We honored World Parkinson’s Day (April 22, 2025) and Parkinson’s Awareness Month with this episode focused on Parkinson’s Advocacy and Speech Therapy. We also got an update on the Whispp app which provides AI Assistive Voice Technology but is not specifically intended for Parkinson's patients.

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The Speak Out!® Therapy Program, developed by Parkinson Voice Project
(PVP), helps people with Parkinson’s and related neurological disorders
regain and retain their speech and swallowing.

Recognized by Time Magazine and CES for their innovation, The Whispp app is a product to watch.We sincerely hope that Whispp will become part of the operating system of at least one smart phone manufacturer to bring another level of accessibility directly to users.

Recorded on April 10, 2025, this episode is part of our Parkinsons Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Larry Gifford, President and Co-Founder, PD Avengers

Hilary Byatt, Chief Operating Officer, Parkinson Voice Project; Speech-Language Pathologist

Joris Castermans, Founder and CEO, Whispp - AI Assistive Voice Technology but not specific to Parkinson's
An AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio company

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

RESOURCES:

April 26, 2025 Michael J Fox Parkinson’s Unity Walk in NYC

The Balancing Act - Effective Parkinson’s Speech Therapy 11-16-24 for Parkinson Voice Project

Healthy Debate Jan 2025 for PD Avengers by Indu Subramanian

Scripps for Whispp 2-13-25
Time Magazine for Whispp January 2025

Rethinking Aging Club Parkinson’s Podcasts 4-11-24 and 4-18-24

2-8-24 CES 2024 Highlights Rethinking Aging Club Podcast with Joris Castermans

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-Hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

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Music: Solemnity written and performed by Richard Sherman