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Wiki site FOR AND BY majors in speech pathology and audiology to exchange useful online resources for clnical practica. If you have links to contribute, email prmtichell@gmail.com for permissions.

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 * Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro 

News-2-You

AAC TechConnect

Giving Greetings

Do To Learn

AAC References

Augmentative/ Alternative Communication from JPPSS || Boardmaker is a great tool to enhance learning and expression for individuals with special needs through symbol-based icons and pictures. You can adapt, create and utilize preexisting boards for any client. Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro can transform the icon boards into a speech output device  * This web site provides a weekly online newspaper for individuals with special needs.  * This symbol supported newspaper for children with special needs is correlated to the national and state standards, includes 4 different reading levels, and offers current events/relevant information.  * This online source (called Say it with Symbols) provides free activities, PECs, boards, symbols, stories and more.  * This website provides a limited number of free materials, however you do not need Boardmaker to download the picture cards/boards and social stories.  * This website provides lists of pre-set vocabulary words to use for a child with an AAC device. The vocabulary lists are the most frequently occurring vocabulary words based on different ages and populations.  * This website is an excellent resource providing 100’s of free adapted stories, language based AAC activities, games, recipes, switch based activities, overlays for devises (example: Tech Speak and Big Mac), worksheets, folder activities, and additional links. = = =APHASIA AND STROKE= 
 * Boardmaker with Speaking Dynamically Pro can be downloaded as a trial version on a MAC or Wind <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ows for 30 days. The only disadvantage to this software is it costs 562.00$ plus tax to purchase
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">You can download sample news articles, materials, and lesson plans. Unfortunately to purchase a subscription to this great online resource cost anywhere from $140 to $539.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Peer Reviews: “This online resource is great because it offers you lesson plans and activities ranging from low to higher level students.” Maggie Cook MS, SLP-CCC
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The website is available to anyone that supports/provides services to individuals with disabilities that use visual supports to assist in with communication.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> A disadvantage to this website is: most links you need to have Boardmaker downloaded to access to the materials.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">One disadvantage to this site is the pictures come in black and white, for color pictures, you must pay to subscribe.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I like this web site because there are PDF files the user can download for free and pre-organized pictures by categories.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The negative aspect of this website is using a pre-determined vocabulary list is not appropriate because it may not match the child’s cognitive age. Every child is different with different priorities and needs; therefore vocabulary lists have to be made specific to that child.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website however can provide a good starting point for determining some key vocabulary words to use for a child with an AAC device
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website is extremely beneficial, and easy to maneuver around the site. Links are provided on the left side of the page with the many resources and helpful ideas to use with children that need adapted and visual materials. ||
 * Aphasia Treatment

Aphasia from ASHA The Health Guide || * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: small;">This link on About.com gives information about the different types of treatment approaches (i.e.: group therapy .vs. cognitive-linguistic therapy).
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: small;">This site does not go into detail about the different approaches; however it discusses the most effective treatment techniques.

<span style="color: #aaaaaa; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: small;"> * ====<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 20px;">Aphasia from ASHA provides the types of aphasia, diagnosing and treating aphasia.====

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 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: small;">ASHA discusses the life participation approach for treating people with aphasia, which focuses on real life goals based on activities of daily living
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: small;">This is a website that gives clinicians therapy activities and ideas when working with clients with aphasia. This website also recognizes that every client should be treated differently, but there are some similarities when treating these types of patients.

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 * Child's Voice

Aural Rehabilitation

Aural Rehab 2-2006 Study Tools

Aural Rehabilitation from Aetna

|| * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Child’s voice is an oral school for hearing impaired children. This site promotes oral communication. <span style="color: #aaaaaa; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This resource provides information about aural rehab, different therapy methods, and ways to increase a child’s amplification for a cochlear implant or a hearing aid. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This web site is a good activity, providing games and matching activity to give you facts and vocabulary related to aural rehab. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website, Aetna, discusses the facts about aural rehabilitation, cochlear and auditory brainstem implants.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">They provide information to parents and educators about cochlear implants, and aural rehabilitation for early intervention and school based programs
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">They also discuss types of assisted technologies to help children with hearing impairments.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> I like this website because it also offers you links to other sites that provide more information about aural rehab
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This activity can be used when you are working with a child with a hearing loss.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> These activities can provide information to the child about their disability in a fun and interesting way
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This resources is unique because it provides clinicians, if you are working in a facility that you need to bill for aural rehab therapy, with a list of CPT and ICD-9 Codes. ||

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 * Swallowing Problems Treatment - Mayo Clinic

Quia

Exercises for Swallowing

Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)in Adults Swallowing - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary || * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Mayo Clinic provides information about swallowing disorders, diagnosis, treatment, and some p <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ossible causes for the disorder.

<span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This web site provides exercises for the tongue, lips, and jaw
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website provides many different on line resources and activities for all areas dealing with speech
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">There a limited number of activities on this site that gives you oral motor exercises (OME) to complete with your patients.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Click on speech therapy, and enter the keyword "communication" there will be a few links for swallowing and OME
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website is much more detailed that the “quia” website because it provides a variation of OME, and also includes step by step instructions to complete them.

* <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ASHA provides useful information about swallowing disorders, symptoms, and some possible treatment options
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This resource is very creditable because it is the American Speech and Language Association providing the information
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This website is unique because not only does it provide information about swallowing disorders, but it also discusses the stages of what a normal swallow it like.
 * <span style="color: #666666; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> They also provide a glossary of terms that are related to anatomy, swallowing disorders, and other related terms ||

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