Heather Emery-Lyons, M.S., CCC-SLP, is an Instructor and Assistive Technology Specialist at Assistive Technology Partners. She coordinates the Southeast Technical Assistance Center (SETAC), a satellite office in Colorado Springs. She received a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Purdue University and a Master's degree in Linguistics from the University of Colorado Boulder. Ms. Lyons has primarily worked in the public schools, teaching English as a second language and providing speech-language intervention to students in preschool through 12th grade. She also works with adults in a sub-acute rehabilitation facility in Evergreen. Prior to coming to ATP, Ms. Lyons was a SWAAAC team coordinator for the Mt. Evans BOCES and a speech-language pathologist for Platte Canyon School District in Bailey, Colorado. Her areas of interest include: augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), traumatic brain injury and finding accurate methods of assessing cognitive skills for effective AAC.
What I love about my job...
“It's wonderful to help someone discover their ability to communicate in a new way. I believe communication is the essence of life and we all connect to each other through communication. I'm a speech-language pathologist and I work with people with disabilities of all ages, helping them communicate and achieve their full potential through the use of assistive technology. I provide clinical services, outreach, research and education in/on assistive technology (communication devices, computer access tools and software, cognitive support technologies) to 17 counties in southeast Colorado."
Contact Heather Emery-Lyons:
Mail:
SETAC
Attn: Heather Emery-Lyons
4825 Lorna Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
Phone:
719.380.6229
Fax:
719.380.6230
Email:
Heather.Lyons@ucdenver.edu