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Move with Mime Over Mind: Using Mime Techniques to Support Movement in Parkinson’s Disease

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Mime over Mind is a program that applies classic mime training techniques to help people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) work through specific movement challenges, from picking up a glass of water to getting dressed. Developed by Barbara Salsberg Mathews, the program builds on the “Six Principles of PD Mime,” originally developed by mime artist Rob Mermin, and uses simple mime concepts to help retrain everyday movement.

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PANC’s Annual Education Conference Returns October 24, 2026 — Care Beyond the Diagnosis

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Mark your calendars! The Parkinson’s Association of Northern California (PANC) is bringing back its Annual Education Conference on Saturday, October 24, with a theme that speaks to what so many in our community are asking for: Care Beyond the Diagnosis: Voices, Tools, and Togetherness. Whether you’re living with Parkinson’s, caring for someone who is, or working in the field, this daylong event offers a rich mix of medical updates, practical strategies, and community connection — in person and virtual.

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Staying Connected: Overcoming Communication Barriers in Parkinson’s Disease – Webinar Notes

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ACC stands for Augmentative and Alternative communication. There are low tech and high tech tools available to help with communication, some may use a combination of both throughout the day.
ACC stands for Augmentative and Alternative communication. There are low tech and high tech tools available to help with communication, some may use a combination of both throughout the day. Image source: webinar presentation slide.

In March 2026, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) hosted a webinar titled “Staying Connected: Overcoming Communication Barriers.” Corinne Casey, SLP, and Anna Reeve, SLP, both speech-language pathologists from Lingraphica, said that communication changes are very common with PD and also very manageable with daily use and practice of communication strategies. When communication becomes more difficult, it can affect independence and daily functioning. The webinar is part of the APDA’s “Thriving Through Speech Therapy” series.

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“A New Path to Parkinson’s Prevention and Treatment” – Speaker Notes

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Portrait painting of Dr. Ray Dorsey holding a molecular model of trichloroethylene with two black carbon atoms, three blue chlorine atoms, and one white hydrogen atom
Dr. Ray Dorsey with a molecular model of trichloroethylene (TCE), a degreasing chemical linked to increased Parkinson’s risk.

Dr. Ray Dorsey, director of the Center for Brain and Environment at the Atria Health and Research Institute, visited the Bay Area in January 2026 as part of his national book tour for “The Parkinson’s Plan,” (pdplan.org), co-authored with Dr. Michael Okun. Stanford’s APDA Information & Referral Center hosted Dr. Dorsey at two local venues. During the two talks, Dr. Dorsey presented the hypothesis: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is not a natural consequence of aging but an unnatural one, driven primarily by environmental chemical exposures, not by genetics. 

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