Savannah Speech and Hearing Center Receives Grant From Savannah Community Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Committee to assist Stroke Survivors
Savannah Speech and Hearing Center Receives Grant From Savannah Community Foundation’s Emerging Leaders Committee to assist Stroke Survivors
Shannon Phillips
Abshire Public Relations
912.695.7881
pr@abshirepr.com
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Speech and Hearing Center has been awarded a grant from the Emerging Leaders Committee (ELC) of The Savannah Community Foundation. This grant enables the provision of Constant Therapy, a digital therapy program customized to each user and clinically proven to help survivors of stroke and traumatic brain injury regain cognitive, speech, and language abilities.
Savannah Speech and Hearing Center has hosted a support group for survivors of stroke and other conditions affecting verbal communication since the 1980s. Most of the current members no longer receive any rehabilitative therapy despite ongoing impairments including aphasia, disabilities in maintaining attention, problem-solving, planning, and reasoning.
Constant Therapy, launched in 2012, has published multiple studies and received Breakthrough Device designation from the US FDA in 2020, with demonstrations proving this digital therapy to be more effective than traditional paper-based therapy modalities, even for those severely impaired many years prior. Constant Therapy’s therapeutic tasks are parallel to modern day-to-day activities such as online account management and ticket purchases. Multiple users will be able to enjoy personalized programs designed for their unique needs and preferences. This grant award will allow for the purchase of a Constant Therapy device as a 1-year subscription.
ABOUT SAVANNAH SPEECH AND HEARING:
Since 1954, Savannah Speech and Hearing has been committed to providing comprehensive speech, hearing, language and other therapeutic services that empower and transform the lives of both children and adults, regardless of financial abilities. Savannah Speech and Hearing offers a wide range of programs including Sound Start, audiology, speech, pediatric occupational therapy, hearing aids, cochlear implants, informational resources, a stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors’ support group and other specialized programs. Savannah Speech and Hearing speech-language pathologists and audiologists are certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), their occupational therapists are certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and all are licensed by the Georgia State Professional Licensing Board. For more information, visit www.speechandhearingsav.org or call 912.355.4601.
