For 25 years, Laureate has been dedicated to publishing innovative software specifically designed to improve the lives of children and adults with special needs.
Laureate's multimedia programs combine superior instructional design with digital speech, engaging graphics, and motivating animation; they are noted for their integrity and effectiveness. Over the years, Laureate has received national recognition and many awards, including those from the Council for Exceptional Children, Johns Hopkins National Search, and the Software Publishers Association.
Laureate's team of professionals is led by the company's founders, Dr. Mary Sweig Wilson and Mr. Bernard J. Fox. These pioneering speech-language pathologists were among the first to recognize the important contributions computer technology could make to the lives of individuals with special needs. When Dr. Wilson and Mr. Fox founded Laureate, they began to realize their common dream of expanding the use of technology to assist people with disabilities. All Laureate software is designed by professional clinicians and incorporates treatment strategies derived from contemporary theory and research.
Laureate's latest language intervention software has been developed with the assistance of grants awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). These new programs combine recent developments in linguistic theory, sound and visual elements designed to take advantage of advances in computer technology, and an artificial intelligence component inspired by Laureate's association with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Software Technology Branch at the Johnson Space Center.
