After the patient and family attend a Parkinson’s Information Session, it is time to begin SPEAK OUT! The program typically consists of twelve speech therapy sessions and daily home practice.
Together, the patient and speech-language pathologist complete speech, voice and cognitive exercises using a specialized workbook that Parkinson Voice Project provides to every person with Parkinson’s in the U.S. who is receiving SPEAK OUT! For patients living outside of the United States, our organization provides three months' free digital access to our eLibrary that contains both SPEAK OUT! and LOUD Crowd Workbooks in seven different languages. Non-U.S. patients also have an option to purchase a therapy workbook. Unfortunately, it is cost prohibitive to ship our SPEAK OUT! Workbook internationally.
SPEAK OUT! emphasizes speaking with intent and converts speech from an automatic function to an intentional act. Upon graduation from SPEAK OUT!, patients transition to The LOUD Crowd.