A Special Christmas Eve Conversation with Smiles For Speech Founder and CEO Sandy Dorsey

On this special Christmas Eve edition of Dad Is Not A Noun Podcast I had the opportunity to talk to Founder and CEO of Smiles For Speech Sandy Dorsey

Children with disabilities can be commonly defined by what they can't do—milestones unmet, and benchmarks unchecked. These children and their caregivers are among our most vulnerable population, especially if they reside in a disadvantaged community. Smiles for Speech (SFS) is committed to empowering caregivers by providing access to developmentally appropriate resources to support children with disabilities and ensure long-term sustainable solutions given by expert professional volunteers from all around the world.

Sandy Dorsey, MA, CCC-SLP
founder
Sandy Dorsey is a leading, speech-language pathologist (SLP), educator, and global advocate for children with special needs. She has provided diagnostic and therapeutic speech services for over 25 years in a variety of SLP care settings. Sandy serves primarily diverse and underserved communities in her New-York-based private practice, All About Speech, LLC, with a team of speech-language pathologists and clinical fellows. In July 2017, Sandy’s commitment to children living in disadvantaged communities with limited access to resources prompted her to found the non-profit organization, Smiles for Speech, Inc. As a proud Howard University alumnus, Sandy has leveraged her education and decades of life experience to partner with programs globally to provide access to experts and investors needed to develop programs to ensure that the most vulnerable children reach their full potential. Sandy’s vision is to create a world where a child’s future is not bound by circumstances such as a disability, socioeconomic status, race, or gender.