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University at Buffalo
52 Biomedical Education Building (South Wing)
South Campus
Buffalo, New York
14214-8016

(716) 829-3980
Fax: (716) 829-3974

The SPEAK OUT!® and The LOUD Crowd® Programs

The University at Buffalo Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic is pleased to offer a two-part speech therapy program to help individuals with Parkinson’s regain and maintain effective communication: SPEAK OUT!® followed by The LOUD Crowd®. 

SPEAK.

SPEAK OUT!® places emphasis on speaking with intent and converting speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Together, patients and their speech-language pathologist work through a series of speech, voice, and cognitive exercises outlined in a SPEAK OUT!® Workbook.

LOUD.

Upon completion of SPEAK OUT!®, patients transition to The LOUD Crowd®. This maintenance program consists of weekly group sessions led by a speech-language pathologist. The SPEAK OUT!® exercises are performed, and group members provide support, encouragement, and accountability to one another.

Participation in The LOUD Crowd®, along with daily home practice and six-month re-evaluations, has been shown to help patients maintain their communication skills throughout the progression of Parkinson’s.

For more information about SPEAK OUT!® and The LOUD Crowd® visit the Parkinson Voice Project at https://www.parkinsonvoiceproject.org/. Or to schedule a speech evaluation, please call the UB Clinic at (716) 829-3980. 

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Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences

122 Cary Hall, South Campus
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716) 829-2797
(716) 829-3979 (fax)
cdsdept@buffalo.edu

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