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What is Speech Therapy?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, speech therapy is treatment that improves the ability of a person with or without disabilities to talk and use language skills. Speech therapy can help people with communication challenges to express thoughts, understand what other … Continue reading

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NIDILRR-Funded Consumer Products: Speech Therapy

Speech therapy is a type of therapy that helps to improve a person’s ability to talk and use other language skills to express their thoughts and understand what other people are saying. Speech therapy may also help improve memory and … Continue reading

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Cepytin Foundation: Providing Therapy Services for People with Disabilities in Colombia

The Cepytin Foundation (in Spanish), which was founded in Bogotá, Colombia in 1988, promotes the rights of youth with disabilities and recognizes the possibilities of each person in their functionality, autonomy, and independence. The Foundation provides comprehensive rehabilitation services to … Continue reading

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Let’s Talk About AAC: Better Speech and Hearing Month Meets ALS Awareness Month

Better Speech and Hearing Month and ALS Awareness Month combine to help people with severe neurodegenerative conditions communicate with the world around them. Continue reading

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FANE: A Mexican Foundation to Support Children with Disabilities and Their Families

The Foundation to Support Children with Special Needs (FANE, acronym in Spanish) is a non-profit agency founded in 1994 in Tijuana, México that specializes in serving children and youth with special needs, whether those needs are related to a disability … Continue reading

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Keep Communicating – Better Speech and Hearing Month and ALS Awareness Month

For ALS Awareness Month and Better Speech and Hearing Month, we look at research and resources to help people with ALS keep communicating! Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 9 – Friday, June 13

Human Interest: Comic book adds character with disability (Disability Scoop) In an effort to better reflect modern life, comic book Archie is introducing a first-ever character with a disability. The new character, named Harper, is described as a “fashionista” with … Continue reading

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