AAC Assessments
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Below is a listing of speech and language pathologists who do augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) assessments in California. The list of service providers below is offered as information only. Ability Tools makes no endorsements or recommendations.
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He is based at a school in San Diego and he specializes in working with children who experience severe communication difficulties. He specializes in using applications for communication on the iPod Touch and the iPad, and he speaks at many conferences. He does assessments for AAC devices for children in the San Diego school system.
Phone: (619) 881-7495
Website: http://slpsharing.com
Email: [email protected]
Sutter Roseville Medical Center Speech Therapy Department
Both these speech therapists perform assessments for AAC devices from low-tech to high-tech. They serve all ages primarily in the Sacramento, Yolo, and Sutter County area. They both accept Medicare and Medi-Cal payments as well as payments from most large insurance companies.
Contact: Lori Linder
Phone: (916) 781-1122
Carrie Balick
She is a fairly newly establish SLP who contracts privately with parents and schools. She works with children who need early intervention up through age 22. She has experience doing assessments with PRC (VG, VT, VTL, ECO); Dynavox (DV4, recently the Maestro); ProLoQuo app; a myriad of light technology. Currently, she only accepts private contracts.
Phone: (925) 586-2994
Email: [email protected]
California State University East Bay Center for Communicative Disorders Speech Language and Hearing Clinic
The Speech Language and Hearing clinic is located on the CSU East Bay campus in Hayward and it provides evaluation services to people of all ages who need assessments for AAC devices. The clinic is staffed by students who are studying to become speech pathologists. The students have received their competency certificate from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and they are licensed by the state of California. They are also closely supervised by a fully qualified speech pathologist. The clinic charges minimal fees for its services and offers a sliding scale of fees. This clinic provides services to people of all ages, and it takes referrals from physicians, schools, and family members.
Phone: (510) 885-3241
TTY: (510) 885-3537
San Jose State University Dept. of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at San Jose State runs clinics staffed with speech therapists who perform AAC assessments. You should contact Wendy Quach for more information.
Contact: Wendy Quach, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Phone: (408) 924-3682
Fax: (408) 924-3641
Email: [email protected]
Alameda Hospital
The Alameda Hospital has speech therapists who conduct assessments on AAC devices of all types. The hospital accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, and most major types of health insurance, and it also offers reduced fees.
Contact: Jeffrey Gajewski, Director
Address:
2070 Clinton Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: (510) 814-4371
Lisa Grove
Lisa Grove is a speech therapist based at an elementary school in Alameda. She serves school children and she also accepts outside contracts. She will take Medi-Cal, Medicare, private health insurance, and credit cards. She also offers services at reduced fees based on the individual?s financial need.
Address:
1431 Eastshore Drive
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: (510) 864-8840
Email: [email protected]
Michaela Sullivan
Michaela is a speech and language pathologist working with school children in the Alameda schools. She specializes in augmentative and alternative communication among other things and she does AAC assessments for school-age children.
Address:
1220 Paru Street, Suite A
Alameda, CA 94501
Phone: (510) 364-9588
Total Communication Center: Alhambra Community Hospital
The Total Communication Center is located at Alhambra Community Hospital and it has speech therapists who are trained to conduct assessments for AAC devices. The center accepts Medicare and Medi-Cal as well as most major types of health insurance.
Contact: Tony Shahak, Director
Address:
100 S. Raymond Street
Alhambra, CA 91802
Phone: (818) 570-1606
Anaheim Memorial Medical Center
The medical center has speech pathologists who specialize in augmentative and alternative communication and who can conduct assessments for AAC devices. The medical center accepts payments from Medicare, Medi-Cal, credit cards, and most private health insurance companies.
Address:
1111 West La Palma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92801
Phone: (714) 999-5120
Hollar Speech and Language
Susan Hollar runs a clinic which provides speech and language pathology services including AAC assessments. She accepts private health insurance and credit cards.
Contact: Susan Hollar
Address:
3248 Parkvista Drive, #3
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: (818) 269-0143
Email: [email protected]
Karyn Lutes, M.A., CCC-SLP
Karyn Lutes is an SLP who does assessments for AAC devices of all kinds. She accepts payment from private health insurance providers and by credit card. She also offers reduced fees to those who can demonstrate financial need.
Address:
1520 W. Branch Street
Arroyo Grand, CA 93420
Phone: L805) 474-1144
Email: Info@TheSpeech AndLearningCoach.com
Placer County Selpa
Jillian King specializes in augmentative and alternative communication. She is the person to contact for AAC assessments in the Placer County school system.
Contact: Jillian King
Address:
360 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603
Phone: (530)886-5880
Email: [email protected]
Kern Assistive Technology Center (KATC)
KATC has two licensed Speech and Language Pathologists who can perform AAC assessments and therapy.
Contact: Aaron Markovits
Address:
2600 F St.
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (661) 861-1346
Lisa Hentges
Lisa Hentges is an SLP who works with home health agencies and who will provide assessments in clients homes. She specializes in augmentative and alternative communication and can perform AAC assessments. She accepts payment from private health insurance companies and by credit card.
Address:
12104 Harrington Street
Bakersfield, CA 93311
Phone: (661) 332-4478
Nursing and Rehab at Home
This organization has speech therapists who can assess clients? needs for AAC devices so that the clients are able to remain safely in their own homes. It serves adults who have developed communication disabilities due to conditions such as stroke or ALS. The organization accepts payment from Medicare and private health insurance companies.
Address:
1301 Shoreway Road
Belmont, CA 94002
Phone: (650) 286-4272
Betty Yu
She is an SLP who can perform AAC assessments for devices from low-tech to high-tech. She works with private clients and she takes referrals from regional centers.
Address:
2837 Regent Street
Berkeley, CA 94705
Phone: (510) 708-1923
Email: [email protected]
Odelia Mirzadeh
Odelia is an SLP who does assessments for AAC devices at a speech and language clinic. She accepts private health insurance and also offers reduced fees for thos who can demonstrate financial need.
Address:
9171 Wilsher Blvd., P12
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 486-1717
Email: [email protected]
Tracy Andrew
Tracy Andrew is an SLP who is knowledgeable about augmentative and alternative communication and who can perform AAC device assessments on a wide range of devices. She works at a speech and language clinic, and she accepts payment from private health insurance companies and by credit card.
Address:
415 N. Crescent Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (310) 248-2888
Email: [email protected]
The Speech Jungle
This speech and language clinic offers AAC device assessments on a wide range of devices mainly for children. The clinic accepts payments from most health insurance companies.
Contact: Laura Reedy
Address:
1340 Leaning Oak Drive
Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: 925-516-9452
Email: Email: [email protected]
Speech and Language Development Center
The Speech and Language Development Center has speech therapists on staff who do AAC assessments for children and youth who have communication disabilities. The center offers a school of its own, but it also contracts with many local schools, families, and regional centers. The center provides services for children from six months of age up to individuals who are 21 years old.
Contact: Aleen Agranowitz
Address:
8699 Holder Street
Buena Park, CA 90620
Phone: (714) 821-3620
Fax: (714) 821-5683
Website: www.sldc.net
Email: [email protected]
Teresa Mackey
She is an SLP who works with a number of different types of communication disabilities and who can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. Her clinic accepts private patients as well as payments from most major health insurance providers.
Address:
2117 N. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91504
Phone: (818) 845-2846
Email: [email protected]
Patricia Chambers, M.S. PhD.
She is an SLP in the Bay Area who specializes in assessing the needs of individuals with AAC needs and designing therapy programs for them. She works with patients of all ages, and she accepts health insurance from most major companies as well as credit card payments.
Address:
1764 Marco Polo Way
Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 259-0185
Email: [email protected]
Sharon Hensel-Cohen, M.S., CCC-SLP
She is an SLP who specializes in augmentative and alternative communication and who can conduct AAC assessments.
Address:
24772 Calle Serranona
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: (818) 968-2337
Email: [email protected]
A1 Speech Therapy
A1 Speech Therapy has speech therapists who specialize in augmentative and alternative communication and who can conduct AAC assessments for devices from low-tech to high-tech. The clinic serves patients of all ages.
Contact: Janet L. Barsoumian, Director
Address:
360 Mobil Ave., Suite 102-J
Camarillo, CA 93010
Phone: (805) 443-0788
Email: [email protected]
Creative Communication for Kids
This clinic has speech therapists who work with children from toddlers up through age 18 who have communication disabilities. The speech therapists conduct assessments for AAC devices of all types and they have extensive knowledge of augmentative and alternative communication issues. The center accepts referrals from schools and regional centers as well as private patients and it will take Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards as payment.
Contact: Tamaryn Kulman, M.S., CCC-SLP
Address:
880 E. Campbell Ave., suite 203
Campbell, CA 95008
Phone: (408) 371-4004
Email: therapist@creative communicationforkids.com
Dana Easterling
This SLP is based at a school but she also accepts private clients who pay by credit card and she takes patients with Tricare health insurance. She focuses mainly on school-age children who need AAC solutions for their communication challenges.
Address:
2541 State Street, suite 203
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: (858) 245-1213
Email: [email protected]
Eden Hospital
This hospital has a department with speech therapists who are very knowledgeable about augmentative and alternative communication and can conduct assessments using AAC devices. The hospital accepts payments from Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private health insurance.
Contact: Judith Ann Halper
Address:
20103 Lake Chabot Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone: (510) 889-5064
Center for Communication Disorders California State University Chico Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
The clinic at the Center for Communication Disorders offers speech and language evaluation services, including assessments for AAC devices, to CSU Chico students and children and adults in the surrounding community for a low fee. The clinic is staffed by graduate students who have done extensive coursework in speech and language therapy. The grad students are closely supervised by fully qualified speech pathologists. The clinic is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and the center can provide AAC assessments on devices ranging from low-tech to high-tech devices. The clinic has many communication devices available for evaluation purposes.
Contact: Dr. Shelley Von Berg, Clinic Director
Address:
400 West 1st Street
Chico, CA 95929-0350
Phone: (530) 898-5871
Fax: (530) 898-6612
RoseAnn Stevens
She is a SLP who specializes in augmentative and alternative communication issues and who can perform AAC assessments. She accepts most major health insurance plans and credit cards as payment.
Address:
1120 Eastlake Pkwy.
Chula Vista, CA 91915
Phone: (619) 895-0757
Email: [email protected]
Speechy Consultant
This clinic has speech therapists who can provide augmentative and alternative communication services including AAC device assessments. It serves all ages and accepts payment from health insurance companies and by credit card.
Contact: Karen I. Selig
Address:
7509 Madison Ave.
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Phone: (916) 725-5459
Email: [email protected]
Empower Speech-Language Pathology
We proudly provide AAC and AT services, including evaluations, programming, therapy, etc.
Lucid Speech and Language Center
This clinic has speech therapists who practice in the area of augmentative and alternative communication and who can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. The clinic accepts most major forms of health insurance and payment by credit card.
Contact: Megan McCann, M.A., CCC-SLP
Address:
1353 Old Temescal Canyon Road, Suite 107
Corona, CA 92881
Phone: (951) 808-5850
Email: info@lucid speech.com
Dianne Grubb
She is an SLP who is specializing in augmentative and alternative communication and who can do AAC assessments. Her clinic accepts payment from most major health insurance companies.
Address:
100 Tamal Plaza, Suite 102
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 309-3410
Email: [email protected]
Abby Rosenberg
She is an SLP who specializes in augmentative and alternative communication issues and who does AAC assessments. Her office accepts most major types of health insurance.
Address:
2900 Bristol Street, B103
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 478-1141
Email: [email protected]
Veronica Iglesias
She is an SLP who specializes in augmentative and alternative communication and who does AAC assessments. Her office accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private health insurance.
Address:
1842 East Covina Blvd.
Covina, CA 91724
Phone: (626) 676-3426
Email: [email protected]
Center for Speech Pathology
This clinic has speech therapists who specialize in AAC assessments with a wide range of different devices. The clinic accepts payment by credit card and from most major health insurance providers.
Contact: Suzanne Scott
Address:
750 F Street suite 2
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 758-8944
Email: [email protected]
Advantes Speech Clinic
This speech pathologist runs a clinic which provides assessments for augmentative and alternative communication and AAC devices. She accepts payment from most major health insurance companies.
Contact: Amanda Advantes
Address:
556 N. Diamond Bar Blvd., suite 200
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Phone: (626) 240-0794
Email: [email protected]
CART-Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
CART has Speech Language Pathologists who perform AAC assessments for people of all ages. Occupational and physical therapy evaluations are also available for individuals with access or positioning issues related to use of AAC.
Contact: Molly Doyle, Program Director
Phone: (562) 401-6800
Fax: (562) 803-8892
Website: www.rancho.org/cart
Jen Traina
This speech pathologist works at a clinic which provides AAC device assessments. She has a background in augmentative and alternative communication. She accepts private health insurance and credit cards as payment and she offers some services at reduced fees.
Address:
250 E. Chase Ave., suite 107
El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: (619) 647-6157
Email: [email protected]
Vickie L. Simpson
This speech pathologist has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and she can perform AAC assessments. Her office accepts payment from Medicare, private health insurance, and by credit card. She also offers reduced fees.
Address:
1415 Ross Ave.
El Centro, CA 92243
Phone: (760) 339-7169
Email: [email protected]
San Diego County Speech Pathology Services, Inc.
This clinic offers AAC assessment services. It accepts most major types of private health insurance and credit cards as payment. The center also accepts Medicare. Services are provided for individuals from very young children up through senior citizens. There is also an office in Mission Valley.
Contact: Dr. Edmund L. Thile
Address:
345 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone: (760) 334-8181
Website: www.county-speech.com
Email: [email protected]
Speech Language and Educational Associates
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC device assessments. This center is an outpatient rehabilitation center. The center accepts most major health insurance, Medicare, and credit cards. The center also offers reduced fees.
Contact: Helen Sherman-Wade
Address:
5901 Green Valley Circle, CC 902
Encino, CA 91436
Phone: (818) 788-1003
Email: [email protected]
Stefanie Canter-Karp
This speech therapist works with children who need to be assessed for AAC devices. She has a background in augmentative and alternative communication. She accepts health insurance and credit cards. She also offers some reduced fees.
Address:
5400 Balboa Blvd., suite 301
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: (818) 501-1540
Email: [email protected]
Cynthia Audo
This speech pathologist works at a hospital and she only takes referrals from doctors. She has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and she is qualified to do AAC assessments. She accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, most health insurance, and credit cards.
Address:
700 River Drive
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: (707) 961-4636
Email: [email protected]
Center for Speech Language and Occupational Therapy (CSLOT)
The Fremont, Los Altos, and San Jose offices of CSLOT have speech therapists who are very knowledgeable about communication disorders and who can conduct AAC assessments in clients? homes, at schools, or in one of their offices. They do assessments for the full range of AAC devices and provide training to their consumers. They also do community presentations on issues related to AAC and many of them are bilingual. CSLOT accepts Medicare and many forms of private health insurance. The center also contracts with regional centers and families. The center?s speech therapists provide services to children of all ages and to adults.
Address:
3942 Liberty Street, Suite 150
Fremont, CA 94538
Phone: (510) 794-5155
Fax: (510) 794-1912
Website: www.cslot.com
Center for Communication Skills
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health insurance plans and credit cards.
Contact: Kathryn Wage
Address:
2505 West Shaw St., Bldg. A
Fresno, CA 93711
Phone: (559) 228-9100
Email: [email protected]
Expressions Speech-Language Pathology Services
This center has speech pathologists who are knowledgeable about augmentative and alternative communication and who can do AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health insurance plans.
Contact: Jill Chandler
Address:
12062 Valley View Street
Garden Grove, CA 92845
Phone: (714) 901-1518
Email: [email protected]
Riverview Hearing Speech and Language Centers
This center has speech pathologists who can conduct AAC assessments. The center accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, and most major health insurance plans.
Contact: Sherwin A. Basil
Address:
12914 Haster Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Phone: (714) 748-4327
Email: [email protected]
Citrus Valley Centers for Rehabilitation Services
The rehabilitation center has speech pathologists who specialize in augmentative and alternative communication and who can conduct AAC assessments. The center accepts Medi-Cal, Medicare, credit cards, and most health insurance plans. Reduced fees are available.
Contact: Gilda Dominguez
Address:
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital
250 South Grand Ave.
Glendora, CA 91741
Phone: (626) 857-3401
Granite Bay Speech
This office has speech therapists who can conduct AAC assessments. The clinic accepts major health insurance plans and credit cards. Reduced fees are also available.
Contact: Nancy IK. Barsel, M.A. CCC-SLP
Address:
521 Daggett Court
Granite Bay, CA 95746
Phone: (916) 797-3307
Email: [email protected]
Cornerstone Therapies
This clinic has speech pathologists who are qualified to do AAC assessments. The clinic accepts major health insurance plans and credit cards. It also offers reduced fees.
Contact: Nina Welch
Address:
18700 Beach Blvd., suite 120
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (714) 962-6760
Email: [email protected]
Deborah Ross, M.A., CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist works with health agencies and does assessments in clients homes. She is qualified to do AAC assessments and she accepts most health insurance plans as well as credit cards.
Address:
8677 Villa La Jolla Drive #101
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (619) 840-7872
Email: [email protected]
Michelle Guell
This speech pathologist has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and is qualified to do AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, major health insurance plans, and credit cards.
Address:
8640 Villa La Jolla Drive #3
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 663-0075
Email: [email protected]
East Bay Therapy
This clinic only takes private clients. The speech pathologists are qualified to perform AAC assessments.
Contact: Bonnie Groth M.A., CCC-SLP
Address:
2307 Grovesner Heights Court
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone: (925) 443-8989
Email: [email protected]
Deborah Hicks
This speech pathologist works at an outpatient rehab center and she can perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, most major health plans, and credit cards. She also offers reduced fees.
Address:
11406 Loma Linda Drive
Loma Linda, CA 92354
Phone: (909) 558-6144 ext. 65692
Email: e-mail [email protected]
Christy Bowers
She is a speech pathologist who can do AAC assessments. She accepts most major health insurance plans.
Address:
1777 Bellflower Blvd., suite 205
Long Beach, CA 90815
Phone: (562) 301-5194
Email: [email protected]
EmpowerTech
EmpowerTech?s SLP provides AAC assessments on a wide range of different devices to people of all ages. She serves L.A. as well as the Santa Barbara County area and she contracts with schools, parents, regional centers, and Dept. of Rehab.
Contact: Judy Nahman-Stouffer
Address:
6234 W. 87th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 338-1597
Website: www.empowertech.org
Email: [email protected]
Integrated Therapy Solutions
This is an outpatient rehab center which has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health plans and credit cards.
Contact: Charmila QuenimHerr
Address:
8885 Venice Blvd. suite 105
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: (310) 838-1552
Peninsula Associates
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health insurance plans. The center also has a branch office in Santa Cruz.
Contact: Maureen M. O'Connor, M.S.
Address:
401 Burges Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 324-0648
Email: [email protected]
Applied Speech Communication
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments for patients of all ages. The clinic accepts most major health insurance plans as well as credit cards. The center offers reduced fees and some free services.
Contact: S. Gaskell
Address:
2601 Oakdale Road H2 117
Modesto, CA 95355
Phone: (209) 614-2505
Email: [email protected]
Carolyn Carr
This speech pathologist has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and she can perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private health insurance and she serves patients of all ages.
Address:
15441 Mallory Court
Moorpark, CA 93021
Phone: (805) 523-1575
Email: [email protected]
Monique Eurich
This speech pathologist is qualified to perform AAC assessments. She accepts most major health insurance plans.
Address:
1 Peralta Court
Moraga, CA 94556
Phone: (925) 255-4382
Email: [email protected]
Deborah Cohen, M.S. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist is located at a hospital and she is qualified to perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards. She also offers reduced fees.
Address:
2500 Grant Road
Mountain View, CA 94039
Phone: (650) 988-7811
Email: [email protected]
Sierra Rehabilitation Services
This center offers AAC assessments to patients of all ages. The patient must have a referral from a physician to get an assessment. The center accepts Medicare and private halth insurance. The center also offers reduced fees.
Contact: Jean Ogburn, M.A. CCC-SLP
Address:
245 Tom Bell Road, Suite C
Murphys, CA 95247
Phone: (209) 728-0744
Nichols Speech and Language Services
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments for patients of all ages. The center accepts payment by Medicare, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Contact: Jamie Nichols
Address:
38372 Innovation Court, suite 102a
Murrieta, CA 92563
Phone: (951) 541-0615
Email: [email protected]
Patricia Schueler, M.S. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist can perform AAC assessments. She accepts most major types of health insurance and serves patients of all ages.
Address:
222 Daisy Drive
Napa, CA 94558
Phone: (707) 287-7721
Email: [email protected]
Communication Matters
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments and it serves patients of all ages. The center accepts Medicare, private health insurance, and credit cards. There are also reduced fees available.
Contact: Mindy Newhouse
Address:
810 Lawrence Drive
Newbury Park, CA 91320
Phone: (805) 273-3870
Email: [email protected]
Patricia Schecklar
This speech pathologist has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and can perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards. She also offers reduced fees.
Address:
12145 Blix Street
North Hollywood, CA 91607
Phone: (818) 358-4875
Email: [email protected]
Communication Works
This center works with people of all ages and it has speech pathologists who can conduct AAC assessments. The center accepts credit cards.
Contact: Hillary Kissack
Address:
4630 Edgewood Avenue
Oakland, CA 94602
Phone: (510) 530-3085
Email: [email protected]
Linguistic Alternatives
This center has speech pathologists who are qualified to perform AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health plans and offers reduced fees.
Contact: Bettina Larroude
Address:
286 Santa Clara Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
Phone: (510) 595-0775
Email: [email protected]
Shunnae Lewis, M.S., CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist is qualified to do AAC assessments. This office accepts Medi-Cal as well as credit cards. Reduced fees are also available.
Address:
1305 Franklin Street, suite 300
Oakland, CA 94512
Phone: (510) 251-1242
Email: [email protected]
Oceanside Therapy Group
This therapy center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts Medicare and private health insurance and serves patients of all ages.
Contact: Rebekah Van Orden
Address:
3355 Mission Avenue, Suite 123
Oceanside, CA 92058
Phone: (760) 529-4975
Website: www.oceansidetherapygroup.com
Email: [email protected]
Patricia Salwak, M.S. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist can perform AAC assessments and she accepts Medicare, private health insurance, and credit cards as payment.
Address:
4100 E. Jurupa Street suite 108
Ontario, CA 91761
Phone: (909) 390-1313
Providence Speech and Hearing Center
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts private health insurance and credit cards.
Contact: Elaine Brewster
Address:
1301 Providence Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: (714) 639-4990
Lee Speech and Language Center
This office has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The office accepts Medi-Cal and private health insurance.
Contact: Amy Lee
Address:
463 Oro Dam Blvd. Suite I
Oroville, CA 95965
Phone: (530) 879-9507
Email: [email protected]
Dynamic Therapy Solutions
This organization provides assessment of a wide range of AAC devices from low-tech to high-tech devices, and it has many of the AAC devices which are currently on the market in its offices for assessments. Its speech therapists specialize in AAC and assistive technology assessment, training, and implementation. The speech therapists will do assessment in private homes as well as in schools and in one of their three offices. This organization has two satellite offices in Ventura and Northridge. The speech therapists work with regional centers and residential programs as well as Department of Rehabilitation.
Contact: Lisa Sandoval, M.S., CCC-SLP
Address:
3166 E. Palmdale Blvd., suite 112
Palmdale, CA 93350
Phone: (661) 274-8454
Fax: (661) 274-7614
Website: www.dynamictherapysolutions.org
Email: [email protected]
Stanford School of Medicine Assistive Technology Research Clinics
Judy has extensive experience working with school-age children and doing AAC assessments for clients of all ages. She teaches courses on augmentative communication and supervises speech therapy clinics at San Francisco State. She has produced a video and checklist for AAC for preschool children.
Contact: Judy Henderson, M.A., CCC-SLP
Address:
1023 Corporation Way
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: (650) 237-9222
Fax: (650) 237-9249
Website: http://med.stanford.edu/atacc/
Email: [email protected]
HEAR Center
This center offers AAC assessments. The center accepts private health insurance and credit cards. It also offers reduced fees.
Contact: Ellen Simon, Director
Address:
301 East Del Mar Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone: (626) 796-2016
Website: www.hearcenter.org
Email: [email protected]
Villa Esperanza Services' Speech & Language Center
This center has speech pathologists on staff who are specialists in augmentative and alternative communication and perform AAC assessments for low tech to high tech systems with expertise in autism spectrum disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and mobile technologies. It is a Non-Public Agency for school district students and also accepts clients who pay privately.
Contact: Gwendolyn Meier, Director
Address:
2060 E. Villa Street
Pasadena, CA 91107
Phone: (626) 795-8355
Fax: (626) 395-0174
Email: [email protected]
Elaine Stevick
This speech therapist is qualified to perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance and credit cards.
Address:
1301 Redwood Way, suite 165
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: (707) 763-6419
Email: [email protected]
Carol Miles, M.S. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist is qualified to perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare and private health insurance.
Address:
355 Main Street
Quincy, CA 95971
Phone: (530) 394-7706
Email: [email protected]
Caring Communication Speech and Language Services
This center offers assessments for a wide range of AAC devices. The center accepts credit cards.
Contact: Aeishea L. Banks
Address:
8560 Vineyard Avenue Suite 410
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: (909) 945-2700
Email: [email protected]
Rancho San Antonio Rehabilitation Center
This clinic is affiliated with San Antonio Regional Hospital and can facilitate AAC evaluations.
Address:
7777 Milliken Ave, Suite G-30
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: (909) 948-8080
Fax: (909) 948-8082
Website: https://www.sarh.org
Tracy Palumbo
This speech pathologist can perform AAC assessments. She especially works with children in the school system who have communication disabilities. She accepts private health insurance and offers reduced fees.
Address:
1400 Willis Street
Redding, CA 96001
Phone: (530) 243-7969
Redlands Community Hospital
This hospital has speech pathologists on staff who can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. The hospital accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Contact: Scott Bjirke
Address:
355 Terricina Blvd.
Redlands, CA 92373
Phone: (909) 335-5500 ext 6535
Email: [email protected]
SpeakEasy Speech and Language Services
This center has speech pathologists with the ability to conduct AAC assessments. The center accepts most major health insurance plans.
Contact: Melissa Matherly
Address:
1711 Via El Prado, suite 301
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: (310)984-4233
Email: [email protected]
Associated Learning and Language Specialists
The speech therapists who work for this program are very qualified to do AAC assessments at home or in the school setting. A full evaluation costs $800-1800 depending on how involved it is. They will take payment by check or credit card.
Contact: Betsy Fletcher
Address:
1060 Twin Dolphin Drive, suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94065
Phone: (650) 631-9999
Nancy K. Barcal
This speech pathologist is qualified to do AAC assessments and she works with health agencies and comes to clients' homes. She accepts private health insurance and credit cards. She offers reduced fees and performs some services for free.
Address:
151 N. Sunrise Ave.
Roseville, CA 95661
Phone: (916) 797-3307
Email: [email protected]
American River Speech
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. It accepts most major health insurance plans.
Contact: Jane deGelleke
Address:
11344 Coloma Road, suite 810
Sacramento, CA 95670
Phone: (916) 631-0428
Email: [email protected]
Bright Start Therapies
This center serves patients of all ages and its speech pathologists can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. The center accepts most major types of health insurance.
Contact: Karen Fittinger
Address:
198 Cirby Way, suite 140
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: (916) 483-8282
Email: [email protected]
Communication Technology Education Center
CTEC is a non profit AAC center serving students and adults with communication needs. Our Speech Pathologists, Assistive Technology Professonals -ATP, and AAC trainers provide.
Contact: Jamie Crum, MEd., ECSE
Address:
2025 Hurley Way, Suite 105
Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone: (916) 921-5639
Website: http://supportedlife.org/ctec
Email: [email protected]
Robert H. Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
This rehabilitation hospital has speech pathologists on staff who can perform AAC assessments. The hospital accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards. Reduced fees are available and some services are offered for free.
Address:
1760 West 16th Street
San Bernardino, CA 92411
Phone: (909) 473-1200
Lianne Nahina Pfitcher
She is a speech pathologist who can perform AAC assessments. She accepts most major types of health insurance and credit cards.
Address:
420 Camino de Estrella
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: (949) 488-3348
Crimson Speech and Language
This center has speech pathologists who can perform a wide array of assessments for AAC devices. The center accepts Medi-Cal and private health insurance. Reduced fees are also available.
Contact: Karyn Sercy
Address:
9606 Tierra Grande, Suite 107
San Diego, CA 92126
Phone: (858) 695-9415
Email: [email protected]
Susan Berkowitz, M.S., M.Ed., C.C.C., SLP
Susan Berkowitz is a speech therapist who serves the San Diego and Orange County areas. She also serves Riverside County, San Bernadino County, and occasionally Imperial County. She has been in practice for over 30 years, and she provides AAC assessments for no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech solutions for people with communication difficulties. She conducts environmental evaluations for the implementation of communication skills programs. She consults to schools, parents, day programs, and residential programs, and she assists with setting intervention programs into place. She will also provide programming and training of AAC devices for her clients.
Phone: (619) 980-0347
Email: [email protected]
UCP San Diego, at the San Diego Assistive Technology Center
UCP San Diego?s Assistive Technology Center provides AAC Assessment services to anyone in the greater San Diego area. Our SLP has been in practice for over 30 years, and provides AAC assessments for no-tech, low-tech, and high-tech solutions for people with communication difficulties. UCP?s staff will assist families and professionals in coordinating programming and training of AAC devices for clients with the company representatives. Please note: Prior to making an appointment for a comprehensive assessment, a funding source needs to be identified. UCP SD-ATC accepts private payments, some insurance and is approved as a provider for Regional Center and Department of Rehabilitation for payment.
Contact: Bruce Fleming, AAC Program Coordinator
Address:
8665 Gibbs Drive Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 278-5420, ext. 121
Website: Web: www.ucpsdtechcenter.org
Email: [email protected]
ACTS Augmentative Communication Technology Services
ACTS offers consultations and assessments for AAC devices which includes unaided and aided low, light, and high technology integrated into the individual?s home or educational setting. You can contact the main ACTS office and you will be directed to one of their eight speech and language therapists based on your specific AAC needs.
Contact: Dr. Marilyn J. Buzolich, Executive Director
Address:
350 Santa Ana Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94127-1953
Phone: (415) 333-7739
Website: www.acts-at.com
Email: [email protected]
Forbes Norris ALS Research Center
This is a research center which will take referrals from any other hospital. The center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Contact: Amy Roman, Director
Address:
2324 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: (415) 600-3604
Email: [email protected]
San Francisco State University Dept. of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
SFSU has clinics in which graduate students perform AAC assessments under the close supervision of a fully qualified speech pathologist and faculty members. The fees for services at these clinics are reduced.
Contact: Nancy B. Robinson
Address:
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Phone: (415) 338-1001
Creekside School Community Outreach Program
This a school for students with special needs. The school has speech and language therapists on staff who are qualified to do AAC evaluations. The outreach program serves very young children up through adults. The speech therapists charge $80-125 per hour and they accept school P.O.?s, checks, and credit cards.
Contact: Lynette DiLuzio
Address:
540 Sands Drive
San Jose, CA 95125
Phone: (408) 933-8910
Website: www.creeksideschool.org
Email: [email protected]
MST Speech and Language Center
This outpatient rehabilitation center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts most major types of health insurance.
Contact: Linda Miller-Smith
Address:
811 El Capitan Way Suite 220
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 544-8840
Email: [email protected]
Therapies to Grow On
This clinic focuses mainly on children with communication disabilities. There are speech pathologists on staff who can perform assessments for a wide range of AAC devices. Most major types of health insurance are accepted.
Contact: Dana Ehring
Address:
187 Tank Farm Road, suite 210
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 547-1755
Email: [email protected]
Associated Speech Pathologists
This clinic has speech pathologists with backgrounds in augmentative and alternative communication who can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. The clinic accepts Medi-Cal and most major health plans.
Contact: Mary Anne MacLellan
Address:
1595 Grand Ave., Suite 110
San Marcos, CA 92078
Phone: (760) 471-1198
Email: [email protected]
Route To Language
This program has speech therapists who can conduct AAC assessments. Services are provided to very young children up through age 18. The program serves clients from San Francisco to Santa Cruz. The speech therapists charge $125 per hour and accept checks, school P.O.?s, and credit cards.
Contact: Mitra Ahani
Phone: (650) 548-1110
Email: [email protected]
Speech Pathology Services of Marin/Sonoma
This clinic has speech pathologists who are highly qualified to perform AAC assessments for devices from low-tech to high-tech. The center accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Contact: R. Rossman
Address:
30 N. San Pedro Road, suite 203
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (707) 763-6419
Email: [email protected]
Assistive Technology Exchange Center (ATEC) a program of Goodwill of Orange County
The Assistive Technology Exchange Center (ATEC), a program of Goodwill of Orange County has Speech-Language Pathologists and a Rehabilitation Engineer that provide assistive technology, including Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) assessments, trainings, consultations and professional development services. ATEC works with all ages, in Orange County and some cities in neighboring counties. They contract and vend with school districts, regional centers, and the Department of Rehabilitation; as well as accept private pay.
Contact: Lauren Mennig, Manager
Address:
1601 East St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 361-6200 ext. 226
Website: http://www.ocgoodwill.org/changing-lives/assistive-technology-exchange-center
Email: [email protected]
Uduak Osom
This speech pathologist is qualified to perform AAC assessments. The office accepts most major health plans and credit cards and treats patients of all ages.
Address:
1090 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: (408) 241-2229
Email: [email protected]
Via Speech Hearing and Learning Center
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC device assessments and it serves patients of all ages. It will accept patients who pay privately and patients who have health insurance through Kaiser.
Contact: Kristine Conley
Address:
2851 Park Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: (408) 243-7861
Deborah Bell
She is a SLP serving central and northern California who does ACC assessments on all kinds of devices from light-tech up to high tech. She also assesses for access and language needs in all sorts of settings from work to public schools to day programs. She is based in Santa Cruz and she is in private practice. She accepts private insurance and private payments as well as Medi-Cal and Medicare. She works with individuals from age three on up.
Address:
326 Alta Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: (831) 425-8840
Email: [email protected]
Whittier Area Parents' Association for the Developmentally Handicapped
Darlene Hanson is the director of communication services for the Whittier Area Parents? Association for the Developmentally Handicapped, and she is a SLP with many years of experience doing AAC assessments.
Contact: Darlene Hanson Communication Services Director
Address:
9300 Santa Fe Springs Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 946-0467 ext. 105
Fax: (562) 946-5767
Email: [email protected]
Alan Wittert
This speech pathologist works with home health agencies and does assessments in clients' homes. He is qualified to do AAC assessments and he accepts most major types of health insurance.
Address:
2302 5th Street, suite B
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Phone: (310) 995-4916
Email: [email protected]
Santa Rosa Speech and Language Services
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments for a wide range of devices. It serves clients of all ages and accepts Medi-Cal and private health insurance. Reduced fees are available.
Contact: John Samples, Ph.D.
Address:
4725 B Hoen Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
Phone: (707) 542-1010
Tracie Soder, M.S. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist performs AAC assessments and accepts most major types of health insurance. She serves all ages.
Address:
19040 Cox Ave., Suite 5
Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone: (408) 996-2357
Email: [email protected]
Valley Speech and Language Associates
This center has speech pathologists on staff who are specialists in augmentative and alternative communication and who can conduct AAC assessments. The center serves all ages in the Santa Cruz and Monterey County areas and accepts most major health plans.
Contact: Donna Heyl
Address:
219 D Mt. Hermon Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: (831) 338-3982
Email: [email protected]
Suzanne Barnes
This speech pathologist has a background in augmentative and alternative communication and she can perform AAC assessments. She accepts credit cards and health insurance.
Address:
55 Auburn Ave.
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Phone: (626) 355-1729
Email: [email protected]
Katheryn Chin
She is a speech pathologist located at a hospital who can do AAC assessments. She accepts most major health plans and credit cards, and she serves patients of all ages.
Address:
1900 E. Los Angeles Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Phone: (805) 955-7123
Email: [email protected]
Jewett and Associates
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The clinic accepts Medicare and private health insurance and serves patients of all ages.
Contact: Judi Jewett
Address:
4212 N. Pershing Ave., Suite A1
Stockton, CA 95207
Phone: (209) 957-3900
Email: [email protected]
Carol Fenwick
She is a speech pathologist at an elementary school who can do AAC assessments for preschool through high school age children. She does accept private health insurance.
Address:
1148 Heatherstone Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Phone: (408) 522-8241
Email: [email protected]
Vital Speech and Swallow
The clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards. This center serves patients of all ages.
Contact: Natalie Zhitnitsky
Address:
5554 Reseda Blvd. #103
Tarzana, CA 91356
Phone: (818) 708-7704
Email: [email protected]
Diane Friederich
She is a speech pathologist based at a hospital who can perform AAC assessments. She accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Address:
P.O. Box 538
Temecula, CA 92593
Phone: (951) 491-5566
Terry Kappe Speech and Language Therapy Services
He is a SLP in the Pasadena area who serves southern California. He has been an SLP for 30 years. He uses AT and performs assessments for all types of AAC devices. He contracts with schools and the regional center in his area. He is a preferred provider for Blue Cross and Blue Shield and most other large insurance carriers. He does not accept Medicare or Medi-Cal.
Address:
9432 Olive Street
Temple City, CA 91780
Phone: (626) 287-8592
Email: [email protected]
ARC Clinic
This is an outpatient rehabilitation center which is staffed with speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The clinic accepts Medicare, Medi-Cal, and private health insurance. Reduced fees are also available.
Address:
1051 Las Tablas Road
Templeton, CA 93465
Phone: (805) 434-4885
California Speech and Rehabilitation, Inc.
This clinic has speech pathologists who can do AAC assessments. The center accepts private health insurance and credit cards.
Contact: lisa Burns
Address:
505 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone: (805) 495-3318
Email: [email protected]
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
The hospital has speech pathologists on staff who can perform AAC assessments. The hospital accepts Medicare, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Address:
3330 Lomita Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: (310) 325-9110
Lori De DeNoewer
This speech pathologist is based at a school but she does accept outside contracts for AAC assessments. She offers reduced fees to her outside clients. Her focus is on school-age children.
Address:
12720 Newport Ave., #20
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (714) 904-6001
Email: [email protected]
High Desert Speech and Language Center
This clinic has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments. The center accepts private health insurance and credit cards.
Contact: Lakieta Emanuel
Address:
12241 Industrial Blvd. suite 201
Victorville, CA 92392
Phone: (760) 952-2333
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Coggiola, M.A. CCC-SLP
This speech pathologist works with home health agencies and performs evaluations and therapy in clients' homes. She is qualified to perform AAC assessments, and she accepts Medicare and private health insurance.
Address:
3256 McNutt Ave.
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Phone: (925) 323-0175
Email: [email protected]
Speech Pathology Services
This group has speech pathologists who are qualified to do AAC assessments. The clinic accepts most major health insurance plans.
Contact: Contact Susan Stark
Address:
2121 Ygnacio Valley Road, E-200
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: (925) 945-1474
Email: [email protected]
Sara Romo-Miranda
This speech pathologist performs AAC assessments. She accepts Medi-Cal, private health insurance, and credit cards.
Address:
1433 West Merced Ave., Suite 216
West Covina, CA 91790
Phone: (626) 472-9100
Website: This speech pathologist performs AAC assessments. She accepts Medi-Cal, private health ins
The Speech Works
This center has speech pathologists who can perform AAC assessments for patients of all ages. The center accepts Medicare and private health insurance.
Contact: Rose Godfrey
Address:
399 Del Norte Ave.
Yuba City, CA 95991
Phone: (530) 673-7777
Email: [email protected]