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For the millions of Americans living with a disability, it can be stressful and overwhelming to try and find employment. These individuals are often discriminated against or passed over for a job simply because of their disability, even when they are willing and able to work. It’s for that reason--among others--that so many disabled Americans are trying their hand at starting their own business.

Does your child love watching cartoons but puts up a fight when it’s time to watch Gemiini? Some children love Gemiini and others just… don’t. That’s because Gemiini videos are built to be more therapeutic than entertaining.

Laura Kasbar, founder of Gemiini, discusses what to expect with the launch and explains how the new Gemiini will save time and make receiving therapy easier than ever before. We hope you’re as excited as we are!

Gemiini isn’t just for kids learning to speak. In addition to effectively treating children with ASD, Down syndrome, and apraxia/dyspraxia, we’re finding that it is also effective at treating adult stroke patients and helping them get their language back.

Speech apraxia, as it is called in the U.S., is a motor speech disorder. People have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue) needed for speech.This may be caused by a connection problem between the mouth and brain. Since a child who has apraxia doesn’t talk, the condition is often interpreted as a cognitive problem.

Some parents even experience short-term memory loss, loss of appetite, and depression, so even day-to-day existing can be difficult at first. As a parent wraps his or her mind around the diagnosis, the internet will be one of the first stops for information. Online research can be confusing because there's so much contradictory information and it can be overwhelming.