The primary purpose of communicative rehabilitation is to preclude or reduce the impact of handicap imposed by some speech and/or hearing disorder. This handicap is most evident in its effect upon verbal communication. The overall goal therefore, is to reduced the impedance between the handicapped person and his environment. Since the individual's psycho-social, educational, and vocational status are compromised due to the constraints imposed by impaired verbal communication, the immediate strategy of both speech and hearing rehabilitation specialists is geared toward the improvement of communicative abilities by employing a full range of electrophysiological procedures and manipulative techniques for diagnosis and management, with the aim of ultimately restoring a well-adjusted and productive individual. Therapy may include the application of artificial hearing devices and auditory training; and for speech therapy, provision is made for such techniques as: speech stimulation, voice and articulation therapy.

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