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Consumer Links & Multimedia
Links to Web Resources
Below is a listing of useful resources available online. If you are seeking information on a particular subject not listed here, please contact NCSHLA offices describing your need.
How the Body Works : The Auditory Pathways
Test for CAPD (Central Auditory Processing Disorder)
A DynaVox Success Story
About Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices
Informal Assessment: Assessment by Specialist
Phonological Treatment with Bilingual Individuals
Aphasia and Apraxia
News Story on aphasia
Speech apraxia
Is it Baby Babble or a Sign of Speech Problems?
Cochlear Implant Explained
Cochlear implant success story
Pediatric Audiology Primer
Audiology Birth Defects
Recovering From Traumatic Brain Injuries
Brain Injury Speech-Language Pathologists
National Stuttering Association
http://www.westutter.org
Stutterng
AARP
AARP
http://www.aarp.org/
Agnosia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/aphasia/aphasia.htm
Alzheimers
Alzheimer's Association
http://www.alz.org/index.asp
Alzheimer's Association: Eastern NC Chapter
http://www.alznc.org/
Alzheimer's Associatin: Western NC Chapter
http://www.alz.org/northcarolina/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdi...
Aphasia
Aphasia Association: North Carolina Groups
http://www.aphasia.org/aphasia_community/aphasia_community_groups...
The National Aphasia Association
http://www.aphasia.org/
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/aphasia/aphasia.htm
Apraxia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/apraxia/apraxia.htm
Apraxia Kids
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communcation Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/apraxia.htm
ASHA
ASHA - Public Information
http://www.asha.org/public/
ASHA - Legislative & Advocacy
http://www.asha.org/about/Legislation-Advocacy/
Autism
Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm
Caregiver
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
http://www.nhpco.org/templates/1/homepage.cfm
National Family Caregiver Association
http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/
Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp
Well Spouse Association
http://www.wellspouse.org/
Creutzfeldt-Jakob
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cjd/detail_cjd.htm
"Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc."
http://www.cjdfoundation.org/
CJD Aware!
http://www.cjdaware.com/
Dementia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/dementias/dementia.htm
Down syndrome
The National Down Syndrome Society
http://www1.ndss.org/
Dysarthria
American Speech Hearing Association
http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/dysarthria.htm
National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/003204.htm
The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dysarthria/HQ00589
Frontotemporal Dementia
The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/frontotemporal-dementia/DS00874
Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=57...
USCF Memory and Aging Center
http://memory.ucsf.edu/Education/Disease/ftd.html
Huntington's disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/huntington/huntington.htm
Hereditary Disease Foundation
http://www.hdfoundation.org/home.php
Huntington's Disease Society for America
http://www.hdsa.org/
The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/huntingtons-disease/DS00401
"Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc."
http://www.lbda.org/
Insurance
Cigna Health Care
http://www.cigna.com/
United Health Care
http://www.uhc.com/
Fidelis
Lewy Body Dementia
The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lewy-body-dementia/DS00795
"Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc."
http://www.lewybodydementia.org/200507JKeiserLBDgeneral.php
Motor Movement
We Move
http://www.wemove.org/
NC Legislature
North Carolina General Assembly
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
Occupational Therapy
North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy
http://www.ncbot.org/
Parkinson's disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_...
American Parkinson Disease Association
http://www.apdaparkinson.org/userND/index.asp
National Parkinson's Foundation
http://www.parkinson.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=201&srcid=-2
The Parkinson's Alliance
http://www.parkinsonalliance.org/
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
http://www.michaeljfox.org/
Parkinson Action Network
http://www.parkinsonsaction.org/
The Parkinson's Disease Foundation
http://www.pdf.org/
"The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation, Inc."
http://www.dystonia-parkinsons.org/
Physical Therapy
North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
http://www.ncptboard2.org/
Pick's disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/picks/picks.htm
The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias
http://www.ftd-picks.org/
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/psp/psp.htm
Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
http://www.curepsp.org/
Rehabilitation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/stroke/poststrokerehab.htm
SLP/Audiology
North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
http://www.ncboeslpa.org/
State
North Carolina State Health Plan
http://statehealthplan.state.nc.us/
North Carolina Department of Insurance
http://www.ncdoi.com/
North Carolina Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program
http://www.ncdoi.com/Consumer/SHIIP/SHIIP.asp
North Carolina Managed Care Patient Assistance Program
http://nchealthconsumer.org/
North Carolina Health Info
http://www.nchealthinfo.org/
North Carolina Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/index.htm
North Carolina Departmet of Health & Human Services
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/
NCDHHS- Division of Children & Youth
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/childrenandyouth/index.htm
NCDHHS- Division of Aging & Adult Servcies
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/
Traumatic Brain Injury
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/research/tbi/
The Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/traumatic-brain-injury/DS00552
Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm
ACLS Stroke Information and Resource Guide
https://www.acls.net/stroke-information-and-resources.htm
Vascular Dementia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/find_people/groups/stroke_prg/topic12.ht...
Consumer Multimedia Information
Below are links to a number of videos and podcasts that can help consumers learn about common issues with speech, language and hearing.
A DynaVox Success Story
"Sara Pyszka has sung the national anthem at two major league baseball games, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2004 Republican National Convention, and performed a number of original compositions in front of live audinces. Sara also lives with the effects of cerebral palsy and is unable to walk or talk. She, a college sophmore, uses her DynaVox Vmax to speak her mind, compose and sing her original works, and live her life as a typical college student."
Informal Assessment: Assessment by Specialist
"At a Lindamood-Bell Center in Denver, a seven-year-old receives one-on-one assessment and guidance. For more information about teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle"
Phonological Treatment with Bilingual Individuals
Dr. Leah Fabiano will discuss Phonological Treatment with Bilingual Individuals
Is it Baby Babble or a Sign of Speech Problems?
"Every proud parent hangs on every word their baby says. What if those first few words are hard to come by or understand? It might just be a normal phase, or it could be a sign of a growing problem called childhood apraxia of speech. "
Cochlear Implant Explained
Description of how a Cochlear Implant works