Weekly Parkinson's Newsletter from PAACI

Secondly, we hope you were able to join us at the Rally last Tuesday. It was a wonderful event with great attendance. Above is a picture of the PAACI table with three of our board members, John Deck, Tom Little and Rebecca Parks.

Please notice to the left there are several upcoming events including the PAACI Spring Symposium on Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 10am-2pm. Please either respond to this message or call Sheri at 317-255-1993 to reserve your seats and lunch. If you have any questions please let me know.

Have a great day! Sheri, John & the PAACI Board!

Research Opportunities

Join a Study - Parkinson's Foundation List of Available Studies

Parkinson's Disease Medical Care Planning Resource

Dr. Jiayun Xu is creating a tool to help you and your family members talk about future medical planning in Parkinson's Disease. They are looking for a person with Parkinson's and a family member who is/was caring for a family member with PD within the last 5 years. You must be able to speak and read English, willing to be audio-recorded and have access to a phone or internet. For more info contact Dr. Xu at caregive@purdue.edu or phone 765-494-4017.

Speech Accessibility Project

Beckman Institute at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a new study called the "Speech Accessibility Project" to help speech recognition tools understand diverse voices. You can record your speech from home and earn up to $180/$90 for caregivers. For more info: 1-888-309-6499 or speechaccessibility@beckman.illinois.edu