The purpose of this Association shall be:
A. To promote speech and hearing as a science and as a profession.
B. To encourage basic scientific study of the processes of communication and promote investigation of communicative disorders.
C. To stimulate the exchange and dissemination of information pertaining to the normal aspects of speech, hearing, and language; speech pathology; audiology; and language therapy.
D. To encourage and foster the growth of professional services for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders in the State of South Dakota.
E. To promote understanding and cooperation among the educational, medical, and other related professions, as well as the general public, in the area of Speech Pathology and Audiology.
F. To establish and maintain a close relationship with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
G. To promote the prevention of disorders of human communication.
