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Links and Information
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The Language Express PSL System
Ages & Stages
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Communication Disorder
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Definitions
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This list was compiled for families by the Association for Families of
Children with a Communication Disorder (OAFCCD)
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These links are provided for
your professional interest (if your know of a great resource and would like it
added to the list please email it to us at language.express@healthunit.org
with a brief summary and complete web address) :
- Academic
Language Therapy Association
- A nonprofit, national professional organization incorporated in 1986 for
the purpose of establishing, maintaining and promoting standards of
education, practice and professional conduct for Certified Academic Language
Therapists.
- Academic
Speech-Language Center - Boston University Rehabilitation Services'
clinic providing speech evaluations and treatment for adult and pediatric
communication disorders.
- Afasic
- UK charity representing children and young adults with communication
impairments, promoting their inclusion in society, and supporting their
parents and caregivers.
- Apricot,
Inc. - Providing materials and services for children and adults with
learning, language, and/or behavior differences, including autism, dyslexia,
and ADHD. Workshops held in Portland, Oregon.
- At
Home with Gail M. Van Tatenhove - Certified Speech-Language Pathologist
specializing in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Online
offerings include a catalog of AAC therapy materials and opportunities to
schedule seminars and consultations.
- Beeks
Speech-Language Therapy Services and Consulting - Evaluations and
individualized therapy for children and adults by a certified and licensed
speech-language pathologist. Student and contractual services are also
available. Site includes articulation, oral motor intervention, and voice
therapy information. North Texas and Southern Oklahoma areas.
- Care
of the Professional Voice in Hawaii - Description of services offered to
professional voice patients by Dr. Hazenfield, an Ear, Nose, and Throat
specialist.
- Caroline
Bowen, Ph.D. - Speech-Language Pathologist - Over 150 pages of
speech-language pathology information for consumers, professionals, and
students. Frequently asked questions, word retrieval activities for
children, links to parents' homepages, an article on treatment planning, and
a "Start Page" of essential SLP links are among the featured
resources.
- Cerebral
Institute of Discovery - Augmentive Communication - Listings for Web
sites and books related to augmentive communication technology (products
that help individuals with speech impairments to express themselves).
- Communication
Therapy International - Professional association sharing experience
with, and information about, communication disabilities in less developed
countries. Its Web-based resources include activity listings, membership
details, and a recommended-reading list.
- Hardin
Meta Directory: Speech Pathology - From the University of Iowa, a
directory of online speech-pathology resource lists.
- Hayer-Vuyk,
LLC - Professional Speech Consultants - Improve business, professional,
and social speaking skills. Specializing in foreign and regional accent
reduction and corporate speech pathology. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Jeffrey
Korn, Speech-Language Therapy Page - Online home of Mr. Korn, a
speech-language therapist whose specialties include stuttering,
myofunctional deficits, and central auditory processing disorder. Language
games and pointers to related sites are provided, in addition to a
description of his Long Island, NY practice.
- Language
Disorders - Support and information listings for a wide range of
language disorders, including apraxia of speech / verbal dyspraxia,
hyperlexia, and central auditory processing disorder.
- Luisa
Cabrι, Logopedics Online - Online answers to questions about logopedics,
the pedagogical treatment of speech and language disturbances. Spanish and
English language site.
- Marcie's
Speech Domain - Resources for speech pathology graduate students and
professionals, including a dedicated message board and pointers to speech
disorder sites and lesson plans. Presented by Speech Pathology Masters
Candidate Marcie Easton.
- The
National Center for Neurogenic Communication Disorders - Staffed by
scientists, educators, students, and supporting personnel who are concerned
with speech and language disorders caused by diseases of the nervous system.
- National
Center for Voice and Speech - Research center at the University of Iowa.
Site is intended to disseminate information to investigators, clinicians,
and patients.
- Net
Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences - A guide to
speech-language pathology and audiology resources on the Internet. Features
links to scientific information, discussion groups, and related commercial
products.
- Remediation
Plus Phonemic Awareness Training - Therapists trained in
Orton-Gillingham based methodology deliver teacher training and
individualized instruction to students of all ages. Situated in Toronto,
Canada.
- Sensory
Bases of Reading and Language Disorders - Announcement of a forthcoming
symposium at the University of Essex. The programme will focus on the
contribution of auditory and visual deficits to reading and language
disorders (i.e. dyslexia and specific language impairment).
- Speech
Strategies - Provided by Stan Goldberg, Ph.D., a San Francisco-based
therapist specializing in stuttering, IEP consultations, and family-managed
home therapy programs for disabled children and adults with aphasia.
- Speech
Therapy: A Primer - Introduction to pediatric speech therapy, presented
by Ellen L. Councill, M.Sc., CCC-SLP. Related terms are defined; concepts
and goals are discussed.
- Speech
Therapy in Sevenoaks - Services offered in the Kent (UK) area by
Philippa Benson, Speech, Language and Literacy Therapist and Dynamic
Assessor of Thinking Skills.
- SpeechCare
- Offering speech-language therapy and traing workshops for parents and
prefessionals in the East Petersburg, PA area.
- Speechguru
- Discussion forums for speech-language pathologists and families to share
experiences, and post research work, links, and classifieds.
- The
Speechy Consultant - Sacramento-area practice specializing in the
training and development of optimal pediatric and adult communication
abilities.
- University
of Pittsburgh Voice Center - Educational information concerning
preventive voice health care and therapeutic approaches to voice disorders.
Special topics include issues for individuals who rely on their voice for
their profession.
- University
of Texas at Dallas: Callier Center for Communication Disorders - Center
for children and adults with hearing, speech and language problems. Services
include speech-language therapy, diagnosis and treatment in audiology,
hearing-aid services, and a cochlear implants/summer listening camp.
- The
Voice Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School - Devoted to the
description of conditions of the voice and larynx. Reviews of functional
anatomy and examination techniques augment information on specific
disorders.
- The
Voice Foundation - A world leader in the education and care of the
professional voice user. Its online home provides information about
Foundation's video library, meetings, and journal, as well as a search
engine for locating Foundation members around the world.
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