Today I wanted to talk a bit about one of the more common reasons people lose the ability to speak: having a laryngectomy as a result of throat cancer. As a speech language pathologist, I often work with people who have been diagnosed with laryngeal cancer and have...

Every once in a while, we get a story from an APP2Speak user that’s so good we just have to share it with you, so that’s what today’s blog post will be about. Before we share the story itself, here’s a little backstory: Joanna W., a college student in an Occupational...

On August 30, 2009, at only 36 years old, Kelly Marsh, a successful businesswoman with roles at the Cincinnati Museum Center and, most recently, chief marketing officer at Thomas More College, suffered a debilitating stroke. One effect of the stroke was aphasia, a...

In this Blog, I usually talk about a variety of specific issues faced by people who have challenges with their speech and the people who help them deal with these challenges (including caregivers and family members). But sometimes it’s good to step back and look at...

April is Autism Awareness month, so that makes this the perfect time to reflect on the question of how to support the communication needs of people on the autism spectrum. In this post, I’ll explore how AAC apps such as APP2Speak can benefit those on the spectrum who...

Nonverbal adults who have difficulty speaking and communicating due to conditions such as stroke, brain injury, or physical disabilities caused by surgery (for example, a laryngectomy), may find it challenging to return to work or engage in social interactions. For...

This past year, America was shocked when it learned that popular actor Bruce Willis had been diagnosed with aphasia. This came out when the family released a statement on social media that Willis would be stepping back from acting due to the condition. More recently,...

Usually, I use this space to share information that’s helpful to our target audience—people who cannot speak for one reason or another (traumatic brain injury, disease, degenerative condition, etc.) But from time to time, I hear from one of our customers directly, and...

In my last blog post, I wrote about a challenging situation faced by many people who cannot speak—family members and caregivers who don’t help as much as they could or should. Today, I want to address the opposite situation: when nonverbal adults DO have the people...