Helpful Resources
Information for clients, patients, and families in our communities.
For a listing of provincial associations please follow the link: http://www.speechandhearing.ca/en/contacts/provincial-associations
Audiology Links:
Audiology links from CASLPA site: http://www.caslpa.ca/english/profession/conn6.asp
Auditory Rehabilitation links from CASLPA site: http://www.caslpa.ca/english/profession/rehab.asp
Canadian Academy of Audiology: http://www.canadianaudiology.ca
American Academy of Audiology: http://www.audiology.org/
Tinnitus Association of Canada: http://www.kadis.com/ta/tinnitus.htm
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: http://www.agbell.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
A Family Health Reference to American Sign Language (ASL): http://usinsurancenet.com/family-health-reference-to-asl/
Speech Language Pathology Links:
Aphasia:
Information and facts about Aphasia http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/aphasia.html
Augmentative Communication:
Information and resources from the organization Augmentative Communication Community Partnerships Canadahttp://www.accpc.ca/
Autism:
Autism Awareness Centre (Edmonton, Alberta) provides information about Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and lists of upcoming conferences related to ASD http://www.autismawarenesscentre.com/
Provincial Autism Centre website provides information about Autism Spectrum Disorders and available programs, support, and upcoming events in Nova Scotia http://www.provincialautismcentre.ca/
Register with Autism Speaks to learn more about the features of Autism Spectrum Disorders through hundreds of video clips http://www.autismspeaks.org/video/glossary.php
Free software package designed specifically for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.zacbrowser.com/
Dysphagia:
Information and Facts about Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/dysph.html
Fluency:
Canadian Stuttering Association http://www.stutter.ca/
Stuttering Fact Sheet www.speechandhearing.ca/files/stuttering.pdf
Hearing Impairment:
A free online video dictionary of thousands of words in American Sign Language http://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
Nova Scotia Cochlear Implant Programhttp://www.nshsc.ns.ca/cip.html
CASPLA – Position Paper on Cochlear Implants in Children 2006 www.caslpa.ca/PDF/position%20papers/Cochlear_implants_%20in_children_Oct_2006.pdf
Canadian Association of the Deaf http://www.cad.ca/
A Family Health Reference to American Sign Language (ASL): http://usinsurancenet.com/family-health-reference-to-asl/
Laryngectomy:
Provides information on larynx cancer treatments, surgery, recovery, and what life is like after laryngectomy surgery.http://www.webwhispers.org/
Parkinson’s Disease:
Nova Scotia Department of Health:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/heal/default.htm
Speech and Language:
A compilation of other websites which provide materials and activities for speech/language therapy, organized by disorder area (e.g., stuttering, apraxia, swallowing, speech sound disorders); it also highlights interactive websites, bulletin boards, and commercial sites.http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html
Created by an Australian Speech-Language Pathologist, and includes links, FAQ’s, discussion groups, and articles on diverse topics, (e.g., speech-language development milestones, phonological disorders, tongue-tie, and word-retrieval difficulties), mostlywritten for the general public. http://members.tripod.com/%7ECaroline_Bowen/home.html
A ‘fact sheet’ titled “Info. about Speech and Language Disorders”, produced by the National Information Centre for Children and Youth with Disabilities (US); it includes definitions, characteristics, educational implications and links.http://www.kidsource.com/NICHCY/speech.html
“Speechville Express” – a website whose “aim is to provide you with knowledge about available resources to help your child, or a child you care about who has a communication impairment or disorder.” It offers answers to questions, both general and about specific disorders, as well as discussion groups and an online store. (American site with some Canadian information)http://www.speechville.com
University of Victoria website, describing “an ongoing program of community-university research contributing to knowledge about conditions affecting the health and development of indigenous children in Canada and around the world”; includes some projects in the areas of language development and facilitation with First Nations children http://www.ecdip.org/index.htm
Website for The Hanen Centre, a non-profit organization based in Toronto; Hanen trains Speech-Language Pathologists to run several different parent/caregiver programs for families of children with speech-language delays; also offers “Helpful Hints for Parents” www.hanen.org
A free online video dictionary of thousands of words in American Sign Languagehttp://www.aslpro.com/cgi-bin/aslpro/aslpro.cgi
A commercial website offering products and classes to help parents teach sign language to their young childrenwww.babysigns.ca
A website designed as a resource for phonological awareness for parents, teachers, and speech pathologists; includes development charts, descriptions, and activities for various skills, (e.g., rhyme awareness, segmenting, blending)http://phonologicalawareness.org/
A website offering free therapy materials: http://http://www.playingwithwords365.com/
A website that described the parts of language http://www.startlocal.com.au/articles/educational_kids_speech.html
