Tucson startup develops app to reduce speech therapy wait times for bilingual students
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A Tucson startup, Vozariz, has developed an app to reduce speech therapy wait times for bilingual students. The app assesses language development in 15 minutes, addressing a nationwide shortage of speech pathologists who can assess bilingual children.
Bilingual students in Tucson wait up to 10 months for speech therapy assessments due to a nationwide shortage of 4,300 speech-language pathologists. Vozariz, a local startup, has developed an app to assess language development in 15 minutes. The app asks questions in Spanish and English, providing a fluency rating that speech pathologists can use to determine a student's language development. Founded by Marco Hidalgo, Vozariz recently won $2,500 from the University of Arizona Center for Innovation. Hidalgo plans to roll out the app in the next six weeks. The startup aims to help students receive timely assessments and avoid falling behind in school.
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