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This summer, 7 graduate students including myself, are traveling to Lima Peru to provide free speech language therapy to underprivileged children and adults with cleft lip and palate. This undertaking is completely funded by the students and the only help provided is through fundraising. We all feel strongly about giving back to a population that will probably never see someone like us. These people will never have a chance to consult with someone with our expertise, and that could make a difference in whether they are under stood when they speak. Since there is basically a hole in the lip or palate, these individuals try to compensate for the loss of structure by trying to make speech sounds in different locations. This also makes them more difficult to understand and people then shy away from persons with cleft lip and palate because they are difficult to understand. Once the cleft lip or palate is repaired, communication can develop like normal and that is where speech language therapy comes into play. We will be teaching these individuals how and where to make the right speech sounds to be able to communicate. This could provide peace of mind to the individual but also the families who will keep working with the person with cleft lip or palate. We all know, being able to communicate is one of the most precious gifts we own, and with your help we could offer this support and training to this poorly serviced population.
Thank you for your support,
Daniel Soliz
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