by Jennifer Horton | Aug 20, 2016 | Aphasia, Apraxia, Brain Injury, Language, Technology
(This Blog was written by Jaylene Martinow, CDA) There are many reasons why I love my job as a Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA). I was reminded again of the importance and power of connecting with other people through communication, when working recently with...
by Jennifer Horton | Apr 3, 2016 | Fun Stuff, News/Events, Technology
This is one of those things that you’ll look at and ask, “Why didn’t someone think of this before now?!” Carriages designed to accept wheelchairs have been around for years (there is a horse and carriage program in Flamborough) and scooters...
by Jennifer Horton | Feb 5, 2016 | Brain Injury, Language, Miscellaneous, Technology
This is Tonya’s final App of the Month for awhile as she goes on mat leave later this month! I’m sure as she is juggling the demands of a new baby, she may need to use this app herself 🙂 The Prioritize Me! app is an excellent tool to make...
by Jennifer Horton | Dec 1, 2015 | Aphasia, Brain Injury, Fun Stuff, Language, Technology
This is a fun app that everyone can enjoy in family gatherings this month – but of course, there is a speech-language twist to it! When people have trouble with word-finding (something we see after strokes, brain injuries and language-based learning...
by Jennifer Horton | Nov 10, 2015 | Technology
The App of the Month for November 2015 is for all the budding mathematicians out there. You may be wondering why speech-language pathologists are interested in math! Math and language are two left-brain-dominated functions – highly analytical and rule-based....
by Jennifer Horton | Sep 27, 2015 | Technology
Tonya’s September App of the Month is MINT: Money Manager, Budget & Personal Finance app, click here. This app is timely given the approaching holiday season and the app is an effective and easy to use budgeting app made by the same developers of the...
