Clarity’s Mission
Giving everyone a voice
"Clarity’s mission to support all children who have speech and language challenges to communicate as clearly and accurately as they can. We want to see everyone able to make their mark in the world via effective communication, whether it be improved speech sound production, better language skills, or use of an assistive communication device."
— Teresa Farnham, Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Sole Proprietor
Teresa Farnham’s professional passion is meeting the needs of children who have significant speech and language disorders through evidence-based practices. She is known across Ohio and North America for developing specific research-based therapy practices that are designed to accelerate progress for children who have highly unintelligible speech. Her success with this method has made her a sought-after service provider and also a speaker to train professionals in this process. Her work in this area earned her the 2018 Patricia Lindamood National Clinical Leadership Award.
Teresa has more than 40 years of experience working with children and adults with communication disorders as a speech-language pathologist, speech pathology supervisor, and assistive technology consultant. She has experience in healthcare settings, public and private education, and currently is sole proprietor of Clarity for Communication LLC, a private practice in speech-language pathology. Teresa has served as ASHA SEAL (State Education Advocacy Leader) from Ohio, and as President, SLP-at-Large and Conference Chair for the the Ohio School Speech Pathology and Educational Audiology Coalition (OSSPEAC). She has given numerous presentations at the regional and state level on assistive technology, language and literacy, and best practices in speech-language pathology. She has also presented at ASHA, the Assistive Technology Industry Association national conference, and numerous sate conventions. She is a presenter for the Bureau of Education and Research (BER) and SpeechPathology.com