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2016 Walk for Children with Apraxia
Lear Communication loves to support the community in which we serve. Lear Communication is a proud sponsor of the 2016 Walk for Children with Apraxia because we too believe that every child deserves a voice! You can join us by...
Thank you Jeff Lear & Justine Hamilton
On June 1, 2016 Jeff Lear and Justine Hamilton entrusted Lear Communication to me. I have felt overwhelmed by the support of the staff, the excitement of the community and the trust and confidence of Jeff and Justine. Over the last 8 years, I now realize that Jeff and...
Welcome to Katelyn and Brittany!
A very warm welcome to our newest staff members, Katelyn Lagace and Brittany Harvey! Katelyn is a speech-language pathologist who will be working out of our St. Catharines office starting next week, and Brittany will be working out of both offices starting in early...
Congratulations to Julie Venhuizen!
Congratulations to Julie Venhuizen! It is May 1, 2016 and Julie becomes the proud new owner of Lear Communication's Waterloo office today! Jeff and I hired Julie right out of grad school 12 years ago and we knew right away that she was going to be an amazing...
Welcome to 2 New Staff!
A very warm welcome to our 2 newest staff members! Kerry Baird joins us in the St. Catharines office as a Communicative Disorders Assistant, and Helen Bonk joins us in both our Hamilton and St. Catharines offices as an Administrative Assistant. We are thrilled to...
Amazing Invention for Wheelchair Mobility!
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 have been around for years...
Exciting News about Lear Communication!
There are exciting times ahead at Lear Communication! Jeff and I are thrilled to announce that Julie Venhuizen is taking over the Waterloo operations of Lear Communication on May 1'16 and Jennifer Horton is taking over the Hamilton and Niagara operations on June...
More on Engineered Vocal Cord Tissue
In November we posted information about an amazing breakthrough in creating vocal cords in a lab. We recently came across a video that demonstrates the sound that can be produced - it may not be perfect voice, but it's pretty darned good! The video also shows...
Tonya’s App of the Month for February – Prioritize Me!
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 prioritizing a more...
Excellent Resource for the Healthy Aging Brain!
McMaster University has developed an excellent on-line tool with scientifically-validated information about healthy aging. There is so much information available on the internet and it's often difficult to determine what is accurate, what is a sales pitch and...
Wonderful Quote from Einstein!
This quote has been circulated for many years. When I saw it with the illustration attached, it just stood out as particularly poignant and I wanted to share it here. There is a book by Mel Levine called A Mind at a Time that explores Einstein's observation - it is...
App of the Month for December 2015!
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 disabilities), we...