SPEAK OUT! ® Therapy & Research Center, New York
As the New York State SPEAK OUT!® Therapy & Research Center, the University at Buffalo Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Clinic offers the SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program at no cost to help people with Parkinson’s disease regain and retain effective communication.
The SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project, helps people with Parkinson’s and related disorders REGAIN and RETAIN their speech and swallowing. The program can improve volume, articulation, breath support for speech, vocal quality, intonation, and facial expression. Patients and families also report reduced drooling and improved swallowing. This highly effective, research based treatment combines education, individual and group speech therapy, and daily home practice. The Circle of INTENT outlines the various therapy components and emphasizes that this program is lifelong.
Our current research is comparing outcomes between in-person therapy and teletherapy.
Please find more information at: ParkinsonVoiceProject.org
Please follow @buffaloparkinsonscommunity on Facebook and Instagram, where resources, education, information, and exercises are shared with the Parkinson’s community in Buffalo, NY, and beyond.
In the news:
Parkinson's Awareness Month event to be held at UB Saturday. WGRZ. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/ub-to-host-parkinsons-awareness-month-event-saturday/71-a40cf246-e5ae-428a-8c31-4671574e3184
UB marks Parkinson’s Awareness month with SPEAK OUT! Program. Buffalo News. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/ub-marks-parkinsons-awareness-month-with-speakout-program/article_3b1ee2f6-fcbc-11ee-a143-e3f1fe0e8923.html
$280,000 grant awarded to UB for Parkinson's therapy center. WGRZ. https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/health/grant-awarded-to-ub-parkinsons-therapy-center/71-098a7f8f-4972-4b16-b055-86d5fe8d2c6a
UB designated site to provide speech therapy for Parkinson’s patients. UBNow. https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2023/12/speak-out.html
UB showcases its community-based research
https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2025/02/civic-engagement-research-funding.html?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=uc_ubnow&utm_content=employee_022825
Who We Serve
This free of cost SPEAK OUT!® Therapy Program can be provided to anyone in New York State either in-person or via teletherapy due to a generous grant from Parkinson Voice Project.
Parkinson Voice Project's SPEAK OUT!® Home Practice Sessions:
Buffalo Bills - https://youtube.com/watch?v=hfApC_se2LM
Art Facts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnIaAsaFAdA
Jokes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w6vdMezo0E&t=187s
New York City Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cx9gLnc7SM
Adirondacks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwp3AzU1ExM&t=143s