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How Informal Carers Support Video Consulting in Physiotherapy, Heart Failure, and Cancer: Qualitative Study Using Linguistic Ethnography (EN)
by Seuren, L.M., & Shaw, S.
May 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of video consultations completed in the health care system in the UK. The article provides several methods that may aid in the involvement of family members and other carers during telerehabilitation services.
A systematic review of evidence relating to the use of telesupervision for speech-language pathology students on clinical placements (EN)
by Walters, J., Bryant, L., et al.
November 20, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Presents a systematic review on telesupervision in speech-language pathology student clinical placements (Web ORLA®). The review consolidates evidence on how telesupervision can complement in-person supervision, including technology, setting, and relational factors that affect its effectiveness.
A Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Telerehabilitation System for Use in the COVID-19 Pandemic (EN)
by Varela-Aldas, J., Buele, J., et al.
February 18, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The telerehabilitation research approach proposed has both the patient and the specialist physician enter a virtual reality (VR) environment where they can interact in real time through avatars.
Addressing disparities in speech-language pathology and laryngology services with telehealth (EN)
by Rameau, A., Cox, S. R. et. al.
August 08, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A clinical perspective from a large volume laryngology clinic in a major city in northeastern United States highlights the use of telehealth in the provision of voice care by a laryngologist and speech-language pathologist during and after the COVID19 pandemic.
Application for Articulation Therapy-Thai (AAT-T) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Children with cleft palate and articulation disorders
BASIC DESCRIPTION: AAT-T is a smartphone app that delivers structured articulation therapy through video demonstrations, reading materials, and speech practice exercises. It allows users to record their speech and review progress, supporting home-based practice and facilitating remote or hybrid speech therapy approaches.
ASHA Evidence Maps (EN)
by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and educators in audiology and speech-language pathology
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The ASHA Evidence Map on Telepractice compiles and organizes research on delivering audiology and speech-language pathology services remotely. It covers diverse populations, diagnoses, ages, and settings, providing access to evidence that informs best practices in telepractice.
Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives (EN)
by Lauriello, M., Angelone, A.M. et al.
August 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to explore user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing ti to tradional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suitability for different patients and clinical conditions.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: According to the authors, the study reveals a favourable perception of telerehabilitation as a therapy approach to be regarded as a supplement or temporary option to the irreplaceable face-to-face one.
CliniQuill (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Software
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for healthcare professionals
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Cliniquill is an artificial intelligence–based clinical documentation platform that assists healthcare professionals with medical transcription, note generation, and documentation workflows. The platform uses automated speech recognition and AI-supported processing to support clinical record keeping and administrative efficiency.
Comparison of Voice Therapy Outcomes: Clinic vs Telehealth (EN)
by LaBarge, B., Lorenz, F.J., et al.
September 01, 2025
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Explores the use of telepractice for assessing and treating voice disorders. The article examines feasibility, clinical considerations, and outcomes related to delivering voice evaluation and therapy remotely, highlighting how virtual models can support access to specialized voice care.
Considerations for Speech, Language and Cognitive Assessment via Telepractice (EN)
by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This resource provides guidance for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) conducting assessments of speech, language, and cognitive communication via telepractice. (Assessment of swallowing or feeding is not included.)
Constant Therapy (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clients and health care professionals.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a tablet based platform for therapists to remotely treat clients. Developed for patients recovering from stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), living with aphasia, dementia, and other neurological conditions.
Delivering group speech maintenance therapy via telerehabilitation to people with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study (EN)
by Quinn, R., Park, S., et al.
June 07, 2018
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This paper aimed to determine the feasibility of delivering a group speech maintenance programme (eLoud and Proud) to people with Parkinson’s disease via telerehabilitation.
DIGICOG-MS (EN)
by AISM Foundation
TYPE OF TOOL: Mobile app.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and clients (in Italy).
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a digital self-assessment system of cognitive functioning most affected by MS, such as information processing speed, verbal and visuospatial memory, and language.
iMHere 2.0 System (EN)
by University of Pittsburgh
TYPE OF TOOL: Platform.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clients, caregivers, and health care professionals.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides platform for clinician guided self-care to patients with chronic diseases or for real-time assessment/intervention to individuals as they go about their daily lives.
Improving Functional Communication Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia via Telepractice: An Alternative Service Delivery Model for Underserved Populations (EN)
by Carr, P., Moser, D., et al.
December 13, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: All participants demonstrated improvements in CCRSA scores, total words produced correctly on trained CST stimuli, and total words produced correctly on trained ORLA stimuli. No differences were noted in CADL-3 scores. All participants were highly satisfied with telepractice as a service delivery model.
Internet-Based Audiological Interventions: An Update for Clinicians (EN)
by Beukes, E.W., & Manchaiah, V.
June 19, 2019
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Discusses telepractice and onsite service delivery in speech-language pathology, offering considerations for combining both service modes, including legal, technological, and implementation aspects.
Korro (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals seeking support for speech and language communication
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Korro is a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence–supported speech exercises and real-time feedback to support speech practice and communication skill development. The app provides guided speaking activities designed to facilitate independent practice and monitoring.
Neolexon application (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals with language and speech impairments
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Neolexon is a mobile application designed to support speech and language rehabilitation through structured, therapist-guided exercises targeting communication skills. The app delivers individualized training programs with interactive tasks to facilitate language recovery in a home-based and remote rehabilitation context.
Novel Wearable System to Recognize Sign Language in Real Time (EN)
by Umut, I. & Kumdereli, U.C.
July 12, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes a wearable system using surface electromyography and motion sensors to recognize sign language in real time. The system supports communication for individuals with hearing or speech impairments and demonstrates how wearable technologies can be integrated into telerehabilitation and assistive communication.
Online Swedish Individualized Active Communication Education (I-ACE) program (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Evaluation and treatment program.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for adults with hearing impairment.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an individualised home-based ACE (Active Communication Education) program. The goal is to help adults with hearing impairment improve problem-solving and self-management. Available in English, Spanish, and German.
Oropharyngeal dysphagia telerehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19: a case report (EN)
by Soyama, S., Mano, T., et al.
April 01, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Some patients in the intensive care unit and those who are on endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation often have dysphagia. This article aimed to explore the advantages of telerehabilitation in dysphagia management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Proloquo2Go (EN)
by Assistive Ware
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians, and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Proloquo2Go is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for iOS devices that enables nonspeaking children and adults to communicate using symbol-based vocabulary, customizable layouts, and synthesized voices. It is used to support communication and language development in clinical and rehabilitation contexts.
SoundingBoard (EN)
by AbleNet
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians, and researchers
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SoundingBoard is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app for iOS devices that allows users to create custom communication boards with up to 20 message locations. It supports symbol-based vocabulary, recorded messages, and photo integration to assist individuals with communication needs in rehabilitation and clinical practice.
speechBITE (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: speechBITE is an online database that indexes and rates research studies on speech-language pathology interventions. It is designed to help users find evidence to guide clinical decision-making and education in communication disorders.
TeleChat Program (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Program
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: TeleCHAT is a structured telehealth program designed to support remote delivery of assessment, intervention, and follow-up through guided communication between clinicians and clients in a telerehabilitation context.
Telehealth for Dysphagia Across the Life Span: Using Contemporary Evidence and Expertise to Guide Clinical Practice During and After COVID-19 (EN)
by Malandraki, G.A., Arkenberg, R.H., et al.
March 26, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Reviews evidence on telehealth for dysphagia across all age groups and provides clinical guidance for adopting virtual swallowing assessments and interventions, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telerehab at Home: Mobile Tablet Technology for Patients With Poststroke Communication Deficits—A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Control Trial (EN)
by Mallet, K. H., Shamloul, R.M. et al.
January 12, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SLT using telerehabilitation via mobile technology is feasible in the very early stages of acute stroke recovery. It is potentially an effective means of bridging the gap between discharge from the acute care setting to the start of outpatient SLT services.
Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review (EN)
by Muñoz-Tomás, M.T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
February 28, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
Telerehabilitation for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease (EN)
by Theodoros, D.
July 16, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This review explores the telerehabilitation applications designed for the management of the communication and swallowing disorders in Parkinson’s disease (PD), addresses the benefits and challenges of telerehabilitation, identifies future research directions, and highlights the potential of new technologies to enhance the management of communication and swallowing disorders and quality of life for people with PD.
Telerehabilitation for Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (Tele-LSVT-Loud) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Standardized treatment.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Speech treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions. This version has been modified to be completed with Telerehabilitation. Requires clinician certification.
Telerehabilitation for people with low vision (EN)
by Bittner, A., Yoshinaga, P., et al.
January 13, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The included trial found similar efficacy between telerehabilitation with a therapist and an active control intervention of self?guided training in mostly younger to middle?aged adults with low vision who received a new wearable electronic aid. Given the disease burden and the growing interest in telemedicine, the two ongoing studies, when completed, may provide further evidence of the potential for telerehabilitation as a platform for providing services to people with low vision.
Telerehabilitation service impact on physical function and adherence compared to face-to-face rehabilitation in patients with stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (EN)
by Munoz-Tomas, T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
May 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
Teletherapy Resources: The Ultimate Master List (EN)
by The Speech Express
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website (Blog)
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for speech-language pathologists, clinicians, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: This blog post compiles a master list of teletherapy resources, platforms, and activity ideas for speech-language therapy. It organizes tools and strategies that can be used in online practice, offering practical support for clinicians transitioning to or expanding their teletherapy services.
Timocco (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Online Treatment Tool.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for patients, clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Timocco is an online, therapeutic gaming environment specifically designed for children with special needs. Using motion-based technology, the games respond to the child’s movements.
Virtual Speech Center (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Resource Website
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for speech-language pathologists, educators, and patients
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Virtual Speech Center provides a collection of over 40 mobile applications for iOS devices focused on speech and language therapy. The apps target areas such as articulation, language, memory, social skills, and auditory processing, supporting clinicians, families, and clients in communication-focused rehabilitation.
Walking with Parkinson (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Smartphone App
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for individuals with Parkinson’s disease
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Walking with Parkinson is a mobile application designed to support individuals with Parkinson’s disease through guided walking exercises and structured physical activity. The app provides audio-guided cues and training sessions to support gait, mobility, and engagement in regular exercise.
Web-based Oral Reading for Language in Aphasia (Web ORLA®): A pilot randomized control trial (EN)
by Cherney, L.R., Lee, J.B., et al.
January 20, 2021
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Describes Web ORLA®, a web-based asynchronous oral reading program for individuals with chronic aphasia. The program allows users to practice reading sentences aloud with virtual clinician oversight to support language rehabilitation.
