Virtual Speech Center

Virtual Speech Center makes speech and language therapy software. The company dates from 2011 and was set up by Beata Klarowska, who works as a speech and language pathologist. Its customers are schools, private practices, independent speech pathologists and parents.

What Virtual Speech Center offers

• Therapy apps for iPad and iPhone — cover areas such as articulation, apraxia, phonology, language, social skills, following directions and word retrieval.
• Game rewards — puzzles, board games and sports or carnival themes act as rewards inside the apps.
• TheraPlatform — web-based practice software with telepractice, documentation, billing, intake forms and electronic claim submission.
• Flexible buying — apps can be bought singly or in bundles, and some are given to speech pathologists at no charge.

Who it works with

Speech pathologists in private practice use the web software to deliver telepractice services across the country. Schools and parents use the mobile apps for therapy practice with children.

Key facts

• Founded: 2011
• Founder: Beata Klarowska, a speech and language pathologist
• Devices: iPad and iPhone apps, plus web-based software