A University of Houston professor and her research team are seeking to improve the lives and education of bilingual children across the country through their research on developmental language disorder.

https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/april-2023/04262023-uh-led-research-team-seeks-to-improve-language-learning-in-bilingual-children.php

The augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) boards have been placed in Heritage Park and Independence Park. Canton Township officials said the boards will help people express themselves while encouraging inclusivity on the playgrounds.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/04/26/nonverbal-communication-boards-installed-in-2-canton-township-playgrounds/

There’s always a fun activity going on outdoors during the summer months for the whole family to enjoy. Chris Booth, a licensed master social worker and lead clinical care coordinator at Marcus Autism Center, a subsidiary of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, says for families with children on the autism spectrum, finding autism friendly events is a way to add inclusive summer fun to your schedule.

https://www.cordeledispatch.com/2023/04/24/tips-to-make-spring-and-summer-activities-more-fun-for-children-on-the-autism-spectrum/

SCALE is one of the few places in the country that helps people with aphasia—a condition that robs a person of the ability to use their words—by way of immersion tactics.

https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/health/baltimore-aphasia-nonprofit-scale-advocates-patients-life-enhancement/

“We found that 74% of Americans still say they feel stressed about their job and their career, and 47% of workers are experiencing burnout at work," says Woods. "Importantly, half of those people report that it has worsened over the past year.”
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BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that Wellspring Therapy Services, LLC (Wellspring), a speech and occupational therapy practice in Anne Arundel County, pleaded guilty to felony Medicaid fraud in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
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As schools try to rebound from pandemic-era teacher turnover, some educators and families say they’re especially worried about the future of special education. A severe shortage of qualified instructors in that field has left thousands of students, teachers and families in free fall.
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Penn State’s Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic has received a five-year grant that will enable speech language pathologists and graduate student clinicians to provide therapy to people with Parkinson’s Disease.
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Shanon Brantley, an Arkansas State University assistant professor of communication disorders, has seen the positive impact on patients of the Parkinson Voice Project's SPEAK OUT! therapy in Jonesboro, and she's thrilled more patients will have access to the treatment virtually as part of a grant from the Parkinson Voice Project.
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Marshall University’s Speech and Hearing Center is receiving funding for a statewide speech therapy program for those with Parkinson’s Disease.
The $280,000 grant from the nonprofit Parkinson Voice Project will help provide the resources to provide speech therapy to patients remotely.
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