Sydney Bassard, MSP, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in working with individuals who are Deaf and hard of hearing and literacy disorders. She owns The Listening SLP, which is her private practice and social media brand. Sydney was noted as an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Innovator in 2023 for her work centered on the equity of health information. Through her social media page, she engages with professionals and parents on the topics of hearing loss and literacy. Sydney is actively involved with research related to both clinical areas of interest.