Business wellness programs have been around for a while, and employers are increasingly understanding the advantages of promoting employee well-being and productivity. These programs offer a variety of services to help employees live a healthy lifestyle, including exercise classes, health coaching, and dietary counselling.
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Nearly two-thirds of New York City students who are entitled to bilingual special education services are not receiving all of their mandated support, according to new figures released by the city’s education department.
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The Fresno Teachers Association and Fresno Unified School District announced they have reached a side letter agreement on salary increases for credentialled speech-language pathologists.
The pilot salary schedule is effective Feb. 1, 2023.
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PLATTSBURGH | Speech-language pathology students at SUNY Plattsburgh now have access to a new medical device, the only one of its kind in the University of Vermont Health Network, which services Northern New York.
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In 1986, the federal government mandated that states provide therapy for newborns and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities, but the program has been dogged by severe racial gaps in access and quality since its inception.
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The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Activity League and the California Scottish Rite Foundation are partnering to provide free speech therapy to families who can’t afford it.

Research & Innovation and the Florida High Tech Corridor are partnering to provide $75,000 to support the advancement of technologies developed by USF researchers. It’s part of the Early-Stage Innovation Fund, a pilot program launched in fall 2022.
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MANSFIELD, OH, USA, February 28, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At the start of 2023, Forbes AAC, a leading provider in the field of dedicated communication devices (forbesaac.com), announced the acquisition of CoughDrop, a cloud-based and team-focused AAC program (coughdrop.com).
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Guest: Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez, MS, CCC-SLP - This episode features Ingrid Owens-Gonzalez discussing the 3 things all school-based SLPs should know about multilingual/multicultural learners.
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The University of Texas at El Paso is one of nine universities that will research the development of artificial intelligence to aid speech-language development in young children.
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