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NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The National Stuttering Association, the largest self-help organization in the world for people who stutter, extends its heartfelt congratulations and a sincere appreciation to Arbos for his genuine and honest representation of stuttering on national television. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130121/CG45248) This is the first time that American Idol -- now in its 12th season - has chosen a contestant that openly stutters....
In Focus with Martin Sheen will spotlight therapies that are making progress in helping children in their developmental years with communication issues. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 The producers of In Focus with Martin Sheen are pleased to announce the latest in an effort to address issues facing America’s young people. The program is set to examine language disorders that are impacting communication skills in children. In Focus with Martin Sheen is an independently...
Japanese researchers have developed a device not unlike a real-life mute button -- a handheld gun that can actually (and painlessly) force a person to stop speaking. According to Martin Robinson of the Daily Mail, the device uses a technique known as Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) to render a person speechless. Essentially, it uses a microphone to detect speech, and then shoots the same noise back to the source -- the person who said it -- two-tenths of a second later. He says that...
Accent modification offered along with other speech therapy services Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 25, 2012 Los Angeles Voice Therapy (LAVT), a full-service speech language pathology private practice, announced it’s grand opening today. LAVT will offer a variety of services including voice rehabilitation, accent modification, and dialect coaching for actors. “We are so excited to announce the grand opening of our practice,” said Tina Babajanians, Speech Language Pathologist and...
New York City Special Education Collaborative announced today the launch of an innovative new pilot program for children with speech disorders. The Speech Buddies Advantage program aims to improve the quality of care provided to families by providing speech therapy services that are more effective and more affordable for schools than current offerings. New York, NY (PRWEB) September 27, 2011 New York City Special Education Collaborative announced today the launch of an innovative new...
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intuary, creator of Verbally, (www.verballyapp.com) an assisted-speech app for the iPad, today announced that Businessweek.com readers have recognized the company as one of America's top three Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2011. The voting took place as part of a Bloomberg BusinessWeek article featuring 25 for-profit companies that are fixing social ills, chosen according to their overall impact, innovation, and business success. (Photo:...
The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) will host its 2011 National Conference on Childhood Apraxia of Speech in San Diego, California on July 7 "“ July 9, at the Paradise Point Resort. This year's conference theme, "Unfolding Potential, Creating Possibilities," will address the use of emerging technology and how it's being used to assist children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), while still advocating and creating awareness on issues that affect...
The Luma Centerâ„¢ for Development and Learning at Valley Forge Educational Services in Malvern introduces a new school-year program, Speech and Language Explorers, to meet the needs of young children with speech/language-based learning challenges. The program "“ the first of its kind in the Chester County region - is designed particularly to meet the needs of children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech or other speech/language-based disabilities. Social interaction skills and...
Editors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association President Tommie L. Robinson, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP is available for interviews to discuss stuttering and treatments for it. Rockville, MD (Vocus/PRWEB) December 13, 2010 Why Cover This Now: The King's Speech, a new movie that will be released nationwide Friday, December 17, brings stuttering to the forefront and shows how King George VI overcame his severe speech impediment with help from his speech therapist Lionel Logue. The King's...
Findings suggest common speech problem, in some cases, may actually be an inherited metabolic disorderStuttering may be the result of a glitch in the day-to-day process by which cellular components in key regions of the brain are broken down and recycled, says a study in the Feb. 10 Online First issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study, led by researchers at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health,...
