One of the things I love about being a Speech Language Pathologist is that we never stop learning.  Nowadays, with technology and all of the amazing social media sites, keeping up to date is easier than ever.  All you need to do is find the time, which I know for many that may be problematic.  My next set of blog posts will be a ...

Spinal cord injury, stroke, and hundreds of congenital and acquired disorders impair the use of hands--an essential body part for using touch-screen technology. A handful of apps are switch-accessible, but these consist mainly of AAC apps and some early childhood books and games (Jane Farrell keeps a list here). For all other apps, these users are ...

Have you ever tried sending documents, videos, or pictures but weren't able to because the file was too large? Did you ever forget to bring your flashdrive and as a result didn't have access to your documents? If this is the case, then you are going to love using Dropbox. Dropbox is a service that allows you to save and share your documents, ...

Last week I shared with you three of my top five iPad tips and tricks.  Here are the top two: #2: Text to Speech The iPad will read aloud any text in Notes, Safari, iBooks, Mail, or others apps in which you can select text.  To turn this feature on, go to the Settings app, select General, and scroll down to Accessibility.  Under ...

It's been over three years since I have written a post about finding jobs in the field of speech language pathology. Latest numbers show that unemployment in the United States has remained at a steady but significant rate of 8.2% for the second month in a row. This percentage is mainly concluded by the number of individuals actively seeking ...

I wonder what Snow White would have searched on an iPad, or what she could have accomplished. Could she have made Dopey, less dopey? Was there a remedy for Sneezey or a medication for Sleepy and Grumpy? Perhaps Bashful could have been brought out of his shell with various applications. Doc and Happy, well, they were full of wit and joy already. ...

 The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATiA) recently published ''The Critical Need for Knowledge and Usage of AT and AAC Among Speech-Language Pathologists. The publishing surveyed various SLP's and found the following (to see the complete list please refer to their paper): 86% need more information on the range of AT and AAC ...

This week, I'll kick off BHSM by planning and decorating a bulletin board in our facility. This BHSM activity is, admittedly, easy to execute and not at all original. From public schools to clinics and hospitals, I think the majority of SLPs use this old standby as the least they will do for BHSM. I am not yet sure how I will freshen up my design ...

Today's post is a reminder that the month of May is Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM), and this year's theme is ''Connecting People Through Communication.''  Today is May 1, and I thought the ideal way to kick off this month was to create a resource post for parents and therapists to easily access and utilize throughout this month and ...

I have a winner! I would like to send Shannon, from Grandville Public Schools in Michigan, a copy of the Pirate Who Couldn't Say ''Arr!'' Shannon, please send me your address at SLPALEX1@gmail.com. Shannon was the eighth commenter - ''8'' in this case being the magic number! I really appreciated the comments and was pleased to get one in my ...