It’s not yet November 22nd at the #ASHA Convention in Florida, but I want to wish all our members a happy 70th birthday. Yes, today, our Association turns 70 years young. That’s 70 years representing the views and aspirations of #SLPeeps in Australia. Well done & happy birthday!
"I want the UN to be fully accessible for one & all. It is very simple: We cannot be a platform for change when persons with disabilities cannot access that platform to speak.” - @antonioguterres launching new UN Disability Strategy https://t.co/DiXuV5XyUz #COSP
SDG 4 : “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifeline learning opportunities for all” We need communication in order to achieve this goal. #COSP12
Children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) have difficulties with educational attainment! This extends beyond the school years and into adulthood impacting further educational attainment and participation! #speakupforSLCN#speakup4CommRights
AAC is not available to all people in all countries- lack of trained professionals and lack of funds- Miles Forma sharing his insights on inequity in the use of AAC #COSP12
The theme for Speech Pathology Week (19-25 August) is ‘communication access is communication for all’. Assistive technology is helping to make communication accessibility a reality for Australians with communication disability. #SPWeek#AugComm https://t.co/az87Jyi0T5
Communication is the essence of human life. Everyone has the right to communicate as fully as possible. No-one should be denied it, irrespective of the type/severity of communication, linguistic, social, cognitive, motor, sensory, perceptual, or other disability. #SPweek Aug20-26
Welcome to Speech Pathology Week - it's time to champion the human right of communication. Communication access is communication for all - ensuring everyone is treated with respect and dignity. #SPWeek#SpeakUp4CommRights#speechpathaus
#SPAConf: @CezanneGreen1: Quality and quantity of collaboration between teachers and speech pathologists in high schools has the potential to reduce the crime rate dramatically.
Tweeting from #spaconf Keynote with Ron Gillam - Cognitive predictors of language comprehension in school-age children: New findings and their clinical implications
T3 #SPAConf: @ChristineDArcy_ : many children enter secondary schools with #devlangdis, not identified in primary school. 80-90% of instruction is oral, and contains unfamiliar, subject specific vocabulary.
“If we always do what we’ve always done we’ll always get what we’ve always got”. (Anon) #spaconf Let’s be #inspired to make Practice change #combinedefforts Thanks to Professor Liz Ward for an #inspiring opening presentation