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Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! 🗣️💬👂 It’s the perfect time to celebrate the work SLPs do to help people with communication challenges. 🎉 Lingraphica is proud to have passionate, talented SLPs working here and guiding everything we do. 👏 We asked our SLPs: What do you wish more people with communication challenges and their families knew about speech therapy and AAC? Swipe through to see a few responses! SLPs – share your thoughts and experiences in the comments! 👇

🚶‍♂️‍➡️👋 Southeastern PA, walk with us in Newtown on May 16th at Moving Day Southeastern PA! Lingraphica is proud to sponsor the Parkinson's Foundation NJ & PA Chapter in this inspiring annual fundraiser. Moving Day is more than just a walk — it's a celebration of movement, which is proven to help manage Parkinson's symptoms. The event unites people living with Parkinson's, their care partners, and loved ones to raise awareness and funds that support vital research, education, and quality care for the Parkinson's community. Join us with your family, friends, and coworkers at Bucks County Community College (Swamp Road, Newtown, PA) starting at 9:30 a.m. — and be sure to stop by our table to say hello and learn more about how Lingraphica supports people living with Parkinson's! Let us know you'll be there in the comments! 💙

Life after a stroke can mean big changes. But there’s support available for every stage of your recovery! Join Lingraphica’s Alex Russell, MS, CCC, SLP for Life After Stroke: Communication, Identity and Everyday Wins. 👉 Comment “RECOVERY” to get a free link to register. We’ll focus on communication, life changes, and how to handle health care systems after stroke. - Wednesday, May 20th - 2 PM Eastern Time/1 PM Central Time/12 PM Mountain Time/11 AM Pacific Time - FREE - One-hour online webinar

Picture this: You had a stroke two years ago and have been struggling with speaking clearly ever since due to aphasia. Sure, your family can get the gist of what you mean most of the time, because they know you. But aphasia has left you feeling like you can’t say what you mean. 😔 And then you find out about speech devices. 💡 Mike found Lingraphica two years after his stroke, and it was a game changer for him. He’s made his device personal and uses it in his whole life to help him communicate: 🏠 at home 🛒 at the store 🩺 at the doctor’s office 🎞️ and even arranging movie nights with his family. “There are so many possibilities,” he says. Speech devices can help people with aphasia after a stroke get back to communicating in their lives -- even after a lot of time has passed. This National Stroke Awareness Month, we’re celebrating recovery from stroke at every stage and making conversations easier for everyone. 💬 Comment “Change” to get a link to Mike’s story.

Connect with others at our free Join In Aphasia sessions this May! People with aphasia, caregivers, friends, and family are welcome. And every session is FREE. 👋 Swipe to see this month’s online sessions. There’s something for everyone, like: 🚌 Travel and music trivia ♟️ Games and light physical activities 🫂 Support and healing discussions 🍚 Exploring food and culture 🐶 Pets, animals, and flowers … and more! We’ve got sessions in English, French, and Spanish. Plus, we’ll have sessions about how to use your Lingraphica speech device at home! 👉 Comment “JOIN IN” to get a link to this month’s Join In Aphasia sessions.

Leaving school for whatever’s next is a big transition for any student. 🎓 Autistic people and their families may face “The Intervention Cliff” – when school-based support services stop after graduation. How do they prepare for what’s next? Get insights from Dr. Belinda Daughrity, PhD, CCC-SLP into how autistic people and their families can successfully adapt to life after school – and how SLPs and AAC can support the transition. 👉 Comment “TRANSITION” to get a link to the free one-hour webinar.

If you or a loved one has experienced a stroke, you may feel overwhelmed. But there’s support available for every stage of recovery. 🫂 This National Stroke Awareness Month, we’re focusing on communication, confidence, and connection for stroke survivors and their caregivers. Join us for a free 1-hour webinar, titled "Life after Stroke: Communication, Identity, and Everyday Wins." 📆 It's happening on Wednesday, May 20th at 2 P.M. ET. Lingraphica speech pathologist and senior consumer education specialist, Alex Russell, will share helpful info and resources for life after stroke — because you don’t have to go through recovery alone. You’ll learn: 🫂 How to address common communication challenges that happen after stroke 🙋 How to prepare for emotional changes, identity shifts, and evolving relationships 💭 Ways to speak up for yourself or a loved one in healthcare settings Anyone is welcome to join, whether you’re recovering from a stroke or care for someone who is. 👉 Comment “RECOVERY” and we’ll send you the link to register.

SLPs – are you curious how AI can help with AAC…and how it can impact your patients with aphasia? 🤖 Lingraphica is exploring how AI can make AAC better for you, your clients, and their caregivers, and we’d like to show you our work! Join us for a FREE 1-hour webinar on Wednesday, May 13th at 1 PM ET to: 💡 Discover how AI-enhanced AAC can improve communication for people with aphasia 💡 Review current research and how AI is already being used in AAC 💡 Get a sneak peek at a new AAC app designed to help people with aphasia during real-time conversations You’ll also be eligible to earn 0.10 ASHA CEUs (1 PDH) for attending. And our favorite part about this webinar? ⭐️ You’ll learn from two Lingraphica product managers who help build our AAC devices! You can even pick their brains during the Q&A time. 👉 Comment “INNOVATION” and we’ll send you the link to register.

🧐 Can AAC help someone with mild or moderate aphasia? Lori’s story shows us: YES! After a stroke, Lori was living with mild-moderate expressive aphasia and apraxia of speech. On some days, speaking felt okay. Other days, finding words felt impossible — especially when she was tired or stressed. Her communication device turned out to be the *most* important thing in those tired or stressed moments. Because when speaking felt difficult, Lori knew she always had a reliable "backup voice." AAC also became her personalized way to rebuild confidence in her speech and prepare for returning to work. Just 3 months later, she was able to ease back into work as a realtor. 🙌 In celebration of Stroke Awareness Month, we’re honoring stroke survivors like Lori — people who remind us that recovery looks different for everyone, and that support, the right tools, and determination can make all the difference. 💬 Have you or someone you love used AAC after a stroke? We’d love to hear your story in the comments. P.S. Comment "Story" to read Lori's full story!

SLPs – wondering how AI integration into AAC can streamline communication while keeping your clients’ data secure? 🤖 This month, you can learn about AI in AAC while earning CE credits! Campus at Lingraphica has a bunch of FREE webinars this May that will expand your knowledge of AAC. Each course is designed to support your clinical practice, and the webinars are all registered for ASHA CEUs. 👉 Swipe through to see May’s courses. Join us to explore: 🤖 How integrating AI into AAC can improve communication for device users while protecting data privacy and device autonomy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Real-life case studies on successful AAC use with both pediatric users and adult users 📲 The benefits of AAC for users across a variety of diagnoses … and more! Comment “MAY” to get a link directly to this month’s courses.

We all have ways we prefer to communicate — autistic kids and adults included. 🫶 Our AAC devices help autistic people of all ages communicate wherever they are – at school, at work, at home, in their communities, and more. 🥰 Everyone deserves to feel understood, so our devices are easy to personalize to help you express words, thoughts, and emotions 💪 Everyone deserves to feel confident, so our devices are easy to learn and use (with free training and tech support for life!) 💁 Everyone deserves to have choices in how they communicate, so our devices come with many ways to share your message (photos, drawing, typing, recording, and more) To wrap up Autism Acceptance Month, swipe to see how Lingraphica’s AAC devices empower communication for autistic people. And comment “DEVICE” to explore if a device might be right for you or a loved one.

Some moments remind you exactly why you became an SLP. 🥹 For Adelaide, one special moment was watching her grandfather use AAC to share what he wanted (the veggie plate!), connect with family, and keep telling his life story — even at 100 years old. This National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, we’re celebrating SLPs like Adelaide —clinicians who are committed to growing their skills and helping more people feel heard. ❤️ 👇 SLPs, what’s your “this is why I do this” moment with AAC?