Speech and language pathology

PresenceLearning, Provider of Teletherapy Tools, Becomes New Corporate Partner of ASHA

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that PresenceLearning, a provider of live online special educationrelated services for grades preK12, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that PresenceLearning, a provider of live online special educationrelated services for grades preK12, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.
  • PresenceLearning has been providing teletherapy tools for 12 years, and its proprietary platform has been built by clinicians for clinicians.
  • "Expanding our partnership with ASHA is an important part of our commitment to the speech-language pathology profession."
  • PresenceLearning is a leading provider of live online special education related services, including speech-language therapy, for preK12 students nationwide.

Leading AAC Provider Smartbox Launches Lumin-i: a New Eye Tracking Solution Developed in Collaboration With Smart Eye

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Monday, July 19, 2021

Global Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) provider Smartbox Assistive Technology, and Smart Eye, a leader in AI-based eye tracking solutions for the automotive, aerospace, neuroscience, and research sectors, today announce a new collaboration.

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  • Global Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) provider Smartbox Assistive Technology, and Smart Eye, a leader in AI-based eye tracking solutions for the automotive, aerospace, neuroscience, and research sectors, today announce a new collaboration.
  • Together they have developed Lumin-i, a unique and advanced eye tracking product that will enable AAC users with complex and limited mobility to have a voice.
  • This collaboration means that Lumin-i is now offered as part of Smartboxs market leading Grid Pad AAC devices*.
  • Lumin-i features Smart Eyes robust eye tracking algorithms, offering a high level of accuracy and enabling a very responsive solution.

Top Names in Music, Comedy, Film, and Law Recall Challenges of Stuttering and Pathways to Success at The American Institute For Stuttering's 15th Annual "Freeing Voices, Changing Lives" Gala

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

Despite this, each achieved a meaningful and highly visible career in music, comedy, law, and leadership, where speech and communication are imperative to success.

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  • Despite this, each achieved a meaningful and highly visible career in music, comedy, law, and leadership, where speech and communication are imperative to success.
  • Simon, Brady, Stossel, and attorney Eric R. Dinallo are among the public figures who discuss their personal experiences with stuttering at the American Institute for Stuttering's 15th annual "Freeing Voices, Changing Lives" celebration.
  • The Gala raises funds to provide free or reduced cost speech therapy to qualifying children and adults throughout the country.
  • Its mission extends to providing professional training to speech therapists and to advancing public and professional understanding of stuttering.

Voiceitt Launches State-of-the-Art Speech Recognition App to Empower Communication for Individuals with Speech Impairments

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

The Voiceitt app can be downloaded for free by individuals or in volume by institutions, nursing facilities and organizations.

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  • The Voiceitt app can be downloaded for free by individuals or in volume by institutions, nursing facilities and organizations.
  • Voiceitt's app integrates with Amazon's Alexa to increase independence and quality of life for individuals with speech and motor disabilities.
  • The Voiceitt experience begins with a simple training phase, allowing the software to better recognize an individual's speech.
  • Voiceitt has created a speech-to-speech application for individuals with speech and motor impairments using their own voice.

ASHA Announces New Corporate Partner: CapTel From T-Mobile, the Nation's First FCC-Certified Captioned Telephone Service

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Monday, May 24, 2021

ROCKVILLE, Md., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today announced that CapTel from T-Mobile, an FCC-certified captioned telephone service, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today announced that CapTel from T-Mobile, an FCC-certified captioned telephone service, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.
  • "We're excited to expand this service to audiologists and their patients," said ASHA President A. Lynn Williams, PhD, CCC-SLP.
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    CapTel From T-Mobile was the nation's first FCC-certified captioned telephone service, and has since connected millions of captioned phone calls for people with hearing loss.
  • Through corporate sponsorships with advocacy organizations like ASHA, CapTel ensures broad access to its captioned telephone demo program.

ASHA Announces New Corporate Partner: TIMS Medical, a Provider of High-Resolution Medical Imaging Technology

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

b'ROCKVILLE, Md., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today announced that TIMS Medical, a provider of high-resolution medical imaging technology, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.\nTIMS Medical devices are used by hospitals nationwide.

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  • b'ROCKVILLE, Md., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) today announced that TIMS Medical, a provider of high-resolution medical imaging technology, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner.\nTIMS Medical devices are used by hospitals nationwide.
  • "This partnership will help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) ensure that they continue to offer the very best in care for their patients.
  • "\n"TIMS Medical has been a passionate supporter of ASHA since 2008," said Mark Mariotti, President and CEO at TIMS Medical.
  • http://www.asha.org\nTIMS Medical is a division of Foresight Imaging, focused on finished medical devices for the recording, editing, archiving, and real-time collaboration on medical imaging studies.

Sucheta Kamath, Founder and CEO of ExQ®, is honored to have received the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Honors of the Association Award for 2021

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Monday, March 1, 2021

ATLANTA, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sucheta Kamath, Founder and CEO of ExQ, a personalized, digital training curriculum designed to teach Executive Function, is honored to have received the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Honors of the Association Award for 2021.

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  • ATLANTA, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sucheta Kamath, Founder and CEO of ExQ, a personalized, digital training curriculum designed to teach Executive Function, is honored to have received the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Honors of the Association Award for 2021.
  • During last week's 2021 Annual Convention, The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA) awarded Sucheta Kamath the Honors of the Association Award for 2021.
  • "I have been a Member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) since 1996 and a Member of the Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA) since 2011.
  • About GSHA: The Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association (GSHA) is a professional association of individuals specializing in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of communication, swallowing, and hearing disorders.

Free Bilingual Texting Service Helps Parents Worried About Their Child's Speech and Language Development

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Speech and language disorders are among the most common disorders that young children experience.

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  • Speech and language disorders are among the most common disorders that young children experience.
  • Most speech and language disorders are highly treatable, but the earlier parents and caregivers seek help for their child, the better.
  • However, parents absolutely know their child best, and we always encourage them to trust their gut on matters related to their child's speech and language development.
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    Bright by Text is a nationwide text messaging service that helps parents and caregivers of children prenatal to age 8 make the most of everyday interactions.

Helping concerned parents identify and understand developmental delay

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Saturday, February 20, 2021

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Helping parents to identify and understand developmental delay in their child is crucial in ensuring children receive the necessary intervention and support as fast as possible.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Helping parents to identify and understand developmental delay in their child is crucial in ensuring children receive the necessary intervention and support as fast as possible.
  • Being concerned about a child's development and the potential for delay is something that occupies the minds of many parents and for good reason.
  • In the US, over 16.7% of children will experience some form of developmental delay.
  • Developmental delay may be present in any one of the different aspects of a child's development.

National Virtual Speech Therapy Company Contracts with Harbour Benefits Holding Inc. to Increase Plan Participant Access to Telehealth Services

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.,, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Speech, Inc., a pioneer in the online speech therapy space, has contracted with Harbour Benefits Holding Inc , to increase access for much-needed virtual speech therapy services to Harbour's plan participants.

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  • HOLLYWOOD, Fla.,, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Speech, Inc., a pioneer in the online speech therapy space, has contracted with Harbour Benefits Holding Inc , to increase access for much-needed virtual speech therapy services to Harbour's plan participants.
  • Harbour collaborates with top-performing vendors to expand their innovative suite of solutions and provide new savings for their clients and members.
  • Since 2014, Great Speech, Inc. has been the pioneer in virtual speech therapy, delivering convenient and specialized synchronous and asynchronous speech therapy services virtually.
  • Harbour Benefit Holdings, Inc. ("Harbour"), formerly known as Zenith American Holding, Inc., is a third-party administrative holding entity.