The Parkinson Voice Project to speak at the Walk the State Virtual Event
August 16, 2020
We are so excited to announce that Gwen Nolan from the Parkinson Voice Project will be joining us as the educational speaker during the Walk the State Virtual Event on Sunday, September 13th!
The Parkinson Voice Project is nonprofit organization with the mission to preserve the voices of individuals with Parkinson’s and related neurological disorders through intensive speech therapy, follow-up support, research, education, and community awareness.
Gwen is a the Clinical Outreach Coordinator and has over 15 years of practice as a speech-language pathologist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of adult neurogenic speech-language, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in acute, rehabilitation, outpatient clinic, skilled nursing, long-term care, home health, and university clinical settings. in acute, rehabilitation, outpatient clinic, skilled nursing, long-term care, home health, and university clinical settings.
She will be sharing information about the effects of Parkinson’s disease on speech, voice, and swallowing and expected trends will be discussed. Parkinson Voice Project’s therapy approach using SPEAK OUT!® and The LOUD Crowd will be explained, and a brief history of Parkinson Voice Project, our mission, and Pay-It-Forward model will be presented.
Please join us on Sunday, September 13th at 9:30 am to learn more about speech & Parkinson’s disease, movement and voice breaks, and more!
The Parkinson Voice Project has played a large role in increasing specialized speech therapy services in Nebraska.
In 2020, they provided grant to the following Nebraska clinics:
Laboratory of Speech & Language Disorders in Omaha, NE
PDWELL Parkinson’s Therapy, Wellness, and Resource Center in Waterloo, NE
Providence Medical Center in Wayne, NE
The Rehab & Wellness Center at Box Butte General Hospital in Alliance, NE
University of Nebraska – Lincoln Barkley Speech Language Hearing Clinic in Lincoln, NE
Thank you to the Parkinson Voice Project for speaking at the Walk the State Virtual Event and continued support of the Nebraska Parkinson’s community! See you at the event!