February
3, 2003
The Oprah Winfrey Show features SpeechEasy on “Medical Miracles”.
The show features Dr. Joseph Kalinowski and Mark Babcock, both claiming
the benefits of how SpeechEasy™ helps to control stuttering.
December 27, 2002
ABCNEWS’ Medical Editor Dr. Tim Johnson chooses “Stop
the Stuttering” broadcast in the 2002 Year In Review as one
of three of the most emotional stories of the year.
September 16, 2002
“Speaking Freely” in People magazine.
August 1, 2002
Good Morning America (ABC) features “Stopping the Stutter”.
The broadcast features Joe Kalinowski, East Carolina University
and SpeechEasy™.
January 15, 2002
“Stutter Stopper” highlighted on The Osgood File (CBS
Radio Network).
September 2001
Janus Development obtains funding for marketing the new fluency
products. Janus Development names SpeechEasy™.
June 2001
The first commercial sale of SpeechEasy™.
July 2001
East Carolina University licenses the rights to Janus Development
Group, Inc. for marketing the fluency product
December 2000
Janus Development Group, Inc. is established.
October 1999
United State Patent awarded on concept for a device to ameliorate
stuttering that provides altered auditory feedback. United States
patent 5,961,443.
April 1997
East Carolina University applies
for U.S. Patent for ant-stuttering device.
1996
The WAFT is a computer controlled wheelchair developed for the evaluation,
rehabilitation and conditioning of people who utilize wheelchairs
as the primary mode of mobility. Of the 8 WAFT prototypes in use
around the country, one was structurally modified for wheelchair
athletes at the Atlanta Paralympics.
1990
A version of the WAFT (Wheelchair Aerobic Fitness Trainer) receives
a patent by Drs. Ed Langbein and Lutz Kynast from the Hines Veterans
Administration Hospital, Hines, IL.
|