Now offering Parkinson Voice Project’s SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA — ASCENT SPEECH PATHOLOGY is pleased to announce the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program is now available through their speech-language pathology department.

The SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project^®, helps people with Parkinson’s and related disorders REGAIN and RETAIN their speech and swallowing. This highly effective, evidence-based treatment combines education, individual and group speech therapy, daily home practice, and continuous follow-ups. Patients are empowered to “speak with INTENT,” transitioning speech from an automatic function to an intentional act.

“Up to 90% of people with Parkinson’s are at risk of losing their ability to speak. In addition, swallowing complications account for 70% of the mortality rate in this patient population. Our vision at Parkinson Voice Project is to make quality speech therapy accessible to people with Parkinson’s worldwide,” said Samantha Elandary, Parkinson Voice Project’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer. 

About Parkinson Voice Project 

Parkinson Voice Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation solely dedicated to helping people with Parkinson’s and related disorders REGAIN and RETAIN their speech and swallowing. The organisation provides SPEAK OUT! Booklets, online SPEAK OUT! Home Practice Sessions, and a weekly Parkinson’s Sing-Along to complement the speech therapy they will receive at ASCENT SPEECH PATHOLOGY. The organis

ation is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, and has trained over 11,500 SLPs and 16,600 students in more than 50 countries.

For information, visit www.ParkinsonVoiceProject.org.