Fifth Annual Sean Anderson Memorial Scholarship Offers Free Speech Fluency Devices...

Fifth Annual Sean Anderson Memorial Scholarship Offers Free Speech Fluency Devices and Therapy for Florida Children Who Stutter

OCOEE, Fla.--(Business Wire)--For the fifth consecutive year, Florida children who stutter are
eligible to receive a free state-of-the-art electronic speech fluency
device and related therapy through an annual scholarship sponsored by
SpeechEasy, the nation's leading provider of portable speech fluency
devices.

Launched in 2004, the Sean Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program
annually provides a free device and therapy to a Florida child who
stutters. The scholarship is named in memory of 10 year-old Sean
Anderson of Ocoee, Florida, who received the SpeechEasy device nine
months before his untimely death in February 2004. With the help of
SpeechEasy, Sean was able to speak fluently for the first time in his
life, prompting his parents to help launch the annual scholarship
program in his memory.

Last year's winner, Jourdon Bellamy of Orange Park, Florida is a
perfect example of the type of individual that the scholarship program
is trying to help. Jourdon's stuttering level was recorded as "severe"
by the Children Rehabilitation Services department at Wolfson
Children's Hospital in Orange Park. According to the evaluation,
without the use of the SpeechEasy device, Jourdon suffered from
several physical behaviors due to her stuttering: noisy breathing, jaw
jerking, radical muscle tension, distraction, and arm and hand
movements while trying to speak. All of these symptoms were reduced to
a minimum with the help of the SpeechEasy device. Jourdon is in the
fourth grade at Fleming Island Elementary School in Orange Park, Fla.
She enjoys drama and acting, and hopes to participate in the school's
drama club next year. She hopes to be a comedian or actress when she
grows up.

"We are excited to once again offer such a rewarding program to
Florida children," said Alan Newton, president of Janus Development
Group, SpeechEasy's parent company. "For the last four years we have
been privileged to aid children such as Jourdan Bellamy receive a new
lease on life by helping them improve their ability to communicate."

The recipient of the 2008 scholarship will be selected based on
eligibility criteria, including financial hardship and potential for
life-changing benefits such as social and academic/career advancement.
Florida residents between the ages of eight and 15 are eligible to
apply. All completed applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2008
in order to be considered for the 2008 scholarship..

For more information on the Sean Anderson Memorial Scholarship
Program, please call (877) 4-FLUENCY (877-435-8362).

About SpeechEasy

SpeechEasy is a portable fluency-enhancing device that helps
people who stutter speak more fluently with less effort. Nearly 5,000
people who stutter have been fitted with a SpeechEasy device since it
was first made available to the public in December 2001. Similar to a
hearing aid, SpeechEasy is worn in or around the ear. But rather than
amplify sound, it alters the way the user hears his own voice -
changing the pitch and delaying it slightly to trick the brain into
hearing a second voice speaking in unison. Such "choral" speech can
alleviate and even eliminate stuttering. SpeechEasy was developed by a
team of communication disorder researchers at East Carolina
University, and is marketed exclusively by Janus Development Group.
SpeechEasy devices are available via a network of state licensed, ASHA
(American Speech Language Hearing Association)-certified speech
language pathologists. More information about SpeechEasy is available
at www.speecheasy.com.

Eye Integrated Communications
Kellie Vicars, Senior Account Manager, 252-353-0722
kdv@eyedidit.com

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