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 19, 2015 | Voice
The University of Wisconsin at Madison released amazing new research this week. They have successfully grown tissue in a lab that mimics vocal cords! While it felt and looked like normal vocal cord material, the true test was in how it would vibrate with air passing...
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 | Oct 30, 2015 | News/Events
On October 22, 2015, OSLA held its annual AGM, but with additional celebrations in honour of its 50th anniversary. OSLA members who had served as President and/or received the prestigious Honours of the Association were presented with Certificates of...
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...