The Apraxia Kids National Conference is the only major conference on the speech, language, learning, and life needs of children with apraxia. The National Conference brings together parents, professionals, educators, and others who are seeking the most up-to-date and in-depth learning opportunities available.
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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – As a person with learning disabilities or the parent of a child with LD, there are several decisions to be made about life after high school. In Marshall County, two special education teachers hosted an event Tuesday night to help parents create that plan.
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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.
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Rosanne Lysne, MS/CCC-Speech-language Pathologist, explained how SLPs’ roles have dramatically changed. SLPs were previously primarily known as speech therapists because the services they provided were focused on remediation of speech sound errors and articulation.
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A new audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli finds young children with disabilities aren’t getting all the support services they’re entitled to.
DiNapoli is calling on the state Department of Health to improve its Early Intervention Program and even the playing field for all children with disabilities.
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Over the past three years, the pandemic has affected the development of our young ones, and the reality for a lot of families is that online learning was not ideal. Lear Communication can help, and registered speech-language pathologist Kylee Daley joined us with sensory-based skills to help phonemic and phonological awareness.
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To help those who have lost their ability to speak easily, Georgia Southern University’s RiteCare Center for Communications Disorders again is recruiting students, faculty, and staff members to make recordings for submission to a voice bank.
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UC Davis Health researchers have begun a new clinical trial that uses stem cells to treat patients with swallowing problems related to tongue injury from cancer treatment.
The trial is called REVIVE.
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A more holistic approach to education staffing that includes telepractice holds the potential to reduce educator burnout and ease the workforce shortage.
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A program from the Comprehensive Therapy Center aims to create a more diverse health care workforce by putting students from marginalized groups in touch with providers and clinicians of color.
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