For one week of the summer, about a dozen kids gather on the outskirts of Greensboro at Piney Lake. They canoe. They swim. They jump on a giant water trampoline. They act in plays and do yoga and crafts and explore nature. And they talk about their stutter and learning to accept it.
For the first time since it opened in 1967, the UNCG Speech and Hearing Center is accepting health insurance to cover state employees. In June, the Speech and Hearing Center (SHC) began accepting Aetna for state employees.
Each summer, children from across the state gather at the UNCG Speech and Hearing Center to work on listening. The Listening Lab Camp, for children ages 7 to 12, helps children who have been diagnosed with auditory processing disorder (APD) in a fun and engaging way. Now in its 11th… Continue reading…
According to Dr. Myers, hearing loss is the third most common health condition in the U.S. behind heart disease and arthritis, but it’s also the most untreated.
The 10-day camp in June is a partnership with the Down Syndrome Network of Greater Greensboro and provides sports activities along with language, communication, and literacy skills for children ages 3 to 8 with Down syndrome.
The Gender Affirming Voice and Communication Program is available to any interested client. Crutchley, a speech-language pathology associate professor and clinical educator at UNCG, heads the program and is assisted by speech language pathology graduate students working in the clinic.
