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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UNO and 15 other universities around the country are receiving a grant from Parkinson Voice Project, a Texas clinic that helps people with Parkinson’s disease regain and retain their speech and ability to swallow.
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When a student receives special education services, they receive “specially designed instruction.” That could be speech therapy to teach them how to correctly say their sounds, or it could be academic instruction in the self-contained classroom from a special education teacher.
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Learning to speak is a struggle for Jiraiya Grant, who is autistic and mostly nonverbal. Playing in the swimming pool, on the other hand, is a joy.
Put the two together, and talking is not nearly as challenging for the 6-year-old.
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Kennedy Krieger Institute will expand its special education services across the state this year by opening a new school in St. Mary’s County that will serve up to 45 students with autism spectrum disorder, ages 5 to 21, the organization announced Monday.
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In mainstream media, stuttering is often comical or a symptom in people who are overly vulnerable and nervous. But the condition doesn’t stem at all from nerves or anxiety … and instead of a source of shame, it can be seen as a form of neurodiversity.
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Whitney Mitchell holds her daughter Havilah at her home while she has a seizure. Mitchell said her daughter has many medical issues that require a nurse at school but said one hasn’t been hired yet.
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Denver Public Schools systematically failed to implement federally required education plans for more than 1,000 students in 28 schools who require speech and language services, according to a finding by a state complaint officer with the Colorado Department of Education.
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CARRYING THE WEIGHT of a business on your shoulders can be an exhausting endeavor. Constantly worrying about your business’s success, about the livelihoods of those who work there and about your role as a leader can all eventually lead to feelings of burnout and fatigue.
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