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Voice recordings help those who can't speak

Approximately 7.5 million people in the United States have trouble using their voice, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Georgia Southern University’s RiteCare Center for Communication Sciences and Disorders is on a mission to help those people improve their communication skills. The center is hosting its second annual Voice Drive

The RiteCare Center for Communication Disorders at Georgia Southern University has been named a recipient of the 2021 SPEAK OUT!® & LOUD Crowd® Grant Program. The grant is awarded annually by the Parkinson Voice Project with the goal to make quality speech treatment accessible to people with Parkinson’s disease across the globe. With the grant, […]

Graduate students help train Georgia Southern University Police on communication disorders July 13, 2021 Officers in the Georgia Southern University Police Department (UPD) now have more options for improving police interactions with individuals impacted by communication disorders thanks to graduate students in the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSDS) program in the Waters College of Health Professions.  Nine students led 12 officers and one UPD support staff through training at the Rit...