures for Submitting Comments Prior to the ...