About Us
Judith and Kaitlyn are New Jersey licensed and ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologists and AAC specialists with a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion in the field and have been providing high quality services to individuals and their communication partners for over fifteen years.
Co-Founder and Owner
Judith Krumbein Barg M.A., CCC-SLP, ATP
Judith is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certified Assistive Technology Professional with extensive experience working with children and adults with complex communication needs. Judith has over 15 years of experience as an Alternative Augmentative communication (AAC) specialist, providing assessment, support and training for individuals with complex communication needs and their families.
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She received a Master's Degree in Speech-Language pathology from the College of New Jersey, holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association, a New Jersey Speech Language Specialist certification, as well as a teaching certification in English as a Foreign Language at Kibbutzim College of Education in Tel Aviv. She is a member of the NLA (Natural Language Acquisition) trained clinician registry, and earned the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
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Judith is dedicated to empowering individuals and their families with the tools, skills and knowledge needed for meaningful and successful communication.
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856 441 2300 • judi@empoweraac.com
Co-Founder and Owner
Kaitlyn Connors M.S., CCC-SLP
Kaitlyn is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and AAC specialist with over 15 years of experience in the field of AAC. In addition to earning a Master's Degree from Ithaca College she holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is an NLA trained clinician educated in the Natural Language Acquisition Framework and gestalt language processing.
Throughout her career Kaitlyn has provided communication support, training, and assessment to adults and children in homes, schools, and out in the community. She strives to not only support and learn from individuals with complex communication needs, but also their communication partners.
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Within the field of AAC, Kaitlyn strongly values collaborating with all members of the team and working closely with occupational and physical therapists. She has extensive experience working with individuals with complex bodies who require alternative access including eye-gaze, switches, auditory, and step-scanning, etc. She is passionate about ensuring all individuals have access to robust communication systems starting as young as possible and regardless of any physical challenges they may experience.
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856 441 2300 • kaitlyn@empoweraac.com