My main concern is Chapter 9, Speech Impairment.  In the last edition of the manual, this had been folded into the chapter on hearing, but it's obviously a much broader topic so we have separated it out.  To be honest, I'm in a tight corner.  We have planned a workshop to review all the material at the end of June, so that we can present the completed manual to CWD for approval at the ACS national meeting at the end of August, and right now we don't even have an author for this chapter, since the original volunteer is unable to do it for personal reasons.

Would there be anyone on the listserve or among your contacts who would be willing to write this chapter?  I will be more than happy to share the prospectus for the manual, a sample completed chapter, and the guidelines for the chapter, if you email me.  The length is up to the author, but we're probably looking at no more than 6-10 pages, less if appropriate.  Our goal is to make the instructor aware of a student's needs and how to best address them in different academic settings (classroom, testing and chemistry labs), not to replace the expert. 

To be upfront, there is no monetary value for this, since the manual will be distributed by CWD at no cost.  It would, however, qualify as a peer-reviewed professional publication.