Design professional Ray Mancini has undergone therapy for stuttering off and on since he was a young child. He knows well the frustration of fighting to get words out and the benefits that speech therapy can provide. “Speech therapy is in me, and always will be,” says Ray. “It’s allowed me to get through some …

Cody Pate, a teenager with bilateral hearing loss, has improved his communication skills and is able to speak much more clearly thanks to ongoing services from SLPs at a speech and hearing clinic near his home in Stockton. He supports younger children at the clinic. “Sometimes they have a tough time with what they have …

In 2006, Jeff Adelman suffered a stroke. His daughter remembers: “When it first happened, they said he would never talk or walk.” Working tirelessly with speech-language pathologists and other professionals, Jeff overcame these challenges. Today, despite aphasia, Jeff can communicate clearly and live independently, even volunteering as a driver for Meals on Wheels near his …

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