Options Unlimited's mission is to assist people with disabilities to become as independent as possible by obtaining opportunities to participate in and contribute to their community through work and educational programs.
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Options Unlimited, Inc
205 Castlerock Drive, Shepherdsville, KY 40165
502-955-7271 Fax: 502-955-7221
OUR LOCATIONS
Bullitt County (Main Office)
205 Castlerock Drive
Shepherdsville, KY40165
Phone: (502) 955-7271
Fax: (502) 955-7221
Shelby County Office
500 Main Street
Shelbyville, KY 40065
Phone: (502) 633-9725
Fax: (502) 633-9013
Spencer County Office
80 East Main Street
Tayorsville, KY 40071
Phone: (502) 477-1984
Fax: (502) 477-1883
Louisville Downtown
305 W. Broadway
Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone: (502) 589-6620
TTY: (502) 589-6690
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SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES
Options Unlimited provides speech therapy services to individuals through collaboration with Partners in Communication. For more information about our services call 502-955-7271.
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■ Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), sometimes called speech therapists (STs), assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency.
■ SLPs work with people who cannot produce speech sounds or cannot produce them clearly; those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; people with voice disorders, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; those who wish to improve their communication skills by modifying an accent; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem solving disorders. They also work with people who have swallowing difficulties.
■ Speech, language, and swallowing difficulties can result from a variety of causes including stroke, brain injury or deterioration, developmental delays or disorders, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, voice pathology, mental retardation, hearing loss, or emotional problems. Problems can be congenital, developmental, or acquired. Speech-language pathologists use special instruments and qualitative and quantitative assessment methods, including standardized tests, to analyze and diagnose the nature and extent of impairments.
■ For individuals with little or no speech capability, SLPs, may select augmentative or alternative communication methods, including automated devices and sign language, and teach their use. They teach patients how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively.
■ They also teach individuals how to strengthen muscles or use compensatory strategies to swallow without choking or inhaling food or liquid. Speech-language pathologists help patients develop, or recover, reliable communication and swallowing skills so patients can fulfill their educational, vocational, and social roles.
