News: Communication Disorders Clinic
New Partnership Between UCF Listening Center and Orange County Public Schools Enhances Listening and Spoken Language for Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Language experts know that it is critical for children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) and their families to have access to listening and spoken language services at...
Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Honored With Luminary Award
Martine Vanryckeghem was honored this week as a recipient of the Luminary Award, an award given to UCF faculty who are making an impact on the world through their research...
Schellhase, Ingersoll Receive Honors, Recognition from National Athletic Trainers’ Association
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association recently recognized Dean Christopher Ingersoll and Kristen Schellhase, associate lecturer and athletic training program director, during the organization’s convention in July. Schellhase received the Athletic...
Hearing Loss Common Across the Age Spectrum, From Infants to Seniors
From newborns to adults, hearing loss affects Americans of all ages—but early intervention and treatment is routinely not occurring despite the potentially serious impact hearing loss can have on a...
Belgium Students Complete Externship at Aphasia House
Fiebe Cuvelier and Maud De Craemer are two students visiting from VIVES University in Belgium for a six-week externship program in the School of Communications Sciences and Disorders. The students...
Knox Named State President of National Nonprofit
In her role at the Communication Disorders Clinic, Debra Knox is a clinical instructor and supervises graduate students who work with the deaf and hard of hearing community. As of...
Children With Disabilities Receive Specially Adapted Toys
On Saturday, two dozen children with physical disabilities celebrated the holiday season by receiving specially-adapted toys. The children and their families received the toys at a holiday party hosted by...
Multi-million Dollar Grant Aims to Help Children With Speech
Inside a small room decorated like a nursery, Alejandro Genovesi learns to speak English in full sentences by tapping an iPad. Alejandro is a five-year-old with severe speech delay. He...
Research Aims to Help Children With Communication Disorders Gain a Voice Through Apps
Researchers at the University of Central Florida and the University of New Mexico have been awarded a $2.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how language therapy, combined...
New UCF FAAST Lab Uses Technology to Help Speak
Alejandro Genovesi’s parents have tried multiple speech therapy methods and found only frustration as the 5-year-old struggled through a massive speech impediment, or they did until they found the FAAST...
