What is Tactus Therapy?
Tactus Therapy is a rehabilitation technology company creating evidence-based digital tools for clinicians and adults working toward recovery. We launched our first speech therapy app in 2011 and have continued to grow ever since. Today, our apps and Virtual Rehab Center support rehabilitation in clinics, hospitals, universities, and homes around the world.
Our mission is to make effective rehabilitation more accessible to everyone who needs it. We create tools that make evidence-based practice easier to deliver in therapy, and easier to continue beyond it.
Why We Do It
We believe that adults with communication disorders deserve a chance to improve. They need access to therapy techniques that have been shown to work, and they need to practice them repeatedly to change their brains and recover lost skills. That’s why we build software that is easy to use and grounded in research.
Communication is one of our most human abilities. I started Tactus because I wanted people with communication difficulties to have more opportunities to improve, and clinicians to have better tools to help them. Fifteen years later, that belief still guides everything we create.
We also know what it’s like to deliver therapy in a variety of settings, and it’s not easy. Clinicians deserve high-quality tools that streamline preparation, documentation, and service delivery, and, more importantly, achieve better outcomes for their clients. Our software is designed by clinicians who know what it’s like, and you’ll appreciate what that means when you use it.
How Tactus Began
“Tactus” means “touch” in Latin, a nod to the touchscreen technology that inspired the company. In 2010, speech-language pathologist Megan Sutton saw the new iPad and recognized its potential to make high-quality therapy more accessible within and beyond the clinic.
Megan sketched the first app and teamed up with software developer Ben Carter to build it. The first Tactus Therapy app launched in 2011. Since then, Tactus has grown from a two-person app company into a team creating rehabilitation tools used around the world.
Who We Are
Tactus Therapy is an independent Canadian company based in Vancouver, BC. Our team includes speech-language pathologists, software developers, and customer support professionals who work together to create, improve, and support our products.
Bringing clinical and technical expertise together helps us turn research and real-world feedback into practical rehabilitation tools.
Megan Sutton
Co-Founder and CEO
Megan is a speech-language pathologist specializing in adult neurological rehabilitation and an internationally recognized educator in aphasia therapy and technology. She is the co-author of Healing the Broken Brain.
Ben Carter
Co-Founder and CTO
Ben started his career in video games, working for EA Sports on FIFA Soccer/EA FC. Today, he leads the technical strategy behind Tactus products, from the original apps to the Virtual Rehab Center.
The Speech Pathology Team
Shezena, Allyson, and Bri bring their clinical expertise to product development, marketing, sales, and support. With experience across a range of populations and settings, they know what it’s like to provide excellent therapy and the challenges clinicians face.
The Development Team
Clé, Chris, Dylan, Jenny, Sam, and Ryan make up our development team. They turn clinical ideas into reliable software and keep the Virtual Rehab Center running smoothly.