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Communication: A Basic Human Right

The Universal Declaration of Communication Rights appears below. Please read it and become a signatory. Signing the Declaration is an easy but important way of helping to bring attention to persons with communication disorders and the professional care that can help them.

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The Opportunity to Communicate is a Basic Human Right

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Why does this issue matter to you?

Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
Barriers to communication impair an individual’s ability to: 
• relate to and interact with others; 
• understand; 
• learn, share and apply knowledge; 
• achieve and maintain good physical and mental health; 
• participate appropriately and safely in purposeful occupations and/or leisure activities; and 
• have fair access to the justice system and other public services.
The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. Everybody has the potential to communicate.
By Taking this Public Pledge of Support... 
• I recognise that the ability to communicate is a basic human right. 
• I recognise that everyone has the potential to communicate. 
By putting my name to this declaration, I give my support to the millions of people around the world who have communication disorders that prevent them from experiencing fulfilling lives and participating equally and fully in their communities. I believe that people with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need to realise their full potential.

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10,118 signatures

Signatures
10,118	Katarzyna Włodarczyk	Polska
10,117	Renata Pinjatela
10,116	Jessica Molloy	Ireland	I work as an SLT
10,115	Anne Horgan	Ireland	Everyone should have a means to communicate
10,114	Saoirse Flynn	Ireland	Because I would lose myself if I were to lose my ability and opportunities to communicate and I feel the need to advocate for the many people I work with and know who so often find that they are not heard.
10,113	Lois Mehaffy	Ireland	Basic right
10,112	Jeanelle Canelo	US	As Speech-Language Pathologist, I advocate to promote communication in all forms; for the deaf, HOH, and hearing culture/community.
10,111	Stephane Lalonde	Canada	As an SLP I see the difference we can make in the life of people.
10,110	Kerry Dominish	Australia	Communication means belonging
10,109	Elisabeth SEPULCHRE - MANTEAU	FRANCE	I have been part of the association fOrthophonistes du Monde for twenty years. This fight is at the center of my professional and associative commitment
10,108	Tim Mcguill	USA	Everyone mattera
10,107	Tara McGuill	United States	97229
10,106	Aoife O'Shea	Ireland	Working in the area of early intervention and prevention it is clear that communication is key.
10,105	Caitriona Kelleher	Ireland	I am an SLT
10,104	Joanne Mannion	Ireland
10,103	Jazmine Coronado	United States	As a future Speech Language Pathologist I believe that the ability to communicate wants and needs is a fundamental right that everyone deserves.
10,102	Julie Markovich
10,101	Jackalyn Siebenaler	United States	I want to be an SLP and I want everyone to have the best possible hearing and speech they can
10,100	Cheryll Judge	USA	Communication is a basic need. Imagine the world being a better place, if only our leaders would communicate rather than bicker. And my my granddaughter is studying speech pathology.
10,099	Bryceann Cutsinger	United States	I'm a future Speech Language Pathologist - Communication is my life!
10,098	Anna Fink	United States	As a future SLP, I hope to raise awareness of those we serve!
10,097	Amy Eidschun	USA	Communication is one of the most important life skills. We use communication all the time! Everyone deserves the right to communicate their wants, needs, ideas, feelings or just fulfill the need to socially interact with others.
10,096	Kseniya Spencer	United States
10,095	Diana Guerrero	United States
10,094	Stephanie Cooper	USA
10,093	Erin Lally	USA	I am an aspiring SLP and I believe the ability to communicate is a basic human need and right.
10,092	Conor Foran	Ireland	It matters to me because I stammer.
10,091	Ophelia Spelmans	België
10,090	Penelope Colman	Australia	As a teacher I see students struggling with communication and the frustration that brings.
10,089	Jenelle MacDonald	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathologist and work with many children who are unable to communicate with their world. I also live in a province where communication devices are not funded by our health or education system in a way that anyone could access a device who needs one. I have seen too many children with their basic rights to communication stripped away from them.
10,088	Maria Jaramillo	USA	Everyone, especially the underserved and low-income communities, deserve a voice.
10,087	Alanna Mylne	Australia
10,086	Cherry Li	China	I am a speech therapist
10,085	Whitney Aspery	USA	I have a passion for speech language pathology and helping people to be able to communicate.
10,084	Lois Ovenden	Uganda	I am a speech and language therapist and see first hand the need for everyone to be able to communicate
10,083	Caroline Jenkins	United States	To raise awareness for individuals with communication disorders
10,082	Melenia Jeffers	United States
10,081	Leah Leitnaker	United States
10,080	Natalie Dubin
10,079	Layne Rainey	USA	I am a future Speech-Language Pathologist!
10,078	Karington Gambill	United States	To raise awareness as a future SLP!
10,077	Lea Gizelle Gagarin	United States
10,076	Leslie Poole	United States of America	As a NSSLHA member and future SLP, I want to raise attention and awareness for people with communication disorders!
10,075	Jessamy Bell	New Zealand	1025
10,074	Julie Martin	Australia	I work with children who have communication challenges
10,073	McKenzie Carpenter	Utah	We have been fighting for human rights and equality for years, yet people seems to not think about Communication. Communication is key in our society and people undermine it . We need to raise awarreness and stand up .
10,072	Emily Banzet	Canada
10,071	Felicity Foster	Canada	communication is programmed in our genes as human beings. We need to understand each other verbally and non-verbally in order to live in peace. No-one is 'voiceless' when people take the time to learn how to listen to how each person communicates.
10,070	Faith Connell	United States	This affects family members, and friends of mine.
10,069	Maria Bei	Κύπρος
10,068	Robert Fifer	United States	I was born with cleft palate and required 12 years of speech therapy. I remember the discrimination directed at me growing up. I also do a lot of work with the Deaf and have come across studies detailing the sense of loneliness they, as a group, feel when unable to communicate with those around them.
10,067	Mechelle DeNoble	United States	Studying to earn my Master's in Speech-Language Pathology
10,066	Eileen Ordway	United States	I work as a Home Care Worker and as a Security Officer. Communication with all individuals matters to me because being human is being imperfect. The capacity to improve communication always exists when there is willingness to learn and adapt.
10,065	Charlene Pearson	Australia
10,064	Isabelle Lemieux	Canada	I am a SLP and I work with kids
10,063	Erduana Dermaku	Kosovo	matter a lot
10,062	Roshen Thomasz	Australia	About to graduate as a speech pathologist, I want my future profession to be recognised as important globally. Looking forward to being able to lend a hand overseas in the years to come
10,061	Karine Macedo Pinho Pereira	Canada
10,060	Maryse Campeau	Canada	I am a speech therapist
10,059	Dora Alvarez	US	Communication can unify the world
10,058	Schatze Funk	United States	I am a Speech/Language Pathologist
10,057	Shirley Huang	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist.
10,056	Kerry Danaher	United Kingdom	DE4 3GJ
10,055	Sophie Mae Mills	United Kingdom
10,054	PAUL JOMAIN Claire	France	je suis une orthophoniste à la retraite donc très sensible aux problèmes de la communication, j'essaie, dans le cadre d'une association "aux amis de madagascar" de proposer aux instituteurs et professeurs d'Antsirabé à Madagascar des idées pour aider leurs élèves à acquérir le français plus efficacement.
10,053	laure courquin-fernand	France
10,052	Meg Rintoul	Australia	Allows people assert their needs, and human rights
10,051	MIranda Van Gramberg	Australia	As a practising Speech Pathologist I recognise the importance that communication plays in our lives and the difficulties people have when communication skills are difficult for them
10,050	Wendy Morris	New Zealand	Seeing so many people struggle through their lives because of an inability to communicate effectively
10,049	fiona prince	Canada	While it is possible to communicate effectively with people entirely through electronic means, using too much e-communication causes people to be unable to communicate verbally and non-verbally face to face
10,048	greg Graham	USA
10,047	Bard Pedersen	USA
10,046	Teresa Cox	New Zealand	Important that all people have the right to enjoy life, fulfil their potential
10,045	Tracey Lanfear	New Zealand
10,044	Ally Attwell	New Zealand	I have a daughter with speech impairment. Communication is a right not a privilege!!!
10,043	Ellen Karp	Australia	Communication facilitates education.Every child deserves equal opportunities to be educated. I am a teacher/ Speech pathologist.
10,042	Jennifer Biener	USA	Communication is what makes us human. We must strive towards ensuring all humans have access to communications services and technology as needed.
10,041	Daniel Axelsson	Sweden	SLP clinician
10,040	Sarah Cunningham	United Kingdom
10,039	Jacqueline Lucke	United States	The ability to communicate gives everybody a chance to be heard
10,038	Orthophonistes du Monde Orthophonistes du Monde	France	OdM is a french NGO, involved in the promotion of the speechtherapy in emerging countries. Our message is : "because communication is not a luxury !"
10,037	MARY JO WINKLER-CALLIGHEN	Canada	because I am mute and paralysed and have experienced discrimination.
10,036	Heather Smyth	Australia
10,035	Shauna McCabe	New Zealand
10,034	richard kramer	United States	all have the right to "speak" and be "heard"
10,033	Debbie Bennett	Canada	my son is "special" requires communication device and has required many years of speech pathology and is still an on going concern to communicate his needs..wants..and concerns
10,032	Jo-Anne Yuskin	Canada	Remove the barriers
10,031	Esosa Evbonaye	U.K.	Communication disabilities is spreading
10,030	Vasiliki Dadopoulou	Greece
10,029	Nina Simmons-Mackie	United States
10,028	Coralie Oddy	United Kingdom
10,027	Tungane Martin		communicatin...I have aphasia
10,026	Huarda Valdes-Laribi
10,025	Jenny Manton	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist. On a daily basis I see the impact of how communication affects a person's quality of life. Communication is a basic human right
10,024	Nikki Joyce		Because I'm a Speech & Language Therapist & I see firsthand every day the difference we can make tomoeoole with communication disorders.
10,023	Doreen Mendez	USA	Aphasia / Stroke survivor
10,022	kate freeman	United Kingdom	EC1V 2PT
10,021	morgane le galloudec	France
10,020	Jessica Mount Matney	United States	87106
10,019	gaussot sophie	France
10,018	Agnès Gascoin	France
10,017	Niamh Davis	Ireland	I work as an SLT
10,016	Syed Ahmed	Canada	I go every year to my country of origin and provide Audiology services to underserved community. Last year, I supplied 20 used hearing
10,015	Anita Lacertosa	United States	My son is becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist. I never completely understood the field until he enthusiastically shared so much of his own insight. I understand why he is so devoted! Additionally, this topic of communication has never resonated so much until recently. My niece now receives services as a result of 2 strokes. Everyone deserves the opportunity to access care as she can.
10,014	Sandy Ebeling	USA	Saw result working with children
10,013	Marilyn Magner	USA	My daughter has complex communication needs.
10,012	Dianna Hornick	United States	I believe all human beings should be afforded their full potential in life to do the best they can in life. If they are given the opportunity to speak in any way it could broaden their horizons.
10,011	Elizabeth Milnes	United States	Special Education Teacher!
10,010	Robert Mitchell	United States of America	Former special educator and school administrator.
10,009	Helene Ensign	usa	I am the wife of a stroke victim as well as a special education teacher
10,008	Ellen Poore	United States	21102
10,007	Molly Riggs	United States	Advocating for the rights of human beings with complex communication needs
10,006	Reyna Salvatore
10,005	Janet Avella	United States	07031
10,004	Aly Elhanafi	United States	Communication is the key to a healthy and productive life.
10,003	Catherine Marcelino	USA	I am in school to become a Speech Pathologist
10,002	Julisa Chrysafi	USA
10,001	Larisa Kazanchieva	USA	As a bilingual person and SLP, I believe that being able to communicate effectively is one of the the most important life skills.
10,000	Jessilin Estevez	Usa
9,999	Marlene Rodriguez
9,998	Leonida Tavarez	Usa
9,997	Jeremy Soto	USA
9,996	Kim Stumper	USA
9,995	Lori Lakhan	United States
9,994	Stefany Lane	USA
9,993	Stefany Gomes	USA
9,992	Susan Deluca	USA
9,991	Clara Sandoval	Usa
9,990	Steve Lane	Usa
9,989	Maria Stoyanovsky	United States
9,988	Fatma Sarhan
9,987	F. Berk Duru	USA	People all over the world with communication disabilities should have access to support.
9,986	Michael Duru	USA	People all over the world with communication disabilities should have access to support.
9,985	Thanh-tam Ho	United States	My brother-in-law is a future speech language pathologist.
9,984	Hans Erickson	United States	My brother is a future speech language pathologist.
9,983	Lucas Bare	United States	My brother-in-law is a future speech language pathologist.
9,982	Jillian Bare	United States	My brother is a future speech language pathologist
9,981	Fiona Doherty
9,980	Kuni Kail	United States
9,979	Gretta Barros	United States
9,978	William Barber	United States
9,977	Jorge Rubio	United States
9,976	Connie Altman	United States
9,975	Tica Maya	United States
9,974	Alex Sanchez	United States
9,973	Dalin Sinclair	United States
9,972	Elena Castro	United States
9,971	Tanya Castro	United States	11385
9,970	Anna Giordano	USA	I know many people in the SLP field and understand the importance of communication.
9,969	Giovanni Damato	USA	I'm a teacher and I know how important communication is!
9,968	Joseph Giordano	USA	Communication is important.
9,967	Stefanie Galasso	USA	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
9,966	Jennifer Chirichella	USA	Communication is important!!!
9,965	Sammy Giordano	USA
9,964	Enza Giordano	USA	I believe communication is a basic human right!
9,963	Michael D'Amato	USA	Communication is a basic human right!!
9,962	Annalise Giordano	USA	I believe communication is a human right!
9,961	Elizabeth Racioppi	United States	i'm a parent and if my child needs help i would like to see she gets it
9,960	Jordan Cohen
9,959	Richard Thompson	United States	Because communication is the most integral part of being human. To be able to have discourse and to share ideas, thoughts, and feelings with others is very powerful.
9,958	rachel karnofsky	United States	because it is communication is EVERYTHING
9,957	Gianna Galiano		I am an SLP student and believe communication is everything
9,956	Pamela Erickson	United States	My son is a future speech language pathologist and I have family members with communication disorders
9,955	Michelle Carrasquillo	USA	Speech and Language pathology student and cold with Autism
9,954	Ashley Dorf	United States	Because I'm a speech therapist
9,953	Nicole Avella
9,952	Christopher Pittaro	United States	The ability to communicate properly is essential to human life. So many conversations, perspectives, and statements may be misunderstood in text form.While it is not the only form of communication, speech, in my opinion, is the most important. Support speech!
9,951	Lilianna Feretti	USA	I am a professional para
9,950	Francine Feretti	USA	I am a teacher
9,949	Julie Ann	Ny	Speech pathologist !
9,948	Brian Langosta	Ny	Future slp
9,947	Caroline Woods	USA	I'm an SLP student
9,946	stephanie avella	USA	I'm an SLP student at LIU Brooklyn and I believe communication is a basic human right!
9,945	Emily Perdios	USA	I'm an SLP and believe that communication is a basic human right!
9,944	wandera hussein	USA	I believe that people with communication disabilities deserve help
9,943	Gina Youmans	USA	I'm a professor in this field and believe that communication is a basic human right!!
9,942	Mackenzie Spencer	US	Friends affected by it
9,941	Chris Brosi	Us	Morals
9,940	Lisa Brosi	Usa
9,939	Gina Brosi	USA	I'm an SLP student.
9,938	Laura L. Koenig	NY
9,937	Brittany Chin	USA	I work with individuals who have speech and language disabilities!
9,936	Ydania Ortiz	United States
9,935	Wilda Almestica	United States
9,934	Zulaimy Ortiz	United States
9,933	Regina Anderson	United States
9,932	Rafael Severino	United States
9,931	Ooma Watti	United States
9,930	Ola Dipeo	Canada
9,929	Leslie Gonzalez	United States
9,928	Jean Marie Ramirez	United States
9,927	Isaura Carreno	United States
9,926	Charles Dilone	United States
9,925	Amber Castillo	United States
9,924	Erica Maven	United States	Speech affects us all in one way or another and I want the world to be educated on how to address any issues.
9,923	Scott Youmans	United States	Communication is everything
9,922	Stephanie Abreu
9,921	Kathleen Drexel	USA	As an SLP, communication is a fundamental for living!
9,920	Tara Greene	USA	I feel that communication is a basic human right.
9,919	Debra Freedman	United States	I am an SLP and support this cause
9,918	Louise Edwards	UK	I have volunteered internationally and seen how lack of access to communication leads to social isolation and at worst complete exclusion. I believe wholeheartedly in the basic human right to communication...
9,917	Lauren Cross	USA	I'm a future speech and language pathologist with hopes of helping those in need be able to communicate their wants and needs.
9,916	Janice Panaro	USA
9,915	Alexandra Fabiilli	USA
9,914	Liliana Carbonaro	USA	I'm a speech Therapist
9,913	Sahar Marlowe	United States	I'm a mom, a woman, a granddaughter of a stroke victim, a human, a speech pathologist
9,912	Amaris Guzman	United States
9,911	Isabell Polo	United States
9,910	Annie Rendon
9,909	ginu jose	United States	SLP student
9,908	Roberta Šrajbek	Croatia	I am future Speech-Language Pathologist and I truly believe that everyone deserves to communicate and has the potential to do it!
9,907	Edwin Tavarez	United States
9,906	Francisca Estevez	United States	11692
9,905	Stefany Gomez	United States
9,904	Melissa Mezzadri	United States
9,903	Bernadine Constable	United States
9,902	Chaia Grubbs	United States
9,901	Alexandra Miranda	United States
9,900	Adriana Dominguez	United States
9,899	Mychal Grubbs	United States
9,898	Luz Mercado	United States
9,897	Stefany Gomez	United States
9,896	Ashley Mercado	United States	Communication is a basic human right. The need to create awareness and provide needed medical services to all is something we need to work on together.
9,895	Peter Stoll	USA	This issue matters to because people who have communication disorders need support and attention. Policy makers, media, insurers, and advocacy for communication disorders all play a vital role in making sure people's needs are met appropriately.
9,894	Nadine Elhanafi	United States
9,893	Tara McEvoy	United States
9,892	Gabrielly Azcona	USA	As a bilingual person and speech pathologist I know the importance of communication and it's impact on a person's daily life.
9,891	Chris Gio	USA
9,890	Karen Gomez	USA	I am a bilingual speech-language pathologist and help children with communication disorders. I see how language deficits negatively affects their emotional state and impedes adequate social skills.
9,889	Tatiana Garcia	US	It is essential to. E able to help people communicate even if it's not in the traditional way.
9,888	Rita Roitman	USA	As an SLP it is important to build awareness of these issues.
9,887	Valerie Janian	United States	Everyone should be allowed to communicate to convey their own thoughts!
9,886	Saro Janian	United States	Communication is a way a child can express him or herself.
9,885	Sean Erickson	United States	I am a current student and future professional in the field of speech-language pathology and I support the notion that communication is a universal right and a cornerstone of human nature.
9,884	megan bell	United States	because i am a graduate student studying speech pathology
9,883	ruse marie ramos	USA	I am a student in speech-language pathology.
9,882	Carly Lambusta	United States	I am getting my master's degree in speech language pathology.
9,881	Natalie Dresher	United States	I am studying for my masters in speech language pathology.
9,880	Miriam Baigorri
9,879	Sylvia Sanon	United States	It matters because I am a student studing Speech-Language Pathology at LIU Brooklyn.
9,878	Diana Sanchez	United States	Everyone should be able to communicate
9,877	michael pappas	United States	my son will be in the field
9,876	elizabeth pappas	United States	my son will be in the field
9,875	jude kuzmovich	United States	I know many people in the field
9,874	eric pappas	United States	my brother will be in the field
9,873	Chris Pappas	United States	my brother will be in the field
9,872	Tim Pappas	United States	my brother will be in the field
9,871	francine cannizzo	United States
9,870	julieann cannizzo	United States
9,869	Nicole Parenti Parenti	United States	As a Speech Patholist student, it is essential that students do no remain isolated as a result of a speech or language disorder.
9,868	Michael Pappas	United States	Future SLP in the field
9,867	Larisa Abrakhaimova	usa
9,866	dora nisimov	usa
9,865	Dionne lyons	USA	Because I am a student studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist.
9,864	Josephine Mancini	United States
9,863	Amanda Walters	United States	I am an SLP graduate student and this must be recognized! Please!
9,862	Melissa Mobley	United States	SLP
9,861	Danylo Nepochatov	Ukraine
9,860	Dora Liz Alvarez	US - Puerto Rico	As a SLP tis is the core of our profession
9,859	Denise Abraham	UK	I am a SLT doing a Masters degree in AAC and the meaning and value it holds for those who use it and key stakeholders. Everyone should have the right and the means to communicate and have their communication acknowledged.
9,858	Samantha Foster	Australia	Speech Pathologist working with pre-intentional children with intellectual disability. Connection and communication opens up worlds!
9,857	Shari John	USA	Access to communication resources should be made available to every regardless of ones finances, class, or overall background.
9,856	Kyla Rivera	United States	This issue matters to me because accessibility resources should be a basic human right.
9,855	Estela Salcedo	United States	Future Speech-language Pathologist so communication is very important to me.
9,854	Rachel Davidov		Support!
9,853	Maria Alarcon	United States	This issue matters to me because I am a future Speech Language Pathologist.
9,852	Nichole Romeo		I am studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist.
9,851	Maria Hrechynsky	Usa	I'm a communication sciences and disorders graduate student.
9,850	Teal Krasnoff	New York	I'm a speech language pathology graduate student.
9,849	Elizabeth Urena	United States	Interested in communication disorders
9,848	Kimberly Kinsey	United States	I'm a Speech-Language Pathology masters student
9,847	Jena Vecchio	United States of America	I am a Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate student
9,846	Masika Henry	USA	SLP graduate student
9,845	Katerina Chuiko	USA	I am a speech language pathology student and believe this communication matters
9,844	Jacklyn Davidov-Lopez		I'm a grad student, studying Speech Language Pathology
9,843	Angel Roopnarine	United States
9,842	Amanda Mezzadri	USA	SLP
9,841	Ashley Tuthill	United States
9,840	Carlos Calzadilla	United States
9,839	Jessica Estevez	USA
9,838	Pedro Quinones	United States	It's important
9,837	John Magrann III
9,836	Sally Ng
9,835	Lauren Sher	USA	I am studying to become a bilingual speech pathologist and firmly believe that the ability to effectively convey one's own ideas and feelings is a basic human right
9,834	Linelly De La Cruz	United States	I am a SLP
9,833	Marsha Jones Wilson	USA	Communication is life
9,832	Arianne Soria	United States	My cousin is currently studying for her master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. This is a matter I know she feels strongly about, which is why I learned to support it as well. Personally, I know there are many people my age, teenagers, who have trouble talking with others. A syndrome called Asperger's syndrome. I believe everyone should have the ability to easily make new friends
9,831	Veronica Maglaya	United States	I am an aspiring Speech Language Pathologist and would gladly be an inspiration for the population with communication needs.
9,830	Josephine Dilluvio	United States	My daughter is becoming a Speech Language Pathologist and I want to contribute to the advocacy in this field !
9,829	Alex Maromaty	United States
9,828	Dimitra Stelios	United States	This is very important to me! Advocacy is important!
9,827	nechama friedman	United States
9,826	Laura Kovalenko		I am an SLP
9,825	Anum Akram	USA
9,824	Rossella Porcasi	United States	My cousin is becoming a Speech Language Pathologist and she has enlightened me on the benefits and great need of advocacy in this growing field!!
9,823	Giovanni Dilluvio	United States	My sister is in Grad school for Speech Language Pathology and she has taught me the importance of advocacy!
9,822	Frank Yeung	United States	11229
9,821	Alden Louke	United States	Communication is our most basic necessities as social beings. Without this ability we would not be able to express ourselves. Our human rights are what make us human and everyone should have access to them regardless of status.
9,820	Nargizakhon Yunusova	United States	I am a Graduate Speech Language Pathology student
9,819	Michelle Mizhquiri	United States	I'm a speech graduate student at LIU Brooklyn, and I feel communication is vital to all lives!
9,818	Carmine A Lacertosa	United States	I'm a graduate student at LIU-Brooklyn and look forward to becoming a professional in the SLP field. One of the reasons I have chosen to pursue this field is the belief that every individual deserves the opportunity to live a fulfilling life; their communication should not be something that holds them back.
9,817	Sabreen Hamdan	United States
9,816	Marianna Dilluvio	United States	I am an aspiring Speech Language Pathologist and I am advocating for this field!
9,815	Yana Shvydchenko	USA	I am an aspiring speech-language pathologist. I want to make a difference in the world and contribute to SLP community.
9,814	Kristy Kyi	USA	I am a LIU student and I believe in this cause.
9,813	Noel Canna	USA	LIU graduate student
9,812	Lisa Avitabile	USA	I am an SLP student at LIU Brooklyn and communication is vital to my career as an SLP!
9,811	Alexandra Moustakas	USA	The international communication project matters to me because I am a graduate student at Long Island University and I believe that communication is vital to everyday life.
9,810	Julia Dawber	United states	This issue matters to me because communication is vital for the human populations survival.
9,809	Georgia Pantelatos	UNITED STATES	I am getting my masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology
9,808	Jennifer Fox	USA	This matters to be because I am a graduate student at LIU Brooklyn and think this an important issue that needs to be addressed. I am a future SLP and would love to see positive changes made for this population.
9,807	Dina Said	USA	I am an SLP student at LIU Brooklyn
9,806	Anna Pozdner	USA	LIU Brooklyn Graduate Student
9,805	Kimberley Marcial		I'm a SLP student at LIU and know how important this is.
9,804	Basherah Choudhury	USA	Because I am a graduate speech student at LIU BROOKLYN and I believe communication is vital!!!
9,803	Magdala Noel	USA	I am a student at LIU brooklyn and this topic is vital.
9,802	Catherine Testagrossa	United States	I am a student at LIU Brooklyn studying Speech Language Pathology, and believe this is vital for our field and our human right.
9,801	Karen Gratien	United States	I am a student at LIU
9,800	Romy Ortega	USA	Currently working towards becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist, and I believe in this cause
9,799	Alessandra Frasca	United States
9,798	Stephanie Zapata	USA	SLP
9,797	Deanna DeGregoris	United States	I'm going to be an SLP and want to help people and for them to become more aware of this field!
9,796	Frederick Stal	United States	because it is a very important issue
9,795	Krista Lariccia	USA
9,794	MAXINE CARRASCO	United States
9,793	Afrora Qoku	USA	This issue matters to me because I am a supporter of equal rights and opportunities; communication is the outlet that enables and creates human connections.
9,792	Rose Alkhatib	United States
9,791	Sonia Forker	United States	It's a human right
9,790	Ryan Rumage
9,789	Sabina Kopp	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and believe that communication difficulties matter!
9,788	Mariana Ruiz	United States	Because it is the basis of my career
9,787	Carol Norman	USA	I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist and Supervisor in a university speech clinic, so it is important for me as well as the students and future SLPs that I supervise.
9,786	Ayanna Jones	United States	communication is a basic human right
9,785	Talin Janian	United States	I'm studying to become a speech language pathologist and I believe in this cause.
9,784	Kal Dellaportas	USA
9,783	Ifigenia Giotitsas	Usa
9,782	Yuliya Logian	USA	I'm a future speech language pathologist
9,781	Gennady Rozman	United States
9,780	Sheiri Mekhaiel	USA	It's important to bring awareness on behalf of individuals with communication disorders!
9,779	George Arsenis	USA	To help people to communicate. I think that education is very crucial to life
9,778	Chaquana Carr	United States	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
9,777	Stephanie Fermin	NY	Communication is a fundamental part of who9
9,776	Felix Soriano	usa
9,775	Rita Koli	United States	Family matter
9,774	Lily Mathai	USA
9,773	Rachel Sabando	USA	I'm a Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student and I understand that access to health care and related services is critical in improving the quality of life of individuals with cognitive communication disorders
9,772	Morgan Herman	United States
9,771	Bret Oliverio	United States
9,770	Gabriel Oliverio	United States
9,769	George Mathai	USA
9,768	William Matias	United States
9,767	Charlotta Phillips	USA	I am studying to be an SLP because I believe the ability to communicate is a basic human right.
9,766	Jerry Parackel	USA
9,765	Carlina Smith	United States	I'm studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist
9,764	Gabriel Oliverio	United States
9,763	Rosa Soriano	USA
9,762	Christina Giotitsas	USA	Everyone has the right to communication, no matter what the form.
9,761	Lijo Mathai	USA
9,760	Michelle Marshak
9,759	Fatma Duru	USA
9,758	Olga Bakhtina	United States	10075
9,757	Christine Mansour	USA	Because I am a future SLP and this concerns me because its important that this is incorporated into therapy.
9,756	Michelle Furgiuele
9,755	Anna-Marie Oliverio	United States
9,754	Julie Mathai	USA
9,753	Renata Cascante	United States	11377
9,752	Kisaira Henriquez	USA	I am a speech language pathologist student
9,751	Sophia Marshak	United States of America
9,750	Thelma Aviles-Sosa	USA	I am an SLP Graduate Student
9,749	MARIYA PLYUMYANSKAYA	United States	11204
9,748	Annette Mikecz	Australia	I work in this area as a speech pathologist
9,747	Annemarie Cavell	United Kingdom	I have neurodevelopmental condition ,mother had MOTOR neuron disease
9,746	Samantha Dame	Canada	Communication is the cornerstone of our lives! I am studying to be a S-LP.
9,745	Susie Hayden	UK	Too many opportunities are missed when people who struggle to communicate are not heard. They have important things to say.
9,744	Mari a Luscombe	UK
9,743	Clayton Williamson	US	Communication is a fundamental part of being human.
9,742	Manu Jacob	België	Communication goes hand in hand with education! Without education we lose a part of today's and future generations!
9,741	Sofie Coemans	Belgium	As an speech language therapist, I see the importance of this initiative!
9,740	Rynette Hartmann	England	Currently training to be a speech and language therapist and I believe that everyone matters
9,739	Rita Linehan	Ireland	As a speech and language therapist I believe that communication should be a considered a basic human right. I also believe there is a need to increase public awareness about communication difficulties.
9,738	Maaske Treurniet
9,737	Jill Titterington	N.ireland	Communication is a lfundamental human right
9,736	Barbara Goulart	Brasil	Everton one needs to Communicate in some way every day
9,735	Sara Staunton	Ireland
9,734	Lana Shekim	USA	"Communication to relationship is like breathing is to life" by Virginia Satir sums it well.
9,733	Jaynee Handelsman	USA	It is important to help everyone worldwide have access to communication without barriers.
9,732	Katie Lyon	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist who believes that everyone has the right to communicate and to access information.
9,731	Susanne Meindl	Austria
9,730	Naomi Rezzani	Australia	I am a speech pathologist who is passionate about everyone's right to communicate and receive information in ways that are meaningful
9,729	Sue Taylor	Australia	I am a researcher into the retail customer service experiences of people with complex communication needs who use augmentative and alternative communication.
9,728	Anna Eglitzky	Australia	Everyone has the right to lead a happy, healthy and purposeful life. Communication allow us to do that.
9,727	Elizabeth Brownlie	Australia	Communication is a fundamental human right
9,726	Maria Vlassopoulos	Greece	Because it is our responsibility to raise awareness about communication difficulties throughout the world
9,725	Ana Matic	Croatia
9,724	George Pagano
9,723	Sue Readman	Australia	Communication is linked to so many elements of our lives, the impact of not being given the opportunity to communicate in the methods we can manage is huge - and the frustration level must be more than I can imagine. All people have the right to communicate.
9,722	Karen Bloomberg	Australia	Because i am a speech pathologist and i have firends who need some communication support
9,721	Denise West	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.All people regardless of their abilities have the right to communicate to fulfill their potential and participate in community life
9,720	Barbara Solarsh	Australia	I believe that communication as a human right is a responsibility that can be shared with everyone in our communities. By working together we can create communication accessiblle communities which are welcoming of everyone, and where people with communication difficulties can feel confident and comfortable to communicate in the way that is best for them.
9,719	Kari Comer	USA	I believe that everyone has the right to communicate
9,718	Aisling Heffernan	Ireland
9,717	Emma Gonoud	Ireland
9,716	Lourda Kerin	Ireland
9,715	Laura Flood		Work as SLT
9,714	Daniel Murphy	Australia	As social beings, each person’s potential to communicate and the support we provide in achieving this potential is a testament to our collective humanity and deserves to be enshrined as a basic human right.
9,713	Paula Wheeler	Uk
9,712	Aluce Walker	Gb	Speech is meat and veg
9,711	Bronagh Conroy	Ireland
9,710	Stella Dynes	uK
9,709	Sinead Corkery		Communication is life
9,708	Elizabeth Chafcouloff	USA	Really believe in the basic right to communicate
9,707	Amber Spoon	USA	Communication is a rite everyone should have
9,706	Tiffany Carver-Grinstead	United States	Communication is a human right
9,705	Kirby Stevens	Deutschland	Communication is vital
9,704	Tarryn Stevens	South Africa	Because communication is a vital human right
9,703	Rena Lyons	Ireland	Communication is a key right of all individuals and communication disability can be hidden. It's very important that we raise awareness of communication disability.
9,702	Melanie Cooke	Australia	I am an undergraduate speech pathologist and want to increase awareness about communication difficulties and the impact it has on the individual/family
9,701	Marisa Henschel	Canada	Disability is the only minority that anyone can join at any point in their life, advocating for people with disabilities to have basic human rights is needed across the nation.
9,700	Karmen La Dru-Smith		I'm a speech pathologist advocating for individuals with communication difficulties
9,699	Andrew Phong	Australia
9,698	Mitch McNae	New Zealand	Communication is the driving force behind acquiring knowledge. Everyone on earth should have the right to learn, to excel.
9,697	Elise Jitts	AUSTRALIA
9,696	Ella Marks	Australia
9,695	Chloe Jitts	Australia	I am a final year speech pathologist, who recently returned from Vietnam and speaking at a symposium about communication and that it is a human right!
9,694	Veronica Rose	Australia	Because everyone deserves the opportunity to develop a functional communication system!
9,693	Sharnay Naidoo	South Africa	I am a speech & language therapist and strongly believe in the right to communicate
9,692	Jenn Browning	Canada
9,691	Monique Maguire	Australia	Communication allows us to connect with others which is one of the greatest joys in life.
9,690	Rachna Gopal	Mauritius	I am a speech-language pathologist and this is my vocation to help each human being communicate to the best of their capacity
9,689	Georgia Burn	Australia	Communication is a basic human right!
9,688	Sue Pardo	U.K	My son is 17 and has Cerebal Palsy and registered blind. HOWEVER. He is an intelligent lad and I know he wants to say SO much more than he is able. At school the classroom assistants are not trained up in the use of communication aids. He really doesn't get the chances he needs to live a full life.
9,687	Rashmi Sinha	United States	Individuals who cannot communicate verbally or are learning an alternative method of communication are often presumed incorrectly to be incompetent, and therefore, denied opportunities to express themselves. We need to change this view.
9,686	Janice Mills	US	My beautiful daughter and many of her friends are nonspeaking and have much to communicate
9,685	Christy Cook	Australia	I have a 9yr old non verbal son who still does not have any form of communication.
9,684	Lynette Porter	New Zealand	Because I have a non speaking adult daughter
9,683	Ann Wallace	New Zealand	We have an Angelman Syndrome granddaughter in our care 24/7. Sometimes it is So frustrating not knowing what is troubling her, because she can't communicate or convey things to us.
9,682	Ursula Cranmer	New Zealand	My son has Angelman Syndrome. All people born with Angelman syndrome should be given access to ACC without having to 'prove' they can intentionally hit a switch. No one has the right to deny them access to a multi-modal communication method and a full language system.
9,681	Stefanie Higby	United Arab Emirates	I am a speech therapist from Australia.
9,680	Saerlaith Murphy	Ireland	I work with people with communication difficulties, as an SLT and I see the impact of their deficits on their ability to interact and engagefully in society
9,679	helen morris	United Kingdom	effective communication is a vital part of a person's life
9,678	Cristina Dumitru	Canada	This matters to me because a loved one was diagnosed with APRAXIA - a disorder that is difficult to understand and we need to increase our level of awareness and increase funding for research.
9,677	Orlagh Gregory	Ireland	My daughter ❤️
9,676	Jeanninne Holt	Canada	As an SLP, I strongly believe that everyone should have the right to communicate, in one form or another
9,675	Samantha Walters	Canada	Future speech-language pathologist. I chose this profession because of my brother who struggled to communicate for years. Communicate impacts us all.
9,674	Christine Perreault	Canada	G4T 5J9
9,673	Charlotte Ducote	USA	It matters to me for all the reasons you stated in the pledge I just signed. Also, I have seen people who have needed and not received help for communication disorders whose lives were not as full as they would have been if they had been able to reach their communication potential. I have seen that in my own country and also in places overseas where I have volunteered(e.g.,Vietnam,China,India,etc)
9,672	chad O'Neill-Feyrer	United States	Communication is the most vital variable in a relationship of any kind, and without it there is only confusion, frustration, irritation, and disorder.
9,671	Samantha Morrison	Qatar	I work with students with profound disabilities and strive to give them access to their world through communication.
9,670	Madeleine Hodgson	Australia	As a student speech pathologist I have been exposed to the devastating effects not being able to communicate can have on one's identity, participation in life and overall wellbeing.
9,669	Annette Rotherham	New Zealand	I want to see Communiaiton disability more widely acknowledged and the needs met for all those living with communication disability
9,668	Elise Elbourn	Australia	Speech Pathologist
9,667	Erin Burns	United States
9,666	François Gosselin	Canada	Je suis dysphasique (trouble primaire du langage).
9,665	Prince Onyeka Eze TV	Ghana	good
9,664	Helen Whitehouse	United Kingdom	daughter is no longer able to speak in certain situations, or even write down her needs, wants, wishes. So very sad for us as a family
9,663	Nicola Cayer	Canada	I am a speech language pathologist working with AAC users
9,662	Elizabeth Colston	USA	As a Speech Language Pathologist I have seen that a person who is disabled in the ability to communicate is debilitating to every area of a person's life.
9,661	Aimee Dietz	USA	I am a SLP who serves people with acquired communication disorders.
9,660	Andrew Smith	United States	Communication is all about connection with other people. Without that connection, we are not a society, we are barely more than animals.
9,659	Taiye Niwo	Nigeria	To be come science student
9,658	Gelena Baker	USA
9,657	Jessica Rossato	Reino Unido	I am a Speech Therapist and I work with people with Communication Disabilities.
9,656	TRACY PINSENT	United Kingdom	I am a student currently working on my dissertation, on which I am investigating what the current issues are within my region on accesseing support and services to support those with severe communication impairments. not be understood or valued is to be forgotton about. OF COURSE COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE A BASIC HUMAN, how else would we stand up for what we believe.
9,655	Amiris Brown	USA	Because I too have a language disability, and I have a Human Right to accommodations.
9,654	Tillie Buckley	England	Because I work with people who have Aphasia, allowing me to see firsthand the impact a communication difficulty can have on a person. It is vital that individuals can communicate with both their friends and family and the community in which they live,
9,653	Tillie Buckley	England	Because I work with people who have Aphasia, allowing me to see firsthand the impact a communication difficulty can have on a person. It is vital that individuals can communicate with both their friends and family and the community in which they live,
9,652	Fateme Sadat Mirmohamadi
9,651	Samantha Tsang	Canada	I am a person who has grown up being a person who stutters and fully understand how communication disorders are under recognized.
9,650	Nadine Crook	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
9,649	Ruzica Magusic	Croatia	I work with people who have a comlex communication needs and because of it don't get the chance to fulfill their potentionals
9,648	Rose Moore	England	Student Speech and Language Therapist
9,647	Kate Edwards	United Kingdom	I work with people with communication difficulties as I am an SLT
9,646	Vikesh Anand	Australia	I have grown up with a stutter and awareness is a key component to gain acceptance.
9,645	Farla Klaiman	Canada	Communication enables connection to others and to the world as a whole.
9,644	Karen Clay	USA	My son is trached and vent dependent - without assistive technology he would NOT be able to communicate is EVERY NEED to his family, friends, doctors; the WORLD. People should not have to fight for access to the technologies that enable them to live!
9,643	Nitha Ungsuprasert	Australia	There is little resource and acknowledgement for people with communication, speech and language difficulties in Thailand.
9,642	Jessica Juozapaitis	United States	It should matter to everyone!
9,641	Megan Hoorn
9,640	Steve Roberts
9,639	Leah Baumgart	United States	As a future Speech Language Pathologist, it is so important to me that everyone has access to communication in the way that works for them.
9,638	Sarah Vanselous	United States	Without communication, the world is small, a closed set. With communication, the world is limitless.
9,637	Jaakko Salonen	Finland	I work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Many of them have complex communication needs.
9,636	Alix Lewer	United Kingdom	There is no equality without communication. Communication is fundamental to what makes us human and is a basic human right. Those who are able to have a responsibility to build a bridge across the communication gap and include people with communication difficulties.
9,635	Kendall Peeler	United States
9,634	Alison Talent-Doran	Cayman Islands	It's a moral issue. All students have the right to a voice and the tools to share their knowledge and ideas.
9,633	Birgitte Brandt	Denmark	President of ISAAC Denmark, occupational therapist working with children with complex communication needs
9,632	Lien Cam Ngo	Australia	As a speech pathologist my personal goal is to help people be able to communicate again
9,631	Matilda Salkeld	Australia	I am an SLP working with people with aphasia after stroke. They are the most vibrant, inspiring, friendly bunch of people that struggle every day to communicate. I want them to be heard, accepted, engaged like anybody else on the planet. I am an aunt to a gorgeous boy who is deaf. I have been introduced to the daily battle my sister takes on to make sure Dusty has the best education available.
9,630	Jill Senner	USA
9,629	Aedin Gray	Australia	Im a student speech pathologist and through my studies I have become very passionate about this issue, all humans deserve the right to communicate successfully.
9,628	Maripat McNulty	USA	I have worked with and advocated for people with complex communication disorders for over 30 years.
9,627	Patricia Politano	United States	Everyone has the right to communicate, the right to be heard and the right to have otheres acknowldege their communication atttempts.
9,626	Chris Mcduffie	United States	because miscommunication is destroying lives
9,625	Janell Peterson	USA	Hearing loss within my family
9,624	Louise Brewster	United Kingdom
9,623	Honor Bennett	USA	Communication is a right that all human beings deserve access to
9,622	jane christie
9,621	Nicole Vondra
9,620	Eshan Pua	United States	I have witnessed how the inability to communicate creates a great barrier between an individual and the world.
9,619	Maureen Paydli	Canada	Communication is how we share with others who we are. It should matter to everyone!
9,618	Tobias Neumann	Germany	I'm a speech and language therapist
9,617	alice whyte
9,616	Vanessa Winn	Ireland	Studying to become a Speech and Language Therapist
9,615	Patty Banas	United States	Because communication is what connects us. It is how we express who we are and learn what others are about. I have been a practicing speech language pathologist for 30 years. Helping people to communicate, to connect again, is my passion. We all have a voice that needs to have expression in some way.
9,614	Sabine Schneeberger	Germany
9,613	Deena Foster	United States	I am a speech language pathologist and I am passionate about my work.
9,612	Christina Danbolt	Sweden	As SLP I know how problems with communication impacts peoples lifes.
9,611	Anna Lindskog	Sweden	Because I have worked with this people and know their needs.
9,610	Sylvia Hemming	United Kingdom	it is important that every individual has the opportunity to communicate and it should be all inclusive.
9,609	Anne Mevert	Germany
9,608	Lucy Bransgrove	Victoria	I'm a speech pathologist and I see the effects of communication difficulties
9,607	Solveig Johansson	Sweden
9,606	Inger Åstrand Rydberg	Sweden
9,605	Carmela Miniscalco	Sweden
9,604	Jane Farrall	Australia	Because we all should have the right to communicate.
9,603	Ingrid Tagesson	Sweden
9,602	Kerstin Hellerström	Sweden	I work in school.
9,601	Birgitta Rosén	Sweden	I am a SLP
9,600	Jessica Miller	United States	I am a speech pathologist
9,599	Pia Svanberg
9,598	Emily Naumann	USA	Studying to become a Speech-Language Pathologist
9,597	Jordan Leaney	United Kingdom	As a Speech Pathologist I believe communication is a fundamental human right.
9,596	kirsty bishop	uk
9,595	Ken Curtis	United States	Personal hearing loss, friends with moderate to profound hearing loss
9,594	Michelle Bourque	Canada	Long wait lists & cutbacks to SLPs in adult rehab
9,593	Paul Winkler	United Kingdom	She has a very lively mind and needs to communicate to her care nurses and others, but reliable, quality equipment is not available in Canada except to wealthy families and at enormous cost.
9,592	Fiona Given	Australia
9,591	Diana Caritas	Portugal	First of all make sense for me because I am SLT and second is because I love and I am passionate about communication theme!
9,590	National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities NJC	United States	The NJC has created and promoted a Communication Bill of Rights since 1992 found at asha.org/NJC
9,589	Bouhoun Ouladdadda	Algeria	I'm speech patholothgy specialist
9,588	AELFA - Spanish Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics- Board of AELFA	Spain	The main purpose of AELFA is to contribute to the development of a better communication and a better understanding among people.
9,587	Kaylynn Lufe	New Zealand	This matter's to me because my son whom is 5 year's old is suffering from speech delay
9,586	Caroline Lobo	Australia	Communication is key to being human
9,585	Tammy Salzman	United States
9,584	Sara Godinho	Portugal	Accessible and inclusive communication is one of the basic principles of every civilized community, country and society that aims to be developed
9,583	Suzannah Harris	New Zealand	I'm an SLT and I am passionate about promoting communication needs as I feel that it can help to avoid so many terrible situations that people find themselves in during their lives. If we can communicate, we can become a worldwide community and support each other as such.
9,582	Kim Huggins	United States	My 30 year old daughter has aphasia!
9,581	Ruth Fitzsimons	Ireland	I work as a speech and language therapist in the public health service in Ireland. I see on a daily basis the struggles faces by children and there parents, in relation to communication disorders. I also see the progress in children and families with the right support, and the potential of every child to communicate well.
9,580	Dorotea Torchiano	United States	I am licensed SLP facilitating communication skills to those who require that assistance.
9,579	Deborah Insalaco
9,578	Hema Khodai	Canada	I am a mother and an educator.
9,577	ali arabi	Iran
9,576	Miranda Lake	Australia	everyone has the right to communicate their thoughts, wants, needs and opinions in whatever way they can and it's never too late to give someone the gift of communication and a voice to allow everyone to fulfil their lives and participate in their community.
9,575	Shona Bellringer	New Zealand	Communication is part of what makes us human. Every person has the right to be heard, understood, and to be communicated to in a way that they can understand.
9,574	Cathy English	Australia	There are not enough speech pathology positions to support the communication needs of people requiring intervention.
9,573	Anna-Kathrina Abraham	Philippines	Communication defines us as a sentient and capable being. It helps us realize our purpose and role in life. As a Speech-Language Pathologist I see this journey and struggle every day.
9,572	Isabelle Stine
9,571	Keisha Pallathil	Australia	Studying to be a speech-language pathologist and am passionate about advocating for individuals with communication difficulties
9,570	Charlotte Gower	United Kingdom	I believe in the fundamentals of human rights, one main one being communication. I currently work as a SLT assistant and believe that communication is vital especially for special needs children.
9,569	Mariette Borg	Malta	I am a Communication Therapy student. Through my course, I can see the effect of communication disorders on the lives of many. It has highlighted the importance of communication which we often take for granted.
9,568	Michelle Swift	Australia	I'm an allied health assistant in speech pathologt
9,567	caroline fewtrell	Australia	im a student speech pathologist
9,566	Emily Shea	England	I am a student SLT
9,565	Ellie Rice	England	Speech Therapy Student
9,564	Laura Kelly	Northern Ireland
9,563	Leanne Allsopp	United Kingdom	Communication is an integral part of human life. A person without the communication skills we all take for granted may be unable to communicate their basic needs, they may struggle to build and maintain relationships and become isolated and excluded from society. It doesn't have to be like this.
9,562	Ashley Byford	United Kingdom	Without the right or ability to communicate as without communication Al other rights are obsolete.
9,561	Carrie Clements	England	SLT student
9,560	Sophie Baxter	England	Communication is fundamental to receiving the 'human rights' already in place. As a student SLT, I strongly believe communication to be the single most important thing for a human being to have.
9,559	Ella Gregg	UK
9,558	Laura jones	england	As as training speech therapist, I recognise the important of communication as a basic human right. People who struggle to communicate often also struggle with day to day life which overall affects their quality of life.
9,557	Karen Watson	England	Communication is essential for everyone. Without communication, there would be no way for the people to be heard.
9,556	Olivia middleton	england	im a speech and language therapist
9,555	Annarella Prime	UK	In my work I see children who struggle with basic communication and are held back by it emotionally, socially and academically.
9,554	Laura Stuart	United Kingdom	SLT Student
9,553	Ali Rehn	Australia
9,552	Alanna O'Connor	United Kingdom	Without being able to communicate your needs, how can any of the other rights be met fully. You cannot participate fully with life if you are not allowed to and facilitated to communicate to the best of your abilities.
9,551	Denise Charnock	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
9,550	Colleen Macdonell	Canada	I am a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
9,549	Rani Rana	England	Dementia clients
9,548	harpreet basi	England	I am a nurse and effective communication is everything.
9,547	Karen Roberts	England
9,546	Hannah Waddoups	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and believe that everyone has something worthwhile to say and should be supported in any which means possible to get their message heard, understood and responded to.
9,545	Kerry Padda	United Kingdom	I am a student speech and language therapist and understand what a huge difference communication can make to quality of life.
9,544	Amber Bettencourt	United States	I am a graduate SLP student, and I feel like the public does not understand the significance of communication to a person's quality of life. We need to educate the world about this because communication is what heps people build connections and get their wants and needs addressed.
9,543	Milos Cernak	Switzerland
9,542	kristiana arentz	India	yes
9,541	Lindsey Lorteau	Canada
9,540	Caitlin Smith		I am an upcoming SLP
9,539	Nicole Kinaschuk	Canada	I am an SLP who works with nonverbal persons.
9,538	Amy Elliott	Canada
9,537	Kelly Baxter	United States
9,536	Erin Levesque	Australia
9,535	Jenny Kirwan	Ireland
9,534	Nina Mccutcheon	Canada	Because it effects everyone
9,533	Y Lo		Communication is one of the most fundamental of human functioning. We rely on communication everyday to make meaning out of life.
9,532	Lorna Barrett	Ireland
9,531	Catherine Wiseman-Hakes	Canada	It is the basis of my career and all of my relationships
9,530	Sarah Rinai Siran	Australia	communication is an essence of life
9,529	Sally Clark	USA	Without the basic human right to communicate, one is denied fullness of life. It is our duty to listen, to observe, and to collaborate with the individual and his/her support network to establish effective communication.
9,528	Nina Skaggs	United States	My Daughter was found at an early age to have a progressive hearing loss. At the age of sixteen instead of receiving a car, she received double cochlear implants.
9,527	Lyena Garza	USA
9,526	Mary Means	USA	I am a Speech Language Pathologist and I work with students who have communication disorders.
9,525	Jennifer Thor	United States	My son has unilateral hearing.
9,524	Nhuy Tran	United States
9,523	Emmanuelle Vincent	Canada
9,522	Isabelle Marcoux	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste, mais tout le monde devrait se sentir concerné par cet enjeu. Personne n'est à l'abri des troubles de communication.
9,521	Holly Meadows	United Kingdom	We are becoming a world that is run on communication, whether it be social media or verbal or sign. Everyone has the same rights.
9,520	I Wright	United Kingdom	Because no one should be silenced.
9,519	Aisha Sanosi	UK	i am a speech and language therapy student.
9,518	Gemma Wallington	UK
9,517	Rebecca Muggeridge	UK	Student SLT
9,516	Melissa Hoad	United Kingdom	friends and family significance
9,515	Christine Wood	united Kingdom	i work with people with communication difficulties
9,514	Jasmin Hernon	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech and Language Therapist.
9,513	Emilie Coiteux-Roy	Canada
9,512	Kirrie Ballard	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist. I work everyday with people who have lost their ability to communicate and face daily barriers and prejudices. So much work is needed to raise public awareness but more importantly understanding of what a communication impairment is and is not.
9,511	Marisa Ewing	United States	I'm studying to become an SLP and believe everyone deserves the right to communicate clearly and effortlessly.
9,510	Melissa fletcher
9,509	Kim Hopkins	United Kingdom
9,508	Holly Middleditch	England	Having a speech therapist in the family opens your eyes to the unseen issues of others who can not express the way they feel/what they need. Therefore I agree that this is a basic human right
9,507	Sarah White
9,506	Alice Hopkins	United Kingdom	Working in speech therapy has made me see that communication is a right, not a privilege. Everyone deserves to communicate.
9,505	Justine Farley	Canada
9,504	ina Strathausen	England	I work with individuals who have communication difficulties
9,503	Sarah Holden	United Kingdom
9,502	Luke Friend	England	No one deserves to be deprived of a life they want due to a circumstance that they cannot change.
9,501	Rochelle Pass
9,500	Gemma Sargent	UK	SLT student
9,499	Josée Laplante	province Québec
9,498	sophie middleditch	england	everyone deserves the right to communicate their basic needs. Without communication there is so much isolation. we need to change this
9,497	Danielle Blake	uk
9,496	Helen Joslin	United Kingdom	For someone to be unable to communicate to the best of their ability, by whatever means, it results in social isolation and they are being deprived the chance to interact with other people as social beings.
9,495	Krista mcghee	usa	it is essential when advocating for your child
9,494	Tiffany Maciel-Henry	USA	My son is autistic, often his behavior acts as his mode of communication, it is misunderstood as defiance, it has created extreme difficulties for him in school. Communication disorders come in many forms ever child has the right to feel safe and understood
9,493	Jacinthe Lessard	Canada	I am a speech and language pathologist! Being able to communicate is essential!
9,492	manon gervais	Canada
9,491	melanie gotlieb	Canada
9,490	Valerie Pomerleau	Canada	I am an SLP
9,489	Sonya Garbin	CANADA	I have two children with speech difficulties.
9,488	Eddy Campardo	Canada	My grandson has autism
9,487	Pierina Campardo	Canada	My grandson has autism
9,486	Judy Campardo	Canada	I have a son with autism where communication is difficult
9,485	Sarah Boegner-Pagé	H1w2Y8
9,484	Lois Hansen	USA	As a Speech Language Pathologist, I have spent my working life assisting others to communicate. It is how we share our lives with each other.
9,483	Marie-Christine Michaud	Canada	Étant orthophoniste, je suis à même de constater l'impact d'un trouble de la communication sur toutes les sphères de la vie d'un individu.
9,482	Anna-Maria Macone	Canada
9,481	lara carneiro	canada	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. I am a human.
9,480	Stephanie Paquin	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and work with children with language impairments.
9,479	Madeleine Hodgson	Australia	It's a basic human right!
9,478	Madeleine Gwynne	Australia	I am studying Masters of Speech Pathology
9,477	dawn smith	suffolk
9,476	anthony smith	u k
9,475	lesley morgan	United Kingdom	human rights are a human necessity
9,474	Isobel Moore	United Kingdom	It is the base to all joy! What are we without our social interactions? We need communication to live!
9,473	Gail Moorcroft	Canada
9,472	Georgia Smith	UK	My sisters a SLT student
9,471	Phillip Smith	United Kingdom	Because where possible everyone should be supported in communications.
9,470	Jessica Smith	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapy student and am working to help people achieve their right to communicate! Communication is central to all that we do and is a basic right for any human being!!
9,469	Shelly Whitford	Canada
9,468	Rhona Thauvette
9,467	janet campeau	Canada
9,466	Marcel Bastien	Canada	Because communication is the key to evolution.
9,465	Mark Thauvette	Canada	Everybody should be given the means to communicate.
9,464	Melissa Brereton	Canada	Communication is an art. It saddens me to see people who find communication stressful because they are afraid of correction. Everyone deserves to communicate!
9,463	Claudia Hogan	Canada
9,462	Maude Lemieux	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist. Helping people to communicate better is my calling. Communication is one of the most important tools in life.
9,461	Roberta Konen	Canada	Being able to communicate is a tool to discover the world around us: to learn, to create relationships, to express our needs and thoughts, to be advocates for that in which we believe. As a Speech Language Pathologist working with people with communication disorders, I appreciate this initiative very much. Communication should most definitely be recognized as a basic human right.
9,460	susan shaw	uk
9,459	Emily Dorrington	United Kingdom	nobody likes it when they can't speak/communicate for themselves.
9,458	Annabel Davis
9,457	Kate Blundell	United Kingdom	SLT student
9,456	Emma Hodgson
9,455	Jasmin Kirk	England	SLT student so passionate about communication
9,454	Shouq Alhudhainah	Kuwait	I'm a Speech-Language Pathology student
9,453	Abdulla ali almahdi	Bahrain	I am SLP
9,452	Abigail Boughton-Thomas	UK
9,451	Melody Platford	England	Because as a student speech and language therapist I can see the huge difference commmunication makes to someone's quality of life. Everyone should be able to communicate, whatever that looks like!
9,450	Rebecca Gray	England
9,449	Nicola Howkins	United Kingdom	Speech and Languge Therapy student
9,448	malcolm austin	australia	I love to share my understanding
9,447	sharlene roberts	australia	I work with hearing impaired and deaf students, socially excluded people
9,446	Chris Davis	United Kingdom
9,445	Julie Nettleton	UK	Speech and language therapist
9,444	Demi Johnson	Shropshire	I study SLT
9,443	Cathryn James	UK	I am a speech and language student
9,442	Genevieve Niedziolko	england
9,441	George Martin	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapy student
9,440	imogen stone
9,439	Lucy Humphreys	United Kingdom
9,438	Charlotte Martindale	England	I am a student speech and language therapist and I am so passionate about this!
9,437	Eleanor Pickford	England	I'm a student speech and language therapist and have seen how the lack if communication can affect someone
9,436	Amy Cosby	England	speech and language therapy student
9,435	ben stollar	United Kingdom
9,434	Emily mortimer
9,433	Ainsley McArthu
9,432	Meira Burton	Uk	I
9,431	Ella Hughes	North Wales	Should be a basic human right!
9,430	Eva Bolčina	Slovenia	I study speech and language therapy.
9,429	Millie Burton	United Kingdom	I am a student speech and language therapist, due to graduate in May. I have experienced first hand how communication difficulties can have such profound effects upon a person's life and endeavour to spend my career in helping people to overcome their communication difficulties.
9,428	Charlotte Davey	England	I am a speech and language therapy student and have seen first hand how important communication is in everyday life and how detrimental it is to not be able to communicate
9,427	jennie Stollar	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student and it is vital people have the ability to communicate.
9,426	Janelle Bickford	New Zealand	I am a speech therapist and every day teach children and families to find their voices.
9,425	Tamsin Turnbull	United Kingdom
9,424	Katie Norburn	UK
9,423	Amy Gilbert	United Kingdom
9,422	Olivia Graham	United Kingdom	As a speech therapy student I see the frustration and distress that having a communication disorder causes people on a daily basis. On a personal level I have seen how it affects the family and friends of people who have difficulties to communicate and the isolation and strains it can put on relationships.
9,421	alaa al shair	المملكة العربية السعودية	I AM A SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
9,420	Ana Paula Mac-Kay	Chile	Because I am a SLP and I believe that we all have equal rights.
9,419	Gordon Lland	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic requirement. With it individuals have the opportunity to be independent and develop their talents, relationships and capabilities. Without it an individuals personal development becomes that much more difficult.
9,418	Karen Kei	Hong Kong	I am a SLT student
9,417	Julia Arvanitis	Canada	My son suffers from Speech apraxia and cannot communicate or express himself.
9,416	Grace Fysh	United Kingdom
9,415	Hilary Peterson	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech Therapy Student
9,414	Clare Crockford	Australia	Communication provides the foundation for equality.If we truly believe in equality we need to look beyond the traditional lines of race and gender and ask if someone has the skills to communicate their needs and understand others in what is often a complex sea of information that surrounds us today.
9,413	irene calvo	Italy	related to my job
9,412	Justyna Walecka-Bowery	United Kingdom
9,411	Bethan Gormley	United Kingdom	Barriers in communication can be broken down, and there is no reason to deny this opportunity to any individual.
9,410	Emily Carter	United Kingdom	Everyone deserves to communicate!!
9,409	kirsty Perry	United Kingdom	it is a human rights issue
9,408	Sophie Card	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student I know the importance of communication and how limiting it can be if you are unable to communicate effectively.
9,407	Emily Lomas	england
9,406	Harriet Jarvis	United Kingdom	Many of us communicate without giving it a second thought, but for lots of people communicating even their basic needs and wants is a challenge. As a student speech and language therapist, I realise how important it is that these people get the support that they deserve.
9,405	Kirsty Carswell
9,404	Minty McGowan	UK	Lack of communication leads to loneliness.
9,403	Stacey Martin	England	The opportunity to communicate should be established as a basic human right to ensure people with communication difficulties have access to the support they need to communicate effectively.
9,402	Matthew Steen	United Kingdom
9,401	Mia Fox	UK	Everyone has a right to be heard... through whatever medium.
9,400	Brian Thorogood	United Kingdom	As a young boy I had a friend who had difficulty communicating. Sometimes I made fun of him. I will eternally regret that
9,399	Rebecca Lland	England	As a training speech and language therapist I realise the importance of communication as a basic human right
9,398	Kayleigh McArdle	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student I have seen first-hand the effects of speech, language and communication impairments on individuals. The people I work with have just as much right as anyone to get their message across, in whatever way they can, and it is other people who need to learn and adapt in order to understand that message.
9,397	yasmin stephenson	UK	Student SLT who believes strongly in giving people a voice
9,396	Helen Palmer	United Kingdom	I am a speech therapy student and I see firsthand the effect of communication impairment on people's lives!
9,395	Rosanne Staveley	Ireland
9,394	karen sage	UK	I work iwht people who find it hard to communicate
9,393	Edna Cheng	Canada
9,392	Harriet Doyle	England	As a current SLT student who will be entering the workplace in the near future I believe that communication is one of the most fundamental things in this world and believe that everyone is entitled to have the opportunity to communicate with others. It is something able communicators take so much for granted. It's importance needs to be recognised by everyone in our society.
9,391	sabina owusu	australia	To give my full support to people having communication problems or disorders...
9,390	Sheena Barreto	Australia	Being a speech pathologist, I truly believe we need to give our clients and the community the ideas or resources we know of which can help them in communication
9,389	Samuel Saleem Fisher	United Kingdom	I am training to be a speech and language therapist. Communication is at the heart of my chosen career path. I believe communication is one of the most important things we have as human beings; where possible, communication should never be impeded.
9,388	Kathryn Moore	United Kingdom
9,387	Ruth Potts		I support people who have speech, language and communication needs.
9,386	Amy Scragg	United Kingdom
9,385	Lesley Parsons	United Kingdom	Human Rights, every child's right
9,384	Jennifer Johnston	USA	I work in the deaf and hard of hearing program at Boston Children's Hospital.
9,383	Corinne Thomas-Kersting	USA	...because it is the essence of life
9,382	Kaitlyn Smith	New Zealand
9,381	Jamie Ingle	United Kingdom
9,380	Meredith Koch		Every human has the right to communication. Words are a beautiful, almost limitless way to express ourselves and no human should be denied this basic right to communicate and express themself.
9,379	Evelyn Khoo	Singapore
9,378	semele wong	canada
9,377	Mary Siggs	Scotland	I am a Speech and language therapist working every day with people with CSN but I also had a brother with severe CSN so have lived with the this.
9,376	Vaneysa Hansen	Canada	I work with patients that cannot communicate and they need to have a voice.
9,375	Bridget Thompson	New Zealand
9,374	Fiona Simpson	United Kingdom	I believe we all have the right to choose how we live our life and we do this through our communication.
9,373	Stephani Tan	Australia	Communication is a basic human right that allows individuals to advocate their needs and provide access to their education and well-being. While I am privileged to have the opportunity to communicate, there are many people in the world who do not have this right.
9,372	yohandris rodriguez brito	Colombia	soy profesional de la comunicacion humana y debemos decirle al mundo entero que comunicarse es un derecho
9,371	Lidia Muntean	Uk
9,370	Giridhar Ghodkar	India	Plugging of communication difficulties enhances the inter personal relationships
9,369	Pauline Harrison	Australia
9,368	Rogen Teasdale	Australia
9,367	Kay J Curtain	Australia
9,366	G C Collett	Australia
9,365	E McNeil	Australia
9,364	C Jackson	Australia
9,363	Mick Rowe	Australia
9,362	Tom Cunningham	Australia
9,361	Julie Purtill	Australia
9,360	Lyn Dehne	Australia
9,359	Kate Cunningham	Australia
9,358	Ruth Glanville	Australia
9,357	Stephen McCoomb	Australia
9,356	Betty McCoomb	Australia
9,355	Denise McInnes	Australia
9,354	Trish Plowman	Australia
9,353	Jevina Philan	Australia
9,352	Britt Allman	Australia
9,351	Emmalee Behncke	Australia
9,350	Pete Glanville	Australia
9,349	Teagan Lear	Australia
9,348	Sally Schroader	Australia
9,347	Melissa Sproal	Australia
9,346	Hendrika Kirchhofer	Australia
9,345	Karen Wylie	Ghana	every day in my work i see families for whom communication is a major challenge. communition is about participation, equity and engagement. we should all thave the right to communicate to the best of our ability. here in Ghana rehabiliation and support for people with commmunication difficulties is limited. We need equity and awareness of this issue.
9,344	Enza Scaffidi	Australia	I work as a social worker with stroke patients who have communication impairments.
9,343	Sheridan Clugston	Australia	I work in a hospital with aged patients and stroke patients
9,342	Ruth Kendall	Australia
9,341	Pansy Lee	Australia
9,340	Heather Whitney	Australia
9,339	Jenny Chapman	Australia	I am a social worker in a hospital
9,338	Rhonda Bourne	Australia	I work in a hospital
9,337	Julie Smith	Australia	I coordinate a stroke rehabilitation program
9,336	Jenna Halls	Australia	I work in a hospital with people with communication impairments, as an OT
9,335	Brendan Lee	Australia
9,334	Adebola Awoleye	Nigeria	To give my full support to people having communication problems or disorders...
9,333	Helen Powell	Ireland	Communication is a basic right.
9,332	Marie Foley	Ireland	From my work, to communicate better with patients, with difficulties
9,331	Ciara Brien	Ireland	Because everyone has a basic need to be heard.
9,330	Graene Glanville	Australia
9,329	Kylie Floyd	Australia
9,328	Kim Pearce	Australia
9,327	Mark Pearce	Australia
9,326	Francis Lee	Australia
9,325	Justin Webb	Australia
9,324	Dawn Glanville	Australia
9,323	Skye Perry	Australia
9,322	Barb Gray	Australia
9,321	Rachael Binnie	Australia
9,320	Dianne Smith	Australia
9,319	Max Glanville	Australia
9,318	Rachel Smith	Australia
9,317	Lindy Leyonjem	Australia
9,316	Anna Krueger	Canada	I'm a speech-language pathologist who has seen people thrive when barriers to communication are removed through speech-language therapy.
9,315	Savanna van der Zwan	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist.
9,314	Andrea Gates	Canada
9,313	Suzanne Macdonald	Canada	I believe that communication is a fundamental part of being human, and therefore a right for all.
9,312	Lia Barros	Portugal	I'm a speech therapist. I help people to communicate and that's my superpower! It's a right of everyone be able to communicate their needs, their wishes, their feellings, their dreams!
9,311	Eleanor Colman	United Kingdom	Communication difficulties impact on every aspect of an individuals life. They can cause isolation, frustration, embarrassment and mental health issues. Individuals should have the right to be supported with communication difficulties so that they can achieve their maximum potential and lead happy and fulfilling lives.
9,310	Thomas Dickinson	United Kingdom	Because it is the underlying goal and principle of speech and language therapists
9,309	Patrícia Pires	Portugal
9,308	Aoife Banks	Ireland	As a Speech and Language Therapist, the promotion of communication is a fundamental part of my job.
9,307	Ana Barra	Portugal
9,306	Nelson Pereira	Portugal
9,305	Mariana Costa	Portugal
9,304	Joana Alves	Portugal	I'm a Speech Therapist.
9,303	Andrew Tweedie	Australia	As a speech pathologist working primarily with the acute stroke population, I know the value of communication and how important it is to facilitate it as soon as possible.
9,302	Juliana Félix	Portugal
9,301	Jamie Grimes	United States	I will be working with people with communication disorders and it is important for everyone to have a voice.
9,300	Carol Stow	UK	I'm an SLT and well understand the frustrations experienced by people with communication difficulties.
9,299	Josh Fenton-Glynn	UK	As a Labour parliamentary candidate I think a health service that looks after the whole person is vital. Growing up dyslexic I know what it is to struggle to communicate and learning to overcome that has been key to my ability to succeed in life.
9,298	Rachel Singer	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist who understands the importance of communication to promote inclusion and well being in people of all ages.
9,297	Jan Oag	Scotland	Communication is taken for granted by those who find it easy but we could do so much more to enable so many more to express themselves and their needs
9,296	Jacky Boulet	manitoba	my son has autism spectrum disorder. I also work with children with asd. I see their frustration when I cannot understand what they want to communicate. I also see how quickly they are misjudged due to their communication difficulties. It is sad that too often their intellectual abilities are judged based on their verbal communication abilities.
9,295	Sorcha Rabbitte	Ireland	I can read, write, understand and express my thoughts intelligibly. That doesn't sound like much to boast about does it? Communication disabilities are invisible to all but those affected by them. I am an SLT, I love my job but wish I could do more for everyone I see. I wish there were more SLTs employed in Ireland. We export our talent 🙁
9,294	Jenny Hughes	France	Brain injury survivor, I can't ever say exactly what I want/need to and find all information, systems & instructions too complicated and difficult = excluded.
9,293	Hannah Burton	England	I am a student SLT and can see communication is so important. It's a need to be able to communicate!
9,292	Cheryl Cusick	England
9,291	sam greenway	gueensey
9,290	Nicola Warner	United Kingdom
9,289	Jennifer Wingert	Canada	Communication is connecting.
9,288	Gayle MacLean	Canada	I partner with and learn from aboriginal preschoolers and their families who have been identified with or are at risk for communication difficulties.
9,287	Cara Porter	england
9,286	Charlotte Banton	Channel Islands	As an SLT student I believe that every human has the right to communicate!
9,285	Sherri Zelazny	Canda	In addition to the importance of daily communication in my life, I am a speech pathologist helping people with communication disorders improve their communication quality of life everyday.
9,284	Natalie Hamilton	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student working to support people with communication difficulties.
9,283	Abi Chapman	United Kingdom
9,282	Fiona sugden-Best	UK	I am a speech & language therapist
9,281	Rachel Luther	dorset
9,280	Amanda Ruff	England	I have been a SLT for 20 years and fully recognise the impact of communication difficulties on individuals and their families, and the value of appropriate support.
9,279	Stephanie Owens
9,278	Sonja Taylor	United Kingdom	My child had some communications issues and the help of speech and language professionals was very useful.
9,277	Sharon Pritchett	England	I work with disabled children, many of whom need help to communicate.
9,276	Margret Orme	Canada	I am an Audiologist working with many hearing impaired clients daily. My family members also suffer hearing loss and the effects of that loss every day.
9,275	Charlotte bellchambers	uk	child has speech & language disorder
9,274	nicola Tomkinson	United Kingdom	my daughter had a communication disability
9,273	Angela Ciccia	OH	To be able to communicate is at the center of the human experience. All should have an equal opportunity.
9,272	Katt Ground
9,271	Jessica Millward	England	I am a studying SLT student and i believe that communication is vital for everything and should be available to everyone in one form or another.
9,270	Lucy Bowes
9,269	Sophie Rolland
9,268	Victoria Lark	England	I am an SLT student
9,267	Kyleigh Garden	Australia
9,266	Sara Eltringham	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language therapist who believes that communication is a basic right, not a luxury and that people with communication difficulties should receive appropriate support, intervention and understanding.
9,265	Amanda Lise	Canada	Being able to communicate with each other is what makes us human. For those of us without communication difficulties, it's something so basic that we take it for granted each and everyday. This issue matters to me because we need to raise awareness and acceptance of people who have communication barriers. Everyone deserves the right to receive speech, language and communication services.
9,264	Signhild Skogdal	Norway	I am about to finish up my PhD on AAC
9,263	Camille Traverse	Canada	As a speech language pathologist who works with both children and adults with communication challenges, I witness first hand on a daily basis the power of communication...and the basic freedoms that are limited without it. Communication is integral to being human, and it is essential to humanity. The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
9,262	Larissa Schrader	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and a human being!
9,261	Kerryn Robson	Australia
9,260	Paige Wittig	Australia	Even those without verbal communication have tremendous potential, we need to harness that.
9,259	Danielle Smith	Australia	Speech Pathologist working in a secondary school - all students deserve this.
9,258	Victoria Cruzado	United States
9,257	Amanda Hanna	Aistralia
9,256	Calendula Staples-Hill	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and want people to understand the impact of communication impairments on activities of daily living.
9,255	MELANIE GIBSON	Australia	EVERYONE has a right to communicate
9,254	Peter Flipsen Jr	USA
9,253	PENELOPE FLACK	South Africa
9,252	Melanie von Bertouch	AUSTRALIA	As a speech pathologist I see everyday the limitations communication issues can have on a person's life and the change that intervention can bring.
9,251	Sarah Doyle	n4 2ju	I am training as a Speech and Language Therapist and this communication is indeed the key. Without it we, as a human race, have no chance of survival, progression or hope.
9,250	Ros Herman	Uk
9,249	We Speechies	Worldwide	We strive to connect, engage, empower and inform SLPs/SLTs internationally in ensuring that the opportunity to communicate is recognised in all the 'right' places as a basic human right.
9,248	Sally Hewat	Australia	Communication brings people and communities together
9,247	Luke Page	Canada
9,246	Mirjam Blimenthal	The Netherlands	I do research in Multilingual children with Language impairment
9,245	Michelle wong	UK
9,244	Desmond Lawless	Australia	My daughter is studying speech pathology and has raised my awareness of issues associated with communication disorders.
9,243	Danielle McNulty	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist and therefore I am very passionate about communication being a basic human right.
9,242	Esther Tan	New Zealand	Communication is how we connect to one another, and it can be done in so many ways besides speech. Everyone deserves to have a voice!
9,241	Nicole Reid	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist and work with children who can't communicate in a typical way, but this doesn't mean that they cannot communicate at all! I strive to enable them all to be confident communicators.
9,240	Sarah Wallace	Australia
9,239	Alexandra Richardson
9,238	Kerry Becker
9,237	Jenny Hage	England	I am training to be a Speech and Language Therapist.
9,236	Shona Becker	United Kingdom	As a soon-to-be Speech and Language Therapist, I find it disheartening to see how few people are aware of those who have speech, language and communication needs. If everyone just stopped for one moment to consider what their life would be like if they could not communicate, they would start to realise the absolute necessity of the cause we fight for. Communication is a fundamental human right.
9,235	Mary Clarke	United Kingdom
9,234	Hilary Pannett
9,233	Anna Hitchcock	England	I am training to become an SLT and see the impact that communication difficulties have on individuals and their families
9,232	Emily Pannett	UK	As an SLT student I feel that having the ability/opportunity to communicate is vital
9,231	David Tait	uk
9,230	Alice Cordell		I work with autistic children
9,229	Mary Hyacinth Tondo	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist is my work is around helping individuals with communication difficulties. It is a basic human right and everyone should be given a voice to express their choices, celebrate their culture and individuality and able to participate actively in community, family, educational and social life.
9,228	Caitlin Gallagher	United Kindom
9,227	Gracie Holt	England	I am a speech and language therapist and understand the importance having a right to communicate, and being provided a health care system that supports this right.
9,226	Kate milburn	england
9,225	Lucy Williamson	uk	I am soon to qualify as a speech and language therapist
9,224	Agnes Allen	England	My sons are not able to speak with their mouths but use AAC but because of their disabilities they have not always been seen by society as having anything to say
9,223	Emma Hodge	England	As an SLT this is a hugely important issue to me.
9,222	Janine Chancellor	Australia
9,221	Monica McEvoy	Australia
9,220	Melanie Hall	Australia
9,219	Karen Darling	Australia
9,218	Anna Kowal	Australia
9,217	Kaye Winslet	Australia
9,216	Catherine Quin	Australia
9,215	Asif Raza Mir	Australia
9,214	Franca Foti	Australia
9,213	Kathy Robinson	Australia
9,212	Jackie McCormack	Australia
9,211	Luana Passalacqua	Australia
9,210	Christina Challis	Australia
9,209	Kelly Thorou	Australia
9,208	Chris Smith	Australia
9,207	Zoe Harrison	Australia
9,206	Lyn Jones	Australia
9,205	Carolyn Teale	USA	For all the reasons stated below. It is a human right to communicate!
9,204	Stacy Persinger	USA	My daughter doesn't talk yet and she receives therapy from people who are trained to help her communicate. communication is everything whether you speak, sign or write it is all about communicating!
9,203	Jennifer Faith	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and fight for this on behalf of my patients every day.
9,202	Delainey Eddy	USA	Some of the children in my family struggle with this.
9,201	Stephanie Sanchez	USA	I work with people who have difficulty communicating. I am a Speech-language Pathologist.
9,200	Natalie Perre	Australia
9,199	Sofia Pereira	Portugal	I'm a future SLP with the desire of making children with communication disorders happy. Happy on their own shoes, happy communicating, happy living.
9,198	Frieya Capes	County Durham
9,197	Lyn Turkstra	US	I work with people with communication disorders and see effects on every aspect of their lives
9,196	Kay Lawrence	UK
9,195	Anne Wright	UK	Effective communication is vital for everyone in all walks of life
9,194	Amanda Odell	UK	Because to communicate is to be human.
9,193	Kathryn Cann	Co Durham	Because communication is the key to so much of live
9,192	Jennifer Moloney	Ireland
9,191	Maria Paviour	United Kingdom	Communication is the foundation of love - isolation is psychologically damaging
9,190	Andoni Sanchez	UK
9,189	Aileen Tien	Canada
9,188	Pascale Fioretti	England
9,187	Nick Brice	Englang	As a communications consultancy we believe that good communication is key to positive collaborative relationships and it's critical this basic right is available to everyone
9,186	Suzanne Harwood	Canada	communication is a means of empowerment. It allows choice, control, collaboration, and accomplishment.
9,185	Shu Hui Teo	Singapore	Communication is key. When communication is not done right, it can lead to many implications.
9,184	Valerie Forbes	Uk	I have been a speech and language therapist for thirty years and have witnessed the traumatic experience not being able to communicate has on all age
9,183	Elaine Doyle	Ireland
9,182	Doris Li
9,181	Louise Angus	New Zealand	To maintain relationships, express and receive thoughts, emotions, love and needs/wants.
9,180	Laura Donnelly	New	Communication is essential to forming relationships and sharing experiences/knowledge
9,179	Suzanne Byrne	Ireland	Everyone has the right to be heard.
9,178	Praveen Kumar	India	work at office
9,177	Zainab Al Abdulathim
9,176	Jessica Gooch	Australia	As a student speech pathologist, I want to recognise the importance of communication.
9,175	Kat Wyeth	New Zealand	I work in a special needs school with many students with communication difficulties/disabilities.
9,174	Michelle isaac	new Zealand	son is nonverbal
9,173	Sara Meacheam	New Zealand	Becuase I work with people who can't communicate and see the negative impact this has on their behaviour and wellbeing.
9,172	Eleanor porter	canada
9,171	Damian Espinoza
9,170	Amarie Carnett	New Zealand
9,169	Jeff Sigafoos	New Zealand	From 30 to 50% of people with autism and related developmental disabilities have little or no speech and language, but there are alternative methods that they can use to communicate. These alternative methods must be made available.
9,168	Heather Taylor	New Zealand	Every student has potential and there is always a way to improve quality of communication. It has to be a team effort underpinned by a common agreement that ALL our students are entitled to access all the services available and that we WILL do our best to make it happen.
9,167	Jean Kennedy	Scotland	everyone deserves their 'voice' to be heard
9,166	Julie Hodgkiss	Australia	Just believe it a a human right
9,165	Anny Dube
9,164	Amy Poole	Australia	Being able to think in images and words and express these ideas and feelings with others is one of the most important things we do each day. Most people are lucky enough to do this without much conscious effort. Everyone who has communication difficulties, irrespective of where they live in the world should be given the opportunity to connect and communicate with others in the best way they can.
9,163	Kath Lines	AUSTRALIA
9,162	Inge Ketel	New Zealand	I am a SLT working with children with special needs and believe that effective communication is essential to a meaningful life.
9,161	Laura Whittle	Wales	I work with children who have the right to be given the tools to communicate their unique message
9,160	Alasdair Macleod	United Kingdom
9,159	hazel ong	Singapore	communication is the basic of all relationships!
9,158	Jacqueline Atkins	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with children with communication impairments. It is important that people do not take for granted the ability to communicate!
9,157	Nikki Dellow	New Zealand
9,156	Eimear Greene	Ireland	I work as a Speech & Language Therapist so I meet many people with communication difficulties and see how these difficulties affect everyone in a different way.
9,155	Rachel Wyper	Uk	I am a speech therapist working with children and adults with communication impairments.
9,154	Alyssa Dixon	Canada	As a Canadian SLP this action is topic close to my heart. Communication is a right that all individuals, young and old, should have in their life. Having the right to communication also includes the right to live in a community and country that provides opportunities for an individual's mode or access to communication is accepted and valued.
9,153	Bethany Parker	United Kingdom	I am a training SLT
9,152	Emma Goodman	UK
9,151	Gary Goodman	UK	Most of us take communication for granted but imagine having the right taken away.
9,150	Wylan ku	trinidad	its important to all relationships
9,149	evan Duggan	Canada
9,148	Amy Prentice	Canada	I believe communication is vital to living a full life
9,147	Ed Janes	UK	Vitally important - needs much more attention if people are going to get the help their require and deserve.
9,146	Daisy Woods	United Kingdom	I am training to be a speech and language therapist, communication is our most important tool
9,145	Deirdre Gilchriest	Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist
9,144	Christine Wallace	United Kingdom	Everybody deserves self-expression.
9,143	Kelsey Heard
9,142	Faye Littlewood	Berkshire	It is a basic human right
9,141	Felicity Cox	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech and Language Therapist. Everybody has the right to tell their family they love them.
9,140	Krysta Leong Poi	Trinidad and Tobago
9,139	Mandy Goodman	Uk	Because it can be so isolating not being able to communicate.
9,138	Azadeh Shafie	United Kingdom	Because I believe communication is a basic human right
9,137	Naomi Goodman	England	I am a student Speech and Language Therapist.
9,136	Amelia Northwood	United Kingdom
9,135	Nicola Hart	Ireland
9,134	Nurul Adilah	Singapore	We need to know how to express our thoughts through communication
9,133	Zakkiyya Abdul Khalil	Singapore	It is important to be able to express one's self freely
9,132	Karen Lawlor	Canada	I am a person who stutters and work with people with Aphasia and other acquired communicative disorders.
9,131	Lynn Carson	Canada	I work with people with communication delays and disorders
9,130	Rachel Patrick	New Zealand	I'm a SLT and I agree fully with this!!
9,129	Julia Cobb	United States
9,128	Kelly Reavis	United States	Hearing loss decreases quality of life. Hearing loss is at epidemic proportions. Many forms of hearing loss are preventable and treatable. We need to act to stymie future impairments.
9,127	Lynne Lee	Singapore	Having someone to talk to is a basic need. But quite a lot of us do not have the environment to do so.
9,126	SHIANG HUI LIEW	Singapore	I have read the pledge and support it.
9,125	Elisa O'Donovan	Ireland	I work with people with aphasia and other communication difficulties, and I believe everyone has something important to say and should be heared!
9,124	Sherine Tan	Singapore	I believe everyone who has communication problems should receive help in order to lead more fulfilling lives.
9,123	Natalie Bloomfield	Australia
9,122	Anya Benoit	Australia
9,121	Elysha Nheen	Australia
9,120	Mina Berlandier	Australia
9,119	Lisa Swarris	Australia
9,118	Maryann Aminitehran	Australia
9,117	Sarah Caussen	Australia
9,116	Nichola Terrington	Australia
9,115	Susan Young	Australia
9,114	sally ang	singapore
9,113	Kerrie Morewood	Australia
9,112	Tania Beasley	Australia
9,111	Hilary Hine	Australia
9,110	Zoe Sokec	Australia
9,109	Vanessa Saunders	Australia
9,108	Debbie Owens	Australia
9,107	Sheryle Slomp	Australia
9,106	Jenni Allen	Australia
9,105	Sandra Mohr	Australia
9,104	Amber Bates	Australia
9,103	Julie Cox	Australia
9,102	Dianne McLean	Australia
9,101	Sarah Quayle	Australia
9,100	Maria Bennett	Australia
9,099	Jenny gIDDY	Australia
9,098	Janene Hall	Australia
9,097	Esperanza Moreno	Australia
9,096	Katherine Beilby	Australia
9,095	Charles Lee	Australia
9,094	Dave Harben	Australia
9,093	Ellenore Stewart	Australia
9,092	Natasha Penny	Australia
9,091	Clare Reid	Australia
9,090	Shirley South	Australia
9,089	Ingrid Bruce	Australia
9,088	Bronwen Hyde	Australia
9,087	Melissa Modica	Australia
9,086	Deanne Brown	Australia
9,085	Scott Brian	Australia
9,084	Paola Ng	Singapore	Communication is the bridge to linking people
9,083	Desiree Choo	Singapore
9,082	Dulangeni Rajamanthri	United Kingdom	I am an Audiologist and I believe that the power of communication is a basic human right for all.
9,081	Sophia Su
9,080	Kathryn twist	australia	everyone deserves a chance to be their best self regardless of society's prejudices
9,079	NURUL IDAYU MOHD YUSOFF	Malaysia
9,078	Biswajeet samal	India	market communicate
9,077	Charlotte Stokes	United Kingdom	Speech and language therapy student passionate about ensuring everybody can communicate to their full potential!
9,076	Lucy Whitehead	United Kingdom	speech therapy student - see the wode range of people this matter affects
9,075	Jack Gray
9,074	Emily Whittle	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student, and understand the large and important role of communication and how this can affect your quality of life.
9,073	Carolyn Jeffery	England
9,072	Miles Thomas	United States	our daughter's stroke and 2mo. coma
9,071	lucy yaxley	United Kingdom
9,070	Amy Raymond	United Kingdom	I am training to be a speech therapist and I have learnt just how significant and influential opportunities to communicate are to communicate development and overall quality of life.
9,069	Tracy Sassall	Australia
9,068	Tamika Zelevic	Australia
9,067	Rachel Chin	Australia
9,066	Lisle Grimwood	Australia
9,065	Jessica Kir	Australia
9,064	M Chan	Australia
9,063	J Griffiths	Australia
9,062	Debbie Dale	Australia
9,061	Peter Guerra	Australia
9,060	Leah Gray	Australia
9,059	Casey Kiss	Australia
9,058	Laura Dawson	Australia
9,057	Bettina Trevett	Australia
9,056	Jessica Hibberd	Australia
9,055	Andrea Stute	Australia
9,054	Catherine Green	Australia
9,053	Mary McGregor	Australia
9,052	Maryam Aminiteharni	Australia
9,051	Mark Avy	Australia
9,050	Terrie Jeffs	Australia
9,049	Hannah Mitchell	Australia
9,048	Stephanie Tam	Australia
9,047	Lorraine Pugh	Australia
9,046	Cam Tu Do	Australia
9,045	Lauren Arthur	Australia
9,044	Preithy Nagarajan	Australia
9,043	Katie Bonfield	Australia
9,042	Jennifer Keogh	Australia
9,041	Jill Baker	Australia
9,040	Olive Easton	Australia
9,039	Lesle Collins	Australia
9,038	Rachel Brandsma	Australia
9,037	Charmaine Hellworth	Australia
9,036	Serena Howoci	Australia
9,035	Tegan Howoci	Australia
9,034	Kristy Kilgow	Australia
9,033	Nilupa Chundersene	Australia
9,032	Emma Masters	Australia
9,031	Jodie Spottiswood	Australia
9,030	Joanne Richards	Australia
9,029	Brenda Tindale	Australia
9,028	Jo Perry	Australia
9,027	Helen Cunniffe	Australia
9,026	Jeane Nad	Australia
9,025	Lynn Price	Australia
9,024	Lily Luu	Australia	I am a speech pathology student and believe that communication is a right that is essential to a meaningful life.
9,023	Christine Samle	Australia
9,022	Sharma Cudmore	Australia
9,021	Dianne Bale	Australia
9,020	Steven Todd	Australia
9,019	Michelle Swift
9,018	Joanne Watson	Australia	It is so important to the many people I know and love who don't use speech to communicate
9,017	Julie Robert		long waiting lists for early assessment/intervention in SLP
9,016	Sam Court	New Zealand
9,015	ALHAJI ABDULLAHI	KATSINA
9,014	beverly sadole	Fiji	Dyslexic children need help in Fiji
9,013	megan odell	united kingdom	communication is a basic human right!
9,012	Nika Yarahmadi	UK	As a speech & language therapist helping these people is my day job I feel very passionately about this cause!
9,011	Camille Tan	Singapore
9,010	Savannah Zwerus	Australia
9,009	Rowena Martin	Australia	Communication can empower individuals. Working in the disability field I have seen how effective communication can mean the difference to an individual just living life and living a life with meaning and fulfilment.
9,008	Sara Brennan	Ireland	I am working as an adult Speech adn Language Therapist in a Dublin city hospital.
9,007	Jane McKimmie	Australia	As a student of heath science I understand the need for everyone t
9,006	Alisha Dufty	Australia
9,005	Cher Rapanaro	Australia
9,004	maureen godfrey	Australia
9,003	dulcie woodford	Australia
9,002	beryl andriske	Australia
9,001	Elizabeth Eley	Australia
9,000	Anne Li	Australia
8,999	Rebecca Evans	Australia
8,998	Christine Lindsay	Australia
8,997	Jacqueline Lin	Singapore	Everyone should be able to express themselves so that others can understand them.
8,996	Jacinta Mcelligott	Ireland	Support communication
8,995	Ashleen Scott	Canada	Everyone should feel connected to a community, and in essence, communication makes this possible.
8,994	Patty Govender	New Zealand	We need to use our voices to help people with communication difficulties find theirs- in whatever way shape or firm that might be.
8,993	Sandra Neudert	Germany	I am speech-language therapist
8,992	Nancy Martino	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and study cultural perceptions of individuals with communication disorders.
8,991	Robert Wells	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist, communication is integral to the lives of my clients, and indeed all people.
8,990	Jennifer Harding	United Kingdom	I am training to be a Speech and Language Therapist and am very passionate about this cause. Communication should be something everyone is able to access in order to have a basic quality of life.
8,989	Sinead Douglas Moore	Singapore	Speech and Language Therapist
8,988	PR Mitchell
8,987	Lyn Clare	United Kingdom
8,986	Jennifer Heller	Australia
8,985	Jennifer Hope	Australia
8,984	Mark Kalwowski	Australia
8,983	Lawrence Grant	Australia
8,982	Anya Smyth	Ireland
8,981	Aneesa Ally	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist.
8,980	Sarah-Louise Weller	United Kingdom
8,979	Sam Harding	United Kingdom
8,978	Lydia Morgan	UK
8,977	Lauren Gray	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right. By working as a Speech and Language Therapist I am privilaged to be able to help people who require help or guidance in order to successfully communicate to the best of their abilities. Without continuous research and hard work provided by multi-disciplinary teams our understanding of how to help people with communication difficulties would be greatly reduced
8,976	Amy-Louise Evans	UK
8,975	Kirsty Carmell		I volunteer at the life after stroke centre in bromsgrove and see first hand how much help and support people need and how they can flourish if they get that help
8,974	Melissa Browne	Netherlands
8,973	Ineta Aroniete	Latvia	I am a speach therapist and I understnd the importance of this issue.
8,972	Lindsay Tallott
8,971	Jo Wallinger	UK
8,970	Annie Lau	United Kingdom	It is imporatant to be able to voice your thoughts and feelings and have good mental health
8,969	Jen Homewood	Australia	There are some children in my life that I care very deeply for who have Fragile X Sydrome and autism. These disabilities greatly impact their ability to communicate their needs - they deserve the support and opportunities to develop their communication skills to reach their potential.
8,968	Nyleta McRae	Australia	I am a Fragile X carrier with two full FX kids. Communication problems are a big part of our syndrome.
8,967	Victoria Mason	Wales	why shouldn't we have the right to communication?
8,966	Beryl Jones	United Kingdom	I have personally seen how a communication empowered individual can thrive emotionally and relationally and the joy and connection it brings to families, communication groups and communities
8,965	p wojnar
8,964	Bethany Smith	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student this means so much! Communication is needed in every area of life and must be a basic human right!!
8,963	michael manley	United Kingdom	I work with people with Communication problems and understand that its really important that more people understand the impack
8,962	Triona Rooney	Ireland	As a communication professional I believe language enrichment in the early years is vital
8,961	Rebecca Dougall	United Kingdom
8,960	caroline randall	United Kingdom
8,959	Priya Pillay	United Kingdom	Everyone deserves the right to communicate. I am a Speech and Language therapist and have worked in many different sociioeconomic areas
8,958	Yolane Fenton	Ireland	As an SLT, I work daily with people with acquired communication difficulties and their families and it gives me a sense of how important communication is to a persons identity, self esteem, relationships with others, ability to participate in life.
8,957	Avril Thresh	New Zealand	I want my children to grow up and live in an inclusive society where everyone has the opportunity to make their 'voice' heard.
8,956	Alistair Godsmark	United Kingdom
8,955	Tiffany Green	UK
8,954	Karen Elliott	England	Working with those with mental health problems makes you realise that communication is fundamental to recovery and future mental wellbeing
8,953	Gerard Sharpling	United Kingdom	To communicate, you have to have someone to listen. I believe everyone deserves to be listened to and to have their views taken seriously.
8,952	Carys-Iona Lant	England	This issue should resonate with everyone. Being unable to communicate effectively reduces quality of life in a way in which is unimaginable to most, we therefore have to support everyone's right to communicate.
8,951	Nora Kenny	Ireland	It effects my family
8,950	Lucy McCarthy
8,949	Mercedes Garvey
8,948	Farran De Wet	Qatar	To communicate is to experience life's greatest joys - interacting with family and friends.
8,947	patricia jones	England	its a basic human need.
8,946	Joan Russell	Ireland	I have an Acquired Brain Injury - only realised how difficult it is do make other people take notice. I am devastated how in this age, the main body of people don't take notice.
8,945	Simon Alvey	Ireland
8,944	Miriam Mooney	Ireland
8,943	Teresa MacKinnon	United Kingdom	I'm a language educator and have a son with a communication disorder.
8,942	Burnice King	New Zealand	Non verbal grandson . Communicating with FC, not many recognise
8,941	Gus Mallett	Herts
8,940	Kira Pattenden	United Kingdom
8,939	Chloe Pattenden	United Kingdom
8,938	Lynda Brown	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,937	Diane Potter	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,936	Veronica Whatmore	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,935	Alison Faulkner	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,934	Sarah Nicholls	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,933	Sharon McFee	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. All children have voices and should be heard.
8,932	Clare Tomlins	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone has the right to communicate.
8,931	Amy Brunt	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone has the right to communicate.
8,930	Aleen Evans	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. All children should be heard.
8,929	Julie Webster	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I work with children who have communication difficulties and have a child with communication difficulties myself.
8,928	Mandy Skeet	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Because every child matters!
8,927	Deborah Brown	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,926	Angela Dugard	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,925	Christine Galloway	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Give everyone a voice!
8,924	Kathryn Holt	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
8,923	Deborah Leadon	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Because this is knowledge everyone should have..
8,922	Cheryl Merrell	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone has the right to be listened to.
8,921	Dawn Ratcliffe	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Children need to be heard.
8,920	Hayley Stone	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone should have the same opportunity to communicate their needs and wishes.
8,919	Teresa Wright	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. This support should always be available to children.
8,918	hannah thomas
8,917	Wendy Richardson	Australia	I work as a Speech Language Pathologist and witness daily the impact of limited communication skills.
8,916	Nadwah Onwi	Malaysia	As interventionist, a speech and language pathologist are among many professionals who wanted to reduce barriers to communication especially for people with complex communication needs individuals. This is not only a basic human rights but communication is one way to access everything in the world.
8,915	Kristin Meyer	USA
8,914	Rebecca Price	United Kingdom	It enables me to give my dog the love and praise that she deserves. It also ensures that we socialise with others and their dogs whilst we are out walking..which makes us both happy.
8,913	Anna Shea
8,912	Katherine Campbell	Wales	Imagine not being to be commumicate? Unimaginable....
8,911	Sarah Baker	USA	I'm a human, a parent, and a speech language pathologist. Communication is my passion.
8,910	Marie Light		So much lack of knowledge about communication disorders in the general public and children need communication to develop and achieve success in every sense
8,909	Stephanie Bailey	Uk	As a speech and language therapy student, one day hoping to help treat people with communication disorders/difficulties, I understand the huge importance of being able to communicate your needs, wishes and emotions.
8,908	Laura Bence
8,907	Rachel Williams	Wales	I cannot begin to imagine the difficutlies that people with communication difficulties face.
8,906	Eugene Roe	Ireland	I work in rehabilitation.
8,905	Gerald Burns	New Zealand	Ya lose talking - it takes years to get some of it back..
8,904	Hannah Riordan	New Zealand
8,903	Asifa Malik	United Kingdom	because everyone has a right to be heard x
8,902	Lisa collier
8,901	Sian Maddock	United Kingdom
8,900	Madeline Cruice	United Kingdom	Communication ability and opportunity are essential to having a good quality of life!
8,899	Kate Dixon	United Kingdom	I volunteer at a stroke group so I would like to raise awareness of aphasia.
8,898	Johnathan Hawley	United Kingdom
8,897	Nina Vidmar	United Kingdom
8,896	Sara Wright	United Kingdom	Starting to train as a Speech and Language Therapist - this has shown me how important communication is to people. Many value communication over a limb, and we need to help those who are in need.
8,895	Laura Dwyer	England	because I am a speech and language therapy student and I know how much communication difficulties affect people's lives
8,894	Georgia Maurice	United Kingdom	I'm a speech and language therapy student
8,893	Rachel Hannah	United Kingdom
8,892	Gail O'Sullivan	Ireland	BEcause I work with people with acquired disablities and know how communication is the key to everything
8,891	Sophie Wilson	UK	currently studying Speech and Language Therapy, I have always had strong beliefs on how everyone should be able to communicate! There needs to be a sufficient amount of services in place to ensure everyone has the ability to communicate, or learn to do so.
8,890	Juine Lai	Australia
8,889	Yvonne Chia	Australia
8,888	Kim Pearce	Australia
8,887	Melinda Meade	Australia
8,886	Nicole Higgins	Australia
8,885	Ruth Seow	Australia
8,884	Kelly Dang	Australia
8,883	Paul Cooper	Australia
8,882	Holly Pulbrook	Australia
8,881	Liz Martin	Australia
8,880	Julia Crosswell	Australia
8,879	Cassie Kenyon	Australia
8,878	Alan Hanham	Australia	Rochelle Jones is my sister, I miss her!
8,877	Pàtricia Hill	United Kingdom	No-one should be denied the right to communicate.
8,876	Ghyslaine Brophy	Ireland	The ability to communicate is at the heart of any human interaction
8,875	Helen Jackson	England	I'm a student Speech and Language Therapist
8,874	Diana Watkeys	England	Everyone has the right to be able to communicate with others
8,873	Sabrina de Beer	Australia	As a speech pathologist I have observed the emotional distress and mental anguish resulting from person being unable to effectively to communicate their needs, experiences and preferences. I have seen family breakdown, institutionalisation and self harm resulting from inadequate communication.
8,872	Pat Conroy	Ireland	I find it one of the more distressing deficits to to deal with in my career. To deal with myself and then attempt to assist a client, their family and collegues through
8,871	Paul Carroll	Ireland	It matters as it is of human importance and professionally I work with people with brain injuries
8,870	Liz Croxon	ireland	working in a rehabilitation setting with patients with communication problems
8,869	Sandra Goodwin	New Zealand	The opportunity to communicate is a basic right
8,868	Fiona Conroy	Ireland
8,867	Una Cusack
8,866	Angela Goodwin	New Zealand	Life is about family, friends and interacting in the world in a meaningful way, communication is at the essence of these things. Everyone deserves to be supported to participate fully in life.
8,865	Jenna Golab
8,864	Lois Randall	Wales
8,863	Eimear Smith	Ireland	It is fundamental to the delivery of care to patients by allowing participation in decision-making and ensuring those decisions are well-informed.
8,862	Catherine Cornall	Ireland	It matters because i see on a daily basis the difference a supported environment and assistance from skilled speech and language therpaists can make to an individuals ability to cope with communication challenges
8,861	Mary Keaveney	Ireland	I can see throught the course of my work and life what a huge impact communication difficulties can have and that an awareness of and giving time to people can be helpful to both the person having the difficulty and the communication partner from a human connection and practical point of view
8,860	sheena cheyne	ireland
8,859	Florence Cheesman	UK	Communication is a key aspect of life.
8,858	Jacinta Morgan	Ireland	Ability to communicate is a fundamental requirement to enable a decent quality of life
8,857	Ronan Langan	Ireland	I work in Neurology
8,856	Eleanor phillips	Ireland	I am a physiotherpaist who works with people with communication difficulties and can see the frustration and heartache they suffer from not being able to communicate their needs.
8,855	Cathrina Lett	Ireland
8,854	Sam Dunwoody	Ireland	We all have a right to be heard what ever our way of communicating to others
8,853	Bernadette Lee	Ireland	Work in a rehabilitation hospital and see how important effective communication is for our client group.
8,852	Ciara O'Neill	Ireland
8,851	Catherine Logan	Ireland	because I work with people who have communication defecits and am aware of the difficulties they experience in all areas of humam occupation and social interaction.
8,850	Paul Griffin	Ireland
8,849	Emma Harte	Ireland	Everyone has a right to accessible communication
8,848	Carol Davis	Ireland
8,847	Fiona Ryan	Ireland	Working over the years with people who have acquired communication disorders highlights the daily challenges they face and the limitations imposed on their personal life ambitions and goals.
8,846	Katie Creighton	Ireland	To highlight the impact of communication disabilities on a person's life
8,845	Sheena Egan	Ireland	I work with clients on a daily basis who have communication difficulties and understand the importance of creating awareness and giving everyone the oppurtunity to communicate.
8,844	Brenna Cowden	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathology student
8,843	Kathryn Arlidge	New Zealand	I am a speech-language therapist; daily I work with people who struggle to communicate.
8,842	Jessica Courtade	USA	I am a future Speech-Language Pathologist
8,841	Rita Mata	Portugal
8,840	Rachel Baldock	United Kingdom	Student Speech and Lang Therapist
8,839	Mary Cox	United Kingdom	I am training to be a Speech & Language Therapist, and aim to help my clients improve their communication abilities.
8,838	Amelia Louth	United Kingdom	Communication or lack of can severely impact on someone's daily life as I have seen with my Grandad who suffered a stroke earlier in the year.
8,837	Евгений Туренко	Russia	This issue dose matter to me, because I want to communicate with many people and share with thame my knowledges, and get knowldges from them
8,836	Fiona McCormick	New Zealand
8,835	Kate Sullivan	Wales	i suffer from a rare muscle condition called myasthenia gravis which can often impair my ability to communicate I would also like to pursue a career in speech and language therapy in the near future.
8,834	lily basley	uk	Communication is key in order to convey your personality which could change the world.
8,833	Gemma Woolley	England	Everyone deserves the right to be able to communicate with the world around them
8,832	Charlotte Richardson	England	I want to be a Speech and Language Therapist and I thinking the opportunity to communicate is essential. It is vital that people can share their thoughts, feelings and interact with others.
8,831	Debbie White	UK	NAPLIC committee member- we believe communication is a basic human right
8,830	Virginia Martin	UK	NAPLIC committee member: we believe communication is a basic human right
8,829	Glinette Woods	UK	NAPLIC Chair - we believe communication is a basic human right
8,828	Kath Paintin	UK	NAPLIC committee member - we believe communication is a basic human right
8,827	Derek Burgon	UK	NAPLIC Treasurer - we believe communication is a basic human right
8,826	Katie Belk	United Kingdom	Communication is so important in everyday life and I one day hope to be a speech and language therapist so I am very passionate about this.
8,825	Maureen Burke	Australia	As a lifelong educator I understand and value the importance of communciation as an inherent right of human beings so they can realise their full potential and lead satisfying lives.
8,824	Shayna Gavin	Australia	I work with babies and children who often need specific help to communicate.
8,823	Sophie Shephard	UK	Because communicating brings people together and keeps them together
8,822	ezz karam	syria	my future
8,821	Duong Le Dai	Vietnam	Because communication is simply a human right
8,820	Do Tien	Vietnam	For a better world
8,819	Sarah Duffay		I work with yound people with communication difficulties. i believe everyone has the right to communicate their wants and needs and that we must find a way to enable this.
8,818	Joke Scheffers	Netherlands	It is sad to see people not being able to participate in activities they can do because of their communication issues. helping them is our duty, being helped is their right.
8,817	liliane scheffers	the Netherlands	as a speech therapist i work with mostly children who are in need of communication
8,816	Amanda Kumar	Australia	Because it is a basic human right.
8,815	Krysten Jones	Australia	Because I teach primary school aged children with. disabilities and many are learning to communicate
8,814	Sophie Kerr	Australia	I teach AAC to non-verbal clients
8,813	Sam S	Australia	I have a son who is non-verbal.
8,812	Yvette Davey
8,811	Helen Liddall	New Zealand
8,810	Jazmin Rambeau	United States	We asked students at WMU to share what/where/when/why/how, or with who they communicate to highlight the importance of valuing communication. I COMMUNICATE…“to hear and be heard,” “to help,” “all the time,” “to build relationships,” “con palabras,” “best with like minded people,” “so I can know more,” “with respect and friendliness,” "the value of communication.” KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING.
8,809	Yaskara Komukai	México
8,808	Ethan Dyer	United Kingdom	Every person should have the opportunity to communicate who they are, and what they can be. Without this, people go unnoticed, and lives go unchanged. Thats why communication should be a human right.
8,807	Caroline Dennish	United Kingdom	I am currently studying to be a Speech and Language Therapist
8,806	Mitchell O'Shea	Australia	I enjoy volunteering at places where I can help those who dont have the freedom to speak for themselves
8,805	Lucy Griffin	Australia	I am a future speech pathologist
8,804	Belinda Harris	Australia	Disabled family member
8,803	Kassandra Brown	Australia	Communication is how we connect with the people and the world around us. Without it, we are isolated.
8,802	Jeremy Murdoch	Australia	Australian doctors have used my disabled, five year old son's inability to verbally communicate as justification for withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment.
8,801	Jes-Wah Thetadig
8,800	Ashli O'Halloran	Australia	I am currently studying Speech Pathology and as it comes with the professional, communication and the ability to communication is very important and special. Everyone deserves to be able to communicate.
8,799	Bridget Greathead	Australia	Communication is a basic human right. As a speech pathology student, communication is something that cannot be taken for granted, as I have come to understand. I have also seen first hand the difference therapy can make in a persons life, and how vital communication really is.
8,798	Paulina Guerra Santa María	Chile	because i´m Founder "Inself \| Comunicación y Pensamento" (www.inself.cl) and because i´m Speech Terapist!
8,797	Jo Waldron	USA	I am the Disabled American for the Nation, appointed by President Ronald Reagan. I have been actively involved in human rights for people with disabilities. Founded the Able Kids Foundation, which total focus is addressing auditory challenges.
8,796	Bob McCaw	New Zealand	My wife has aphasia
8,795	Blakpara Bowei	United Kingdom
8,794	Ashley Page	United Kingdom
8,793	David Caflin	United Kingdom
8,792	Amy Lawlor	United Kingdom
8,791	Henry Stephens	United Kingdom
8,790	Jess Robson	United Kingdom
8,789	Richard Jones	United Kingdom
8,788	Claire Carroll	Ireland
8,787	Lynn Woolley	United Kingdom
8,786	Gurj Dhillon	United Kingdom
8,785	Nicholas Niziolomski	United Kingdom
8,784	Rachael Wilkie	United Kingdom
8,783	Ross Woods	United Kingdom
8,782	Kate Tucker	United Kingdom
8,781	Julia Stewart	United Kingdom
8,780	Rosemary Gravell	United Kingdom
8,779	Susie Hayden	United Kingdom
8,778	Amy Ward	United Kingdom
8,777	Liz Metcalfe	United Kingdom
8,776	Emma Black	United Kingdom
8,775	Yvonne Wren	United Kingdom
8,774	Sian Owen	United Kingdom
8,773	Amita Raval	United Kingdom
8,772	Alyson Hogg	United Kingdom
8,771	Daniel Hitchens	United Kingdom
8,770	Caraline Watson	United Kingdom
8,769	Paul Attwood	United Kingdom
8,768	Dilnaz Gorwala	United Kingdom
8,767	Lynne Clark	United Kingdom
8,766	Ciaran Diston	United Kingdom
8,765	Esosa Erbonage	United Kingdom
8,764	Gemma Jones	United Kingdom
8,763	Sophie Taroni	United Kingdom
8,762	Megan Cliffe	United Kingdom
8,761	Grace Kelly	United Kingdom
8,760	Elsie Lightbody	United Kingdom
8,759	Ann-Marie Caunce	United Kingdom
8,758	Nicole Charles	United Kingdom
8,757	Sarah Spencer	United Kingdom
8,756	Theo Cook	United Kingdom
8,755	Tricia Mitchell	United Kingdom
8,754	Ruth Gladwell	United Kingdom
8,753	Mary Harrington	United Kingdom
8,752	Jane McConn	United Kingdom
8,751	Victor Quigley	United Kingdom
8,750	Kayleigh Marey	United Kingdom
8,749	David Amos	United Kingdom
8,748	Jas Stansfield	United Kingdom
8,747	Sue Lyons	United Kingdom
8,746	Anne Baseby	United Kingdom
8,745	Helen Rust	United Kingdom
8,744	Sue McCormick	United Kingdom
8,743	Shannon Doherty	United Kingdom
8,742	Jessica Rose	United Kingdom
8,741	Sharon Adjei	United Kingdom
8,740	Rita Barata	Portugal
8,739	Grace Adams	New Zealand	Becasue everyone, no matter how small, how important, how intelligent or otherwise, deserves the right to communicate and be involved in their lives.
8,738	Catherine Mouy	Australia
8,737	Giselle Touma	Australia
8,736	Rebecca Volle	Australia
8,735	Ros Hart	Australia
8,734	Erin Williams	Australia
8,733	Claire Forsyth	Australia
8,732	Amy Mahony	Australia
8,731	April Tu	Australia
8,730	Kate Dunhill	Australia
8,729	Rebecca Lamont	Australia
8,728	Shanelle Barba	Australia
8,727	Sue Hull	Australia
8,726	Robyn Johnson	Australia
8,725	Marinda Brooks	Australia
8,724	Christine Siciliamo	Australia
8,723	Caroline Farrugia	Australia
8,722	Lila Talarico	Australia
8,721	Eliza Clare	Australia
8,720	Michelle Stillman	Australia
8,719	Renee Catton	Australia
8,718	Jo Williams	Australia
8,717	Alicia Brooks	Australia
8,716	Stephanie Lawson	Australia
8,715	Emma Pendlebury	Australia
8,714	Sharon Chisholm	Australia
8,713	Luke Churchill	Australia
8,712	Caroline Heselwood	Australia
8,711	Karen Suurenbroek	Australia
8,710	Jenny Mawdsley	Australia
8,709	Barb Dilworth	Australia
8,708	Bridie White	Australia
8,707	Lisa Stimpson	Australia
8,706	Roslyn Anderson	Australia
8,705	Julie Chester	Australia
8,704	Julie Richardson	Australia
8,703	Ebony Hicks	Australia
8,702	Helen Neilson-Wise	Australia
8,701	Katie McCafferty	Australia
8,700	Debbie Hancock	Australia
8,699	Nic barker	Australia
8,698	Michelle Moore	Australia
8,697	Nathan Irving	Australia
8,696	Fluer Rickerby	Australia
8,695	Louise Cue	Australia
8,694	Mark & Leanne Frost	Australia
8,693	Brooke Barnes	Australia
8,692	Lesley Flowers	New Zealand	A person needs to be able to communicate to survive, everyone has the right.
8,691	Jasmin McDermid	Australia
8,690	Sherri Sanders	Australia
8,689	Julie Gormby	Australia
8,688	Ruth Lumukana	New Zealand
8,687	Elodie Grabe	Ireland	I work with people with communication difficulties and see how much these difficulties affect their everyday lives.
8,686	Sarah Downing	United Kingdom	I one day hope to be a speech therapist, and this is just everything I am passionate about!!!
8,685	Paul Isaacs	United Kingdom	Communication and the right to it should be for all people.
8,684	Luke Baker	New Zealand
8,683	Sarah Daly	New Zealand
8,682	Ailsa Adolph		People should be free to communicate.
8,681	Alvin Kumar		Because not being able to communicate would be very frustrating
8,680	Thomas Chiang	New Zealand	Used to stutter a lot. These people need assistance 🙂
8,679	Dasha Joseph Fernandez	New Zealand
8,678	Diane Brownfield	New Zealand	Basic human rights are important to me and I would hope that they were important for everyone.
8,677	Marta Ljubesic	Croatia	as a professional
8,676	maryleine sigrist	France	because every one has right to say his thougt and to be heard.
8,675	Adam Clark	New Zealand
8,674	Lauren Clark	New Zealand
8,673	James Young	New Zealand	Understanding others & fairness & empathy
8,672	Jan Cowen	New Zealand
8,671	Louise Harbert	Uk
8,670	Sarah Eising	NZ
8,669	Christina Wood
8,668	Kate Mead
8,667	Ranko Berich	United Kingdom
8,666	Jenae Valk	New Zealand	I see kids everyday who struggle to communicate and the flow on effect that has for their learning and social skills. It's so easy to help.
8,665	oliver henry
8,664	brittany healey
8,663	chelsea healey
8,662	Bruce Paine	New Zealand
8,661	rhiannon cooper	New Zealand
8,660	Donna Denmead	New Zealand	Is a human need to be heard, understood, and to belong.
8,659	Rachael Elder
8,658	Sarah Asher	New Zealand
8,657	Rebecca Nesbit	New Zealand	With an Autistic son who struggles to communicate, I struggle to get the help he needs without a financial struggle for the rest of the family
8,656	Phillip Grant	New Zealand	It is important
8,655	Kayle Stock	United States	Humanity Matters.
8,654	Clive Lewis	England
8,653	Emma Darby	New Zealand	I'm a Speech Language Therapist.
8,652	AMANDA WOODFORD	ENGLAND	I am an SLT
8,651	Jacqueline Craig	New Zealand	I believe that everyone has the right to communication to be able to engage and interact with daily life in meaningful ways.
8,650	Sabrina Mathur	New Zealand
8,649	Ffion Walker	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I see the devastating impact of communication difficulties everyday, and the lack of understanding of its impact within the community
8,648	Olivia Scott	New Zealand	I am an SLT who sees first hand the need for greater awareness and support for those who have communication difficulties.
8,647	Natasha Marra
8,646	Anne Chiang	New Zealand
8,645	Kerry-lee Vince
8,644	Sophia Wenzlick	New Zealand	Communication is vital to every human being in all ways that it may be used
8,643	Marianna Gromova	New Zealand	Because I work with people with disabilities and see how difficult it can be to get by when your language is lacking.
8,642	Jenny Reynolds	New Zealand	As a speech therapist I know the challenges that are faced by people with a communication disorder and I wish to support them.
8,641	Anna van Pomeren	New Zealand	As an Audiologist, I hope to enable people to improve their communication every day
8,640	Nina Pecheva	New Zealand
8,639	Jeanne Bradley	USA	My son and many of his friends communicate via supported typing and AAC which is his basic human right!
8,638	MINU JOSE	New Zealand
8,637	Holly Turner	New Zealand	Communication is a basic human right, as is the ability to communicate. There needs to be greater development and support for people who do not have the opportunity to communicate, or struggle with communication due to mental/physical disabilities.
8,636	Deirdre Lynch	New Zealand
8,635	Dayle Burgess	New	I dislike seeing people judged or unable to be their potential when they may not have the support and resources that are available in life at their personal disposal. Helping others helps ourselves and our community
8,634	Camilla Lukeman	Australia
8,633	Judi Johnson	New Zealand	Being able to communicate in any way is important so as to not feel isolated
8,632	Barbara Woodford	Australia
8,631	Jeanette Briffa	Australia
8,630	Marie McCarthy	Australia
8,629	Enid Wylie	Australia
8,628	Dawn Auld	Australia
8,627	Kath Cooper	Australia
8,626	Barry Tolhurst	Australia
8,625	Carmel Lyons	Australia
8,624	Cynthia Walker	Australia
8,623	dara dimitrov	New Zealand	Speech therapy is so important
8,622	Nick Houghton	New Zealand	Silly question
8,621	Nathan Smith	New Zealand	I believe that it is very important for everybody should have the chance to express themselves.
8,620	Lucas Dempsey	New Zealand
8,619	Dave Evans	New Zealand	Without the ability to communicate the power to affect your circumstances is greatly diminshed.
8,618	Mihitaina Riesterer	Australia	Because it is a profession that two of my friends are in and feel very strongly about and I wish to give them all the support I can.
8,617	Katherine Esser	Australia
8,616	Claire Bennington	Australia
8,615	Anne Ryan	Australia
8,614	Tricia Collins	Australia
8,613	Melissa Deeny	Australia
8,612	Claire Crondon	Australia
8,611	Margot Pogos	Australia	Communication is a fundamental human need regardless of circumstance.
8,610	Sarah Breen	Australia
8,609	Teresa Fernandes	Australia
8,608	Caitlin Franken	Australia
8,607	Doug Brown	Australia
8,606	Megan White	Australia
8,605	Meg McNeill	Australia
8,604	Jess Poyner	Australia
8,603	Ricky Hansen
8,602	Lauren Bakker
8,601	Carol Lerk
8,600	Christophe NAUD	France
8,599	Fred Hirst	New Zealand	As a geriatrician maintenance or regaining of communication is vital for sharing ideas, values, beliefs,wants, needs and promotes mutual understanding and respect.
8,598	Nancy McShane	New Zealand	The ability to communicate with others is a fundamental human right that no one should be denied. I make this statement in particular support of those whose ability to communicate has been limited or denied as a result of illness, disability, slavery, incarceration, torture, poverty and discrimination.
8,597	Margaret Young	New Zealand
8,596	Leah Oates	Australia	Communication is a basic right for every single person. Everyone deserves the freedom to voice their thoughts, feelings and perceptions of the world around them. As a Speech Pathologist, I understand the importance of this right and I strive to support and assist those to reach their full potential.
8,595	Sandra Wright	New Zealand	Beacuse people have ideas and opinions that need to be heard
8,594	Tanya Corrigan	New Zealand	It matters because everyone has a right to communicate.
8,593	Michaela Hutchinson	New Zealand	As an SLT in training I have been made aware of the vital role communication has in everyone's everyday life. And how we can take this for granted until its taken away from us or someone we love!
8,592	Michelle Rush	New zealand	and functioanl lives therefore being able to communicate need is essential
8,591	Barbara Guthrie	New Zealand	communication is central to being able to connect with others
8,590	Laury Megan Houghton	New Zealand	I am training to become a Speech and Language Therapist and support this statement 100%. Communication is so important in living a full and happy life.
8,589	Myriam Bejjani	New Zealand	Because I work with children with communication difficulties and recognise the need for better support.
8,588	Melanie Van der Aa	New Zealand	I'm a speech language therapist, and I believe everyone has the right to communicate in any way they can.
8,587	Jayne Erskine	New Zealand	To be able to communicate with others in some way is vital to all
8,586	Elisha Porter	New Zealand	Its a basic human right that allows people to engage with society
8,585	Janka Scott	New Zeland	I think it is very important.
8,584	Kerry Purcell	New Zealand	I have a grandson who has speaking disabiities.
8,583	Thursha Vadivelu
8,582	Catherine Sutcliffe	UK
8,581	Margaret Deverelly	UK
8,580	Aaron Southgate	UK
8,579	Ellen Kavanagh	UK
8,578	Heather Rohan	UK
8,577	Alicia Waite	UK
8,576	Vijaya Venkat	UK
8,575	Tehmmirena Masud	UK
8,574	Karim Nour	UK
8,573	Susan Wambugn	UK
8,572	Rohan Samuel	UK
8,571	Clara Steele	UK
8,570	Nisha Dholakia	UK
8,569	Dilip Lakhani	UK
8,568	Mark Osborne	UK
8,567	Hazel Munroe-Browne	UK
8,566	Dale Treharne	UK
8,565	Haja Carew	UK
8,564	Anna Krielen	New Zealand	Communication is important
8,563	Vikush Ramyoolam	UK
8,562	Caroline Harman	UK
8,561	Colin Newland	UK
8,560	Jamie Bycroft	New Zealand	Everyone deserves to be heard.
8,559	Natasha Watling	UK
8,558	Sallee Roberts		Communication in one form or another is the only way you can tell others how you feel (opinions etc), if you are hurt, if you need something. Everyone deserves the right to be heard
8,557	Allicia Joiner	Australia
8,556	Annie Borland
8,555	Toni-Anne Whittaker	New Zealand
8,554	Derick Galea	New Zealand	The ability to communicate is the most fundamental part of being human!
8,553	Erin Locke	New Zealand
8,552	Amber Rowe	New
8,551	Evelyn Nelson	New Zealand	My father suffered 3 strokes which rendered him unable to hear however hearing aids did not help as the issue was in his brain. Life became very hard for him after that and we lost a part of our father. I totally agree that communication is key.
8,550	Ian Shields	New Zealand	I have a personal interest. I was born deaf in my left ear and I have a stutter. Early intervention is absolutely vital. An small investment upfront with speech therapy has a significant benefit in the longer term. I got some help early on and I haven't looked back. I have a family, a degree, a good job and I am active in the community.
8,549	wendy fulton	new zealand	because it matters to the patients and families
8,548	carol brosnan	newzealand	I work with hearing impaired children.. I see there struggle. good communication equals good education, good self esteem and a promising future
8,547	Ted Talevski	United States	Talking and listening are the two major ways to act in a society
8,546	milanka maric	usa
8,545	angelina miller	United States	As a person who has gone through so many hearing issues i know how frustrating it can be and how non communication can isolate you. it is very important to be connected.
8,544	Leigh Sveda	United States
8,543	Jessica DeFago	USA	advocacy for individuals with communication disorders
8,542	Marianne Flynn	USA	As a future SLP communication impairments is the foundation of my profession. It is important communication disorders and impairments to be recognized.
8,541	Molly Warmbein	USA	As a future speech-language pathologist, I am dedicating my life to improving the functional communication of those who need it most.
8,540	Taryn Jackson	USA	This issue is essential to how we interact as people. It is a vital part of life, for one to get the most out of life they must commuincate
8,539	Deanna Sumrein	United States	Studying communication disorders, and hopefully pursuing a career in the future I would like to see more awareness brought to this field of work and people who suffer from such disorders.
8,538	Maya Chandarana	Canada
8,537	roshnee patel	New Zealand	speech therapy can help people in the biggest way in which people who do not have difficulties take for granted everyday as if it was natural
8,536	Sian van Asbeck	New Zealand	Because I am a communicator - it is in my personality and a fundamental part of my work and passion.
8,535	Amelia Reynolds	New Zealand
8,534	Michele Mann		The ability of everybody to communicate is central to a fulfilling life
8,533	Daniel Adolph	New Zealand	We all deserve the dignity of being able to communicate with those in our community
8,532	Kirstyann Hunter	New Zealand	I am a Registered Clinical Psychologist working in Corrections and understand the impacts of speech and language deficits in the Criminal Justice Sector.
8,531	Suzanne Williams	New Zealand	My 13yr old son has hearing and speech difficulties...
8,530	Trish Chipman	UK	All issues affecting people with disabilities matter to me, anything that prevents them living fulfilled lives should be addressed.
8,529	Nellie Van der Aa	New Zealand	Because my great nephew has improved greatly with the help of speech language therapy after having a stroke before he was born.
8,528	Felicity Johnston	New Zealand	Because I am studying to become a Speech Language Therapist
8,527	Jane Foster	New Zealand	I believe that the ability to communicate is the key to all learning and life
8,526	Pinio Diamanti	New Zealand
8,525	mark mchugh	New Zealand
8,524	Tabatha McGowan	New Zealand	I work with people with disabilities and communication difficulties.
8,523	Anna Uskina	Russia
8,522	Vanya Nikova	Bulgaria
8,521	Iris Lee	Singapore	It matters because without communication, I would not be who I am today. I see the importance of communication, a foundation in creating a safe environment for everyone to reach their fullest potential.
8,520	Nicky Marzetti	Tasmania	It affects all areas of life and what life is like for so many.
8,519	Arianne Lemire	United States
8,518	Irene Yap	New Zealand
8,517	Bernalee Viljoen	Australia	I am an aspiring speech pathologist, and raising awareness about speech and language disorders are part of my dream.
8,516	Jobeth Teves	Australia	Communication is essential in our everyday life
8,515	Jae-Hyun Kim	New Zealand
8,514	Sinead Hanratty	Ireland	I'm an SLT
8,513	Sally Conneally	Australia
8,512	Helen Blockley	Australia
8,511	Kylie Kemsley	Australia
8,510	Julia Noates	Australia
8,509	Kim Wright	Australia
8,508	Renae Plumridge	Australia
8,507	Jane Barker	Australia
8,506	GINA MORRISSEY	New Zealand	Because everybody has the right to communicate with others!
8,505	Teresa Barrie	Australia
8,504	Amy Cikarela	Australia
8,503	Rachael Dow	Australia
8,502	Katie Brady	Australia
8,501	Christine Ang	Australia
8,500	Hazel Hatfield	Australia
8,499	Lynette Parker	Australia
8,498	Lori Katheappa	Australia
8,497	Emma Coustley	Australia
8,496	Mellanie Stroud	Australia
8,495	Jasmin Maddison	Australia
8,494	Shelley Collins	Australia
8,493	Nichola Middlemiss	Australia
8,492	Michelle Columbus	Australia
8,491	Heidi James	Australia
8,490	Hayley Martincic	Australia
8,489	Elizabeth Stokes	New Zealand
8,488	Jess Rudland	Australia
8,487	Nathan Imboden	New Zealand	because I am human.
8,486	Kelly-ann de Silva	India	I am a SLP for the past 5 years. Nothing gives me more joy than to see someone communicate in a way they want to.
8,485	Vinay Naran	New Zealand
8,484	Sarah Blyde	New Zealand
8,483	Beth Sketcher	New Zealand
8,482	Daniel McDougall
8,481	Jessie Chan	New Zealand
8,480	Imogen McLeod	New Zealand
8,479	Chir Fer	New Zealand	Martin De Lisle made me do it. But I also think it's important.
8,478	Chelsea Cheah	New Zealand	Huge amount of respect for the SLTs and what they do
8,477	Beau G
8,476	Annalise Neighbour	New Zealand	because communicating is a basic need
8,475	pippa grierson	New Zealand	everyone should be allowed to learn, create and share experiences
8,474	Vanessa Shen	New Zealand	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
8,473	Lidu Chandrakumar
8,472	Ivy Chan
8,471	Holly Turner	New Zealand
8,470	Robin Skerra	Australia	I want to communicate with people that I work with and want more importance placed on the right for people to communicate.
8,469	Elaine White	UK
8,468	Mayglen Griffth	UK
8,467	Vairamottu Narendran	UK
8,466	S Syed	UK
8,465	Sean Denham	UK
8,464	Hannah Glen	UK
8,463	Raju Patel	UK
8,462	Gagandeep Sharma	UK
8,461	Tanya Watt	New Zealand
8,460	Kristbjörg Fjóla Hrólfsdóttir	Iceland
8,459	Purdie Jenkins
8,458	Ása Birna Einarsdóttir	Iceland
8,457	siti sarah said	Malaysia	because i am a speech language pathologist and i am dealing with people with communication disorder
8,456	Nur Hanisah Azmi	Malaysia	Everyone has the right to communicate..
8,455	Eshe Sale	UK
8,454	Teresa Simon	Spain
8,453	Hiren Soni	UK
8,452	Catherine Kivuri	UK
8,451	Alan Roberts	UK
8,450	Agnieszka Jaworska	UK
8,449	Pat Evans	UK
8,448	Rosie Beaumont	UK
8,447	Harriet Fraser	UK
8,446	Alexi Adas	UK
8,445	Suzsnnr Kelleher	UK
8,444	Sonia Bouri	UK
8,443	Archie Day	UK
8,442	Baljeet Purwaha	UK
8,441	Harkiran Kaur	UK
8,440	Peter Simons	New Zealand	knowledge is power
8,439	Karina James	UK
8,438	Prativa Pokharel	UK
8,437	Sharon Burgess	New Zealand	My daughter is a SLT.
8,436	Natrah Nordin	Malaysia	I am a Speech Therapist. Communication matters!
8,435	Keneva young	New Zealandalways good to speak and interact	It gains friendship amongst people,without communication life would be lonely.
8,434	Kristyn Gentry	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapy student so I feel passionately about all aspects of communication and what it can entail for a person's quality of life when they do not have the ability to communicate fully
8,433	Selena Donaldson	New Zealand	for countless reasons
8,432	Caroline Smith	Australia
8,431	Kerry Mollett	Australia
8,430	Sharon Cudley	Australia
8,429	Barabara Hirsiger	Australia
8,428	Jenny Bates	Australia
8,427	Sharon Spring	Australia
8,426	Nahdia Lewendon	Australia
8,425	Premm Gill	Australia
8,424	Stacey Wooldridge	Australia
8,423	Susan Manion	Australia
8,422	Ruth Heading	Australia
8,421	Kevin Fang	Australia
8,420	Merrin Lewis	Australia
8,419	Chris Weston	Australia
8,418	Sharon Santinan	Australia
8,417	Jenny Dempster	Australia
8,416	Peter Nightingale	Australia
8,415	Sue Yencken	Australia
8,414	Linda Draeger	Australia
8,413	Sue Teofilo	Australia
8,412	Mary Daly	Australia
8,411	Kristel Miller	Australia
8,410	Trish King	Australia
8,409	Peter Blowkeerus	Australia
8,408	Thugyet Phan
8,407	Pam Rogers
8,406	Daniel Jardine	New Zealand	Easy to take for granted something like communication, that comes naturally to so many of us
8,405	Ishtar Hunter		Communication is important!!!!!
8,404	Lynette Phuong	Australia	Communication is recognised as an essential human need and, therefore, as a basic human right.
8,403	mary young	New Zealand	Cause reading the comments below are so true
8,402	Martin de Lisle	New Zealand	I'm a SLT Student
8,401	Samantha Morgan	Australia	One of the greatest things humanity offers us is the experience of genuine human interaction and on the basis of this is communication. Whether it's to express our emotions, needs, and opinions or to ask questions of each other, communication is a basic human right that everyone should have access to.
8,400	Joan Leung	New Zealand
8,399	Edelrose Agbayani	Canada	From learning languages, to skyping back to loved ones in Canada from New Zealand, to my endless talks with my sister, I realise how valuable it is to communicate those meaningful messages and the effects it has on my quality of life. Communication matters!
8,398	Jessica Hickey	Australia	As a speech pathology student I am beginning to further understand the significant impact of a communication disorder to many aspects of a person's life. Communication is an integral part of life and I believe all people should have the right to communicate by gaining access to support.
8,397	Suzanne Cooper	Australia	I want everyone to have the ability to express themselves. Without that, an essential part of our humanity is absent.
8,396	Bryndis Gudmundsdottir	Iceland	I have a deaf mother and know how much communication and understanding means to the person and families involved. I am an SLP in Iceland
8,395	Susan Kearns	Australia	Students' speech and language issues when young have an impact on their literacy and job prospects in the future.
8,394	Rachelle Sassoon	Australia
8,393	Melissa Sheepway	Australia
8,392	Melyssa Gardy	Australia
8,391	Rachel Foxell	Australia
8,390	Polly Morgan	Australia
8,389	Peter Renfrey	Australia
8,388	Jo Hollingway	Australia
8,387	Leah Brown	Australia
8,386	Sara Shalala	Australia
8,385	Rebecca Lyons	Australia
8,384	Sam Powell	Australia
8,383	Lauren Bartlett	Australia
8,382	Kristen Versteege-Brown	Australia
8,381	Juliet Coote	Australia
8,380	Karin McCormack	Australia
8,379	Samantha White	Australia
8,378	Lesley Prout	Australia
8,377	Maria Smith	Australia
8,376	Rosie West	Australia
8,375	Cath Wilmot	Australia
8,374	Carmen Huynh	Australia
8,373	Vicki Keenan	Australia
8,372	Christine Rowland	Australia
8,371	Maria Carrubba	Australia
8,370	Brooke Carroll	Australia
8,369	Sarah Lay	Australia
8,368	Deb Ang	Australia
8,367	Jodie Luke	Australia
8,366	Kate Phillips	Australia
8,365	Doreen Giorlando	Australia
8,364	Vicki Sabern	Australia
8,363	Simon Flynn	Australia
8,362	Zulfikar Ratulaugi
8,361	Tinna Sigurðardóttir	Iceland	This is vital for every humans quality of life.
8,360	Franklin Smith	Canada	ISAAC, the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, holds consultative status with ECOSOC (UN) and is a 501c3 organization with the IRS and holds Registered Charitable Status with the CRA in Canada. Our organization is committed to promoting the needs of people who use AAC, those with complex communication needs, and their families.
8,359	Jennifer Visker
8,358	Kathryn Wallenstein	USA	After The RighT To Life & LiberTy, & SusTenance, there is NoThing as Necessary To HumanBeings Than The RighT To CommunicaTe, IncLuding WhaTeVer SuPPorTs Are Needed To AcTuaLiZe This RighT.This RighT
8,357	BEN O'DONNELL	Australia	Friends affected
8,356	Amanda Brosnan	Australia	Family & friends affected
8,355	Elise Pound
8,354	Kaleena Weltz	USA	I'm a speech language pathologist and see parents struggle with this concern for their children's abilities every day
8,353	Kerry Miller	Australia	I am a speech pathologist who has worked with people with communication impairments for over 20 year.s
8,352	Damiano Fritz	Australia	I stutter
8,351	Benita Joseph	New Zealand	Communication is a right
8,350	Eamon Flack	Australia	My father has Motor Neurone Disease.
8,349	sarah greer	australia	I know people who struggle
8,348	Juliette Radford	Australia	My littl sister and 2 cousins
8,347	Sue Holmes	Australia	As I have a gorgeous teenage friend who has this.
8,346	Tess Groom	Australia	Family
8,345	Emma Johnson	United Kingdom
8,344	Julie Radford	Australia	My daughter has a profound communication disorder and I have had many problems finding a school who is willing to educate her.
8,343	Tara Green		parent of a child with a communication disorder.
8,342	Cassie Russell	Australia	Because I have been there! I spent 14 years at Far West Home! I was born deaf and have a Cleft Pallette.
8,341	Tracy Burton	Australia	My son was diagnosed with dyspraxia when he was little and he was bullied for it
8,340	Karnie Walford	Australia	Communication what is life with out it?
8,339	Leigha Dark	Australia	I contribute to the education of the next generation of Speech Pathologists who will help support and promote this message. Sharing the importance of this fundamental right is extremely rewarding.
8,338	Lisa Nguyen-Manh	Australia	Because I believe that Communication is a basic human right. It is such an important part of every aspect of our lives. We rely on it for our social life, job, learning, health, etc.
8,337	Jane Pfaff	Australia	Whilst travelling alone in a foreign country and unable to speak the locals language, I felt vulnerable, unsafe and disempowered. I learnt first hand how important it is for us to be able to communicte with each other.
8,336	Jennifer Chen	New Zealand
8,335	James Ray	New Zealand	I am a passionate SLT and believe in the work i do
8,334	Margaret Creevey	Ireland	Because I realise that communication is a basic human right and everyone has the potential to communicate
8,333	Shauna Poole	Australia
8,332	Chelsea Larkman	Australia	I work with people with communication impairments and have seen first hand the impact it has on their quality of life.
8,331	Susan Wyatt	Australia
8,330	Heather Sperling	Australia	It is unfair, unjust and disrespectful to deny opportunities to communicate.
8,329	Leilani Humphreys	Australia	because everyone should have the right to make there opinion known/heard.
8,328	David Gillespie	Australia	Friends and family with communication disorders, plus I am human!
8,327	Arielle Boyd	Canada	As a teacher, communication and understanding communication challenges is essential in what I do.
8,326	Tien Chapman	Australia	Everyone has the right not communicate without fear or prejudice due to disability or language barriers
8,325	Joseph Flack	Canada	Family member has MND
8,324	caine gates		My mates father is affected
8,323	Bronte Ranford	Australia
8,322	Vanessa Boon	Australia
8,321	Martina Hayes	Australia
8,320	Marian Robertson	Australia
8,319	Ben Tine	Australia
8,318	M Klemm	Australia
8,317	C Thompson	Australia
8,316	J Asenjo	Australia
8,315	Jamie Carey	Australia
8,314	Joshua Mortiwes	Australia
8,313	Michelle Bosua	Australia
8,312	Chris Stott	Australia
8,311	Alicia Sincic	Australia
8,310	Briana Trott	Australia
8,309	Erin Atkins	Australia
8,308	Jessie-Anne Kenworthy	Australia
8,307	Cameron Flack	Australia	Family Member suffers from MND
8,306	Kathryn Fry	Australia
8,305	Sarah Brewer	Australia
8,304	Heather Fraser	Australia
8,303	Lesly Kumeir	Australia
8,302	Jessinta Chinniah	Australia
8,301	Elaine Pullen	Australia
8,300	Rebecca Edmonds	Australia	Family members suffers from MND
8,299	Anna Uys	Australia
8,298	Beth McDonald	Australia
8,297	Jane Croger	Australia
8,296	Emma Colman	Australia
8,295	Louisa Page	Australia
8,294	Renee Gleeson	Australia
8,293	Maureen Donovan	Australia
8,292	Sophie O'Shea	Australia
8,291	Jemma Sanders	Australia
8,290	Jess Short	Australia
8,289	Sharyn Klienhanns	Australia
8,288	Edna Thorogood	Australia
8,287	Dana Answer	Australia
8,286	Cr Neil Fisher	Australia
8,285	Cr Rose Swadling	Australia
8,284	Ellen Smith	Australia
8,283	Kate McCarthy	Australia
8,282	Elizabeth Harris	Australia
8,281	Rose Aquilizim	Australia
8,280	Melinda Barsby	Australia
8,279	Lucy Chudleigh	Australia
8,278	Greg Peacock	Australia
8,277	Christine Bartholomew	Australia
8,276	Caroline Smith	Australia
8,275	Kerry Mollett	Australia
8,274	Sharon Cudby	Australia
8,273	Jenny Bates	Australia
8,272	Jenny Bates	Australia
8,271	Sharon Spring	Australia
8,270	Andrew Judd	New Zealand
8,269	Nisha Veerd	United Kingdom	I am a currently a psychology student and hope to pursue a career as a speech and language therapist. Most of us taking speaking for granted and I hope to be able to pass on the gift of communication in years to come!
8,268	Kim Urwin	Australia
8,267	Pamela Coulson	Australia	I believe all people have the right to communicate their needs and those of us who can communicate well need to advocate for those who have difficulty in expressing their needs and desires..
8,266	Nahdia Lewendon	Australia
8,265	Premm Gill	Australia
8,264	Catherine Gillard	Australia	My son has Dyspraxia/Apraxia and has been accessing speech services since he was 2 years old (now 5yo).
8,263	Urith Shield	Australia	I work in Early Childhood and it is fundamental to development, self identity and present and future well to be able to communicate and be heard and understood. We seriously need better intervention for our at risk children, to empower them to be the very best they can be. Our children are our future
8,262	Anna Gillman	Ireland	Communication is everybody's basic human right
8,261	eric mcgrath	Ireland	it is important to everyone
8,260	Helen Chiu	Australia	I study speech pathology, and I believe people who have communication disorders have a "silent" and "invisible" disorder that is often not noticed by the rest of society and disregarded as that person being weird or socially awkward. I hope more people become aware of these wonderful people who just need our support in the community!
8,259	Christina Hamilton	Australia	Iteach children with complex communication issues andam lucky to collobaorate with our dedicated Specch Pathologists to make a difference in a child's life.
8,258	Kate Headley	Australia	As a speech pathologist I see through my work that without communication people lose their sense of identity and the connections with others that are part of who they are.
8,257	Therasa Dowsett
8,256	Claire Dowsett	New Zealand	I have a preschooler with a speech soud disorder yet to be further diagnosed
8,255	jillian Merrington	Australia	I am a teacher and a parent I see what life changing work speech pathologists make. We need more of them and more access to them.
8,254	Katherine Dallaston	Australia
8,253	Jessica McManus	Australia
8,252	Claire Girling
8,251	Michael Christian	Australia	As a speech pathology student, I have seen the impact that communication disorders have on people and their significant others. Everyone has something to say and everyone has the right to say it.
8,250	Rebecca Mostofi	USA
8,249	Lauren McIntosh
8,248	Callum Flack	Australia	My Dad has MND.
8,247	anne masi
8,246	Julie O'Connor	Australia	Because of my connection to someone with Motor Neurone Disease
8,245	LISA KRAUSE	AUSTRALIA	I communicate well with others and I couldn't imagine how different my world would be if I couldn't communicate. My Grandmother had a stroke and couldn't communicate very well and it was very frustrating for her.
8,244	Michelle Hunt-O'Brien	Australia	Everyone should have the right to communicate one way or another.
8,243	Mandy McOrmond	Australia	personal experience, came close to being silenced by cancer.
8,242	Jenny Allen	Australia	I have a dyslexic/dysgraphic son
8,241	Danielle Fisher	Australia	As a nurse in rehab, I've seen the devastating effect that speech impediments can have on patients. Going from completely independent to fully dependent and unable to speak is a very sad reality for so many.
8,240	Gisele Russini	Australia	Communication is important for connection. People benefit from connection.
8,239	Karen Fitzpatrick	Australia	So people can communicate their needs to others and participate fully in life.
8,238	Serese Kyle	Australia	My child has speech difficulties
8,237	Raymond Kirk	Australia	My son
8,236	Jaycie Bohan	Australia	Through my study of speech pathology I have had the privilege of gaining an understanding of the vital nature of communication. Everyone deserves and should have access to a means of expression, of understanding and of connection with friends and family.
8,235	Jo Migliardi	Australia	Every individual has the right to communicate
8,234	Fiona Bibby	Australia	Because we allhave the right to be heard properly
8,233	Tasmin Curtin	Australia
8,232	Sara Balmer
8,231	Janice Perrett
8,230	Caroline Micallef
8,229	Gary Houlahan
8,228	Michele Duffy
8,227	Jessica Mullaney
8,226	Elaine McGaughey
8,225	Lauren Warburton
8,224	Lauren Miller
8,223	Linda Gaudry
8,222	Stacey Chalmers
8,221	Raylene New
8,220	P. Bourke
8,219	R Bayet
8,218	Jessie Galez
8,217	Maria Krawaw
8,216	Mary Matthew
8,215	Freda Cunningham
8,214	Carin Clegg	Australia
8,213	Sharon Holmes	Australia	As already stated, communication is a basic human right.
8,212	sally chant	Australia
8,211	michael keating
8,210	Eugene Odendaal	Australia
8,209	BERND Pfefferkorn	Australia	You got to get your needs and wants. Access to other poeple
8,208	Tracey Leonard	Australia	Me niece needs speech therapy
8,207	Gertrude Ygosse	Australia	We all need to communicate
8,206	Cameron Hoane	Australia
8,205	Raymond Kirk	Australia	My son
8,204	Barbara Anich	Australia	Nephew needs assistance with speech
8,203	Tegan Webb	Australia	Because communication is crucial to human life
8,202	Kere Donald	Australia	So we can form relationships and make our needs known
8,201	Matt Fawssett	Australia	With no communication, we can't actualise our right to self determination
8,200	Matthew Katz	Australia	It's important
8,199	Maryanne Hester	Australia
8,198	Joanne Jackson	Australia	To be able to culturally communicate correctly within Australia is a basic fundamental right for all Australians to gain better healthcare
8,197	Emma Mueller	Australia	Communication is a human right.
8,196	Jennifer Neilson	Australia	Everyone has the right to communication
8,195	Judith Rae	Australia	Because my husband had a stroke and required Speech Pathology
8,194	Kaila Lunny	Australia	It is important for everyone
8,193	Ethel Ryan	Australia	Freedom of Speech
8,192	Steven Von Roehl	Australia	Communication is essential
8,191	Devani Clarke	Australia	Communication is really important to quality of life
8,190	Sarah Long	Australia	Important for patients' quality of life
8,189	Alanna Charron	Australia	Because it's very important for me as a physio to be able to communicate with my patient and for them to voice concerns/ feelings with me
8,188	Trisha Kerklaan	Australia
8,187	Meg Follick	Australia
8,186	Katie Salcole	Australia	Basic everyday need to communicate
8,185	Callan Madden	Australia	Everyone deserves the opportunity to communicate
8,184	Kerrie-Anne Saunder	Australia	Communication is important for interaction with others
8,183	Linda Stables	Australia	Because it's something we do daily
8,182	Daniel James		The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right
8,181	Tennill Miller	Australia	Because it happens to families
8,180	Nerrely Dunstan	Australia	Because I work in health
8,179	Uki Inoue	Australia
8,178	Marissa Di Bella	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
8,177	Abe Cassud	Australia	Because of the need for effective patient communication
8,176	Jim Stewart	Australia	Safety, autonomy
8,175	Karen Bradd	Australia	It's important from a social justice perspective.
8,174	Federico Cavestany-Ricker	Australia	I need to be able to communicate my needs
8,173	Jodi Sariman	Australia	It's a fundamental human right and a basic need to the psychosocial wellbeing of every person
8,172	Danielle Hinton	AUSTRALIA	I work in a hospital.
8,171	Carrie Spangler		As an individual with hearing loss, I value the opportunity to hear with technology and communicate!
8,170	Erika Phillips		Communication greatly impacts quality of life
8,169	Kevin Lindland	Canada	Public awareness of communication disorders is a very important issue.
8,168	Leslie Cope	Audstralia	Communication turned my sons life around and enabled him to access a regular school and follow mainstream programs..
8,167	Amy Lustig	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist and dedicated to maximizing communicative capacity for my patients. Communication is central to our identity and all of our relationships, including those we create within ourselves. Without the ability to communicate, we would neither thrive nor survive.
8,166	Tiffany Lown	Australia	Communication is all we have to express ourselves and this is the right of everyone on this planet.
8,165	Hui Ching Seow
8,164	dodie hanning	United States	my grandson
8,163	Tamara Barr	NSW	Future Career Path/Speechie 🙂
8,162	Linda Markúsardóttir	Iceland	I am a speec therapist here in Iceland
8,161	alana mckelvey	Australia	Son does not get any access to free speech and therefore his communication is poor. I have recently started private speech pathology at a cost that is difficult to afford.
8,160	Elizabeth Murray	Australia	Communication is essential for people to be happy, healthy and meet their potential. I work with those who have difficulty communicating and watch them and their caregivers strive so hard for something most of us take for granted. Difficulties communicating has a profound effect on someone's sense of self, belonging, access to basic services and needs and overall wellbeing. It is a human right.
8,159	Shanil Samarakoon	Australia	It is a fundamental part of the human experience.
8,158	Sharini Samarakoon	Australia
8,157	Michael Brunac	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and am passionate about everyone having equal access to a voice and the right to communicate!
8,156	Christina Thompson	Australia	Everyone deserves the right to communicate.
8,155	Katherine Johansen	Australia	I am an SLP supporting students with complex communication needs and believe everyone deserves opportunities to communicate
8,154	Janice McPhail	Australia	All children should be able to communicate effectively!
8,153	Bryce Tillyer	Australia	I work with non verbal clients in a group home. Enhancing their communication skills will enable them to participate more fully in their lives.
8,152	Albert Gigl	Australia	I am a public speaker and understand how important it is to communicate clearly and unambiguosly to a large audience.
8,151	Bronwyn Gregory	New Zealand	The ability to communicate in whatever way is appropriate is simply a basic human right that should be recognised and acknowledged. It is also important for people to be respectful and patient with those who have communication issues.
8,150	Owen Byrnes	Australia
8,149	Carmen English	Australia	I work with people who have various disabilities and communication is vital in enhancing their quality of life!
8,148	sheila willox	Australia	My husband has very little speech due to two strokes, hard for people affect to have a say.
8,147	Kathryn Parmenter	Australia	I have a cleft palate and know first hand the difficulties in communicating and have used the services of speech therapists in my teenage years which was so beneficial and improved my confidence greatly despite the ridicule I have been subjected to by people I have come into contact with.
8,146	Leonie Dufton	Australia	My life was improved because I learned to speak clearly and was able to communicate understandably, I want this for all people who are struggling to do the same.
8,145	Sallyanne Smith	Australia	Everybody should have the means to communicate - to remove those means is a denial of humanity
8,144	Benjamin Yik	Hong Kong	love
8,143	Clare Barker	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I can see the difference it can make to people's lives when they have the support they need to communicate effectively. I am also conscious of huge inequities in the support available - international differences, and differences between groups here at home
8,142	ALICE BLACK	england	As a speech and language therapist I see the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. Everybody has the potential to communicate.
8,141	Juli Wakelin		I'm a speech pathology student and want to promote communication disorders as a global issue
8,140	Monique Vizzarri	Australia
8,139	Jacqueline Wong	Canada	I am a speech pathology student and I want to help people communicate.
8,138	Rachael Oorloff	Australia	As an SLP, I support people with ccn
8,137	Jessica Broom	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist
8,136	Tamara Moritz	Australia
8,135	Jaq Sampson	Australia	Because all disabilties deserve respect & help to be improved & have education about them made public.
8,134	Anne Lewison	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
8,133	Majella Eva	Australia	I am a speech pathologist. I try and empower my clients to make their say count.
8,132	Yvonne Liu	Australia
8,131	susan kennedy	Australia	It is important that everyone has equal rights in all things.
8,130	Debbie Edwards	Australia	It is everybody's right to be able to communicate. It is one of the most devastating, frustrating and isolating disabilties that can occur to people
8,129	Fiona Wiseman	Australia	Work with clients after stroke which impacts on speech.
8,128	Holly Rentsch	Australia	I am a practicing speech pathologist who works with people of all ages who have different communication difficulties.
8,127	Liz Wright	Australia
8,126	Lauren Bannard	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with individuals with acquired brain injury who often have difficulties communicating. I also have a Grandmother whose communication has been affected by stroke. Many of the people I work with find that their communication difficulties impact their ability to create and maintain relationships and participate in meaningful activity.
8,125	Jo Haddon	New Zealand	When I see the devastation my husband suffers since his stroke 2 1/2 years ago
8,124	Donna Lawrence	Australia	Communication is taken for granted. I am privileged to have worked with many individuals and their families striving to come to terms with communication difficulties and will advocate for their support eternally. I have learnt much from these people and I love what I do.
8,123	Andrew McLean
8,122	Elysia Baldwin	Australia	Need to promote individuals and procedures enabling all patients to be able to express their voive and wants to enable patient focused care in the acute hospitals
8,121	Adam Amato	Australia
8,120	Chloé de buyl	Australia	I have many friends involved in this field, I n clubs n way or another.
8,119	Pauline McMurtrie		Every person is valuable and we need to hear and understand what they have to say - whether verbally or otherwise.
8,118	Siobhann McCafferty	Australia
8,117	Nicole Gillies	Australia	equality
8,116	Emily Myers	Australia	Family
8,115	Nadia Wakefield	Australia	My daughter has a Speech Impairement
8,114	Rohan Taylor	Australia
8,113	Ashley Cameron	Australia
8,112	Gaye Renn	Australia	Life is about communicating with each other in many ways.
8,111	Vicki Bebbington	Australia	everyone has information of value to share with others without effective communication this information cannot be shared effectively.
8,110	Michelina Rosenkotter	Australia	Communication is essential for human dignity /value and to ensure engagement of individual in our society
8,109	Mary Buttifant	Australia	People communicate their needs. desires and emotions - this is basic to our being. Without effective communication in any form a person is deprived of their rights, their life is diminished and we as a community are less than we are capable of.
8,108	Latisha Finan	United States	My son has a real bad speech disorder he is 6 and we have been taking him to therapy for 3 years now. I am signing for Adam!
8,107	Alessia Galioto	Australia	Through my sister studying speech it has become of amazing exposure and awareness
8,106	Rosxalynd Liu	Singapore
8,105	Serene Cai		"Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities" kinda says it all
8,104	joshua smith	Australia	I am about to become a speech pathologist and have seen the impact of communication impairments across the lifespan
8,103	chloe panayiotou	Australia
8,102	sarah heng	singapore
8,101	Jessica Andrianakis	Australia
8,100	Brenda Low	Singapore	Communication is a basic human right and it is important to support those with communication disorders.
8,099	Loki Carbis	Australia	Because without communication, we are nothing but beasts.
8,098	Mitchell Cook	Australia	There should be many ways to communicate as we are all very different people with unique circumstances in life
8,097	Rose Denby	Australia
8,096	Chelsea Booth	Australia	Student SP
8,095	Sara Westcott	Australia	Meaningful communication makes us whole human beings.
8,094	Nikita Grant	Australia	I am currently studying a Bachelor of Speech Pathology and I have a younger brother with a severe speech impairment so I am well aware of the importance of communication. Communication is such a vital aspect of our world and it is a right that absolutely everyone is entitled to!
8,093	Tyson McCarthy
8,092	Michelle Rossiter	Australia	People with out communication options may be increasingly isolated as they lose a method of interaction. Feelings of isolation are a contribuiting factor to high prevalence of depression in people with acquired communication disorders. Communication and interaction are increasingly moving online…but what if you cannot read? what if you can no longer write? Communication is a basic human right!
8,091	Rachel Adkins	Australia	I'm studying to become a Speech Pathologist and I believe everyone has the right to communicate so that they can express themselves and fully participate in different areas of their life.
8,090	Campbell Marx	Australia	Everyone deserves to be heard.
8,089	Edward Johnson	Australia	Everybody should have the chance to communicate.
8,088	Holly O'Toole
8,087	Stacey Gould	Australia	I believe everyone has the right to communicate in their own ways. Everyone should be heard, and everyone should be listened to in order to participate in life and achieve a good state of health.
8,086	melissa romeo	Australia	i have a boy with speech delay
8,085	Wendy Stephenson	Australia	I am a teacher, I work with children most of my life, they need to be able to have the same chances as everyone
8,084	Lisa Fisher	Australia	Becuase people don't even think about how important communication is until it is gone. And then, it is too late to be heard.
8,083	Pamela Leonardi	Australia	Because everybody should be able to communicate
8,082	Karyn Lim
8,081	Luisa Stade	Australia	The ability to communicate is a basic human right.
8,080	Kali Visentin	Australia	I am studying a Bachelor Of Speech Pathology and communication is key in our daily lives. Communication gives us a way to connect and interact with those around us. Its a right that everyone should have.
8,079	Maree Lau	Australia	Having an effective means of communication is integral to a person's well being.
8,078	Carmen Lee	Singapore	Gives me social inclusion
8,077	Min Ng	Australia	As stated below
8,076	Ashleigh Fouracre	Australia	I work with people who have barriers to communication, and I have seen this affect their quality of life.
8,075	Donna Goodwin	Australia
8,074	Claire Jones	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I am a huge advocate for the basic right to communicate! It is just that - a basic right that we should all have access to
8,073	Jiiwon Kennedy	Australia	My daughter's speech is delayed and need help.
8,072	Cath Glenny	Australia	I appreciate the impact that communication can have on the education of a child.
8,071	Catherine King	Australia
8,070	Jane Scroggie	Australia	Because it's everyone's right to communicate.
8,069	Craig Jackman	Australia	It affects the people I work with and who I provide assistance to
8,068	Lucien Deane-Johns	Australia	To improve people's health and happiness
8,067	Jessica Calleri	Australia
8,066	Caitlin Hodnett	Australia	Communicating keeps me happy
8,065	Reem Shuhaiber	Australia
8,064	stacey warburton		my child has aspergers! he is high functioning and will never qualify for an aid! he is a beautiful boy who tries hard to fit in but bu lt
8,063	Cathy Greenwood	Australia
8,062	Thi Bui	Australia	Communication is a right for all
8,061	Adrianna Griffith		It's a basic human right.
8,060	Hazel Venn	Australia	I am studying to be a Speech Pathologist and I beleive communication is a key element in all life areas and across all cultures. Everybody should have the right to be able to communicate how they feel.
8,059	Cathy Basterfield	Australia	Access to communication and written information in the way the person best understands is a basic human right.
8,058	Cara Lawson	Australia	I work with people who need to communicate!
8,057	Khakis Ajaj
8,056	Jill Fagan	Australia	So you are not misunderstood
8,055	Di Farmer	Australia	As a parent and former speech pathologist, I know that communication is everything - but not enough is done to help people who are not able to communicate. It's so important to raise awareness of what a priority this should be for our community.
8,054	Cathy Tuck		Helps people communicate their needs and wants
8,053	wendy wolf	australia	The need to communicate is a human need as well as a human right. To deny a person the right and need to communicate is to regard them as less than human
8,052	Clare Thomson	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties
8,051	Elvan Yusuf		Communication is a fundamental right of every human being - says the student SP
8,050	Michelle To	Australia	I believe everyone has the potential to communicate despite their surface abilities. I'm also a student speech pathologist.
8,049	Stuart Hay	Australia	Every person has the right and the necessity to communicate freely to foster understanding in the world.
8,048	Natasha Collins	Australia	My son is Autistic & has communication problems
8,047	Leigh Currie	Australia	Working within schools, there are not enough resources and funding to assist students with lanaguage barriers.
8,046	Maria Mazzanti	Australia	My son struggled many years with communication problems - I have understanding of the struggles he went through learning how to communicate his needs.
8,045	Sophie Laukart	Australia
8,044	Tanya Kelly	Australia	ALL people should be able to communicate!!!!
8,043	Louise Taylor	Australia	My son has a severe language disorder. Finding the right help for him has been a battle and I'm still fighting to get him help!
8,042	Lyn Shanahan	Australia	Communication is a basic right and should be accessible for all.
8,041	Toni Salmond	Australia	Ability to express and be understood and to understand others and the world means a better life.
8,040	Janet Gigl	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
8,039	Thuan Phong Do	Australia
8,038	Marietta Sedgwick	Australia	I work with students with communication diffiuclties and see the frustration they experience on a daily basis.
8,037	Emma Dobson	Australia	I am a student speech pathologist, as a student and as a graduate it be my job to help people who have difficulties with their communication find and implement the the skills to have successful communication experiences with others
8,036	Jenny Nunn	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
8,035	ROZ SHAND	AUSTRALIA	SPEECH PATHOLOGIST IN TRAINING
8,034	Natalie Bown	Australia
8,033	Vivian Poh	Australia	Because I have a child with communication system
8,032	kimberley reid	Australia	my 5yr old son has complex communication needs due to cerebral palsy
8,031	Cassie MacAlpine	Australia
8,030	Deborah Smith	Australia
8,029	Mirinka Jenkins	Australia
8,028	Stephen Ho	Australia	Communication is a human right
8,027	Samantha Hendren	Australia
8,026	erin waterhouse	Australia
8,025	Penelope Goodes	Australia
8,024	Matthew McLean	Australia	Communication is the key to sharing ideas, and we need a world where everyone can share theirs
8,023	Jennifer Spence	Australia
8,022	Melli Hart
8,021	olutayo oni	Australia
8,020	Evelyn Gibbons
8,019	Emma White	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist. I see, first hand, every day, the devastating impact communication impairment has on the lives of people with communication impairments and on their friends and families. Fortunately, I also get to see, first hand, every day, how access to services to optimise communication can drastically improve quality of life and a person's ability to fulfill their potential.
8,018	Bianca Jahn	Australia	Communication amongst the aged and disabled are vital when health issues restrict people's ability to communicate, often losing the comunication ability increases the risks of mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, and supporting our clients to be independant is extremely difficult without good communication support mechanisms.
8,017	Jean Starling
8,016	Kylee Mischefski	Australia
8,015	Cathy Tratt	Australia	I work with people with communication issues and understand how important it is for every one to be able to express them selves
8,014	Joseph Voros	Australia	Non-verbal son with autism
8,013	Emma Ball	Australia	Communication Matters. Every individual deserves the opportunity to participate in all aspects of life to their full potential.
8,012	Do Thai Son Thanh Tuyen Nguyen		As a Speech Pathologist I really undertsand the impacts of communication disorders and hope that everyone has equal access to the support that they need
8,011	Rebecca Bell	Australia	Knowing that communication is a basic human right, that can often be taken for granted, was the driving force that prompted me to want to become a speech pathologist.
8,010	Megan Feeney	Australia
8,009	Victoria Cheevers	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
8,008	Chloe Grimes	Australia	Communication is something that we use every day in so many different ways. People should not be denied the right to communicate and I hope that by studying and working in this field I can help others to communicate sucessfully. Second Year Speech Pathology Student
8,007	Marie Pike	Australia	Freedom to express ideas and feelings, without restriction
8,006	Georgia Sunjo	Australia	As a speech pathology student, the importance of communication for EVERY aspect of life has really been highlighted to me. From making speeches to signing and understanding medical documents to gossiping about what happened on 'The Bachelor' last night, the ability to communicate plays a huge role in our daily functioning and quality of life.
8,005	Sarah Wilbur	Australia	I work with people with disabilities. Many people take their ability to communicate for granted however I have seen how deficits in communication an affect people and how much of a difference it can make in someone's life.
8,004	Alissa Frilay	Australia	I believe that every preson has the right to communciate and express themselves. As a Speech Pathologist I work everday to support and help people to access this basic human right.
8,003	Leigh Jarman	Australia	Communication is essential for making meaningful connections with everyone and everything in life. It's my passion as a speech pathology student to enable people with communication difficulties to connect with everyone in their surroundings!
8,002	Leo Wenger	Australia	Everyone should have a way to communicate with others
8,001	Sally Mathieson	Australia	I work as a speech pathologist
8,000	Aditi Badhe
7,999	Adriana Pezzutto	Australia	My Father has aphasia
7,998	Paula Hartwig	Australia	Communication is the basis to academic success. All students have a right to communicate and have quality educational experiences. Supporting ICP2014 supports both communication and quality education!
7,997	AMBER AUSMAN-CAIXEIRO	Canada
7,996	Georgia Walters	Australia	I am a speech pathology student and a passionate communicator. I want everyone out there to appreciate the value of communication and to recognise the support available if they or their families find themselves in a situation where communication is compromised. We CAN make a difference.
7,995	Karen Bruggemann	Australia	Communication is vital in our relationships with each other and in helping to understand and assist others. The ability and opportunity to communicate effectively allows people to access the support they need for physical and mental health and to achieve their potential in all aspects of their life.
7,994	Andrea Moore	Australia	Work with people who have impaired communication
7,993	Marie Matanas	Australia	Client have the right to communicate their needs and wants in regards to their health and wellbeing.
7,992	Desley Pearson	Australia	I feel that everyone hs a right to communicate whether it be by the spoken word, sign, or by augmentive communication.
7,991	Taryn Parslow	Australia	I work with young people who need support in communicating and feel that this should not be over looked.
7,990	tiffany walsh	Australia	I have two children with Autism and work with young people with Autism. Every person has the right to express their needs, wants and ideas. Living in this society with a communication disability is an immense challenge. Every effort needs to be made to give every person the opportunity to participate, share and feel valued within their community.
7,989	Belinda Chaffey	Australia	My son has a stutter and may require professional intervention to overcome it.
7,988	tasha Hibble		my brother has always suffered with a slight speech problem
7,987	Karen McGhee	Australia	Because it's a fundamental issue to all people on the planet. The capability for communication is basic to the human condition, taken for granted by those of who have it but potentially an extraordinarily debilitating handicap for those who don't.
7,986	Neil Jameson	Australia	Because every individual should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
7,985	Corey Henderson	Australia	I have a 3 year old son that has a mild stutter. This does get him a little frustrated at times and is quite hard for us as parents as we have been told that we have to wait to see if it just goes away. It also makes me feel very sad for the people that have extreme communication issues.
7,984	Katherine Goulter	Australia	Communicating is a fundamental human right.
7,983	Teresa Werth	Australia	I believe everyone deserve the right to have their own voice. If this is taken from a person then they are no longer empowered to be independant and it increases a persons vulnerability if they have to rely on someone else to communicate their needs wants etc
7,982	Simon Walsh	Australia	Everyone has the right to be heard and listened to.
7,981	Wendy Cook	Australia	Everyone has the basic right to communication and should have be offered the opportunity to do so.
7,980	Mark Branson	Australia
7,979	Michael Burke	Australia	I support socially just opportunities for all people and communication is key to realising possibilities.
7,978	Brydie Jameson	Australia	I work in an industry where I see people each day exposed to significant disadvantage due to communication disorders.
7,977	Jane Sneddon	Australia	I am a teacher of students with disability
7,976	Tania Stevens	Australia	Because everyone has the right to communicate their needs and wants. Communication in any form helps to sustain interest and engagement in living and feeling valued.
7,975	Lauren Gigl	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with children with a moderate to severe disability - they all have communication and feeding difficulties!
7,974	Eloise Bowen	Australia	Studying speech pathology
7,973	Jocelyn Hyde	Australia	I work with school aged students who experience a range of speech, language and communication difficulties and I see the significant impact this has on their ability to learn in the school setting.
7,972	Sharryn Lydall-Smith	Australia	My father was cripled by stroke which left him unable to speak or swallow food
7,971	Paige Marshall	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I work with students with disabilities and amazing staff that help them to realise their potential. Everyone deserves that right.
7,970	Senali Alahakone	Australia
7,969	Kylie Lawrie	Australia
7,968	Annie Bedford	Australia	because I work with people with communication impairments everyday and see the devasting effect it can have on their lives.
7,967	MARIANA SUDBURY	Australia	A person's right to self-determination and expression is an integral part of our work with clients to help identify meaningful goals.
7,966	casey patane	Australia	i am a speech pathologist
7,965	Scott Hanrahan	Australia	Communication is the foundation of shared human experience.
7,964	Nicolle McInnes	Australia
7,963	diane mcauley	australia	indepentant
7,962	Sabena Peterson
7,961	Thizbe Wenger	Australia	Communication gives us a voice. Everyone deserves the right to voice their thoughts, feelings, needs, and wants. Speech pathologists can help give you that voice.
7,960	Amanda Freund	Australia
7,959	Kassandar Garner	Australia
7,958	Colleen Finlay	Australia	Communication is a basic need for living a happy healthy life
7,957	Susan Draskovic	Australia
7,956	Georgia Mullins	Australia	As a studying SP I can see the huge role having speech, and not having speech, can have on a persons life. Speech is life.
7,955	Naomi Francis	Australia	I am a speech pathology student
7,954	Han Yin Lee	UK	My daughter is deaf and I see and feel how much communication brings her out of a silent world.
7,953	garda white	Australia	Without communication, we do not have a voice
7,952	Michele Scott	Australia	I work with young people with disabilities and try and help them improve in their ability to communicate on a daily basis
7,951	Christine Thomas	Scotlnd	I work with individual who struggle on a daily basis to communicate, there only real disability is the world around them
7,950	April Giacon	Australia	People deserve to be able to communicate and be understood no matter their way of doing so
7,949	Fiona Moore	Australia	As a human being I see that those who are the loudest always get their way, and as a speech pathologist I vow to work towards giving the quietest, those without verbal or strong language skills, a VOICE
7,948	Tanelle Swanson	Australia	Aspiring Speech Pathologist
7,947	Linda Pugliese	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist, so I see how devastating it is when people can't communicate.
7,946	Allen Chen	Australia	communication is important!
7,945	Megha Mawandia	India	my daughter has hearing loss
7,944	Briana Boron	Canada	Everyone needs to be able to communicate. SLP student
7,943	Katelyn Lee	Canada	I am devoted to the concept of quality of life for all people. I feel that communication is a basic need.
7,942	Miranda Van Seters	Australia
7,941	Nikita Jongerius	Australia	I am a final year speech pathology student passionate about this issue.
7,940	Jacinta Pennacchia	Australia
7,939	Marcela Tietz	Australia	Personal reasons and support for others
7,938	Marcela Tietz	Australia	Personal reasons and support for others
7,937	Dale Miles	Australia	I work with people with communication impairments
7,936	Simone Sünderhauf	Germany	I`m a speech therapist.
7,935	Amanda White	New Zealand
7,934	Michelle Ryan	Australia	I believe that it is important that every individual learns to communicate with others, as every aspect of their lives hinges on having these basic skills. As Speech Pathologists we experience first-hand the challenges that many of our clients with communication difficulties face in many aspects of their lives- some for transitory periods and others for much longer periods or for their whole lives
7,933	Ruth Lewis	Australia	Communication is crucial in all that we do, and everyone deserves to be able to communicate.
7,932	Karen Kostal	Australia	I am a speech pathologist. It is at the heart of what I do at work every day.
7,931	Tania Quaglio	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist and working everyday with individuals who have communication impairments, promotion and awareness of our role and the importance of communication as basic human right is very important to me & close to my heart.
7,930	Bronwyn Timko	Australia
7,929	Samantha Klatt	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist, and everyday I can see the impact communication disabilities have on every life.
7,928	Sarah Curry	Australia
7,927	Sia Tsolos	Australia	I work with people who have speech deficits and watching them struggle is confronting and sad. We should all have the opportunity to speak and communicate in some way, our needs, thoughts and feelings.
7,926	Rachel Jamieson	Australia	It is a basic human right
7,925	Raelene Patten	Australia	This matters to me as both my children had speech problems if it wasn't for a speech therapist they wouldn't be where they are today!!
7,924	Vanessa Burgess	Australia	My children have speach issues
7,923	Sarah Burgess	Australia	As a speech pathologist I see people on a daily basis that struggle to communicate. I have found that there is often little known about communication disorders and even less about how they can impact upon a person's life and how a speech pathologist can help. By signing this pledge I hope to be able to raise awareness and make a difference for those living with communication disorders.
7,922	Samantha Mann	United Kingdom	Communication is what makes us who we are, it is a basic human right for everyone. It is a skill that so many take for granted but it is not until you are without a voice you realise what communication means, socially, personally. Everyone should have the right to effective communication and to be able to express themselves.
7,921	Taylor Labone	New Zealand	Because I think everybody should have an equal amount of rights and everybody who has a communication problem should be helped in every way
7,920	Ty Brown	Australia	Each day I work with Australian adults and adolescents who have missed out on early intervention for communication difficulties and experience a diminished quality of life because of this. I feel that there is a extreme lack of awareness about the importance of communication and I want to participate in changing this.
7,919	Lesley Nye	Australia	Because I see the impact of little or no communication skills and I want to support awareness.
7,918	Diane Chen	Australia	So many conflicts, misunderstandings and unhappiness can arise simply from the lack of communication.
7,917	Ashlen Harrop	Australia	Because I see everyday how communication is taken for granted, and it's not until it is taken away or changed dramatically that we are aware of the beauty of our brain! Everyone has a right to communicate to the best of their ability with constant improvements!
7,916	Rachel Feeney
7,915	Peter Wood	Worcestershire	All people deserve the right to communicate despite disability.
7,914	Kerylea Kenway	Australia
7,913	Theresa Anns
7,912	Fiona Gunn	Australia	Because I believe everyone has the potential to communicate. I believe that greater understanding of communication disorders is needed in order to enable people experiencing communication disorders to fully participate in a society that welcomes them.
7,911	Carly Owen	Australia	My daughter is autistic and has difficulty using traditional channels of communication
7,910	Nisha Kirubairajah	Australia
7,909	Lauren Jones	Australia	Everybody should know the basics of communication
7,908	Minette Fealy	Australia	i cannot imagine my life without being able to communicate effectively
7,907	nikki east	Australia	my son has a severe speech and language delay
7,906	Kylie McKenna	Australia	As a speech pathologist I am committed to making a difference in the lives of people who have a communication impairment. Communication is a basic human right and everyone should be given the opportunity to voice their thoughts and ideas.
7,905	Simon Cooper	United Kingdom
7,904	Jacqueline Phang	Singapore	Communication is the freedom to express our thoughts, feelings and creativity
7,903	Gemma Rubarth	Australia	I am a children's speech pathologist and see the positive impact of developing skills and providing methods of communication to children every day.
7,902	Kristin Dean	Australia
7,901	Helen Griffiths	New Zealand	As a speech language therapist, I am committed to making a difference in the lives of those with communication needs.
7,900	Marie Cox	Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist working with people with communication impairments.
7,899	Narelle Arthur	Australia
7,898	Sonia Sheung Yan Chan	Hong Kong	The ability to communicate and be understood is a joy that every human being deserves to experience
7,897	Michelle Robson	Australia	I'm a speechie!
7,896	Carol Mesenger	United Kingdom	I am an Ofsted Registered Childminder in Worcestershire and I support this Pledge for all the children and young people in the world
7,895	Jo Hameister	Australia	my mother is aphasic due to an aquired brain injury.
7,894	Donna Graus	Australia
7,893	Margaret Eurell-Dixon	United Kingdom	Supporting the Get Worcestershire Talking Campaign
7,892	Juliet Goodban	UK	I lead the paediatric physiotherapy and occupational therapy services in Worcestershire. Communication is a basic human right, supporting the Get Worcestershire Talking campaign.
7,891	Helena Wood	UK	I lead the Health Visitor service in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right. Supporting the Get Worcestershire Talking campaign.
7,890	Patrick McCloskey	UK	I work for the NHS in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right
7,889	Rachel Kirkwood	UK	I am Head of Organisational Change for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
7,888	Jane Sleeman	UK	I lead NHS Children's Services in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right.
7,887	Philippa Coleman	UK	I am a Children's Services Manager in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right
7,886	Lindsey Sadler	UK	I am a Children's Services Manager in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right.
7,885	Paula Hughes	England	As a teacher in Worcestershire I feel we need to fight to keep every aspect of the services provided for Education in order to give every student the opportunity for help should they need it.
7,884	Harry Woodcock	United Kingdom	Supporting the Get Worcestershire Talking campaign. Communication is a basic human right.
7,883	Emma McAteer	United Kingdom	Speech and Language Therapy student
7,882	Katlarelo Kate Kgwefane	Botswana	I'm an Audiologist working in Botswana where like many other developing countries our profession is scarce and the need of people with communication disability are barely met.
7,881	Aoife O'Reilly	Ireland
7,880	David Lewis	United Kingdom	I am a consultant paediatrician in Worcestershire, communication is a basic human right
7,879	Isobel Barrett	United Kingdom	I'm a recently qualified SLT with a grandfather suffering from dementia.
7,878	Elizabeth Dunkin	Western Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I see how important communication is all the time. Anyone with difficulty communicating should have access to services to assist them with their communication.
7,877	Terri Butler	Australia	I want to see everyone have the opportunity to reach their full potential.
7,876	Joanne Coles	Australia	Every person has a right to be heard.
7,875	Sarah Bradshaw	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and daily see the need for people to be able to communicate
7,874	Petrea Cornwell	Australia	Communication a fundamental right of all.
7,873	Ellis Ebell	Australia	Feel strongly that everyone should be able to communicate.
7,872	Geoffrey Crossman	Australia	Because Geoffrey had a major stroke 3 years ago and has severe aphasia and dyspaxia and so still cannot speak more than a few words.
7,871	Shane Pritchard	Australia	Everyone should have the ability to express themselves and to understand others. To communicate is to be human.
7,870	Flora MacKay	Canada
7,869	Katy Lockwood	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist working with limited resources to support children and young people with significant communication difficulties.
7,868	Sophie O'Connell	Australia	Because I see so many children with communication problems affecting their learning and life everyday.
7,867	Karli Gleeson	Australia	I work everyday with clients who have communication difficulties and it's important they are supported and their abilities maximised.
7,866	Emma Murton	Australia	I work with people with communication disorders on a daily basis as a speech pathologist and know the importance of communication to these individuals in regards to living their lives and participating fully in their communities.
7,865	Michelle Morrison	Australia	My son has a profound langauge disorder and he requires support.
7,864	Julia Hewitt	New zealand	It is hard to get your thoughts,feelings, needs when you can't speak or communicate.
7,863	Gabrielle O'Rourke	Australia	I work with people with communication challenges and believe communication is one of the most important factors for a person's well being.
7,862	Kateřina Vitásková	Czech Republic	I am a speech and language pathologist and academic teacher and researcher in the fieĺd of communication
7,861	craig macrae	scotland
7,860	K Troth	England
7,859	Heather Gee	Australia	Because I'm a speech pathologist and this is an important issue I try to support daily
7,858	Rachel Zahner	New Zealand
7,857	Arlene Clark	United Kingdom	Speech and language therapy student
7,856	Aynsley Warden	Canada
7,855	Catriona Collins	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist working with children and adolescents with communication difficulties, I witness the challenges and barriers to communication professionally but also personally with my own son. To have people recognise every individuals amazing ability to communicate and our capacity to maximise that ability by firstly recognising it and then nurturing it would be an incredible step.
7,854	Darryn Lyons	Australia	Council supports a fully inclusive community and affording all people the right and opportunity to be heard and realise their potential.
7,853	Emily Green	Australia	Speech pathology student
7,852	Rosalie Stern	Australia
7,851	Catherine Linh	Australia
7,850	Aimee Livingstone	Scotland	Personal
7,849	Mhairi MacDonald	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapy student.
7,848	Xinyi Gan	Singapore	I believe that communication is an essential part of our existence and everyone should have access to that.
7,847	Andrew Duffy	Scotland	Communication is a fundamental building block on which we can construct a better future.
7,846	Emily Cavin	Scotland	I am a Speech and Language Therapy student and I see how much communication disorders affect clients and their families and how much support is required.
7,845	Claire McGinness	Scotland	As a student teacher, I see the importance of communication every day
7,844	Claire McPeake
7,843	Stephen Wainrib	Australia	Investment in resources that help people to overcome communication problems is very important to me as a /spitʃ pəˈθɒlədʒi/ student. The more resources and awareness, the better the outcomes for our clients. Simple!
7,842	Aimee McGoldrick	Scotland	I'm a student Speech & Language Therapist & I know the impact not being able to communicate can have on a person's life.
7,841	Victoria Tookey	United Kingdom	It fits with my work as a Speech & Language Therapist aswell as being something I aim to support in all my communnication interactions.
7,840	Melanie Broadbent	Australia
7,839	Liane Deasy	Ireland	Because without communication, the world would be a lonely and very difficult place to be
7,838	Beth Madigan	United Kingdom	It matters because of the liklihood of exclusion from society if communication opportunities are not present is huge and significant.
7,837	Donna Brotherton	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, my goal is to support people in being able to communicate not only their needs, but also their thoughts, interests and personalities to the best of their ability!
7,836	Kate Buenen	Australia
7,835	Gemma White	Australia
7,834	Jessika Carr	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology Masters student - I have a passion for communication, and as it is a basic, imperative human need, it is a basic human right.
7,833	Leah Taylor	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I am focused on helping others communicate.
7,832	Pamela Oh	Australia
7,831	Emily Chan	Australia	Because I believe that every person has the right to be able to communication through whatever means possible. I am also training to become a speech pathologist.
7,830	Elysia Saundry	Canada
7,829	Vanessa Hayward		I think everyone should be able to have a voice
7,828	Joel Diggins
7,827	Pamela Ramphul	USA	It's important to voice opinions and say as you feel
7,826	Shelly Addison	Australia
7,825	Tara Snelling	Australia	I beleive everyone has the right to communication, it is so important in activities of daily living. I'm studying to be a speech pathologist and so I am passionate about helping people overcome communication difficulties.
7,824	Elyse Andrews	New Zealand
7,823	megan chinnery	New Zealand	I am a SLT!
7,822	Maggie Stansfield		Family member affected
7,821	Dr. Virginia Traylor	USA	As a speech-language pathologist, I want to see all individuals with communication disorders acheive their full potential.
7,820	Ariane Virgona		supporting basic human right as i am a future speech pathologist
7,819	Victoria Columbine
7,818	Ulrike Einzenberger	Austria	Communication is everything
7,817	Phoebe Malmoux-Setz	Australia
7,816	maria georgiou	Cyprus
7,815	Anastasia Georgiou	United States	I am a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
7,814	Leesa Green	Australia	Communication is essential for participation, inclusion, belonging and quality of life
7,813	Cheryl Ford	United Kingdom	I work with children with communication difficulties and see first hand the impact not being able to communicate has on these children and their families.
7,812	Deborah Smith	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist working with adults with an acquired brain injury many of whom have some level of communication impairment. At times the communication aspect of their disability is overshadowed by their physical and behavioural difficulties.
7,811	Grace Yee Hsin Wong	Australia	Gives everyone an equal opportunity to freely express themselves to the best of their ability without being judged or criticised.
7,810	Bonnie Kang	Australia
7,809	Clare Barr	N ireland
7,808	Nancy Harris	USA	I'm a communication specialist.
7,807	Kris English. PhD	USA
7,806	Kay Gillett		As a Speech and Language Therapist I work with children and young people everyday who experience communication difficulties which are significantly impacting on their lives.
7,805	Julia Gooch	England	My grandson has speech problems
7,804	Katherine Soper	UK	As a Speech and Language Therapist I work with young people with a wide range of communication difficulties. I know the impact of these difficulties on their lives and the lives of their families, and the importance of the right support to help them reach their potential.
7,803	Christine King	Australia	Because loss of or impaired communication is very isolating and is a loss of 'the me' of a person
7,802	Louise BRAZENOR	Australia	I had a stroke at Christmas and it is very stressful not only for the patient but also the carer when struggling to understand each other.
7,801	Ashlee Jackson	Australia
7,800	Anthony Ting	New zealand	Being able to socialise means the world to me, and I work with patients with speech and language difficulties and see the impact this has on their lives
7,799	Cecilia Cook	Australia	Everyone deserves the opportunity to communicate and get the support they need for quality of life
7,798	Kelsie Grazier	Canada
7,797	Marilyn O Dalil	Canada
7,796	Clais Chung	Canada
7,795	Sebastian Kennedy	Canada	Because communication is a fundamental human need
7,794	Heidi Adams	Canada
7,793	Jack Williams	Canada
7,792	Keith Argenl	Canada
7,791	Darrel J Brenton	Canada
7,790	CB Campbell	Canada
7,789	Claudine Godbout Lavoie	Canada	because if you take aware communication…really what are we?
7,788	C. Kimberley Brown	Canada	I work in speech-language pathology and believe strongly in this initiative
7,787	Susan Atkinson	Canada	I am a SLP so am aware of the imprortance of communication and the effects of disability
7,786	Neesha Dookeran-Gibson	Canada
7,785	Colleen Braun-Janzen	Canada
7,784	Christina Santilli	Canada
7,783	Nancy Johuston	Canada
7,782	Cathy Healy	Canada
7,781	Robin McDaniel	Canada
7,780	Ellisha Blacklown	Canada
7,779	Kim Reyno-Briscoe	Canada
7,778	Bernadette Robertson	Canada	Communication makes us human
7,777	Y Ghamas-Slaiel	Canada	Communication is everything!
7,776	Lasha Goreck	Canada
7,775	Elizabeth M.	Canada
7,774	Maxine Perrin	Canada
7,773	Alice Eriks-Brophy	Canada	Communication is key!
7,772	Patrick Block	Canada	Le droit à la communication pour tous est très important
7,771	Francis Mwawsa	Canada	Droit à l'égalité par tous
7,770	Lou Brock	Canada
7,769	Chabannel Beatrice	Canada	droit à l'égalité par tous
7,768	Luce Cousineru	Canada	Communication
7,767	Dino Storti	Canada	Communication
7,766	Michelle Lanteigne	Canada	Communication is essential
7,765	Dawn Kelly	Canada	The inability to communicate is so isolating
7,764	Nina Aghdasi	Canada	I am going to be a speech pathologist, and I have family with autism
7,763	Brent Clayson	Canada	As an audiologist I recognize the value of communication
7,762	Elizabeth Marsh	Canada	As an SLP, I recognize the importance of communication
7,761	Karen Rach	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
7,760	Kathy Carroll	Canada
7,759	Bruce LeFew	United States
7,758	Joan Nessen	United States
7,757	Harriett Dale	United States
7,756	Susan Klotz	United States
7,755	Maureen Gills	United States
7,754	Susan Kosliniera	United States
7,753	Bernice Gorka	United States
7,752	Tara Gorka	United States
7,751	Sheri Siemers	United States
7,750	Delores Larque	United States
7,749	Tom McDevitt	United States
7,748	Cindy McDevitt	United States
7,747	Russell Ashton	United States
7,746	Denise Folloni	United States
7,745	Peter Law	United States
7,744	Laura Meier	United States
7,743	Adelaide Walsh	United States
7,742	Charlotte Matthews	United States
7,741	Susan de Meules	United States
7,740	Donne Saboda	United States
7,739	Diann Michael	United States
7,738	Harold “Buddy” Snyder	United States
7,737	Shirley Hickman	United States
7,736	Teresa Butler	United States
7,735	Lois Hill	United States
7,734	Bob Eppler	United States
7,733	Rosanne Andrew	United States
7,732	Barbara Macy	United States
7,731	Helen Lewis	United States
7,730	Mary Sctebo	United States
7,729	Suzanne Stillings	United States
7,728	John Aiello	United States
7,727	Paul Harrington	United States
7,726	Kathy Neil	United States
7,725	Valerie Freebee	United States
7,724	Sue Delvaux	United States
7,723	Mary Atwell	United States
7,722	Ken Baso	United States
7,721	Carole Rogin	United States
7,720	Candy Jensen	United States
7,719	Pat Holden	United States
7,718	Maria Molina	United States
7,717	Tamara Sachs	United States
7,716	Charlene Martin	United States
7,715	Janice Gurley	United States
7,714	saminda kuruppu
7,713	Markku Patjas	Austria
7,712	maria bielsa	Spain
7,711	Mona Hegazi	Egypt
7,710	Veronica Baylis	United Kingdom
7,709	Josef Schlömicher-Thier
7,708	Faure marie-agnes	France
7,707	Fay Windsor	United Kingdom
7,706	Beatriz Arenaz Bua	Sweden
7,705	Sylva Bartel-Friedrich	Germany
7,704	Helen Lester	United Kingdom
7,703	Sophie Leslie	Australia
7,702	Cyndal Nelson`	Australia
7,701	Tahlia Chappell	Australia
7,700	Courtney Ward-Jackson	Australia
7,699	Stacey Bunn	Australia
7,698	John carlo Olino	Australia
7,697	Melanie Barrientos	Australia
7,696	Melody Chong	Australia
7,695	Violet Savona	Australia
7,694	Shamit Mani	Australia
7,693	Ashley Zerafa	Australia
7,692	Ian Quintos	Australia
7,691	Ivan Ilievski	Australia
7,690	Patricia Grogan	Australia
7,689	Stephanie Benier	Australia
7,688	Simmi Khangura	Australia
7,687	Jacinta Pickering	Australia
7,686	Amanda Din	Australia
7,685	Issabella Husari	Australia
7,684	Ursula Best	Australia
7,683	lara edwards	United Kingdom
7,682	Nessa Lloyd	United Kingdom
7,681	Katie Monnelly	United Kingdom
7,680	Olivia Gallo	Australia
7,679	Heidi Lenzmann	United States
7,678	Giselle Bill	Australia
7,677	Hannah Norton	Australia
7,676	Lea Cifranick	United States
7,675	Melissa Katz	United States
7,674	Alanna Mylne	Australia
7,673	Cheryl Bliss	United States
7,672	Stephanie Harvey	Canada
7,671	Irene Loewen	Canada
7,670	Cynthia Myrick	United States
7,669	Helen Palmer	United Kingdom
7,668	Ashley Dekich	United States
7,667	Theresa Widmer	United States
7,666	Mary Hagee	United States
7,665	Sheri Strasheim	United States
7,664	Megan Hodge	Canada
7,663	Joseph Lee	United States
7,662	Evelyn Snelgrove Hunt	United Kingdom
7,661	Inez Henderson	United States
7,660	Brittany Wingate	United States
7,659	April Hawkins	United States
7,658	Billy McHone	United States
7,657	Carol Cleary	United States
7,656	Betty Presnell	United States
7,655	Kathryn Mabe	United States
7,654	Sandra Robertson	United States
7,653	Rutuja Pathare	United States
7,652	Kristin Merchant	United States
7,651	Jennie Daniels	United States
7,650	Lauren Hoffman	United States
7,649	Michelle Millson Kuefler	Canada
7,648	Danita Everhart	United States
7,647	Vicki Trombley	Canada
7,646	Sarah Gusmano	United States
7,645	Joy Kinney	United States
7,644	Erica Vannoy	United States
7,643	Kane Casson	Australia
7,642	Virginia Lonsdale	Australia
7,641	Heather Lash	United States
7,640	Valerie Hayward	United States
7,639	Allison Ruff	United States
7,638	Molly Davis	United States
7,637	Nathalie Campbell	United Kingdom
7,636	Rachel Wickson	United Kingdom
7,635	Christine Arulappen	Australia
7,634	Hannah Greaves	United Kingdom
7,633	Sarah Devlin	United Kingdom
7,632	Jennifer McDonough	United Kingdom
7,631	kelly brown	United Kingdom
7,630	Jackie Kilgore	United States
7,629	Béatrice Iattoni	Canada
7,628	Laura Hammond	United States
7,627	Kara Kester	United States
7,626	Jeanette Olszanski	Australia
7,625	Chantal Venne	Canada
7,624	Nancy Bennett	United States
7,623	Sue Roper	United Kingdom
7,622	Sarah Tungate	United Kingdom
7,621	Kay Chappell	United Kingdom
7,620	Lisa Huschke	United States
7,619	Marie-Josée Neault	Canada
7,618	Cassie Edgreen	United States
7,617	Jan Broomfield	United Kingdom
7,616	Renee Kilinski	United States
7,615	Robert Cox	United States
7,614	Jessica Martin	United States
7,613	Audrey Williams	United States
7,612	Jacqueline Temple	United States
7,611	Kate Favetta	Australia
7,610	Katherine Storey	United Kingdom
7,609	Holly Hitt	United States
7,608	Amanda Jacques	United States
7,607	Carol Bock	Canada
7,606	Jena Dietz	United States
7,605	Monica Bregman	United States
7,604	Joanie Farmer	Canada
7,603	Heidi Rice	Canada
7,602	Michelle Moore	United States
7,601	Jessica Brooks	United States
7,600	Katrina Stapleton	United States
7,599	David Sullivan	Australia
7,598	Geneviève Naud	Canada
7,597	Annie Byrne Stevens	United Kingdom
7,596	Acushla Thompson	Australia
7,595	Emily Oldrieve	United Kingdom
7,594	Communicate SLT CIC	United Kingdom
7,593	Robert Maxwell	United States
7,592	Laurie Boone	United States
7,591	Lisa Tuzon	United States
7,590	Cora Beth Akers	United States
7,589	Deborah Jervis	United States
7,588	Mira Grace	Australia
7,587	Carmel Tebbutt	Australia
7,586	Gail Walter	United States
7,585	Marie-Lyne Rochon	Canada
7,584	Sandra Leblanc	Canada
7,583	Marlèlne Savard	Canada
7,582	Meryl Jones
7,581	Anna Maria Koo	Canada
7,580	Chantal Pelletier	Canada
7,579	Randi Fishe	Canada
7,578	Kathleen Dekker	Canada
7,577	Cara Cressman	Canada
7,576	Ricky Hunter	United States
7,575	Sarah Llewellyn	Australia
7,574	Clare Grevin	United Kingdom
7,573	Kate Grehan
7,572	Briony Heap	Australia
7,571	Tyese Hunter	United States
7,570	Debra Dunham	United States
7,569	Sulare Telford	United States
7,568	Michala Jermy	United Kingdom
7,567	Amy Guest	United Kingdom
7,566	Kathryn McKinnon	Australia
7,565	Mary Akashah	United States
7,564	Carrie Titlow	United States
7,563	Sharon Cowen	Australia
7,562	Lori Chambers	United States
7,561	Sue Decker	Canada
7,560	Vicky Styles	United Kingdom
7,559	Catherine Proom	United Kingdom
7,558	Sarah Gibbin	United Kingdom
7,557	Abby Foster	Australia
7,556	Elizabeth Morrow	Australia
7,555	Kate Lalor	Australia
7,554	Karla Beck	United States
7,553	Paulina Malec	Australia
7,552	Shazz Flit	Australia
7,551	Victoria Lock	United Kingdom
7,550	Deborah Mason	United Kingdom
7,549	Lori Fendel	Australia
7,548	Maggie Slaymaker	United States
7,547	Linda Goynes	United States
7,546	Jan Dean	United Kingdom
7,545	Polly Wingate-Saul	United Kingdom
7,544	Renee Powell	Australia
7,543	Rachel White	United States
7,542	nighat rehman	Pakistan
7,541	Sue Roulstone	United Kingdom
7,540	Michele Graykowski	United States
7,539	Debbie Mills	United States
7,538	Simon Elliott	United Kingdom
7,537	Erin Leone	United States
7,536	saeed malayeri	Iran, Islamic Republic of
7,535	Cynthia Cavanagh	United States
7,534	Maggie Garvey
7,533	LINDA HAND
7,532	Sheridan Clugston	Australia
7,531	Sheree Hunter	Australia
7,530	Niall Taylor	Australia
7,529	Jayla Arnold	United Kingdom
7,528	Thomasin Brooker	United Kingdom
7,527	Shivani Dattani	United Kingdom
7,526	Laura Broad	United Kingdom
7,525	Jennifer Paraskeva	Australia
7,524	Petra petra	New Zealand
7,523	Kristina Cowen
7,522	Erin Brennan	Australia
7,521	Kim Williams	Australia
7,520	Elaine Ryan	New Zealand
7,519	Tom Gauci	Australia
7,518	Lindsay Schelhorn	United States
7,517	Bonnie Grant	Australia
7,516	Yamaris Diaz	United States
7,515	Nichole Tuma	United States
7,514	Yamiris Diaz	United States
7,513	kara vessey	United States
7,512	Kerrie Hart	New Zealand
7,511	Tanya Marks	Canada
7,510	Jessica Bates	Australia
7,509	Shika Sukhnundan	Australia
7,508	Jessica Breakwell	Australia
7,507	Talita Finch	Australia
7,506	Elizabeth Coomer	Australia
7,505	Bryony Cottrell	Australia
7,504	Lachlan Heiner	Australia
7,503	Tue Nguyen	Australia
7,502	Bethanie Henderson-Bryan	United Kingdom
7,501	Erin Pickett	United States
7,500	Claire Clark	Australia
7,499	Gemma Lappin	Australia
7,498	Jas kallah	United Kingdom
7,497	Julie Notman	New Zealand
7,496	Esther Cable	United Kingdom
7,495	Rabia Uddin	United Kingdom
7,494	Bronwyn Larsen	Australia
7,493	babor Muhammed	United Kingdom
7,492	Shayma Muqtadir	United Kingdom
7,491	Emma McGill	United Kingdom
7,490	Sarah Johnson	Australia
7,489	Nicola Gallagher	United Kingdom
7,488	Sacha Allnatt	New Zealand
7,487	Talin Gochian	Australia
7,486	Katelyn DePolis	United States
7,485	Lara Harding	Ireland
7,484	Shelley Tregea	Australia
7,483	Carmen Zheng	Australia
7,482	Salma Taher	Kenya
7,481	Kristi Warndahl	United States
7,480	Nikhila Lamba	Australia
7,479	rebecca lucas	Australia
7,478	Estelle paraskeva	Australia
7,477	Mary Wickenden	United Kingdom
7,476	Amy Dolan
7,475	Crystal Kelly	Australia
7,474	Laura Baldock
7,473	Melissa Di Sante	Canada
7,472	Belinda Sansom
7,471	Joyce Gifford	United States
7,470	Junella Juson	United States
7,469	Molly Thompson	United States
7,468	Sarah Marshall	United Kingdom
7,467	Alicia Scott
7,466	Þóra Másdóttir	Iceland
7,465	Sarah Rind	United Kingdom
7,464	Mark Rind	United Kingdom
7,463	Natalie Munro	Australia
7,462	Laura Johnston	United Kingdom
7,461	Shannon Johnson	United States
7,460	Tracy Chin	United States
7,459	Cliona Geoghegan	Ireland
7,458	rachel rind	United Kingdom
7,457	Irene Torres	United States
7,456	Felicity Goodman	United Kingdom
7,455	Megan Stewart	United States
7,454	Ahmad Amro	Jordan
7,453	Lorraine Bukilica	United States
7,452	Lauren Yamaoka	United States
7,451	carmen eubanks	United States
7,450	Tania Giorgis	United States
7,449	Kathryn Wage	United States
7,448	Priscilla DiPasquale	United States
7,447	Miriam Hill	United States
7,446	Nancy Waggoner	United States
7,445	Reesa Bruce	Canada
7,444	Jacqueline Hughes	United States
7,443	Gloria Quick	United States
7,442	christina mchale
7,441	Theresa Rodgers	United States
7,440	Elizabeth Schwartz	United States
7,439	Eileen Finnegan	United States
7,438	Dr. Donna Polelle	United States
7,437	Laura DeThorne	United States
7,436	Valerie Hawkins	United States
7,435	Morag Hutchison	United Kingdom
7,434	Jessica Wark	Australia
7,433	Sally Kingsford	Australia
7,432	cristina silva	Portugal
7,431	Þórunn Halldórsdóttir	Iceland
7,430	danielle haddon	United Kingdom
7,429	Renate Jirka	Germany
7,428	Lesley Brown	United Kingdom
7,427	sarah lund	United Kingdom
7,426	Elizabeth Treasure	United Kingdom
7,425	Yasmin Bandali	United Kingdom
7,424	Naomi Green	United Kingdom
7,423	mary farbrother	United Kingdom
7,422	Karen Poole	United Kingdom
7,421	Alexandra Mallinson	United Kingdom
7,420	michaela beaver	United Kingdom
7,419	Jeanne Dippenaar
7,418	Rikke Pedersen	Iceland
7,417	Patrícia Parente	Portugal
7,416	Melissa Colombo	United States
7,415	Li Carver	United States
7,414	Rachael Melrose	United Kingdom
7,413	Emma McAteer	United Kingdom
7,412	Sarah Wadsworth	United Kingdom
7,411	Jois Stansfield	United Kingdom
7,410	Amanda Hyams	United Kingdom
7,409	Marino Chiba	Australia
7,408	Joan Leach	United States
7,407	leeanne roan	United Kingdom
7,406	Laura Gray	United Kingdom
7,405	Gabrielle Dunne	Ireland
7,404	Anna Jones	Australia
7,403	Emily Tibbo	United Kingdom
7,402	Megan Hart	United Kingdom
7,401	Grainne Farrell	United Kingdom
7,400	Amy Gilroy	United Kingdom
7,399	Aimee McGoldrick	United Kingdom
7,398	Heather Simpson	United Kingdom
7,397	gordana zecevic	Serbia
7,396	Kirsty Simmonds	United Kingdom
7,395	Kirsten Jones	United Kingdom
7,394	maire cullinane
7,393	Pető Dóra	Hungary
7,392	Sarah Matthews	United Kingdom
7,391	Marie Flynn
7,390	Kimberly Smith	United States
7,389	Rebecca Tibbitt	United States
7,388	Jane Opie	United States
7,387	Ed Dilgen	United States
7,386	Amy Bennie	Australia
7,385	Adam Jacks	United States
7,384	Baloghné Fábián Krisztina
7,383	Ferenc Schnellbach	Hungary
7,382	Eszter Haholt	Hungary
7,381	Dalma Bacsiszta	Hungary
7,380	Annette Berry	United States
7,379	Hazel Welbon	United Kingdom
7,378	Anna Medve
7,377	Csordás Gábor	Hungary
7,376	Angela Davis	United States
7,375	Diána Gerics	Hungary
7,374	Eszter Fucsek	Hungary
7,373	Kondor Kata	Hungary
7,372	Anna Boróka Bartakovics	Hungary
7,371	Barbara Asbóth	Hungary
7,370	Tamás Vadas	Hungary
7,369	Kovács Barbara	Hungary
7,368	Anita Kárász	Hungary
7,367	Palásty István Palásty István
7,366	Csomai Zsófia	Hungary
7,365	Josephine Cavanagh	United States
7,364	Laura Caire	Australia
7,363	Hayley Maffina	Australia
7,362	Kate Elliott	Australia
7,361	Stephanie Ruston	Australia
7,360	Georgina Inglis	United Kingdom
7,359	Roseanne Exell	United Kingdom
7,358	Abby Aubin	Brunei Darussalam
7,357	Rebecca Tindall	United Kingdom
7,356	Michele Meyer	United States
7,355	Aimee Fairfull	United Kingdom
7,354	Mandy Beadle	United Kingdom
7,353	helen tyler	United Kingdom
7,352	Bethanie Hancox	United Kingdom
7,351	Melissa Jones	Australia
7,350	Brianna Shaw	Australia
7,349	Fiona Moore	Australia
7,348	Rebecca Fletcher	United Kingdom
7,347	Kate Short	Australia
7,346	Maree Doble	Australia
7,345	Sophie Krugel Vuilleumier	Switzerland
7,344	Sophie Reeves	United Kingdom
7,343	raffaella citro	Italy
7,342	Nicola Platt	United Kingdom
7,341	Raveena Raniga	United Kingdom
7,340	Michelle Lincoln	Australia
7,339	Marijke Morris	Ireland
7,338	michèle kaufmann-meyer	Switzerland
7,337	Tennille Thomasz	Australia
7,336	Leslie Alperstein	United States
7,335	Kristin Withers	United Kingdom
7,334	Jean McIntyre	United Kingdom
7,333	Anna Fäldt	Sweden
7,332	Anna Carey	United Kingdom
7,331	Natalie McKenna	Ireland
7,330	Anna Geytenbeek	Australia
7,329	Sarah Johnson	United Kingdom
7,328	Michelle Martin	United Kingdom
7,327	Meriah Kohn	United Kingdom
7,326	Jessica Campbell	Australia
7,325	Sharyn Holm	Australia
7,324	Rachel Henderson	United States
7,323	Jennifer Bartlett	United Kingdom
7,322	Jean-Marc Rogez	France
7,321	Shannon Mellone	United States
7,320	Jenni Evans	United Kingdom
7,319	Bente Martinsen
7,318	Aldona Gilruth	United Kingdom
7,317	Rebecca Smith	Australia
7,316	kathleen Routledge	United Kingdom
7,315	Melanie von Bertouch	Australia
7,314	Annabel Schwenk	United Kingdom
7,313	lynne baxter	United Kingdom
7,312	Elizabeth Manson	United Kingdom
7,311	June Smith	United Kingdom
7,310	Helen Beltran	United Kingdom
7,309	Rebecca Murrell	Australia
7,308	Katja Burakoff
7,307	Linda Grann	Sweden
7,306	Lois Cameron	United Kingdom
7,305	lindsey smart	United Kingdom
7,304	Natalie Sutton	United Kingdom
7,303	Kylie Ryan	Australia
7,302	Karen Forbes	United Kingdom
7,301	Carol Macdonald	United Kingdom
7,300	Jenn Cowan	United Kingdom
7,299	Christine Thomas	United Kingdom
7,298	Kerry Morrison	United Kingdom
7,297	Steff Mobbs	United Kingdom
7,296	Debbie m Mcfarlane	United Kingdom
7,295	claire jones	United Kingdom
7,294	jacqueline mckeon	United Kingdom
7,293	Judith Woodward	United Kingdom
7,292	Adam Longhorn	United Kingdom
7,291	Emma Hanley	United Kingdom
7,290	Rose Anne Main	United Kingdom
7,289	Rachael Penman	United Kingdom
7,288	Julia Hannah	United Kingdom
7,287	Ruth Carr	United Kingdom
7,286	Mary Barber	United Kingdom
7,285	Jean Kennedy	United Kingdom
7,284	Kelsey Thorne	Australia
7,283	Anne Watkins	Australia
7,282	Louise Massie	Australia
7,281	Kathleen Thomson	Australia
7,280	Gayle Rogers	Australia
7,279	Samantha Edwards	Australia
7,278	Eleni Kotta	United Kingdom
7,277	Emma McClaughlin	United Kingdom
7,276	Pamela Mandell	United States
7,275	Rachel Wynn	United States
7,274	Dayna Clarke	United Kingdom
7,273	Raewyn Leckie	New Zealand
7,272	james mcdonald
7,271	Coralie Berry	New Zealand
7,270	Michelle Petersen	Australia
7,269	Myra Donaldson	New Zealand
7,268	Kerryn Robson	Australia
7,267	Meghan Walsh	Australia
7,266	Alycia Trout	Australia
7,265	Melanie Mallinson	United Kingdom
7,264	carla paterson	United Kingdom
7,263	Elizabeth Morris	United Kingdom
7,262	Damian Peacock	United Kingdom
7,261	Sharon O'Reilly Sevigny	Canada
7,260	Lindsay Lapaquette	Canada
7,259	Jennifer Beck	United Kingdom
7,258	Emilia Michou	United Kingdom
7,257	lucy magrin	United Kingdom
7,256	Tania Beales	United Kingdom
7,255	Jan Wise	United Kingdom
7,254	Melissa Sheard	United Kingdom
7,253	deborah patel	United Kingdom
7,252	Katie Cluskey
7,251	Helen Coward	Spain
7,250	Teresa Eade	United Kingdom
7,249	Stephanie Girdwood	Australia
7,248	Leanne Wrightson	United Kingdom
7,247	Ruth Cornish	United Kingdom
7,246	Jane Stroud	United Kingdom
7,245	Daphne Banat	United Kingdom
7,244	Anne Robinson	Australia
7,243	Vanessa Hoare	Australia
7,242	Thalia Hewitt	Australia
7,241	Eva Fesser	United Kingdom
7,240	Bridget Oliver
7,239	Isabelle Giuliani	Canada
7,238	Georgina Thackeray	United Kingdom
7,237	Christine Waldeck	United States
7,236	Sharon heeley	United Kingdom
7,235	Fiona Brown	Australia
7,234	fiona dezelak	Australia
7,233	Pauline Mountford	New Zealand
7,232	Liz Douglas	Australia
7,231	Hannah Bruhn	Australia
7,230	Claire Jarvis	Australia
7,229	MaryBeth Williams	New Zealand
7,228	Pariya Behnami	New Zealand
7,227	Anita McDrury	New Zealand
7,226	Michelle King	New Zealand
7,225	Jessamy Amm
7,224	Yvonne Hobbs	United Kingdom
7,223	Chris Code	United Kingdom
7,222	Liam Eaglestone	United Kingdom
7,221	Charlie Lewis	United Kingdom
7,220	Rachelle Metcalf	United States
7,219	C. McCutchan	United States
7,218	Melissa Packard	United States
7,217	rita rebello	United States
7,216	Jennifer Lisle	United Kingdom
7,215	nick prior	United Kingdom
7,214	Nancy Labelle	United States
7,213	Gerard Faherty	Ireland
7,212	Mark Hodgson	United Kingdom
7,211	Kelli Bargiel	United States
7,210	Carole Zangari	United States
7,209	Scott Morris	United Kingdom
7,208	Chris Banting	United Kingdom
7,207	Lisa Cocco	United Kingdom
7,206	Jennifer Morris	United Kingdom
7,205	Andrea Almeida	United Kingdom
7,204	Richard Robert	United States
7,203	Sheila Hale	United Kingdom
7,202	Claire Plamel	United Kingdom
7,201	Clair Roberts	United Kingdom
7,200	Sarah Woodhams	United Kingdom
7,199	Maureen Cartwright	United Kingdom
7,198	marc dautlich	United Kingdom
7,197	Sabina Barac	United Kingdom
7,196	Ann Jones	United Kingdom
7,195	Ursula Browning	United Kingdom
7,194	Markus Csipai	Germany
7,193	jenny crinion	United Kingdom
7,192	Amanda Burls	United Kingdom
7,191	Louise Ambridge	United Kingdom
7,190	Nick Dautlich	United Kingdom
7,189	Lisa Joseph	Trinidad and Tobago
7,188	lisa cuthbert	United Kingdom
7,187	Judith Meyer	United States
7,186	Marigold Gorick	United Kingdom
7,185	Grainne Curtin
7,184	Aoife Buckley	Ireland
7,183	wille dalkvist	United Kingdom
7,182	Jennie Fleetwood	United Kingdom
7,181	Louise Cowling	United Kingdom
7,180	Emma Louise Sinnott	United Kingdom
7,179	Ashleigh Paddon	United Kingdom
7,178	Fiona Wright	Australia
7,177	Steven Rudd	United Kingdom
7,176	Jenni Harvey	Australia
7,175	Eimear Collins	Ireland
7,174	Becky Lee	United Kingdom
7,173	Maureen Carr	United Kingdom
7,172	surida booysen	South Africa
7,171	Frances O'Loughlin	Australia
7,170	mohd syahrulikram mohd yasin	Malaysia
7,169	Jade Hassall	United Kingdom
7,168	Elizabeth Goff	United States
7,167	Liz Hunter	United Kingdom
7,166	Suzanna Bright	United Kingdom
7,165	Beth Aulton	United Kingdom
7,164	Amy Garnett	United Kingdom
7,163	Emma Kilkelly	Ireland
7,162	Jennifer Sutherland	Canada
7,161	Rebecca Ross	Australia
7,160	Lisa Newnham	Australia
7,159	Carmen French Oliveri	United States
7,158	Annette Howard	New Zealand
7,157	Anne Freeman	Australia
7,156	Trinity Freedman	Canada
7,155	Rena Bartsch	Canada
7,154	Jennifer Cora
7,153	Bracha Aronovitch	United States
7,152	Angela Gutierrez	United States
7,151	Rebecca Thornburg	United States
7,150	cheryl lock	United States
7,149	Pooyan Arab	Canada
7,148	Jill Cenaiko	Canada
7,147	Nicole Yule	United States
7,146	Gina Cox	United States
7,145	Heather Jeng	United States
7,144	Nadine Hariri	Australia
7,143	Kate Munro	Australia
7,142	Karen Rainbow	United Kingdom
7,141	Lorna Stevenson	Canada
7,140	Libby Price	Australia
7,139	Jenny Taplin	Australia
7,138	Suzanne Howitt	Australia
7,137	Lynne Blackford	Australia
7,136	Vincent Gilio	Australia
7,135	Alicia Wilde Faloona	Australia
7,134	Bernie Munro	Australia
7,133	Penny Mogg	Australia
7,132	Erin Miller	Australia
7,131	Belinda Hill	Australia
7,130	Natalie Mudford	Australia
7,129	Ashlee Jackson	Australia
7,128	Jothy Sweeney	United Kingdom
7,127	sam kay	United Kingdom
7,126	LillianN Krikheli	Australia
7,125	Lisa Ng	Australia
7,124	Emma Campos	Australia
7,123	Leesa Green	Australia
7,122	Diane Russell	United States
7,121	kenyatta ribeiro	United States
7,120	Elisavet Lazaridou	United Kingdom
7,119	Megan Nevell	Australia
7,118	Sheila Robinson
7,117	Nancy Mwangi
7,116	Joy Kassouf	Australia
7,115	Sanne Diepeveen	Netherlands
7,114	samia b	Pakistan
7,113	Melanie Gibson	Australia
7,112	Gail MANN	United Kingdom
7,111	John Cane	United Kingdom
7,110	Serena Ruffatto	Italy
7,109	Sam Harding	United Kingdom
7,108	Megan Panatier	United States
7,107	Chiara Retamoza Modoo	Australia
7,106	Louise Gallagher	Ireland
7,105	Hilary Gardner	United Kingdom
7,104	Amy Joyce	Australia
7,103	jennifer huppelschoten	Canada
7,102	Erica McVicar	Canada
7,101	Pauline Sloane	Ireland
7,100	Debbie Shugar	Canada
7,099	Mauricio Sanabria	Australia
7,098	Mary-Pat O'Malley-Keighran
7,097	Jay Gill	Australia
7,096	Natalie Haynes	Australia
7,095	Emma Pisani	Australia
7,094	Devon Watkins	United States
7,093	Susan Phillips	United States
7,092	Racahel Hughes	United Kingdom
7,091	Laura Wellington	United States
7,090	Steve Johnson	Australia
7,089	Holly Hutchinson	Canada
7,088	Nancy Koscho	United States
7,087	Dawn Long	United States
7,086	Leah Sloss	Australia
7,085	Nicole Henderson	Australia
7,084	Mutasem Barjawi
7,083	David Rubinstein	United States
7,082	Kaylene French	Canada
7,081	Audra Holmstrom	Canada
7,080	Melissa Smith	United States
7,079	Shona Tantam	United Kingdom
7,078	Avril Nicoll	United Kingdom
7,077	Sian Rees	United Kingdom
7,076	Saskia Garside	United Kingdom
7,075	Caroline Covington	United Kingdom
7,074	Kirstie Devlin	United Kingdom
7,073	Brad Wilson	Canada
7,072	Alison Whyte	Canada
7,071	Mavis MacDonald Quirk	Canada
7,070	Sara Turner	Canada
7,069	Chantelle Brodeur	Canada
7,068	Laura Parlour	United Kingdom
7,067	Amy Johnson	United Kingdom
7,066	Joanne Wardle	United Kingdom
7,065	Hannah Witheridge	United Kingdom
7,064	Hannah Beswick	United Kingdom
7,063	emma connolly	United Kingdom
7,062	Gordon Higgs	United Kingdom
7,061	Sophie Hayward	United Kingdom
7,060	Alice Taylor	United Kingdom
7,059	Cat Lord	United Kingdom
7,058	Alice Mitch	United Kingdom
7,057	Hannah Howell-Day	United Kingdom
7,056	Michaela Higgs	United Kingdom
7,055	Barbie Roberts	United Kingdom
7,054	Nicola Cole	United Kingdom
7,053	Leah Moors	United Kingdom
7,052	Alice Wynn	United Kingdom
7,051	Kirsten Newman	United Kingdom
7,050	Becky Coleman	United Kingdom
7,049	Laura Baker	United Kingdom
7,048	Andrew Roberts	United Kingdom
7,047	Anna Cook	United Kingdom
7,046	Rebecca Lland	United Kingdom
7,045	Hannah Westwood	United Kingdom
7,044	Liz Roberts	United Kingdom
7,043	Emily Stoppard	United Kingdom
7,042	Laura Wilson	United Kingdom
7,041	Debbie Andersen	Canada
7,040	Arianna Bailey	Canada
7,039	Carol-Anne Murphy	Ireland
7,038	Claire Burke	United Kingdom
7,037	Laura Preston	United Kingdom
7,036	Tamara Wasiak	Canada
7,035	Dora Feijao	Portugal
7,034	Lucy Greig	New Zealand
7,033	Erynne Green	Canada
7,032	Sat rah Cronin	Ireland
7,031	Elizabeth Van Graan	United Kingdom
7,030	Sally Kedge
7,029	Christine Musgrave
7,028	Ruth Pologa
7,027	Ruth Herbert
7,026	Julie Carr
7,025	Addý Kristinsdóttir	Denmark
7,024	Robin Matthews
7,023	Mary Coulter
7,022	Nicole Campbell
7,021	Marian Brady
7,020	Carolanna Rodriguez
7,019	ANNE BRAEKKAN
7,018	Laurie Alban Havens	United States
7,017	Lucie Hogger
7,016	Geneviève FIly-Paré	Canada
7,015	Lynne Adams
7,014	Peter Julian, MP	Canada
7,013	Sean Casey, MP	Canada
7,012	Charlotte Wright
7,011	Aydan Suphi
7,010	Morag Dorward
7,009	ezwah khalid
7,008	Arun Balaji K D	India
7,007	Bryndís Gudmundsdottir	Iceland
7,006	kevin warne
7,005	Mia Travlos
7,004	Bjartey Sigurdardottir
7,003	Asthildur Snorradottir
7,002	Thora S Ulfsdottir
7,001	Stéphanie Sarah Drouin	Canada
7,000	Amélie Turcotte	Canada
6,999	amy manwaring
6,998	Wai Han Chan
6,997	Виктория Рыскина	Russian Federation
6,996	Barbara Redmond
6,995	Stéphanie Poirier	Canada
6,994	Andrea Benoit
6,993	Ilias Papathanasiou
6,992	Stephanie Spencer
6,991	Nicola Chamberlain
6,990	Jenny Marcall
6,989	Felipe Henr?quez
6,988	saba noor
6,987	María Ignacia Rodríguez Morales	Chile
6,986	Linda Kilgore	United Kingdom
6,985	Lisa Ryan
6,984	Karen Rattray
6,983	Frédérique Sommaire	France
6,982	gul arfa
6,981	Anita Harron
6,980	Barbara McCreesh
6,979	Pat White	United States
6,978	Ana Marie Magorrian	United Kingdom
6,977	Sonia Kane
6,976	Tara Kuhn
6,975	Laura Lynn Richards	Canada
6,974	Josée Amyotte	Canada
6,973	Lisa Dawn Aizawa	Canada
6,972	anam yaqoob
6,971	Tara Perkins
6,970	Carolyn Patrick	Canada
6,969	Mike Serink
6,968	Michelle Radmanovich
6,967	Shannon Brooks Allen	Canada
6,966	Siobhan Jeffrey
6,965	Liz Wheeler	United States
6,964	catherine stewart
6,963	Melanie McClean
6,962	Sarah Egan
6,961	Laura McGuiggan
6,960	Anne Gamble
6,959	Shauneen McNicholl
6,958	Beverley McClintock
6,957	Jill Whitaker
6,956	Amanda Davis
6,955	Abhishek Singh	India
6,954	Ruth Brocklesby
6,953	Fiona Clawson
6,952	Denise Ibbett
6,951	Rehana Pasta
6,950	Noeleen O'Donnell
6,949	Gillian Logan
6,948	Eadaoin Allen
6,947	Kimberly Ward
6,946	Carrie Ballantyne
6,945	Carolina R. L. Daniele	Italy
6,944	Carolynn Symes
6,943	Mia Lövblad
6,942	catherine peters
6,941	Samantha Edmonds
6,940	Lea Labeau
6,939	janet edwards
6,938	Emma Pagnamenta
6,937	Rose Harry
6,936	Steven Harulow
6,935	Katerina Shtereva
6,934	Claire Blagden
6,933	Selve Krishnan
6,932	Helen McLauchlan
6,931	Dean Sutherland
6,930	saminda kuruppu	Sri Lanka	Because I am a Speech & Language Therapist
6,929	patsy dowell	United States	My son and grandson, both suffer from pragmatic language difficulties, that have caused schooling and life to be difficult.
6,928	Katherine Baker	United Kingdom	I struggled to communicate effectively with people for most of my life and I am now studying to support children with SLCN. Everyone has a voice and everyone deserves to have their voice heard.
6,927	Sarkku Vilpas	Finland	Without communication I would be mad. Everyone deserves a way to communicate!!
6,926	Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen	Germany	I am president of the Union of the European Phoniatricians. In our interdisciplinary work we want to help patients with voice, swallowing, speech, language and hearing disorders. Communication is the basis of development.
6,925	Amy Turner	Australia	I am passionate about communication and giving people a say in life.
6,924	Christine Holloway	Australia	Getting early intervention is crucial to assisting those with communication disorders to achieve results. Waiting lists are just too long!
6,923	Nyakur Anyuon	Australia	My brother attends speech pathology <3
6,922	Gerry Shen	Antarctica	Keks
6,921	Jed Unicomb	Australia	Lil bro
6,920	Heidi Hosking	Australia	I am a paediatric Speech Pathologist who has come across hundreds and hundreds of children with communication difficulties. I also have a child with communication difficulties and have experienced the issues first hand, as a parent.
6,919	Judith Winckles	United Kingdom	It is most important to me because my husband Peter Winckles suffered a stroke in September 2013 and is being treated for Aphasia.
6,918	Anne Songole	Kenya	Everyone needs to be able to give and receive feedback on matters important to them, be they organizational, social or national; everyone needs to be able to communicate.
6,917	Sharon May	United States	My son has aphasia from a head injury.
6,916	Emma Ireland-Jones	Australia	I am lucky. I can read. I can write. I can talk, listen and learn. I can communicate. This is a basic human right. Every one deserves the possibilities that come from being able to communicate.
6,915	Alizah Azul	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working in the disability sector and recognise that communication is fundamental in all aspects of life. To have a good quality of life is to be able to communicate anything whenever you want, wherever you want and to whomever yo
6,914	Rachel Simpson	Australia	Because I believe that communication is vital for every individual person to live a fullfilling life. Communication is a capacity needed for all aspects of people's lives. It is important that we support those with difficulty communicating, so they too ca
6,913	Celine Pascual	Australia	I am a speech therapist 🙂 also please see my speel on www.wssp.com.au/hush
6,912	Mara Freitas	United States	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities...
6,911	lisa crampin	United Kingdom	communication is the core of my professional working life and talking with my children and family is my biggest plaeasure
6,910	Sharon Rennhack	United States	I had a stroke and aphasia on Oct 2010. I know the frustration of trying to get your point across when people -including health professionals, don't take the time to really listen and understand.
6,909	Jill Marshall	Australia	Everyon has the right to be understood and to understand - communication supports need to be accessible,appropriate and effective. Loud is good!
6,908	Anne O'Hare	United Kingdom	everyone one should have a voice
6,907	stephanie raios	Australia	I am a speech pathologist advocating for the basic human right to communicate
6,906	Shae Cooper	Australia	Access to every day services and interaction with others is important for all people.
6,905	Christopher Rydzewski	United States	As a speech therapist I work with patients that have difficulty with communication and are not able to to express there thoughts, wants, needs, and ability to socialize. This effects there ability to have relationships with others.
6,904	Allison Krupp	United States	I work in an elementary school and to hear students with communication issues is heart wrenching.
6,903	Michelle Cavin	Canada	Everyone has the right and need to communicate! -Linguistics student planning to pursue a MSc in Speech Language Pathology.
6,902	Anna Herd	United Kingdom	My 5 year old son has Verbal Dyspraxia and has struggled since he was 17 month old to communicate verbally . He needs all the support he can get , just like millions of other children and adults !
6,901	Miranda Jennings	United States	As an SLP, I believe communication is not only the gift of expression and interaction, but a right for all humans!!
6,900	Kerri Waits	United States	Everyone deserves the right to be able to freely exchange thoughts, ideas, and emotions regardless of physical or psychological limitations.
6,899	Shelley West	Canada	I work in an office where parents are welcome to bring their children for a speech/language assessment. The lives of many children in our geographical area have been profoundly affected by the early intervention with speech/language therapy.
6,898	Janet Bunnell	United States	The ability to communicate is a basic human right and as an SLP it is my mission to erase barriers that prohibit that right.
6,897	Dianne Raby	Australia	Because our capacity and ability to communicate is absolutely central to our identity as human and the only way to facilitate our community.
6,896	Sherry Webb	United Kingdom	I work as a speech and language assistant and get frustrated for people that are not listened to because they are not listened to or cannot be understood.
6,895	Bernice Jackson	United Kingdom	Communication difficulties are a barrier to learning and can lead to isolation.
6,894	Stephanie Ticehurst	United Kingdom	Communication matters, without it we are isolated, disempowered, with reduced capacity to particapte in our social environments or contribute to society at our full potential
6,893	Cassie Neville	United Kingdom	Communication enables living; without it we merely exist.
6,892	Jackie Maceira	United Kingdom	inclusive communication is important to everybody because if you cant communicate then you become isolated.
6,891	Keith Fletcher	Canada	Equality is the most basic of human rights and must be fiercely protected regardless of cost.
6,890	Alison Norris	United Kingdom	My son has a communication disorder. Getting him appropriate support has been a huge fight. I support this campaign and hope that children in the future who have communication needs will get early intervention and appropriate support. My son attended
6,889	Anne Benoit	Canada	As a person diagnosed with ALS, bulbar type, a cannot talk anymore and I appreciate when people continue to try to communicate with me. Very few people are aware of this condition and it's impacts.
6,888	Daiga Heisters	United Kingdom	In the rushed world we live in it is important that we give people time to communicate at their own speed. This is especially important for people affected by Parkinson's, who's peach can be impacted as their condition advances!
6,887	Lisa Morgan	United Kingdom	Because it absolutely is, but there continues to be an alarming number of people who don't realise it, appreciate it or do the things they should
6,886	Ami Dalton	United States	Because I am an SLP and I work to enhance communication for my geriatric patient's every day!
6,885	Sarah BAbcox	United States	I believe everyone should have the right to communicate!
6,884	Meredith Kotoski	United States	Communication is what makes connections.
6,883	Suzanne Gamble	United Kingdom	It is especially important to stand up for those who have no voice for the very reason that they find it so hard to communicate
6,882	Andrea Moore	United States	As a Speech Pathologist I know how crucial communication is to success in everyday life!
6,881	Lynette Francis	United Kingdom	My son has Specific Language Impairment. Early intervention is key as are staff available in nurseries and schools so that these little guys with often undiagnosed problems are supported so they can grow up to have a life and contribute to society.
6,880	Alan Whykes	Australia	Expression is the foundation of democracy.
6,879	Jaime Basham	United States	I am a speech therapist in the geriatric population that holds firmly to the belief of communication being a basic human right.
6,878	Karen Hughes	Canada	I have been a speech Language Pathologist since 1978 and have seen so many families struggle with a relative with severe communication difficulties and being unable to access the appropriate level of service to achieve their goals. Early intervention is
6,877	Constance Pazderski	United States	Every human being should not only have the opportunity to communicate as a basic human right, but this communication should be valued and honored. Communication without meaningful contexts and outcomes - communication in real contexts with meaning and v
6,876	Meryl Jones	New Zealand	As an SLT I work with clients with communication disorders
6,875	Tiffany Rodriguez	United States	This is important to me as a future speech language pathologist because I want to make a difference in someone's life.
6,874	Sandy Fly	United States	I am a speech Language Pathologist
6,873	Lorraine Chatterton	United Kingdom	I am Speech and Language Therapist. Promoting communication skills is central to my work and life.
6,872	Robin Mitchell	Australia	As a speech language pathologist, I know the impact that a communication problem can have on a person's life. More services are needed for individuals with a communication impairment at all ages.
6,871	Kate Grehan	Ireland	I feel passionately about it as an SLT working with adults with acquired and progressive communication difficulties
6,870	Ali Henderson	Canada	As a Speech and Language Pathologist, I have seen many, many family relationships suffer when a family member is not able to communicate well. When the communication improves, the person's confidence and self concept improve, creating a better quality of
6,869	Mary Ann Simpson	United States	Because I work with children everyday who have difficulty communicating!
6,868	Nicola Mitchell	Australia	Because my daugther has an intellectual disability and does not communicate verbally. She is currently using PECs
6,867	Liz Murray	Australia	This is important to me because I work with individuals with communication difficulties on a daily basis and watch in awe as they and their families strive to achieve and improve their communication skills.
6,866	Annette Mikecz	Australia	Change your self, change your life, change he world through communicatin. Nothing happens if nothing is said. The time is NOW, time to CHANGE, time to SPEAK UP now not tomorrow.
6,865	Deborah Brewster	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist who over the last 25 years has seen the Importance of communication as a basic human right.
6,864	Sandy Christos	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist dedicated to helping seniors communicate to enhance their quality of life.
6,863	Priyanka Jain	United States	As a Medical Speech-Language Pathologist, I strongly believe that there is dearth of awareness among the legislators especially about the disabilities resulted from communication disorders. In my opinion, getting involved and supporting such a great cause
6,862	Angela Lauderbaugh	United States	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I know the importance of helping all people communicate.
6,861	Amanda Lake	United States	I have dedicated my career to serving adults with acquired brain injuries and their families.
6,860	Cordeliah Clarke	United Kingdom	I work with Speech & Language & Hearing Therapists and appreciate how important being able to communicate is to everyone.
6,859	Lori Levy	United States	Everyone should have a way to communicate. It is the first step in being able to advocate effectively.
6,858	Sharon Flitman	Australia	Every person communicates in some way - it's imperative to quality of life and needs to be supported!
6,857	Emma Sims	United Kingdom	Everyone should be able to express themselves regardless of support needed to do so. That support should be readily avaiable
6,856	Emma Boehme	Australia	Because everyone should have the opportunity to express their own thoughts and opinions - communication is vital in all aspects of human life!
6,855	ellen lunz	United States	I am a speech pathologist and have been for 43 years!
6,854	Stephanie Francis	Australia	Because people with communication disabilities need to be able to participate meaningfully in their daily environments.
6,853	Julie Freed	United States	I recognize that communication is the essence of being human and the means to build positive relationships with others!
6,852	Geeta Mehta	United Kingdom	Communication is the right of every human being. I feel privileged to be entering a profession where I can make a difference to people's communication skills and abilities.
6,851	Maggie Garvey	Ireland	Communication is vital to ensure inclusion, happiness and good quality of life
6,850	Rebecca Gallo	Australia	Communication is fundamental to our being
6,849	LINDA HAND	New Zealand	Not enough people know and understand how important communication skills are, and how much it impacts on a person and all those around them when their communication skills are impaired. We need more knowledge and understanding out there. We need more rese
6,848	Susie Orr	United Kingdom	I am a speech & language therapist; my father had aphasia.
6,847	Amelia Breading	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student I am aware of the impact that communication can have on the lives of people from all age groups. Communication is so significant that it should be a human right!
6,846	Jane Sheats	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential Why is this important to you? (Optional)
6,845	Jo Brady	Australia	so many peopel are disadvantaged in health care and society because they struggle to communicate
6,844	Alexandra Zelent	United States	As a future SLP I advocate for the future patients of mine that face significant barriers in our society because of communication impairments. I have recognized that I am blessed to have the capability to voice my opinions, describe my needs and wants, to
6,843	Eleni Michael	Australia	As a speech pathology student, I have learnt how much not being able to communicate can affect a person's quality of life.
6,842	Bethanie Henderson- Bryan	United Kingdom	I'm a student speech and language therapist and I now the importance of communication
6,841	Karen Donnelly	Australia	Without being able to effectively communicate one's quality of life is severly impacted.
6,840	Ashley Edwards	United Kingdom	SLT student
6,839	Kaitlin Scurr	Australia	Communication is a basic human right!
6,838	Petrea Sexton	Australia	I am a Youth Team Leader for Able Australia and our Vision, Mission and Values Impact statement is to give multiple disability a voice and are seen, respected, valued and connected and we support them in achieving self-fulfilment and connection with the g
6,837	Shayma Kadir	United Kingdom	I am an interpreter for the NHS, and recognise the importance of communication especially when English is not spoken by so many people in the UK who have health related issues and require an interpreter for this. I feel the satisfaction and relief of som
6,836	Mariam Mahmood	United Kingdom	Having a voice is fundamental for physical, psychological and social health!!!
6,835	Anna Wivell	United Kingdom	I work as a speech therapist, and every day I see people who difficulty with their communication and are often ignored or overlooked by others. It's a right to be understood.
6,834	Bethany Kemming	United States	Because I believe everyone has the right to communicate, no matter the circumstances. Also, I hope to become a speech pathologist and help others communicate.
6,833	Janet Schwartz	United States	I'm majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and I strongly believe that every person should have the capability to utilize their full communication potential as a human being.
6,832	Kalin Stenhaug	United States	I hope to be a speech pathologist and believe that individuals everywhere deserve the right to be able to communicate and get access to resources to do so to the best of their ability.
6,831	Lauren Holt	United States	The ability to communicate is a critical, basic need. As social, community-based beings, we LIVE to communicate.
6,830	Rita Raleira	Portugal	Communicating is as important for me as the air I breath. I can't imagine living captive of a disorder I didn't ask to have. So if there was something or someone who might release me of such a silent prison, I would want that. More than anything and as so
6,829	Michaela Jackson	Australia	Everyone has a story but not everyone can communicate their story. Everyone has the right to share their story.
6,828	Michelle Quinn	United States	I am a speech language pathologist and clinical professor. I joined this profession believing in the basic tenets stated here. I have witnessed the positive impact on the lives of families with children and adults who are deaf, preschoolers with language
6,827	Lisa Fedrick	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
6,826	Jordan Leaney	Australia	Communication is a right, not a privilege.
6,825	Lisa Hudson	Australia	Quality of Life is impossible to achieve without human communication.
6,824	Fiona Hewerdine	New Zealand	Endorsing the way we connect,a basic human right,
6,823	Carmen Rincon	United States	The right to communication is crucial to building relationships with our loved ones (family/friends) and within our community. I challenge someone to go one full day without using any form of communication. At the end of the day, take the time to do a per
6,822	Katherine Rowe	United States	This is simply the truth.
6,821	Katrina Kinnison	United States	As a school-based speech-language pathologist, my goal is to make communication accessible and achievable to my students.
6,820	Yaser Al Sa'bi	Saudi Arabia	To help increase global awareness of communication disorders. Communication is humanity.
6,819	Cat Steen	United States
6,818	Maria Montez	United States
6,817	Lisa Rai Mabry-Price	United States
6,816	Sarah Dowling	Canada	As an SLP I witness daily the impact of communication difficulties - communication IS a basic human right.
6,815	Megan Ferreira	United States	As a communications scholar I believe that it is our right to communicate. It is essential to people's overall health and well-being.
6,814	Alissa Bobek	United States	As a speech-language pathologist I recognize the integral role communication plays in our human experience!
6,813	Cherryl Warnica	Canada	Communication is a right to be enjoyed by all.
6,812	Whitney Casey-Heatherman	United States	As a SLP communication is important and helping children and adults communicate effectively has been my goal. This is a very important cause and close to my heart.
6,811	IngaMaj Lundmark	Sweden	Participation
6,810	Sarah Verdon	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and researcher who believes that all people are created equal, but different and am passionate about giving every person a voice
6,809	Flóra Ilona Felhősi	Hungary	My brother lives with communication difficulties. I know both of us are precious people with different stong and weak points.
6,808	Rikke Pedersen	Ireland	My son has SLI
6,807	Louise McKeever	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student whos role is to enable people and children to communicate when a communication disability is present
6,806	Beth Kempen	New Zealand	Some people really ought not to be "more equal" than others, which occurs at present.
6,805	Danielle Fuccio	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I believe the communication is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all. I am committed to supporting and advocating this in my practice in order to maximise the participation and independence of all individuals
6,804	Michael Dunne	Australia	Communication is an essential right for all. Support to achieve this should naturally follow.
6,803	Stella Panagiotidou	United Kingdom	I study Speech and Language Therapy
6,802	Urszula Kordecki	United Kingdom	As someone who works with people with communication difficulties, I see it as a basic human right to access the support in order to communicate
6,801	Joanne Lai	United Kingdom	I study speech and language therapy. People should be allowed access to services and help that is required in order to communicate with others.
6,800	Stacey Fisher	Australia	Access to communication in our community is a basic human right. This is no different to wheelchair access or breastfeeding rights in the community.
6,799	Marijana Tomanic	Serbia	I work with people with communication disabilities
6,798	Rachel Crowley	Australia	As 'The Universal Declaration of Communication Rights' states, communication is a fundamental human capacity which enriches and enables individuals to reach their human potential. Means of communication can take many forms, and those with disabilities may
6,797	Marie Flynn	Ireland	Because I believe everybody has a right to be heard
6,796	Shae Gillmartin	Australia	Communication is essential to human connection, love and belonging- all basic human needs. Without this people are vulnerable to isolation, loneliness and depression.
6,795	Flora Petrik	Slovakia	There are so many reasons why is this important. Communication is a basic human right.
6,794	David Rochus	Kenya	Communication by itself has proven to be a fundamental necessity to all living things through which smiles are nurtured - despite the medium used.
6,793	Imola Varga	Hungary	because everybody is equal
6,792	David Kirkwood	United States	Because I am editor of a blog, HearingHealthMatters.org, that is by, about, and for people who care about communication disabilities and their treatment.
6,791	Alanna Bailey	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I see the effects a change in communication has on ALL aspects of a person's life.
6,790	Anne Rowe	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right. People with communication difficulties often cannot participate fully in the economy and cother areas of civic life, so it is in all our interests to try to reduce the barriers they face.
6,789	Karen Rowlandson	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist, I believe that all people have a right to communicate and participate in society, and those who need extra support should have ways of accessing it.
6,788	Abby Aubin	Brunei	To increase awareness amongst the general public of the challenges faced by people living with communication disorders and the options available to improve their quality of life.
6,787	Sinead Kerr	United Kingdom	Everybody has the right to communicate, its important to everyone!
6,786	Christina Edwards	Australia	Without communication people are limited in participating wihtin their family, units of friendship and their communities. People with communciation difficulties deserve to be supported by governments to reduce the isolation of communication difficulty.
6,785	Tiziana Rossetto Federazione	Italy	For the defense of human rights
6,784	Natalie Tartaglia	Australia	Because communication is so fundamental. it is taken for granted, and most certainly under supported and funded. Raise awareness for the right for people to engage in meaningful and independent communication!
6,783	Dana Spiers	Australia	My daughter is one of the many who have a communication disorder. The ability to communicate is essential and takes many different forms. Everyone should have the right to communicate to their potential.
6,782	Sarah Masso	Australia	Communication is a basic human right and should be recognised as one! Communication, in whichever form it takes, is a key factor in the development of Identity and heavily impacts quality of life. Communication forms the building blocks for interpersonal
6,781	Jenny Isles	United Kingdom	Communication is a fundamental part of life- it shapes our perception of ourselves, it impacts every area of our lives and adds to our quality of life.
6,780	Brooke Hallowell	United States	This human-rights framework is essential in advocacy for people with communication disabilities and in educating future clinicians and scholars who will be working with and for them.
6,779	Rachel Tuckley	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right
6,778	Carol DeAndreas	United States
6,777	Laura Weaver	United States
6,776	Peggy Agee	United States	In my history as a teacher, I have observed the communication challenges and struggles of those affected by communication-learning impairments and know the very real cost that communication impairments exact on academic and vocational performance and on b
6,775	Teresa Mullin	Ireland	'Tell me and I'll forget, Show me and I might remember, Involve me and I will understand' Our goal should not be for people to 'know' what communication difficulty is. Our goal should be to help them 'understand' what it is. Then and only then wi
6,774	Kelly Ring-Whiklo	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist. It is my job and passion to help other access their right to communicate.
6,773	Caroline Cummins	Australia	I am a speech pathologist. I am constantly trying to advocate for the importance of communication everyday and feel very passionately about it.
6,772	Nancy Loucks	United Kingdom	People in custody suffer disproportionately from impairments in communication and are paying the price for it. We need to recognise and support these difficulties rather than punishing those that go unrecognised.
6,771	Marina Shaw	United Kingdom	Because of the work I do
6,770	Arianna Patterson	United Kingdom	AFASIC SCOTLAND is a national charity supporting parents and carers of children and young people with speech and language impairments - they need a right to a voice for life!!
6,769	Triona Ni fhearraigh	Ireland	I see the effects that communication difficulties have on individuals and their families every week thus I feel this is an important issue to be raised!
6,768	Patricia Mitchell	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapist, I have worked for over 40 years with people with communication difficulties and I am delighted to lend my support to this campaign so that the importance of communication is finally recognised by decision makers and oth
6,767	Rebecca Palfrey	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right. As a Speech and Language Therapist I regularly see the devastating effects of communication breakdown- we need to promote our right to communicate in the way that works best for us- be that speech, signing,symbols,
6,766	Ruth Carruthers	United Kingdom	As a Speech therapist I see the importance of communication in every aspect of people's lives, and the significance of any reduction or loss of ability to communicate they may experience. I am going soon to Malawi where I hope to meet with those working w
6,765	Kim Hartley	United Kingdom	Communication is vital for life
6,764	Wendy Pearce	Australia	The ability to communicate effectively is essential for quality of life.
6,763	Tessa Ackerman	United Kingdom	We take being able to communicate for granted. It's only when we can't express our thoughts and feelings that we realise how central it is to our being. As a Speech & Language Therapist I can offer treatment and support to those affected by communication
6,762	Katie Millican	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist. I support this cause.
6,761	Alison MacKellar	United Kingdom	Communication is essential for all of us, and having worked with children and adults with communication difficulties I have seen what a huge impact it has on every aspect of life, and also on confidence and self-esteem. Communication should absolutely be
6,760	Aisling Dolly	Ireland	Working as an SLT I see the difference communication supports can make for people with communication impairment
6,759	Martina Taylor	Australia	As a speech pathologist I see the need to promote communication and the ability to communicate as I am exposed to the effects of the inability to communicate on a daily basis.
6,758	Pamela Cotterall	Australia	Nothing is more important than the ability to communicate which allows someone to be heard and understood.
6,757	Gayle Hazelwood	Australia	To communicate is oe of the fundamentals to our own humanity and our ability to make decisions and influence our own world.
6,756	Karen Phillips	Australia	I understand that communication skills are a necessity for living!
6,755	Brenda Griffin	New Zealand	My husband had a stroke and has aphasia. He struggles daily with communication and feels isolated. He wants to be able to communicate with his friends and family in a manner that makes everyone comfortable - it is hard and there is very little support h
6,754	Allyson Wild	United Kingdom	As a child I received speech therapy which was so effective as to allow me to become a paediatric speech and language therapist myself. Without this help, my communication skills may have held me back in my education and career choices. Everyone should ha
6,753	Sarah Andrews	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I work with people with communication impairment and see the effect it has on lives. It is profound and something needs to be done to support these individuals to be able to live their lives to the fullest. I have the blessing of c
6,752	Gemma Biles	United Kingdom	Communication is essential for all, as a SLT I see the importance of communication on a daily basis!
6,751	Kathryn Daniels	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I work with many people with communication disability whos impairment is exacerbated by the barriers society put up to their integration and inclusion, mainly through ignorance and disregard.
6,750	Katie Cluskey	Ireland	Profession
6,749	Sophie Harvey	United Kingdom	Two human beings with the ability to communicate have the ability to become life long friends, lovers, or partners in crime. The possibilities are endless. Take communication away and that glorious world is cast in shadow.
6,748	Rebecca Segal	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist so it si a passion of mine.
6,747	Marnee Brick	Canada	We advocate for being a voice and giving a voice to children around the world.
6,746	Jan Stone	United Kingdom	I taught children with speech and language difficulties for many years.
6,745	Debi Obrien	United States	We wouldn't deny someone accomadation or support if they lost the use of their legs. Why wouldn't we do the same for people who have communication issues? It's time to bring this issue into the 21st century.
6,744	Sallyanne Parvin	United Kingdom	Without the ability to communicate and therefore interact, life is very empty and isolating.
6,743	Anne Dolan	United Kingdom	It's my job to give people a voice!
6,742	Louise Read	United Kingdom	I work with stroke survivors with communication difficulties
6,741	Kate Kinch	Australia	The ability to communicate is everything!
6,740	Jo Fokkes	Australia	Communication builds bridges betwee us all.
6,739	Jessica Lee	Australia	EVERYONE deserves the opportunity to communicate. It is essential to function within society so you have my pledge!
6,738	Jessamy Amm	United States	All people can communicate but some people need some extra help to get their message across.
6,737	Marja Steur	New Zealand	We all want to be understood.
6,736	Christina Stephens	United States	This is important to me because any individual can have their life changed in an instant. My mother had a stroke at age 41 and lost her ability to speak. Communication IS a basic human right! Thank you for considering my opinion in your decision.
6,735	eileen locke	United Kingdom	I have trouble with remembering after a stroke
6,734	Tanya Konosonaka	United Kingdom	My partner had a Stroke
6,733	Jennifer Smith	United Kingdom	I have a relative who after a stroke was unable to communicate in the normal way.
6,732	Sarah Carter	United Kingdom	I have friends who suffer from aphasia
6,731	Mary Jarrett	United Kingdom	I have a good friend who has communication issues. She has come on leaps and bounds with her speech since suffering multiple strokes a few years ago now, but I have met other friends of hers who are still fighting a longer battle with communication. I be
6,730	Ken Ogilvie	United Kingdom	My wife has aphasia and more people need help
6,729	Geoff Davis	United Kingdom	I have met people with asphesia, and appreciate their struggle
6,728	Charles Spencer	United Kingdom	After a serious ischaemic stroke 8 yrs ago, I realised how little understood are communication difficulties. Break a limb, and everyone understands the problem: suffer speech problems and most people shrink away.
6,727	jenny almeida dautlich	United Kingdom	I have Aphasia
6,726	andrew gaskell	United Kingdom	Everybody should have a voice
6,725	Sarah Bodily	United Kingdom	The right for everyone to be able to communicate shouldn't be something we have to fight for. It should be expected and given freely without hesitation.
6,724	Julie Carr	United Kingdom	Everyone has the right to communicate. It enriches our quality of life and enables us to form relationships.
6,723	Elizabeth Ackroyd	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist in the UK. Enabling people to communicate by whatever means possible is a privilege and should be something everyone has a right to.
6,722	Elizabeth Anttonen	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist; helping people communicate is my passion.
6,721	Leigh Ann Spell	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist who provides communication services to international clients.
6,720	Terry Boyce	United Kingdom	Every individual has the right to communicate their needs, wishes and desires. We all have an internal voice which should be heard and enabled despite a communication impairment.
6,719	Eva Lee	Malawi	Communication is essential for an enriching life and for social interaction which is an essential human need.
6,718	Marie Atherton	Australia	Communication is a basic human right!
6,717	Daniel Gibbons	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I work with children with developmental communication difficulties and understand the importance of children reaching their full communication potential
6,716	Harriet Bingham	Australia	Communication is the essential. It is essential that everyone can communicate in our world - using whatever ways work best for them. We need to enable everyone to understand and express themselves to their potential. We need to break down the communicatio
6,715	Aileen Ryan	Australia	I have a daughter who has had to work hard all her life trying to get people to understand her. Without communication there is isolation. Everyone has the right to communicate,
6,714	Claire Downey	United Kingdom	Communication is intrinsic to all aspects of life, without it life is difficult and painful.
6,713	Fiona Given	Australia	I support this because I have a communication disorder myself and use AAC to communicate. In my work, I see people who are not given the opportunity to find a way to express themselves.
6,712	Shareka Bentham	Barbados	Because everyone deserves a voice!
6,711	Louisa Reeves	United Kingdom	communication is a vital 21st century skill and all people have a right to be supported and enabled to communicate
6,710	Jeanne Cox	Australia	The ability to communicate is essential for the fulfilment of human life. It would be a dark world for those who have difficulty communicating with other people and they need the same access to services as other persons with a disability.
6,709	Suzanne C. Hopf	Fiji	People with communication disability need to be heard by all, and valued for the contributions they make to society.
6,708	Natasha Charlesworth	Australia	Being able to communicate and express oneself is a human right. People with communication difficulties require and deserve support.
6,707	Rachel Hull	Australia	Everyone should have to opportunity to communicate their wants and needs.
6,706	Nancy Mwangi	Kenya	Am an SLTA
6,705	Rylie Andrews	Australia	What is often perceived as an inability to communicate at all, is often due to a lack of access to the support and resources needed to unlock this vital part of being human. We need more understanding, funding and advocacy, so that no one is left behind w
6,704	Mary-Pat O'Malley-Keighran	Ireland	Because the ability to connect with others is a fundamental part of the human experience which everyone is entitled to experience to the degree of their choosing.
6,703	Lauren McGuinness	Canada	Everyone has a voice- lets make it everyone's right to be heard, no matter the boundaries.
6,702	Ashli Heath	United States	It's my passion that I strive to advocate for through my profession.
6,701	Kathleen Crowley	United States	All people have the right to communicate their ideas and feelings through whatever means they can. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I want to champion that right!
6,700	Greg Sutton	Canada	If you cannot communicate, you cannot do anything in this world
6,699	Elena Russo	Australia	I have a daughter who has a severe speech and language disorder, she has so much to say, but can't, more support is needed .
6,698	Briana Strachan	Canada	As a speech language pathologist, I believe communication is a fundamental human right.
6,697	Lucy Dunkley	United Kingdom	Improving the communication of individuals will solve so many problems in this world
6,696	Sally Buckley	United Kingdom	My son received speech therapy, my sister is a speech therapist. Speech is a vital gift in life, it's not something that should be optional it's everybody's human right.
6,695	Jetta Hodge	United Kingdom	Functional communication skills have a huge impact on a child's access to education, friendships, work etc AMD its vital that we prioritise this.
6,694	Flo Hanson	United Kingdom	Working as a speech and language therapist, I see on a daily basis barriers children and adults face as a result of communication difficulties. Everyone has the right to find their voice.
6,693	Mariam Haddad	Australia	I am an aspiring speech pathologist wanting to make a difference, giving children a brighter future and a chance to excel in life
6,692	Véronique Blais	Canada	En tant qu'étudiante en orthophonie, je suis pleinement consciente de l'impact d'un trouble de la communication sur l'épanouissement et la participation sociale d'un individu. Ces gens méritent un support au même titre que n'importe quel autre personnes a
6,691	Sian Couper	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I see first hand the difference not only for the child but also for the family that support and intervention can make. It can be the difference between a happy school child and years of misery
6,690	Brooklyn Liefting	New Zealand	Communication is the tool with which we, as humans, navigate our world with others
6,689	Wendy Pearse	Australia	Communication makes life interesting. Expressing love, anger, happiness, frustration etc to others, as well as having our needs met helps us learn more about ourselves as well as others.
6,688	Emilya Ginting	Indonesia	Communication could be human getting skill in their life
6,687	Nataša Torlak	Serbia	As Speech and language pathologist/ therapist, I think it is very important to increase public awareness of communication disorders and disability and the severe impact they have on people’s lives. Without that, chances to be supported are small. Support
6,686	Sally Kedge	New Zealand	Language and communication is vital for life. Policy makers and funders need to understand the impact it has on all facets of life and make language and communication development and rehabilitation a priority.
6,685	Ruth Pologa	New Zealand	My 7 year old son has a significant language delay, and he often is misunderstood and misunderstands others. This leads to him frequently missing out on play opportunities.
6,684	Dawn Robinson Carriero	United States	As world leaders for communication disorders, it is our duty to empower, educate and learn from others about the needs of their communicatively challenged population.
6,683	Ruth Herbert	United Kingdom	Fundamental human right that often is ignored
6,682	Rebecca Onion	United Kingdom	Being able to communicate is what makes us human, take it away, you take away our identifiy.
6,681	Michael Guerrieri	United States	Communication is essential to being human. With proper funding and support, speech-language-pathologists can help those for whom it is more of a challenge and can make dramatic improvements in their ability to communicate which leads to a more fulfilling
6,680	ANNE BRAEKKAN	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right, and is fundamental to all aspects of everyday life
6,679	Lynne Adams	United Kingdom	The ability to communicate is central to almost every part of life and without it people face real and significant struggles on a daily basis.
6,678	Peter Julian	Canada	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
6,677	Charlotte Wright	United Kingdom	Because this is human rights and all people have the right to be heard and seen.
6,676	Þórunn Halldórsdóttir	Ireland	Because I believe communication is a basic right and In my work I meet a lot of people with communication disorders that need our support and understanding!
6,675	Bryndís Gudmundsdottir	Ireland	Speech language pathologist
6,674	Jóhanna Guðjónsdóttir	Ireland	Because it is important to comunicate with other persons.
6,673	Asthildur Snorradottir	Iceland	I agree with the statement that comuication is the basic human right
6,672	Thora Ulfsdottir	Iceland	I am from Iceland. It is important that policy makers, school administrators, teachers and parents in Iceland understand the importance of being able to communicate. It is also important for the same group to believe that with the best tools and positive
6,671	Tiffany St. Pierre	Canada	I support children in communicating everyday though the barriers are still there!
6,670	Barbara Redmond	United Kingdom	I feel that everyone has the right to be able to communicate, no matter what their abilites are.
6,669	chrissi theodosiou	Australia	my son has communication difficulties and attends a school specifically for children with communication disorders and difficulties. He is the lucky one. The wonderful service and therapy this school supplies should be free to all children should they need
6,668	Vikki Rose Graydon	Australia	Having worked for over 25 years with children and young people who are unable to master their native language has highlighted how precious this skill is. Communicating with others is empowering. Not being able to is tragic. We need to give children with
6,667	Jenny Marcall	United Kingdom	There is evidence to show that an inability to communicate can cause social, behavioural and mental health difficulties.
6,666	Andrew B	Canada	I work with people who have communication disorders
6,665	Barbara McCreesh	United Kingdom	Opportunity to communicate is a basic human right
6,664	Tara Kuhn	South Africa	Barriers to communication affect family life, education opportunities, employment and social interactions.
6,663	Sébastien Labbé	Canada	Imagin if Stephen Hawking could not communicate.
6,662	Debra Banting	Djibouti	I believe that my daughter with cerebral palsy was denied access to a pre-employment program for people with disabilities due to her communication challenges
6,661	Ozi Jones	Canada	Everyone has the right to communicate
6,660	Marc-André Pronovost	Canada	La communication est essentielle à la survie!
6,659	Siobhan Jeffrey	United Kingdom	Most people are already in agreement that communication is a basic human right........so why is it so hard to convince the people in charge of the money and those only interested in number crunching!! Why is 2 way communication so undervalued in some sett
6,658	Melanie McClean	United Kingdom	Every single person deserves the opportunity to communicate and to be facilitated to do this.
6,657	Laura McGuiggan	United Kingdom	Work as a Speech and Language Therapist - see the impact of communication difficulties on people and their families
6,656	Amanda Davis	South Africa	I am a speech and language therapist
6,655	Erin Cramm	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and member of Caslpa
6,654	Kimberly Ward	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right and a fundamental human need....Without a means of communication we cannot share our feelings, ask for basic needs and make our opinions and intentions known to others. I am grateful that I have a means of communicatin
6,653	Carrie Ballantyne	United Kingdom	Support is imperative. What could we be missing out on in all those people with communication difficulties minds? Brilliant minds with no means to communicate it. It makes no sense not to support them!
6,652	Carolina R. L. Daniele	United Kingdom	Because I believe that everybody should have the right to communicate in any way possible
6,651	Carolynn Symes	United Kingdom	Close friends' son suffers from Verbal Dyspraxia.
6,650	Samantha Edmonds	United Kingdom	I am a Speech & Language Therapist, helping people to communicate every day. Communication disorders are often hidden. Everyone deserves to have a voice.
6,649	Helen McLauchlan	New Zealand	Communication allows us to access the world we live in, everybody deserves the right to do that.
6,648	Dean Sutherland	New Zealand	Everyone can communicate - some people just might need a little support to do so... and there are so many amazing people out there who know how to provide this support 🙂
6,647	Marnie Loeb	Canada	As a registered Speech-Language Pathologist, I have seen firsthand the struggles those with communication impairments face. At the same time, I have enjoyed watching people overcome their difficulties through therapy and hard work. Communication is such an integral part of human life, I support this initiative to help those affected and their families. Marnie Loeb, SLP www.motormouthspeech.ca
6,646	Kirstie Koller	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist
6,645	Jennifer Porter
6,644	kellie Vora	Australia	I witness the difference it makes to people whom do not use speech to communicate
6,643	Alexandra Gray	Australia	Every person has the right to be able to communiate!
6,642	Leah Roberts	Wales	communication is big,every individual has the right to be heard.
6,641	Emma Jones	Wales	Help others
6,640	Libby Catherwood	Wales	Human rights
6,639	Erin Jones	Wales	Sister
6,638	Tracy Wikiruk
6,637	Shani Davi	Australia
6,636	Johanna Brown
6,635	Jan Goldsmith	Australia	My son uses facilitated communication
6,634	Dimitra Vourgaslis	Australia
6,633	SANDRA CLOUGH	Australia	A son who is non speaking, and people deeming him unintelligent because of it.
6,632	Fiona Allen	Australia	I have a disabled daughter who is non verbal
6,631	Anna Glover	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I see first hand the effect communication impairment has on people and their loved ones. Increased awareness is needed to ensure people with communication impairment are not lost within society.
6,630	Elise Hastings	Australia	Communication is a basic human right that is often denied to vulnerable people. I have the ability to communicate and therefore I will use this ability to advocate and support those who are not as fortunate as I am
6,629	t. Rosario Roman	USA	Letting others know wants and needs is basic right for everyone.
6,628	Kylie Harris	Australia
6,627	Fiona Dominick	New Zealand	I'm a Speech Language Therapist
6,626	Ryan Baker	Australia	I have loved ones with communication disorder & it's a basic human right.
6,625	Veerle Van Cooten	New Zealand	I work with people with autism, who have a lot of trouble with communication, especially socially. Aiding their communication can improve their quality of life.
6,624	Filiz Aslan	Turkey
6,623	bert hibbert	australia	without communication people control and dictate terms in which a person lives
6,622	Annette Quinn Barry	Ireland
6,621	Janet Duncan	USA	social justice
6,620	WENDY JOHNSTON	US	My son has Autism. It has opened my eyes to a world of differently abled people, some with Autism, many with other diverse challenges, all in need of a voice.
6,619	Rosemary Crossley	Australia	I work with hundreds of people who use various forms of AAC whose right to communicate is constantly under attack.
6,618	Claire Watts	East Sussex	Because my daughter is 10 years old and non verbal
6,617	juanita miller	United States	Because I work with children who require help with communication and I believe it is very important to make sure they have a voice and are able to communicate .
6,616	Sabra Murphy
6,615	Laura Meyers	A	a human right must be a civil right
6,614	Alan Boyd	United Kingdom
6,613	Kristofor Medina	USA	Basic Human Right
6,612	Lisa Bauhan	United States	As a speech-language pathologist, and cousin to someone who relies on Supported Typing to communicate, I believe strongly in allowing everyone the ability to access any AAC method possible, and use it to further their goals and lifestyle choices.
6,611	Kerith Bruce	UK	My son cannot speak so types to communicate. Communication is a basic human right.
6,610	Richard Attfield	UK	Lack of communication leads to isolation and segregation.
6,609	Sandra Attfield	UK	It is the basic human right of every individual to have a means of communication.
6,608	Linda Smith
6,607	Rachel Moore	Ireland	For the transgender clients that I work with, communication difficulties are one of the biggest barriers to fulfilling true potential and achieveing an optimal quality of life.
6,606	Steven Hodges	United Kingdom	It is only when one has seen a loved one struggle to communicate that one realises how unwelcome any barriers to communication are. What would also help would be a planned reduction in air traffic as each plane can destroy communication - why should people have to stay indoors to communicate?
6,605	Julie Gerber	United Kingdom	Excellent service received for family member
6,604	Denise Crane	United Kingdom
6,603	Wenonah Barber	Australia
6,602	Natalie Manning	Australia	This issue matters to me because being able communicate is one of the most important things to live your life. Essentially our lives are lived with people communicating with each other. Such an important part of life.
6,601	Bridget Sandri	New Zealand	Communication is such an integral part of daily life and everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves.
6,600	Terry Gibson	United Kingdom	Communication underpins everything we do and is as vital as breathing. Everyone has the right to communicate.
6,599	Emma Hoekstra	New Zealand	It is of ethical significance, a basic human right! Everyone deserves to have a voice and be heard!
6,598	Samantha Ross	New Zealand
6,597	Kristi Rabbitt	New Zealand
6,596	Christine Wyles	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist and I see the struggle my clients have to communicate
6,595	kellyann lea		I am a speech and language therapist and wish to offer my expertise to people with communication needs.
6,594	Howard Goldstein	USA	Communication professionals need to recognize the significant role they play in the most fundamental aspect of quality of life.
6,593	Elizabeth Schwartz
6,592	Louise Habel	Australia
6,591	Claire Benham	Australia
6,590	Phoebe Waring	Australia
6,589	Anita McKiernan	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and I strongly believe that children and adults with communication challenges should experience genuinely inclusive practices within education, the workplace and wider society, that encourages them to discover and develop their strengths, skills and resources in order that they can lead a good life, despite the challenges.
6,588	Niall Redmond	Ireland	We must speak for those who are rendered silent.
6,587	Joseph Roker	New Zealand	Communication is key!
6,586	Emma Daly	New Zealand	I believe this is one of the most necessary things as human beings to be able to express ourselves and be understood. I am studying Speech language therapy and it is so confronting seeing people whose communication abilities are impaired -and the impact it has on their life and well-being; you really can't fathom the deep and wide impacts of it. Awareness and therefore help is a great thing!
6,585	Sarah Osmond	Australia
6,584	Patricia de Guzman	New Zealand	Communication is our primary means of building relationships with others. We rely on communcation in so many ways re in everyday life, in our personal/social life, in our professional lives, etc. Raising awareness about the importance of communication is an essential step in ensuring that those who have communication disorders/difficulties receive appropriate support.
6,583	Alex John	Scotland	Everybody has a voice and a right for it to be heard.
6,582	Anita Gasparini	Canada
6,581	sarah Hayden	New Zealand	I am studying to be a Speech Language Therapist and this is very important issue!
6,580	Bryony Wood	New Zealand	People need to communicate in able to access all other human rights.
6,579	Stacie Clark	New Zealand	yes
6,578	natasha Tuck	Canada	Unfortunately children in this day and age are still denied access to communication due to "philosophies"
6,577	Erin Flannery	Australia	As a practising Speech Pathologist I am acutely aware of the importance of communication and the impacts communication impairments can have on the individual and people around them. It is important that the community supports these individuals in their challenges of a basic human right.
6,576	Jo de Seriere	New Zealand	Communication matters, I've worked with many individuals where communication has had a significant impact on the person and the whole family.
6,575	Melissa Berryman	Australia	Everyone has the right to hear and be heard
6,574	Carmen Sierra		Mi hija Leyre tiene TEL
6,573	Sameh El Saghir	Egypt
6,572	Suzanne Hopf	Fiji	People without a voice need to be heard. Together we can make some noise on their behalf!
6,571	Lynette Francis	UK	My son has verbal dyslexia
6,570	Meredith Cameron	United States	I'm a speech language pathologist working with individuals in need of access to technology in order to communicate.
6,569	Gerry Baker	United Kingdom
6,568	Melissa Gardiner	Australia	Communication is a basic human right. It is the underpinning to our whole lives and to our well being. Those who have difficulty communicating lose so much more than just their words and we need to recognise this and support and advocate for these people.
6,567	Hank Wyllie	Australia	Because the ability to communicate is a basic human right. and is in the UN Convention
6,566	Eric Coleman	Australia	As a Physiotherapist working in a hospital, I regularly work with patients with communication difficulties. Everybody deserves the time and appropriate resources to allow clear, effective communication whilst receiving and waiting for care.
6,565	Amy Pollitt	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist and I see the impact of communication disorders everyday, not just on the person but their whole family and community around them. Everyone has the right to communicate!
6,564	Katherine Mills	United Kingdom	My younger brother has classic autism, he is completely non verbal but through experiencing speech and language therapy my family and I have managed to find various methods and techniques that have allowed us to communicate with him. I believe that every individual has the right to communication and therefore every individual should have the opportunity to communicate.
6,563	Kate Boulton	New Zealand
6,562	Nadia Tencic	Australia	Because everyone ought to have basic human rights and access to support
6,561	Katarina Lucic
6,560	Marie Jardine	New Zealand	Life would feel worthless without communication
6,559	Golden Ekpo	United Kingdom	the importance of communication cuts across every area of life.
6,558	Juergen Wendler	Germany	see below
6,557	Karen Lai	Canada	To be heard and listened too is extremely important
6,556	Dominic Dimattina	Australia	I understand how frustrating it can be with a Language Learning Difficulty. I suffered from (SLI )through out my life!
6,555	Jacinta Herbert	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with children with Specific Language Impairment
6,554	Celina Angela Simões vieira	Portugal	Porque sou uma Terapeuta da fala e debato-me diariamente com essa dura realidade.
6,553	Stephanie Sills Smith	Canada
6,552	sarah fuller	UK
6,551	Malgorzata Chomicz-Kieniewicz	Poland	I am a speech therapist and a speech pathologist working with visually impaired and blind students
6,550	Andrew Jeffery	Australia	Have been working in the disability sector for many years, and have seen the effect communication has on peoples lives.
6,549	Karen Watson	New Zealand	The ability to communicate can make such a difference to an individual and their family
6,548	Katie Ward	New Zealand	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and feel very strongly that everyone has the same right to have the opportunity to communicate their wants and needs. This is important for people's quality of life.
6,547	Shannon Mann
6,546	Sandeep Misra	India
6,545	marianne vergis	Australia
6,544	Veronica Baylis		Worcestershire
6,543	Veronica Baylis	Worcestershire
6,542	Ruth Daester-Garner	Switzerland	I live in a bilingual City ..1st step find out which language,and as English is my Mother tongue i have to think before I speak,,,
6,541	Helen Gwynn	UK	As a Speech & Language therapist working in Worcestershire I believe that all should have the opportunity to understand, interact and share their thoughts with others.
6,540	Victoria Lea	England
6,539	David Earle	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist - Always striving to support people to communicate.
6,538	Sally Curtis	Australia	Because I see the joy in the eyes of stoke victims when they are able to communicate again.
6,537	Bernadette Scheuber	England	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,536	Rianne Eilers	Netherlands	Ben als logopediste dagelijks bezig met het verbeteren van communicatie.
6,535	Claire Berry	UK
6,534	Keren Somers	UK
6,533	Emma Belcher	Australia	Communication is so important because it is the way in which we relate to those around us
6,532	Sue Parslow	Australia	Relevant to all our patients/clients that we encounter in our workplace and community
6,531	Debbie Simpson		Communicating is not something that should be taken for granted.
6,530	Katrina Richards	Australia	As a Podiatrist I believe patients need to be able to express themselves to ensure they receive the best care possible.
6,529	Reina van der Wiel	United Kingdom
6,528	Mark Beattie	United Kingdom	my girlfriend is a speech therapist
6,527	Claire Wilson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,526	Jo Franklin	UK	Everyone needs to be heard. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,525	Sam Price	UK	As a TA in the Early Years I feel it is vital for children to get the support needed as early as possible. I am a Worcestershire Communication
6,524	Bev Williams	UK	Everyone has the right to reach full potential. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,523	Emily Maddison	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,522	Pauline Tresidder	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,521	Pip Everard	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,520	Angela Pennant	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,519	Zoe Lynch	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,518	Kirsteen Keen	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,517	Jennie Howarth	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,516	Tracey Higham	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,515	Sue Mansell	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,514	Paula Parsons	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,513	Becky Hodgson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,512	Sandra McCallum	UK	I see the importance of being able to communicate in schools. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,511	Louise Wise	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,510	Sue Allerton	UK	The importance of speech and language in schools. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,509	Louise Wood	UK	To help the children I work with. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,508	Henbury Gail	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,507	Jayne Hunt	UK	Everyone has the potential to communicate. I have seen the difference developing this potential can make to a child's life. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,506	Amanda Jones	UK	Because everyone has the right to be able to communicate. I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,505	Evangelia Georgara
6,504	Tracey Warman	United kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,503	Emma Checketts	United Kingdom
6,502	Wendy Balassa	Australia	We all have the right to interact and be heard in whatever capacity we can
6,501	Imogen McLennan	Australia	This matters to me as a Teacher who strives to assist all students to achieve their potential regardless of their personal struggles and limitations. All people deserve access to support and services to assist them to engage in the community, both local and global to their fullest potential.
6,500	Sharon Pittaway	Australia	Communication is key to relationships, education, life. I have lost my voice and that has highlighted the issue in a very personal way.
6,499	Sheri Dean	United States	My son has a language impairment.
6,498	Katherine Baker		As a Language and Communications Impairment in Children student I work hard to develop understanding and communication between children so they can reach their full potentials.
6,497	Laura Sloan	Australia	If I cared about people, why wouldnt it matter to me, or any claim to recognise or support people for that matter.
6,496	Renee Hudson	Australia	Speech Pathologist
6,495	Megan Fallon	Australia	Communicating is life, without it we wouldn't be human!
6,494	Claire Barbagallo	Australia	There are too many people who have so much to say and will not be heard. I want to be a candidate for the people I support as a speech pathologist and spread the word about how important communication is!!
6,493	Karaline Vlahopoulos	Canada
6,492	Maree Richardson	Australia	I have witnessed, both personally and professionally, the devastating impact communication disorders can have upon an individual's quality of life.
6,491	Joanne Elliott	England
6,490	Mandy Martin	United Kingdom	Professional concern as a Speech and Language Therapist
6,489	Emela Milne	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,488	Anne Marie Fallon	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,487	Linda Styles	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapy Assistant
6,486	Keren Somers	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,485	Liz Chatterton	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,484	Katie Watson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,483	Fiona Totney	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,482	Carole Atack	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,481	Ros Pow	UK	I am a Worcestershire Speech & Language Therapist
6,480	Sue Hunt	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone should be able to communicate by whatever means.
6,479	Catherine Brogan	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Opportunities for all to communicate and function in society.
6,478	Claire Holbrook	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I work in a speech & language unit with children who have problems communicating.
6,477	Sonia Calcutt	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a basic human right and every child should be able to do this.
6,476	Patricia Birch	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. The ability to communicate effectively is vital for everyone.
6,475	Helen Fey	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Without communication society is dysfunctional.
6,474	Pamela Cox	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I see so many children fail in so many ways just because they don't understand language.
6,473	Hannah Lewis	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. To give children the best opportunities possible.
6,472	Angela Cotton	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication runs through every part of our lives-it's so important.
6,471	Samantha Ward	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,470	Janet Kimberlin	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone should have the human right to communicate
6,469	Lisa Hare	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,468	Samantha Roberts	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I see so many children with speech & language difficulties, it is so important that they get the right education to improve these skills
6,467	Jayne Pattinson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a basic human right!
6,466	Sharon Bloomfield	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,465	Rollings Lisa	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,464	Gloria Carey	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. The right to communicate is a passion of mine.
6,463	Bev Gray	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,462	Sarah Roberts	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,461	Joanne Collins	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. It's the key to a happy successful life
6,460	Kay Jones	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,459	Carol Burge	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone should have this opportunity to make the most of life
6,458	Sarah Starbuck	UK
6,457	Gary Morgan	United Kingdom	Communications Team of Worcestershire Health and Care Trust. Communication is a basic human right
6,456	Rick Roberts	United Kingdom	Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,455	Steve Peak	United Kingdom	Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,454	Martin Connor	United Kingdom	Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,453	Judith Rathmell	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I understand the importance of communication ability across the life span.
6,452	Helen Buchanan	Australia	I work with people with disabilities and consequently am frequently aware of the barriers that people with communication difficulties face.
6,451	Catherine Ralston	Australia
6,450	David Priestnall	United Kingdom	Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,449	Peter Lahecki	United Kingdom	Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,448	Sue Harris	United Kingdom	Director of strategy for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,447	Robert Mackie	United Kingdom	Director of Finance of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,446	Robert Hipwell	United Kingdom	Company secretary for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,445	Stephen collman	United Kingdom	Director of Operations for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,444	Bill Creaney	United Kingdom	Medical director of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,443	Sandra Brennan	United Kingdom	Director of Quality for Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,442	Sarah Dugan	United Kingdom	Chief executive of Worcestershire Health and Care Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,441	Chris Burdon	United Kingdom	Chairman of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. Communication is a basic human right.
6,440	Lucy Checkley	UK	Because every single human being has the fundamental right to communicate with no exceptions.
6,439	Laura Cooper	United Kingdom	As a Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapist I see the frustration of communication difficulties and the impact on them on their environment, academic progress and their relationships. The ability to communicate is often taken for granted.
6,438	Sue Beaumont	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and see daily the impact of communication disorders on the lives of children and their families.
6,437	matthew mead	United Kingdom	everyone need to be heard
6,436	Tracy Horncastle	England	working as Admin Support to Worcestershire Speech & Language I hear from parents how much they value help and support - the earlier the better!
6,435	Kirsten Daniels	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working in Worcestershire with children and young people with communication difficulties. Communication should be a basic human right for all.
6,434	Anna Branagan	UK
6,433	Judith Chambers	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist working in Worcestershire, and see the impact communication difficulties have on children's lives.
6,432	Alexandra Kimberley	United Kingdom	Speech and Language Therapy student
6,431	Vinuri Fernando		Work for Afasic
6,430	Tasmanian Council for Adult Literacy	Australia	Literacy builds on language and all have a right to speak and be heard.
6,429	Michael Christie	AU	Language creates the world we live and move in. It is our ecosystem. Everyone has the right to participate in creating the world and history.
6,428	Justyne O'Gara	Ireland	Personal and Professional reasons
6,427	Tia Shaw	Australia	As a speech pathology student I've had to learn the hardship that people with communication difficulties suffer. Whether it be social isolation, embarrassment, failure, rejection or simply not being able to enjoy the company of others. I've seen how it affects people and the emotional response they have, it's heartbreaking!
6,426	Christiane Chadwick	Ireland	I became a Speech and Language Therapist because I think communication is the key to human existence
6,425	Talia Zyngier	Australia
6,424	Talia Zyngier	Australia
6,423	Sue Phelps	England	as a speechand language therapist, I believe that communication is a fundamental need and a basic right forall
6,422	Ruth Smith		I agree with the argument that communication is a human right and not enough people give value to its importance. I am a speech and Language Therapist and constantly people question the urgency of setting up communication systems or misunderstand that talking isnt the only form of communication available.
6,421	Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Prof.	Germany
6,420	Deborah Maycock	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist working with kids who have ASD, many of whom have communication difficulties. This puts unnecessary strain on their lives and the lives of their carers. The opportunity to communicate should be a basic human right in order to ensure equality for all students and people, no matter their neurological differences.
6,419	Ruth Murray	England
6,418	Paul Dunworth	Australia
6,417	Rebecca Kriek	Australia	I am a speech pathologist; communication is my profession and having access to it is my passion.
6,416	Janice Round	England	As a Special needs teacher, I see the struggle that some children have to access school life.
6,415	Jenny Owens
6,414	Claire Rook
6,413	Karen Legge
6,412	LIZA BOUCHARD	CANADA	as a communication speacialist, I know how essential communication is in our everyday lives. Sadly, it is only when we, or our loved ones loose this ability that we begin to understand/realize how important it is to our quality of life
6,411	Alison Paxton
6,410	Haley Weatherill	Uk	It should matter to every human being
6,409	Sophie Robson
6,408	Caroline McCallum	England	I'm an SLT- communication is a fundamental right to every child, young person, their families and friends!
6,407	Jenny Shearer	England	As a speech therapist I frequently see the devastating effect that not having access to communication has on individuals lives. Communication is so important!
6,406	Catherine Eyres	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and believe that everyone should have their chance to communicate their basic needs and want.
6,405	Sergio Mejia	Colombia	I belong to the Board Of Directors of Fundación Integrar in Medellín Colombia, It is an ONG that works with Children in the Autism Espectrum
6,404	Miki Eathorne	New Zealand	My family member suffers
6,403	Karma Rae	New Zealand	I am a speech therapist who can't get a job!!! So many people need my help, but not enough jobs 🙁
6,402	OSCAR DEL SOCORRO NAVARRO	Colombia	As a member of a non for profit association on TEA
6,401	PATRICIA GAVIRIA	Colombia	I work with autism people
6,400	Helen Woodcock	United Kingdom
6,399	angela akobi	UK	Communication is the basis for good care
6,398	Jill Gramann	United Kingdom	I'm a Board member of Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.
6,397	jimmy dillon	new zealandf	i have spent more than 40 years in communication field
6,396	Beatriz Elena Ochoa Rubio
6,395	Dani Betts	UK	I am a paediatric speech and language therapist, and I see first-hand, the impact of communication difficulties on children's development. Communication is a basic need and a basic right.
6,394	Janet Pittaway	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Every child and young adult has the right to be able to communicate
6,393	Lisa McCaskie	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. It is a basic fundamental starting post from an early age to all through life, which affects every part of life.
6,392	Gail Beddoes	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. It is a basic human right for all people to be able to communicate
6,391	Nicola Jackson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everybody should be able to communicate
6,390	Lesley Newman	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a basic need
6,389	Karen Boers	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a child's basic need and right
6,388	carol Dando	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,387	Sarah Traversa	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,386	Amanda Thirlby	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,385	Fiona Rouse	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. For every child to achieve, they need to be able to communicate and interact with the world around them.
6,384	Fiona Thomas	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everybody needs the ability to communicate in an adult world
6,383	Karen MacPherson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Because I work with young children and I understand the importance and impact of good communication on their lives
6,382	Helen Keen	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I see first hand the upset that being unable to communicate can cause
6,381	Debbie Bradley	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. So all children can be given Speech, Language and Communication support.
6,380	Marguerita Pedley	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,379	Carol Chambers	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,378	Julie Jagoda	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,377	Sarah Pask	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,376	Juliet Shiels	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. A child who cannot communicate cannot function in any part of society.
6,375	Jane Nicoll-Jones	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I work with students with SEN and recognise the impact that lack of communication has.
6,374	Michele Taylor	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,373	Sarah Ferris	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication allows people to express their thoughts, ideas, feelings and is thus fundamental to individual well being
6,372	Sarah Burden	United States
6,371	Carol Taylor	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. So that every mum can have a conversation with her child - Priceless!
6,370	Natasha Deory	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.I feel this is a life skill all children should be able to access and enjoy.
6,369	Sophie Ladds	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,368	Sib Avery	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I work with lots of children who don't always have the opportunity to communicate effectively.
6,367	Sharon Harding	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA.
6,366	Theresa Clarke	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a right.
6,365	Marita Hall	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Every child should have the same goals, chances and reward to achieve.
6,364	Debbie Wilkinson	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Communication is a life skill for all.
6,363	Julie Darby	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I work with young children who find it difficult to communicate in school and at home.
6,362	Jill Smith	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everyone should have the right to communicate and give views / interact.
6,361	Debbie Clarke	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Every Child Matters.
6,360	Helen Smith	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Every child has the right to achieve.
6,359	Pat Stephens	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,358	Jess Hutchison	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,357	Karen Smith	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,356	Sandra Duke	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. I regularly see how childrenwith weak language skillsfall behind their contemporaries - poor language skills is another form of disability.
6,355	Debbie Sargeant	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Everybody has a right to be able to communicate.
6,354	Ilona Dobrowolska	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Every child has the right to communicate well.
6,353	Jo Cowley	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Children have a right to be heard.
6,352	Debbie Harrison	UK	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA. Right to be heard, fairness, equality, justification, etc
6,351	Clara Avila	Colombia
6,350	Zoraida Rueda Olaya	Colombia	I believe it is my duty
6,349	rachel cupitt	Uk	i work with people who have aphasia
6,348	natalie wilkinson	Australia
6,347	Sophie Swanston	Canada	I work with people daily that struggle to have their basic communication needs met. I want to see the barriers to effective communication removed.
6,346	Emily Begley	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathologist and this issue matters every day as I work and advocate for children with communication disorders and their families
6,345	Annette Fox-Boyer	Germany	Professor of Speech and Language Pathology
6,344	Youri Maryn	Belgium	Because adequate communication is one of the key aspects of human life.
6,343	Juliet Wamukoota	Uganda	A speech and language therapist
6,342	lucy pereira	united kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
6,341	Bethaney Pegg	United Kingdom	I am a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist and have seen the impact of communciation difficulties upon many people, including members of my own family. I am passionate about supporting people to communicate through their preferred means of communication whilst encouraging others to recognize that communication IS a basic human right.
6,340	Emma Guttmann
6,339	Laura Jones	United Kingdom
6,338	Remona Mekdessi	Australia	As a Speech Language Pathology student, I see the importance of communication to promoting quality of life and participation for my clients, their families and the wider speech communities they interact with.
6,337	Ashleigh Trollope	Australia	i am a speech pathologist working to support these people
6,336	Jo Horn	UK	Because my dad had Parkinsons for a long time and in later years found it harder and harder to communicate and it was really frustrating for him as people would assume what he was trying to say rather than taking the time to try to listen.
6,335	Erin Davies	United Kingdom
6,334	Robyn Cary	Uk
6,333	Ghada Khattab	UK	Speech and language therapy cuts mean that more children and adults with speech, language and communication needs are missing out on being able to fulfill their potential.
6,332	Derek Healy	England	I have a very dear old friend who suffers with Aphasia since a severe stroke in 2010
6,331	Melanie Roden	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working with adults with learning disability and I believe that it is essential to peoples' quality of life to have a means to interact and communicate
6,330	Anna Benjamin	Australia
6,329	Michele Pringle	New Zealand	Appreciate the importance of being able to communicate
6,328	Rebecca Voon	australia	I am a speech language pathologist and I understand how crucial communication is for everyone!!!!
6,327	Gaynor James	New Zealand
6,326	Stephen Cooke	Australia	As a worker in the field of adult literacy, as an editor/designer of adult literacy resources, a teacher, and as president of the Tasmanian Council for Adult Literacy, I am passionate about all aspects of literacy. Literacy is about making sense of and negotiating our world and the contexts we encounter. Communication is central to that.
6,325	Alicia Jensen	Australia	In my role as a Speech Pathologist, I meet people every day who work so hard to be able to communicate to their full potential. Every person should be provided with the opportunities and resources to be able to do the same!
6,324	Uzma Asghar	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,323	Caroline Causier	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,322	Sheila Tarbox	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,321	Vanessa Wharton	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,320	Andy Hobbiss	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,319	Sarah Crocker	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,318	Jitka Jonesora	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,317	Vanessa Da Silva	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,316	Mel Coleman	United Kingdom	To develop communication across the school
6,315	Dawn Glazzard	United Kingdom	To develop speech and language skills
6,314	Karen Lee	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,313	Paula Brett	United Kingdom	Children need to be able to talk to each other
6,312	Noreen Clark	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communucation TA
6,311	Gill Forde	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communucation TA
6,310	Pat Riley	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communucation TA
6,309	Pam Anthony-Gaines	United Kingdom	Because everyonr has a voice that needs to be heard!
6,308	Carole Dimmock	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA
6,307	Jayne Lavell	United Kingdom	Communication is a human right/ need
6,306	Nina Loyal	United Kingdom	Children need to talk - communication is essential in life and everyone you encounter should be able to use these effectively
6,305	Jenefer Morris	United Kingdom	To help children develop to their full potential in life
6,304	Manju Pillai	United Kingdom	To help develop communication across our school
6,303	Jane Myers	United Kingdom	Words enrich life
6,302	Elizabeth Bullen	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire communication TA
6,301	Sheila King	United Kingdom	It is important to help all children feel confident and happy in social situations and raise self esteem. To give all children the tools to be as succesful as they can be.
6,300	Sarah Ross	United Kingdom	I work in key stage 3/4 and want to help children develop social communication skills
6,299	Brendon Roberts	United Kingdom	I work in a nurture based classroom and communication skills are invaluable
6,298	Jayne Moran	United Kingdom	To support children to feel confident with language and communication in all situations is vital
6,297	Kirsten Beard	United Kingdom	Because the children I work with who have additional needs deserve the same opportunities and outcomes as their fellow pupils
6,296	Sue Lloyd	United Kingdom	To better understand how we communicate and how to support
6,295	Dawn Littlejohn	United Kingdom	To develop communication across our school
6,294	Joan Worthington	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire communication TA
6,293	Judith Harrison	United Kingdom	How would we make friends?
6,292	Susanna Richardson	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and believe in the right of all individuals to be able to communicate functionally and successfully
6,291	Annette Kustos	Germany	this is an underestimated phenomenon
6,290	Miriam Berkemeier	Germany
6,289	Jennah Andrusiak	Australia	As a speech pathologist, it's important that everyone recognises the all people deserve the right to communicate.
6,288	kylie Searl	Australia	working in the disability industry
6,287	Ramona Göbel
6,286	Eva Ulrike Bosch	Germany
6,285	Amanda Morgan	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapist working with young children.
6,284	Laura Moersdorf
6,283	Tami Grüneberg
6,282	peter dicks	Germany	I am a degreed speechtherapist
6,281	Mariam MAHMOOD		COMMUNICATION IS FUNDAMENTAL FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE
6,280	Pilar Englebert
6,279	Thomas Brauer	Germany
6,278	Eleonora Galwas	Germany
6,277	Jana Zimmermann	Germany	Professional interest. I am a SLP.
6,276	Marie Leienbach	Germany	I am a speech and language therapist and a researcher in speech and language therapy
6,275	Ina Rashid	Germany	I am a public health specialist & coach workin' at the moment on a stroke project. Communication is the base in daily life and has an impact on quality of life.
6,274	Holger Meißner	Germany
6,273	Meret Terhorst-Kaiser
6,272	Wiebke Hoppstädter		I have a son who is 18 years old and "non speaking" and is using alternative communication - it has been hard work to find people supporting the learning process and to support him to dare to communicate in different settings!
6,271	Sebastian Brenner	Germany	I am a speech-/language-therapist!
6,270	Isabelle Beudert
6,269	Linda Coyle	Ireland	Communication is key to building relationships and having our unique, individual, voice heard.
6,268	Claire Machin	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch. Every childs right - every child matters.
6,267	Denise Barker	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch and everyone should voice their opinions.
6,266	Julia Lippett	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch. Without being able to access the basic skills children can become withdrawn and unable to communicate or participate socially/or within the school setting.
6,265	Alison Morris	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch. Every child matters.
6,264	caroline Goridge	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch. Communication is a basic need and right.
6,263	Jo Oshano	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,262	Elaine Pipe	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,261	Alison Ellerton	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,260	Lauren Parker	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,259	Chris Sabin	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,258	Annette Watkins	United Kingdom	I am Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch.
6,257	Teresa Clews	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA supporting children wioth SLCN in a Redditch school.
6,256	Alison Allen	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in a Redditch school. Life skills help people to share experiences, get jobs an achieve.
6,255	Kate Barnett	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA working in Redditch and I thinkl communication is an essential life skill.
6,254	Michelle McNamee	United Kingdom	I am a Worcsetershire Communication TA supporting Redditch children with SLCN.
6,253	Michelle Gardiner	United Kingdom	I am a Worcstershire Communication TA and I support children with SLCN.
6,252	Lorraine Peplow	United Kingdom	I ama Worcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch and I know that SLCN us a fundamental part of education and life skills.
6,251	Lorraine Cresswell	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch and I thinkl everyone has the right to be have a voice - to be heard and understood.
6,250	Sharon Elvins	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA and I work with children and see the potential they have to communicate, especially if they are supported.
6,249	Kim Bushell	United Kingdom	I am a Wrcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch and I think life is all about communicating with others.
6,248	A James	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire TA working in Redditch and I want the children I work with to be able to acheive a realise their potential.
6,247	Julie Greenway	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch. Communication is important for everything in life - to allow th person to live a fullfilled happy future.
6,246	Andrea Green	United Kingdom	I am a Worcestershire Communication TA working in Redditch and I think communication is central to self esteem, and self esteem is central to learning.
6,245	Dietlinde Schrey-Dern	Germany	I am a speech and language therapist
6,244	Beverly Joffe	Australia	Communication enables one to function optimally and be happy; yet is a taken for granted gift.
6,243	Katrin Thelen	Germany
6,242	Monika Rausch	Germany	Communication is an undispensible prerequsite for social life and for peace in a globalized world
6,241	Clare Barber	Engalnd	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,240	Ann Haroun	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. More and more children seem to have communication difficulties which impacts on their learning.
6,239	Claire Colbourne	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,238	Linda Darby	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,237	Judith Long	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Communication is important to enable all children to communicate and access learning.
6,236	Kate Davis	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. I work with pupils in secondary school.
6,235	Sarah Powell	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Everyone needs to communicate.
6,234	Jane Watson	Engalnd	I am a Worcestershire T.A. I work to support children with communication needs.
6,233	Tracy Jones	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,232	Gail Hodgkiss	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,231	Delyth Tizard	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,230	Shena Chilvers	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Communication means we are human.
6,229	Lisa Richardson	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,228	Kathryn Pickering	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,227	Alison Jones	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.Communication skills open many doors throughout life.
6,226	Louise Jackson	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Supporting all children's development.
6,225	Karen Howden	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. It is important beacuse we can provide more oppourtunities for our children.
6,224	Jenny Hughes	Engalnd	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,223	Mary Schwarz	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. It is important to get a message across to other people.
6,222	Michelle Wright	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Beacuase everyone has the right to a voice
6,221	Fran Heppelthwaite	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Everypone has a right to a voice - to speak and be heard.
6,220	Theresa Cole	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,219	Tracy Cole	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,218	Melanie Howells	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Communication is vital to understanding and progression.
6,217	Jamie Trumper	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.We have teh righ to express out thoughts and feelings and an effective way to do thos is through communication.
6,216	Lucy Rowberry	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. Everone has the right to be heard and to communicate.
6,215	Keren Yardley	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.It is importnat beacuse everyone should reach their full potential.
6,214	April Gatland	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A. An inability to communicate effectivley causes pepole to be isolated from society.
6,213	Helen Jenkins	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,212	Ruth Bedworth	England	I am a Worcestershire T.A.
6,211	Emma Wesley	England	I am a worcestershire T.A.
6,210	Laura Kelleher	Australia
6,209	Carol Blinov	Canada
6,208	Constanza Alvarez Echeverria	Chile	I'm a SLP that works with patients with brain injury in a rehabilitation centre.
6,207	Paule Lajoie	Que.	Bécause it is very important
6,206	Jacqueline HOLDEN	United Kingdom	As a Speech & language Therapist this is of prime importance to me and the people I treat.It changes lives.
6,205	Vivien Greaves	United Kingdom	My son had a brain haemorrhage & stroke, left him with aphasia. He can't write/communicate or read.
6,204	YALDA KAZEMI	Iran
6,203	Sandra Levey	United States	The ability to communicate is a basic right and must be given access to the supports needed to express needs, feelings, and ideas
6,202	Milena Nikolaeva
6,201	Ayşegül Turan	Turkey	I am Speech&Language; Clinician
6,200	Jen Smith	Canada
6,199	paris binos	Greece	i am slt
6,198	Philippe Paquier	Belgium
6,197	Charlotte Sireshuk	u.k	Commuication influences all areas of life
6,196	Bruna Rocha	Brazil	Profissional Interest
6,195	Mara Behlau	Brazil	Profissional Interest
6,194	Katy Lockwood	United Kingdom	To raise awareness of speech/language needs to increase support for our service
6,193	Charlotte Cadman	United Kingdom	I work with stroke patients so SLT is vital to our patients recovery
6,192	Lisa Salton	United Kingdom	because communication is so fundamental to living !
6,191	Emma Meakin	United Kingdom	Because communication is fundamental to life, learning, interacting and living together all revolve around communication. Not being able to communicate inhibits life.
6,190	Ian English	United Kingdom	I work regularly with peole who have communication difficulties and how excluded this can make them feel and the impact it has on their rehabilitation (from a physiotherapy perspective)
6,189	Rob Steel	United Kingdom	I work in Comms !
6,188	Barbara Cox	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I know the needs and difficulties people with communication problems have and the support they need to fully engage in society
6,187	Lisa Morton	United Kingdom	Because without communication we would be lost
6,186	natasha wimbledon	United Kingdom	Want to increase awareness of all the good work we do and the difference we can make to familes.
6,185	Christine Walker	United Kingdom	Because communication really is fundamental
6,184	Christine Ward	United Kingdom	Because everyone has the right to communicate and for resources to be put in place to support them (if necessary)
6,183	Ruth Hodgson	United Kingdom	Because in mu working life I meet many people who's life is restricted, unnecessarily so through difficulties with communication.
6,182	Barbara Whitchurch	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working with deaf children and children/young people who need alternative and augmentative communication aids/methods
6,181	Hannah McCone	England	Area of work, a strong passion to support individuals to communicate in their preferred means of communication
6,180	Victoria Dawson	United Kingdom	I am Speech and Language Therapist and communication is so vitally important for all.
6,179	Jayanti Ray	USA	Help individuals with communication disorders
6,178	Matthew Meckin	UK	Worcestershire: Principal at Oasis Warndon School, communication is a basic human right
6,177	Susan Kerr	Australia	Everyday we use words, actions, behaviours, facial expression, intonation, and written text to communicate.
6,176	Sarah Tipler	United Kingdom	I work with children and value the right of communication in any form
6,175	Sai Bangera	England	This issue matters to me because I believe that communication is all about sharing and as social beings, it is of paramount importance to support individuals with speech, language and communication difficulties in feeling included in our society.
6,174	Laura Taylor	Uk	I work with young children and communication is vital in any form; speech, sign, gesture and facial expressions! Most definitely a need!
6,173	Debbie Scott	UK
6,172	Rachel Edwards	Tasmania	Communication is crucial to wise and heartfelt connection in the world. As a highly literate person I have a duty of care to assist in bringing better communication to the world.
6,171	Susan Waller	Australia	Communication is vital to our human existence
6,170	clare RICHARDSON	uk
6,169	Beccy Richardson	England	I'm a SLT and want to raise awareness
6,168	Beccy Richardson	England	I am a speech and language therapist
6,167	Steven Agnew	Northern Ireland
6,166	Katherine Alonso	UK	a basic fundamental human right which is often over looked by funding agencies; it should be the main priority for ALL agencies.
6,165	sarah wallace	australia
6,164	Magali Barthere	Toulouse	As a parent of a special needs child who has complex communication needs, I want to spread the word that our special kids, and everyone with complex communication needs, have the right to be heard and understood. We have the DUTY to help them in achieving that universal goal.
6,163	Sally Fielden	England
6,162	Hannah McCollum	Northern Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist and I work with children with communication difficulties daily.
6,161	susan bower	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities.
6,160	Mary Hall	Australia	Growing up with a deaf Dad of non-english speaking background, becoming deaf myself + working with children with communication issues due to craniofacial challenges or post trauma I see huge need & big gaps in services. Esp. in outback & rural areas >no access to speech therapy or not fitting eligibility guidelines>stress for family, community & system
6,159	Elita McDonald	New Zealand	I value communication above all else.
6,158	Laura Wood	New Zealand	As an SLT I work with many people with communication disorders everyday and the impact these can have as well as the impact of directed intervention.
6,157	Denise Campbell	Canada	Have seen how stuttering affected a Family Friend's life
6,156	Peter Harwood	UK	Worcestershire Head of SEN Services - communication is a basic human right
6,155	Bevan Wendy	UK	Worcestershire SEN manager - communication is a basic human right
6,154	Teresa Lehane	UK	Worcestershire Governor/Lecturer - because life depends on it
6,153	Joanne Smith	UKRAINE	Worcestershire SENCO - SLCN is a huge issue in our school, particularly in early years
6,152	Sara Flello	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is key
6,151	Sarah Giles	UK	Worcestershire Deputy Head - how can children access school or life without communication?
6,150	Tracey Heseltine	UK	Worcestershire Statement and Disabilities Manager - without communication we would miss an essential part of who we are, able to participate in society fully, as much as we are able.
6,149	Rhiannon Jordan	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is a basic human right
6,148	Lucy Brooks	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is a basic human right
6,147	Rosalind Tomlinson	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - if you can't communicate you can't do anything
6,146	Helen Watkins	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - all children need to communicate!
6,145	Linda Glanville	UK	Worcestershire Deputy Head/SENCO - because communication is a basic right
6,144	Marguerite Watt	UK	Worcestershire specialist teacher - communication is a basic human right
6,143	Barbara Kewn	UK	Worcestershire SEN Services. - communication is a basic human right
6,142	Marshall Justine	UK	Worcestershire teacher - communication is a basic human right
6,141	Michelle Dix	UK	Worcestershire SENCO team - communication is a basic human right!
6,140	Lynda Morgan	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is a basic human right
6,139	S Danks	UK	Worcestershire HLTA - how else would we understand what we all need?
6,138	Jackie Aldridge	UK	Worcestershire Lead TA - everybody has the right to communicate whether verbally or non verbally
6,137	Derek Hulme	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - without communication you're isolated
6,136	Becky Evans	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - people don't talk enough, have a conversation!
6,135	Polly Montague	UL	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is a basic human right
6,134	Sarah Matt	UK	Worcestershire Access and Inclusion Manager - communication is a basic human right
6,133	Lynnette Elvins	UK	Worcestershire specialist teacher - communication is a basic human right
6,132	Lynn Lucchea	UK	Worcestershire specialist teacher - the voice of all is vital!
6,131	Sara Londesbrough	UK	Worcestershire SEN services - communication is vital to enable children and young people to reach their full potential
6,130	Rachel Reed	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - communication is vital
6,129	Felicity Crooks	UK	Worcestershire SENCO - without communication, there is nothing!
6,128	Lyn Checketts	UK	Worcestershire Deputy Head: communication is the key to all learning and progress in school
6,127	Ann Lonbay	UK	Worcestershire specialist teacher - everyone needs to be aware of this!
6,126	Delia Crosby	UK	Worcestershire Parent Partnership Service - communication is essential to everyday life, our ability to engage and progress
6,125	Lindsey Salisbury	UK	Worcestershire Access and Inclusion Manager - communication is a basic human right
6,124	Katie Brodie	UK	Worcestershire SENCO: I see the effects of a lack of communication on an everyday basis!
6,123	Claire White	UK	Worcestershire Parent Partnership Service - communication is a basic human right
6,122	Sarah Henley	UK	Worcestershire Parent Partnership Service - communication is a basic human right
6,121	Chris Box all	UK	Worcestershire Parent Partnership Service - communication is a basic human right
6,120	Louisa Smith	UK	Worcestershire Director of Inclusion at RSA Academy - communication is a basic human right
6,119	Rebecca Evans	UK	Worcestershire SENCO: communication is a basic human right
6,118	Ellen Bernstein-Ellis	United States	A am a SLP and work with individuals with aphasia
6,117	Mike Hill	Canada	Because of my children.
6,116	Sally Bates	UK
6,115	Anna Nowok
6,114	Sarah Matthews	UK
6,113	Chantelle O'Connor	Australia
6,112	Camilla Sender	Sweden	Student of speech language pathology at Uppsala University
6,111	Emma Ward	Australia	Disabled relative
6,110	Amanda Finer	UK	communication is the foundations of everything we do
6,109	Kelvin Yap	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I believe that communication is not only an essential part of life but also a basic human right
6,108	Nora Trench Bowles	Belgium	I am a person who stammers and I wish there was greater access to support in order to realise my full potential
6,107	Arthur Golden	Israel	My own 42 year-old son Ben is nonverbal and I try to advocate for all nonverbal persons
6,106	Barbara Dr. Giel	Germany	I´m speech-language therapist/pathologist by profession.
6,105	clare omalley	nz	as communication is a constant struggle and to have more awareness would make life easier
6,104	Catherine Wilkinson	Australia
6,103	Holly Shipton	Australia	As a speech pathology student, and a lover of languages, the importance of communication as a basic human right matters to me incredibly - everyone deserves a voice
6,102	Natalie Butterworth	Australia
6,101	Sue Hambleton	Australia
6,100	Kerry Garbin	Australia
6,099	Lynn de Visser	Australia
6,098	Donnelle Huntley	Australia
6,097	Carli Fodliani	Australia
6,096	Claire Ramsay	Australia
6,095	Stacey Malin	Australia
6,094	Jen Newton	Australia
6,093	Jaclyn Whittington	Australia
6,092	Kristen Brown	Australia	Working as a Speech Pathologist with adults and children living with communication difficulties has demonstrated to me how we take communciation for granted. Communication is a right that many people no longer have. As a Speech Pathologist I want to advocate for these people and show them that they are not alone and are not forgotten about.
6,091	Maria Rankine	Australia
6,090	Sharon Giltrow	Australia
6,089	Michelle Johnson	New Zealand	As an SLT I work with people with communication difficulties everyday. Personally, my mother has had a stroke so I am now looking at communication and its effects from another perspective.
6,088	Georgia McVicar	Australia	I am currently studying to become a Speech Pathologist.
6,087	Susan Bannatyne	United Kingdom	the power and importance of communication cannot be underestimated, but often is until it becomes more challenging
6,086	Janet Morrison	UK	It's a fundamental human right, and makes us who we are
6,085	Victoria Smith	England	I am a speech and language therapist and work with individuals who cannot always communicate and so deel very strongly about this issue
6,084	Danielle Haddon	Derbyshire	Communication is the building blocks to society. Every child and adult should have as many opportunities to communicate as possible
6,083	Clare Mason	UK	Children who cannot communicate become unhappy, unfulfilled adults.
6,082	Francesca Cornford	UK
6,081	Lee Pepping	New Zealand	Communication disorders as a result of brain injury.
6,080	Michelle Zuzarte	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist, I constantly feel that if there were more resources in the community, many of my patients would regain the confidence to communicate. But budget cuts and limited community care and access to speech services, makes it difficult to reach that goal.
6,079	Kerry Holland	Australia	I am a SP working in Mental Health and young people who are further disadvantaged due to their communication abilities and lack of support.
6,078	Llnda O Connor	Ireland	I'd like to learn more about communication
6,077	Tina Simic	Canada
6,076	Anna Graham	Australia	Everybody should have the right to communicate. It is such a human thing.
6,075	Aziziah Aziz	Brunei Darussalam	Coming from a country where SLPs / SLTs are a "limited edition", you get a lot of cases of communication disorders (adults and paediatrics) who are unable to access any services due to the absolute lack of manpower! Hoping that our Government would see this and realize that this country needs more trained therapists to help!!!
6,074	Jane Kuzel	Australian	I fear that the attempts by governments around the world to control the internet will have a fatal effect on freedom of speech and communication!
6,073	Lucy Drebot	Canada
6,072	Anita Miller	New Zealand	I have friends with aphasia and improving communication is something I am very passionate abour.
6,071	Terry Lloyd-West	New Zealand	I believe we all have the right to be able to communicate. It is especially important to me that society accommodate people who are non-verbal and embrace them as communication partners, even though the way in which they communicate may be different
6,070	Seray Ibrahim	UK	I work closely with young children who are non verbal
6,069	Sue Boyce	Australia	Better recognition of the communication needs of people with a disability
6,068	Anna Thompson	Scotland	Although relatively unseen, communication difficulties can have a massive impact on daily lives for those with SLCN
6,067	Rachael McEvoy	New Zealand	I am a practicing Speech language therapist. I work with people every day who are disadvantaged by the lack of awareness and acknowledgement of the profound impact of communication disorders.
6,066	Marise Fernandes	Uganda	I am a Speech and Language Therapist in Uganda where people do not have access to any help with communication problems
6,065	Charles Riendeau	Canada
6,064	Sarah Whittle	UK
6,063	Rhiannon Ooi	Australia	As a future Speech Pathologist, communication is one the most important things to me, and many other humans. Communication is how we express ourselves and it defines part of who we are as people. By creating awareness on the issues surrounding people who have lost the ability to communicate, as a community, as a nation and as a world we can empower these individuals and create change.
6,062	Lauren Millard	Australia	My husbands sister was born with limited motor skills. She has never been able to speak, write or read. I look at her and see an extraordinary person even though she has never been able to speak. A lot if her friends have issues with speech and I think it's important for all to have the support they need.
6,061	Maxine Bevin	New Zealand
6,060	Scott Marfilius	United States	I work in the field of assistive technology and I've also taught individuals that did not have access to communication systems. Years ago it was that they didn't qualify. Which I totally disagree with everyone has a right to have a way to be heard.
6,059	Alison Morcom	Australia	Communication is Life
6,058	Sinead Francis	Ireland	Because I work with people with communication impairments everyday and I see firsthand the struggle they face and the need for education, support, and services to all involved in their care.
6,057	Tania Weisz
6,056	Brian Rix	England	I am the President of the Royal Mencap Society
6,055	Phoebe Budiman	Australia	Currently studying speech pathology and I understand the need for support and awareness.
6,054	Rosie Markland	United Kingdom	I am a trainee SLT and have seen the benefits of communication intervention, and the negative effects of a lack of early intervention.
6,053	ruth carr	u.k	it is every one' right to achieve their optimum communication potential
6,052	William Steed	Australia	I am a linguist. Communication is a natural urge.
6,051	Leanne Davies	canada	i survvived a stroke in oct 2012 and part of rehab was speech therapy/i was lucky and never lost my ability to comunicate,but i do have some issues with writing and typing that i did not notic, but my therapist didso i can at least work on it my ouy patient speech r]therapist helped jme to learn that i could still read,bueventhough i stil have to work hard concentrating on iy and avoiding distract
6,050	Doug Powell
6,049	Anne Junor	Australia	I saw how a hearing-impaired young relative was frustrated by being denied accsess to Auslan
6,048	Jill Biddington	Australia	Is there anything worse than being so isolating as not being able to communicate? There are many reasons for communication difficulties and we have enough wealth in the world to adress the causes, we just need to ensure that this is a priority to support those in need.
6,047	Christina Caltabiano	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties everyday day as a speech pathologist and see the impact it has on life. It is of great importance in the lives of all
6,046	Patricia Coffin	Canada	I'm an S-LP
6,045	Kenneth Dizon	Philippines	Being a speech-pathologist in the Philippines, I have worked with people with communication difficulties from all walks of life. People who were not well informed even misguided regarding the available options for help. It is conditioned therefore, that we should put Communication in high priority,
6,044	Melissa Farkouh	Canada	I am a speech language Pathologist and a parent who sees and knows the impact communication has on an individual. Without it, the individual is not a person.
6,043	yan wang	China	I want to becom a slp
6,042	Wing yee Lam	England	I am a SLT and firmly believe in the need for individuals to be able to communicate to fulfill their potential.
6,041	Jacky Willoughby	United Kingdom	I noticed when I first had my stroke how health professionals spoke to each other across me, not including me in the conversation. It was very frustrating when I thought I should have had priority. They should've made every effort to include me and make sure I understood what was going on. Even more important, they should've made sure they knew if and what I wanted to communicate to them.
6,040	Helen Barrett	Uganda	Communication disability is so poorly understood here in Uganda. Here communication skills can be critical for survival. It is so important that it is recognised as a basic human right and that the government take communication disability seriously, providing education, health and community based services for those affected.
6,039	Brian Eaton	Canada
6,038	Natash Cox	Canada	Making sure the world is inclusive and increase awareness
6,037	Wesley Carten	Canada	Because communication is and should be a basic right.
6,036	Catherine Olynyk	Canada	It's a fundamental and basic need of humanity and of relationships with other people and animals.
6,035	Margaret Shenton	Canada	I am hard of hearing and notice that every day! every minute!
6,034	John Pepperell	Canada
6,033	Clare Parsons	UK
6,032	Faye Moffat	United Kingdom	I am training as a speech and language therapist and think all people have the right to be educated about communication disorders.
6,031	Mike Devine	Canada
6,030	Pauline Weuine	Canada
6,029	Vanessa Van	Canada	I'm hard of hearing and have communication issues.
6,028	Sharon Steele	Canada	My daughter had hearing loss and had to wait 1 year on a waitlist for intervention.
6,027	Rosalyn Sutley	Canada	The ability to communicate, be heard and understood is the cornerstone to connection with one another.
6,026	W.P. Campbell	Canada
6,025	Olive Thorne	Canada	I'm H.O.H and anything to improve "my" communication is important!
6,024	Susanne Martine	Canada	I have hearing loss and understand the struggles with communication.
6,023	Ruth Wakeham	Canada	Personal experiences of communication issues
6,022	Graham Wakeham	Canada	I have hearing loss
6,021	Tamara Lon	Canada
6,020	Martha McWilliam	Canada
6,019	Anita Reiss	Canada
6,018	Emma Johnson	Canada
6,017	Anne Masson-Browne	Canada	I have dedicated 30 year career to this principle & core value/ purpose.
6,016	Peggy Allen	Canada	Communication is essential to mental health and productivity in society.
6,015	Lord Navnit Dholakia	United Kingdom	The most important thing that any human being can do is to talk to one another, and communication is essential to that relationship
6,014	Rosalie Wilkins	United Kingdom	Communication is fundamental to a healthy society
6,013	Tom Brake MP	United Kingdom	The ability to communicate is essential for people to be able to fulfill their potential.
6,012	Nick Smith MP	United Kingdom	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right and I fully support this imporant.call.
6,011	John Bercow MP	United Kingdom	I support this excellent pledge
6,010	Vernon Coaker MP	United Kingdom
6,009	Kevin Brennan	United Kingdom
6,008	Ashley White		I am teaching Human Rights at Commuity Living Timmins Ont to eveyone:)
6,007	JILL TRYLSKA	UK	I work with children with communication difficulties and want communication difficulties to be recognised worldwide as a disablity
6,006	Rachel Collins
6,005	https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=862095980472631&id;=100000167117410&set;=p.862095980472631 Nash	UK	As an slt I feel I have to add my voice to help those who may not have a voice
6,004	Jenny Stubbings	United Kingdom	Because people who struggle to communicate verbally doesn't mean they can't communicate and they still have views and opinions that should be heard
6,003	Peter Woodhill	U.K.	Following a Stroke, I have speech difficulties!!
6,002	Jacqueline Collins	United Kingdom	a friend of mine suffered a brain tumour some years ago. she has suffered considerable effects on her communication but still retains her intellectual capacity.
6,001	pamela rimes	usa	Daughter with aphasia
6,000	Helen Dugdale	Uk	Communication is a human right & should be held in high regard
5,999	Julie Cockayne	England	I have aphasia.
5,998	Monique Hinds		Communication allows us to understand one another and express our basic needs and concerns. Helping others to communicate is the main reason why I chose a career in Speech and Language Therapy.
5,997	Michell Briere	Canada	Tout le monde en sera gagnant
5,996	Nadia Sandor	Canada	As an audiologist, I understand how critical communication is to connect with others and the world around us.
5,995	Stacey Harpell	Canada
5,994	Geoff Regan	Canada	I have personal experience which has highlighted for me the value of support for communication disorders.
5,993	Yuon Godin	Canada	Toute personne doit etre capable de communiquer
5,992	Dominic LeBlanc	Canada	In all our families, people we care about have lived with speech and hearing challenges.
5,991	Dennis Bevington	Canada
5,990	Sean Casey	Canada
5,989	Sarah Smith	United Kingdom
5,988	Jennie Bullock	UK
5,987	Katie Fahy
5,986	Carole Sutherland
5,985	Sarah Chandler	England	Without communication children, young people and adults can becoem socailly isolated and this shouldn't happen to any persons emotional wellbeing.
5,984	mary marshall	United Kingdom	I have close connection s with the participants.
5,983	Tracey Mitchell	Uk	Communication is important to everyone and a basic human right. Equal opportunites for everyone.
5,982	Robin Engström	Sweden	I’m a cognitive linguist, and just the thought of living in this world without a voice, without having someone to share it with, scares me more than anything else yet keeps my feet on the ground.
5,981	Magdalena Dumitrana	Romania
5,980	Stuart Dickens		Everyone's voice matters and should be heard
5,979	Debra Hodges	United States	I am disabled and it is easy to become isolated.
5,978	Paula Vital	Portugal	SLP
5,977	Caroline Powell	England	It should matter to everyone,
5,976	Sarah Scott	England	If your communication is affected it's very hard to be independent you need help. If people don't understand you can't have a normal life. (Dictated, as Sarah has aphasia).
5,975	Claire Heels	Hertfordshire
5,974	Janet Speight	ENGLAND
5,973	Claire Axton	UK	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist
5,972	Jena Hall	United Kingdom	See the impact of communication difficulties every day. Communication is a basic human right and more support should be given to those that struggle.
5,971	pam hares
5,970	Diane Morris	United Kingdom	Basic human right to be able to communicate, so that your rights, needs and wants are protected and catered for.
5,969	Victoria Allanson	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student I work with people who have communication difficulties - the right to communicate is a basic human right.
5,968	Ne Marshall	UK	I'm a speech and language therapist. Communication is fundamental to who we are.
5,967	John Cook	Uk	Family
5,966	Natasha Moran	UK
5,965	Deborah Baker	UK	Because my mum has suffered with aphasia for 45 years and only now are people becoming aware of what it is.
5,964	Anam Khan	Pakistan	i am working as a speech and language pathologist and i come across this issue daily and i want those patients to communicate much easily as they can by our help
5,963	Roxanne Parr
5,962	Mary Webley	United Kingdom	My husband has aphasia as a result of a stroke and often finds that people will not give him chance to say what he wants.
5,961	Colin Hatcher	Canada
5,960	Christine Evans	U.K.	My husband had a severe stroke and was left with global Aphasia/Dysphasia (expressive & receptive). he could not have a conversation for 6yrs since stroke till he died last year.
5,959	Jerry Johnson	UK	Aphasia
5,958	Jill Robinson	United Kingdom
5,957	John Scott	United Kingdom	My daughter had a stroke at 18 and has Aphasia. Just like 300,000 others in the UK with Aphasia, she just needs time and consideration to be heard.
5,956	Prue Dundas-Petrie	United Kingdom	I have a friend who had a stroke & has Asphasia
5,955	Evelyn Lynch	UK	Husband has aphasia
5,954	Joanne Evans	United Kingdom	I had a stroke 4 years ago and suffered with mild aphasia.
5,953	Niki Freedman	UK	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist and cannot offer enough therapy
5,952	Tom Dorman		I have a friend who suffers.
5,951	Liz Lancs	England, UK	My oldest son has Autism, he struggles communicating with strangers. My friend's daughter had a stroke and lost a lot of her language skills. This makes life waaaaay more difficult for them than it is for others, and people aren't as aware & tolerant as they should be.
5,950	Denise Bennett
5,949	Michelle Brodie	Australia	Because communication is more than verbal words and should be treated as an encompassing ability ppl have and need assistance with to develop in a way that mainstream society can accept and interact with
5,948	Mel Meadows	UK	Communication is at the heart of all relationships - fundamental to our quality of life.
5,947	Ellie Evans	UK	I am a Language for Learning trainer
5,946	Kerry Simpson	UK	Nobody can reach their full potential unless they can communicate to the best of their ability.
5,945	Mandy Tomkins	UK	I am a Language for learning trainer
5,944	ANNA SANTUS	UK	I believe in communication being absolutely fundamental to our wellbeing
5,943	Margaret Thomson	England	I wor with chjildren with additional nees and train practitioners to use Signalong to aid communication
5,942	Katherine hawker	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapist I have seen how even children with profound disabilities can flourish and become themselves as they become more definate in communicating likes, dislikes and a sense of humour.
5,941	Eleanor Rubio	New Zealand	Aspiring SLT with a growing compassion for people with communication difficulties
5,940	Suzanne Marks	USA	Our daughter has aphasia.
5,939	Katie England	Canada
5,938	Madeleine Simon	Canada	I'm an SLP student and I see first hand how much communication matters to our clients
5,937	Emma Jouzaa	UK	Because communication is everything and everyone should have a means of communication!
5,936	Caroline Rowan	UK	Worked with stroke patients for many years. The loss of the ability to communicate is the most disabling aspect of all.
5,935	Ana Rita Almeida	Portugal
5,934	Rebecca James	United States	I have a family member who has issues with this. I also work in a school where students suffer from the same disability.
5,933	Sarah Marflitt	United Kingdom	I am a carer for someone with aphasia
5,932	Marion Davenport	United Kingdom	I have a friend who due to multiple strokes has lost their power of speech and of written work
5,931	Coral Luke	England	I am Aphasic
5,930	Maureen Siem	USA	My niece had a stroke at age 14 and is working hard everyday to communicate.
5,929	Chantelle Thomas	Canada	I'm an SLP in acute care and am very passionate about communication service availability for the adult population.
5,928	Jean Armes	United Kingdom	I am a newly qualified SLT and I have seen the negative impact that communication difficulties can have on a person's whole life. I have also experienced some of the rewards of alleviating communication difficulties.
5,927	Lynn Powick	UK
5,926	Judith Meyer	USA	fair access
5,925	JULIE KAMPF	USA	MY HUSBAND HAD A STROKE & HAS APHASIA
5,924	Roxann Zupparo	United States	My Daughter had a stroke and now has aphasia. She is in high school and we couldn't get speech therapy through the school for the longest time. Our insurance had run out
5,923	rachael bayley	England	I work with children most days who need support to communicate and to see their help and support taken away or limited is beyond outrageous.
5,922	Terri Poe	USA	My husband had 2 strokes in Feb
5,921	Penny Majid	UK	I have aphasia
5,920	Alexandra Suppes	USA	I have worked with patients in the minimally conscious state and they desperately need greater communication prosthetics to help them express basic desires.
5,919	Sarah Gardner	UK	I have aphasia (communication difficulty)
5,918	Pushpa Ramachandran	India	I am a speech language pathologist and strongly believe that every effort should be made to break barriers that stand in the way of successful communication!
5,917	Mary Burke	Ireland	It matters to me as I have a child with disabilities and as a family we would need to use different forms of communication for him to understand.
5,916	Megan Valentine	United States
5,915	Melissa Elliott
5,914	Colleen Fullick	United Kingdom
5,913	Pamela Copeland	United States	I have apahsia that requires speech therapy
5,912	Coralie Scott	Australia	My sister has aphasia after a stroke at 18, and without the support she has had from our family and in spreading awareness to people, she would have a significantly lower quality of life. I don't know what she would do if we weren't there to help her - fill in forms, speak to doctors. Communication should be without a doubt a basic human right.
5,911	Natasha Young	United States	I have aphasia
5,910	Carol Dow-Richards	USA	Aphasia Caregiver / Volunteer
5,909	Novita Stokes	New Zealand	Because I am an SLT Student
5,908	Cristina Laureano	New York	I'm a speech- Language Pathologist who believes that all have the right to communicate....
5,907	Caitlyn Crooke-White	Ireland
5,906	Kate Harrington	Wales, UK
5,905	Angela Wormald	United Kingdom
5,904	Barbara Drewett	Ireland	My daughter has communication difficulties
5,903	jessica Taylor	Australia	I am studying Speech Pathology and care about those with communication difficulties
5,902	Annie Millar	Australia
5,901	Ingrid Howell	Australia
5,900	Sally Duff	Australia
5,899	Ella Keesing	Australia
5,898	Al Pitt	New Zealand	I have aphasia
5,897	Allan McGroarty	United Kingdom
5,896	Glenn Clark	New Zealand	I attend the Napier Aphasia Communication Group. As an individual with aphasia, I would like to support this project to raise awareness and help others understand aphasia better. Everyone has a right to communicate!
5,895	Jing Peng	China	Now，more and more people have the communication disorder.They really need to be helped and mentioned！Everybody should work together to solve this problem！
5,894	xiong mingyue	China	I am a speech therapist from China, there are millions of patients with communication disorders in my country，and we need to do more help for them
5,893	Tang Xinqun	China	Everyone wants themselves to be found, express their motions and show their minds. So as to the disabled.
5,892	Chrissie Tucker	United Kingdom	I am a SENCO in my nursery and believe that communication is a big part of my job. This can either be through the children with SEN, their parents and with the staff.
5,891	Lee Considire	Australia
5,890	Belinda Evans	Australia
5,889	Sharna Milovic	Australia
5,888	Billy Crombie	Australia
5,887	Karen Lucas	Australia
5,886	Mark Van Helviort	Australia
5,885	Tania Innes	Australia
5,884	Megan Baird	Australia
5,883	Lisa Dunworth	Australia	This issue matters to every human
5,882	Alison Goslin	Uk	Person with communication difficulties in the family
5,881	Louise Butchart	England
5,880	Alistair Fields		Aware of communication issues working for Youth Offending Service and Probation Service and its impact
5,879	Ruth Spilman	United Kingdom	As an SLT working with non-verbal individuals who have challenges getting their basic wants and needs met communication is key. Without a means to communicate the people I work with do not have a voice, they loose out on opportunities to communicate even if they have the reason. Communication is vital.
5,878	Tabatha McCauley
5,877	Alan Ford	England
5,876	Candice Wormald	United Kingdom	I work with young offenders and feel that communication can be a real issue for them understanding various elements such as the Court process or even accessing services they require. Without the ability to communicate effectively with professionals many do not get the support they require which in my opinion is not acceptable.
5,875	ranjit rana	UK	As a Speech and Language therapist I fundamentally believe in this pledge.
5,874	Jacqueline Sedgwick	England	I believe everyone has a right to be heard.
5,873	Penelope Fielden	UK	I am the SENCO at my mainstream school and more and more children now have SLT difficulties. They need extra support to develop their full potential & to be part of their school society
5,872	Glen Jones	UK	bECAUSE I WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS
5,871	Amy Hancocks	west midlands	It is important to me that I know the tools to communicate with everyone.
5,870	amanda smith	uk	As a senco i work with many children who have complex communication needs.
5,869	sally whatton	England	I work with children and part of my work involves gaining children's wishes and feelings to ensure that they are kept safe and received the correct support.
5,868	Sarah Healey	United Kingdom
5,867	fleur clarson	england	with little or no communication life cant be enjoyed to the full
5,866	Lauren Jones		Work with young people who have communication difficulties - want them to feel empowered
5,865	Gina Slann	UK	because every person has a right to a voice
5,864	Beverley Cullen	UK	I work in a variety of school settings with children with communication difficulties. I also have many elderly relatives who have developed communication difficulties as a result of illness.
5,863	amy stevenson	england	to support with communication for everyone
5,862	Mandy Baggott	UK	It should matter to everyone
5,861	Jayne Cleaver	United Kingdom	Everyone has a right to be able to communicate their needs and thoughts
5,860	Chloe Tatt	UK
5,859	jemma lister
5,858	Chelsea Hutchinson-McKay	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language therapist enthusiastic about communication for all
5,857	Ursula Walker
5,856	Angela Fox
5,855	Jo Allen	Australia	I believe that everyone has the right to be able to communicate. I value my ability to communicate and it is fundamental to every aspect of my life.
5,854	Lyne Bowman	Australia
5,853	Sharia Huda	USA	A communication impairement should not isolate or prevent a person from being a part of society.
5,852	Sharon Mackay	Scotland
5,851	Marlena Smith	United States	This issue hits home, I have a six year old girl that has a mixed excessive language disorder and it is very hard explaining it to people. Sometimes, therapists and teachers think the child is just being funny because they don't have any special looks or any brain damage from birth. Observation of conversations show how much my child is confused and some of the help out here is not that great.
5,850	Katherine Leach	England
5,849	Molly Wells	United States	Future Professional with a desire to provide a means and opportunity for communication for all.
5,848	Danielle Keenan	England	As a Speech and Language Therapist working with young adults with a range of physical and learning disabilities, I feel very strongly that meaningful communication, in whatever form and at whatever level, should be accessible and available to every individual.
5,847	Martina Jurcevic	USA
5,846	Sue Hawkins	UK	As an AAC developer I see the impact of an individual suddenly being given a voice. They are then able to feel included in social situations, work environments and family life. The right to communicate in whatever form the individual chooses is absolutely a basic human right.
5,845	Beatrice Rathey	Germany	Because as a speech and Language therapist i meet people who suffer from Communication Problems every day and I see how big the handicap can be and how it stops people from having a good quality of life.
5,844	Stephanie (Sherbel) Jasuta	United States	Facilitated Communication taught me that many people who look like they can't communicate can, in fact, communicate! See my article on your website.
5,843	Alexandra Carragher	UK	I believe that individuals with communication difficulties should have fair access to public services
5,842	Denice Lilley		Everybody deserves a voice and to be heard despite that person having no verbal communication.
5,841	Thea McMillan	Scotland	our nine year old daughter needs a lot of help with communication, but has lots she wants to tell us
5,840	Sophie Jewell	Australia	As a speech pathologist this matters to me greatly
5,839	HyangHee "Hope" KIM	South Korea	Communication across life span is becoming important issue in this era of globally aging society!
5,838	Asia Pacific Society of Speech, Language and Hearing (APSSLH)
5,837	Monique Marmol	USA	because I work with children that have impaired communication skills and I see the need they have to relate to theur parents and friends every day
5,836	Melony Masur	Canada	I am an SLP and our school division just terminated an SLP position and an Occupatuonal Therapist.
5,835	E.ARSLAN ARSLAN	Turkey	VERY IMPORTANT FOR HEARING IMPAIRED
5,834	Julie Phillips	UK
5,833	Tara McDermott	Kent	Everyday, I see the effect limited communication skills have on people in their everyday lives
5,832	Kim Duesbury	UK
5,831	Kristy Stefanucci	Canada	The ability to communicate has a major impact on quality of life.
5,830	Jean Orr	Scotland	My late brother was a deaf mute & we would have loved these issues to have been addressed in his lifetime. That wasn't to be so I hope this helps people in the future
5,829	Kelsey Pederson	Canada
5,828	Lorraine Wilson	England
5,827	Alex Howlett	United Kingdom
5,826	Liz Findlay	Scotland	Everyone matters
5,825	Elizabeth Whitehead	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic humann right
5,824	Ashley Gordon	UK	Communication is fundamental for all. As a speech and language therapist this is something I am passionate about
5,823	Melanie Borthwick	United Kingdom
5,822	Charley Leonard	Tyne and Wear	Working with people who find communicating difficult demonstrates the huge impact it has throughout daily living, engaging and interacting in life around you, and forming and maintaining relationships
5,821	Georgina Miller	United Kingdom	Communication as a basic human right matters to me as a person who has seen the devastating effects of transient and ongoing communication difficulties in both personal and professional contexts, and as someone dedicated to improving the wellbeing and experiences of individuals with communication difficulties.
5,820	Nicola Findlay	United Kingdom	As a student speech and language therapist, I have seen the frustration and sadness when people can't communicate effectively.
5,819	Heather Cunningham	United Kingdom	Speech and Language Therapy student. People high up still don't see that communication is VITAL in daily life and we need to spread awareness that this MATTERS.
5,818	Daniel Charlton	England	Because everyone deserves a fair chance in life and depriving people of this chance is a violation of the fundamental principles of fair. Something that should be intertwined into human nature.
5,817	Brian Kagombero	Uganda	I am speech and Language therapy student in my county uganda
5,816	Bethany Wheeler	England	Because I have seen first hand how frustrated people get when they cannot communicate to get their message across. I also know how speech, language and communication difficulties can impact on/result in behavioural difficulties, social exclusion, poor relationships, poor academic results, poor job prospects and unemployment.
5,815	Sophie Gager
5,814	Elizabeth Chennikara Mathew	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and I see barriers to communications everyday at work in my patients recovering from neurological trauma, including stroke and traumatic brain injury. Communication is vital to achievement and fulfillment in life. I am happy to be a part of the recovery process for my patients.
5,813	Lydia Keast	New Zealand
5,812	Elaine Hall	Scotland	Grandchild has Rett syndrome
5,811	john tyler	england
5,810	shana richmond	Canada	really?
5,809	madeline shiah	canada	I love being a SLP and communication is such an important human right
5,808	Luba Kelebay	Canada	committed to communication for all
5,807	Kimberly Ayala	Canada
5,806	Anne Simons	Canada	Deb Cydney Dorothy Ryan Greg Nadine
5,805	Madison Jacobs
5,804	Emer McHugh	Ireland	everyone should have the chance to communicate and participate fully in life
5,803	Eleanor Dawson		Because communication skills are fundamental to quality of life and I see first hand, the impact that communication difficulties have on people's every day life.
5,802	Ana Saavedra	Spain
5,801	Theresa Johnny-Moore	Australia	Because i think people with a disability have the right to be communicated to in the siplest way as part of their right.
5,800	Frances Scully	Canada	I have a son who has communication barriers both in processing and expression…I also work with children she have barriers to their communication.
5,799	Lori Colletti	USA
5,798	stephanie warren	Italy	Because everyone should have the right to communicate
5,797	Kirsten Ramsay
5,796	Joy Kassouf
5,795	Katie Bambury	UK
5,794	Rakhee Dadia	UK
5,793	Nargis Khan	UK
5,792	Lisa Holten	New Zealand	Personal experience having a daughter with Rett Syndrome who at 20yrs old is only just getting a eyegaze communication system, delayed for so long due to long held views regarding hierarchy vs access mode, two very different things that are not linear for everyone...
5,791	Bhawna Patel	UK
5,790	Kathryn Morrissey	UK
5,789	Gary Leaderman	UK
5,788	Viram Joseph	UK
5,787	Ester Hurley	UK
5,786	Colin Mijonnell	UK
5,785	Bryan Cross	UK
5,784	Sainazbegum Jamal	UK
5,783	Ruth Pimblett	UK	I work with children who have communication difficulties
5,782	Tracey-Anne Brazier	UK
5,781	Alice Kilby	UK
5,780	Nimita Shah	UK
5,779	Shona Mitchell	United Kingdom
5,778	Rebecca Drennan	UK
5,777	Philippa Lewis	UK
5,776	James Milburn	UK
5,775	Vivienne Sheppard	UK
5,774	Archie Day	UK
5,773	Zoe Day	UK
5,772	Rekha Vaghela	UK
5,771	Stephen Tyler	UK	I have a non vocal daughter, she uses eye gaze to communicate. Without this technology her life experience would be greatly reduced.
5,770	Joanna Grierson	UK
5,769	Pat Thomas	United Kingdom	Communication is basic to sharing life with others.
5,768	Jennifer Taylor	UK
5,767	Harkiran Kaur	UK
5,766	Cynthia Fernando	UK
5,765	Karina James	UK
5,764	PETER TYLER	UNITED KINGDOM	Because my belief is that all humans are born equal, & should have the same opprtunities throught life no matter what colour race or creed
5,763	Raymond Tyler	United Kingdom	I cannot believe that in this day & age we don't already recognise that the opportunity to fulfil your individual communication needs to your fullest potential is not already a given.
5,762	Lauran Doak	England	Funding for AAC is key but currently inadequate!
5,761	Simon Wilson
5,760	Melica Patmore	England	I know many non verbal children
5,759	Lyn King	Canada	I have worked in social services for over 30 years, supporting people with severe physical disabilities to have a voice. Funding for trained consultants is rarely available, let alone funding for symbol software for lo-tech systems. It's a basic right to be able to communicate independently, even if there is a cost involved.
5,758	Julie Briggs	Australia
5,757	Amanda Watson	Australia
5,756	Nige Donachie	Australia
5,755	Robyn Russell	Australia
5,754	Sarah Read	Australia
5,753	Sue Walley	Australia
5,752	Paula Huett	Australia
5,751	Rebecca Viney	Australia
5,750	Brett Hay	Australia
5,749	Jaclyn McLean	Australia
5,748	Liz Clarke	Australia
5,747	Kate Trotman	Australia
5,746	Hayley Luttrell	Australia
5,745	Jessica Crawford	Australia
5,744	Helen Mahiszek	Australia
5,743	John Bardenhagen	Australia
5,742	john edwards
5,741	Cheryl Stratton	Australia
5,740	Jeanette Ryan	Australia
5,739	Allison Maloney	Australia
5,738	Lyn Steel	Australia
5,737	Audrey Warren	Australia
5,736	Kelli Natoli	Australia
5,735	Elizabeth Thrush	Australia
5,734	Elizabeth Davis	Australia
5,733	Helen Storay	Australia
5,732	Tamika Green	Australia
5,731	Emma Leighton	Australia
5,730	Veronica Savage	Australia
5,729	Sophie Edwards	Australia
5,728	Emma Klima	Australia
5,727	Fiona Sheedy	Australia
5,726	Anne Donnelly	Australia
5,725	Holly Howard	Australia
5,724	Shannon Grey	Australia
5,723	Kelly Walker	Australia
5,722	Mel Davis	Australia
5,721	Jeni Brennan	Australia
5,720	Candice Bartlett	Australia
5,719	Nicole Grazuli	Australia
5,718	Michelle Freemantle	Australia
5,717	Sarah-Jane Norris	Australia
5,716	Sharon Sullivan	Australia
5,715	Kathryn Bronwasser	Australia
5,714	Sinead Dogle	Australia
5,713	Sinead Dogle	Australia
5,712	Natasha Cross	Australia
5,711	Tania Sekuloski	Australia
5,710	Shannon Marshall	Australia
5,709	Briony Congdon	Australia
5,708	Emily Saville	Australia
5,707	Stephanie Pekov	Australia
5,706	Stacey Playworth	Australia
5,705	Paige Chewter	Australia
5,704	Sineada Simpson	Australia
5,703	Jessie King	Australia
5,702	Kaysie Hilton	Australia
5,701	Emma Corry	Australia
5,700	Patricia Weekes	Australia	To be without 'voice' is so disempowering
5,699	val carmine	USA
5,698	Sherry Finch
5,697	Melanie Bartlett	Australia	When people don't take the time to understand & listen to how someone communicates the outcomes for that person can be devasting.
5,696	Alison Janssen	Australia
5,695	Pauline Smith	United Kingdom	Because no individual should be discriminated against!
5,694	Marianne Semner	Norway	Im a mother!
5,693	Wendy Griffin	New zealand	Have a cousin that has no speech after a stroke
5,692	Ana Achucarro	West Sussex	we all need to be able to communicate properly
5,691	Laura Brearley	England
5,690	Kim Rivero	England	My child is non verbal and has severe trouble communicating.
5,689	Julia Stewart	UK	Because I have seen the difference the right enabling tools make.
5,688	Maria MacCallum	uk
5,687	Kay Cutting	UK	I teach people with learning difficulties including communication difficulties - I also have friends with children without learning disabilities but who have communication difficulties - for many reasons.
5,686	Karen Hydes	UK	I have a niece for whom a communication device has meant the development of a world whereby she can hold her own...introducing inclusion, equality and an ability to shine!
5,685	Fiona Tyler	UK	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. People with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need to realise their full potential.
5,684	Milly Smith	UK
5,683	Jenny Carter	UK	To ensure everyone is able to tell people what they want and need and stand up for there rights
5,682	Pauline Grainger	England	Communicating and connecting with people is powerful and beautiful. Everyone has the right to belong and the right to communicate in a their own way
5,681	Laura Smith	USA	That people with communication disorders get access to services and are not disenfranchised from their societies!
5,680	Melinda Edgson	Canada	I personally know individuals who with out the use of their devices would not be able to communicate beyond simple yes and no answers. Their devices and all the training to use them has enabled them to have a much richer life and communicate things that wily otherwise have been unknowable.
5,679	Teresa Sanders	Canada	As an early ed teacher, I believe we all have a voice whether or not we can verbalize it.
5,678	Juliet Quinlan	Ireland	All modes of communication need to be valued as lack of a voice whether through spoken, gestural, pictorial, textual or other representation leads to a devaluation of the individual and an increase in their vulnerability to internal and external threats to personal safety and well being.
5,677	Beth Riggs	usa
5,676	Pat Patten	USA	I work with young children. Speech and communication impact their daily lives.
5,675	Kristina Gladin	United States
5,674	Rachel Betzen	USA	ASHA has reported up 84% of kids in juvenile detention have communication difficulties. Speech-Language Therapists like me need to do more to reach kids who have already "fallen through the cracks".
5,673	Rita Ofori	UK	Language in all it's forms is essential for the well-being of every individual. All people should be supported in every possible way to maximise their potential to communicate.
5,672	Suzanne Davis	United States	Because children matter! I am a teacher and I have worked with many children over the years who have struggled with communication disorders
5,671	LYNNE NORTON	USA	Because everyone needs to know how to communicate, wether it's spoken, written, or signed.
5,670	Donna Goulder	United States	to show compassion for all
5,669	Wynn Booty	USA	I love speech therapists! We have a family of speach impediments and autism and they have helped so much!
5,668	Lauren Jeffs	Australia	working with patients with a communication disability you learn how frustrating it is for them to not be able to communicate basic needs and wants. To me communication is life!
5,667	Jonathan Eastwood	Australia	human rights
5,666	Ken, the Lord Maginnis of Drumglass	Northern Ireland	Chaired the Independent review of Autism Services (Northern Ireland)
5,665	Agnes Perret	France
5,664	Zahara Razzaq
5,663	Michelle Jewell	australia
5,662	Shannon Cain	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with people with complex communication needs. I strongly believe that communication is a basic human right and that everyone deserves access to the appropriate support to ensure they are able to fully participate in society in any way they would like.
5,661	Angela Poon		I'm going to be a Speech Pathologist after I graduate!!
5,660	megan Rudd	Australia
5,659	Wayne Zahra	Australia
5,658	Cathleen Perry	USA
5,657	LORRAINE DANYLUK	CANADA	My grandchildren have positively benefitted through speech therapy. An amazing transformation from frustration to jubilation with the ability to ask for something and be understood.
5,656	Beverly Denley	Wagga Wagga	Because of my commitment to social just, access and equity
5,655	Tania Lopez	United States	My 9yr old sister has Down Syndrome. She has difficulty communicating her needs. The SLPs she has worked with have done so much for her and our family, they've really made an impact on our lives. However each year it gets harder and harder to maintain (at least) her current intervention hours. It's nearly a battle to ensure that she is provided with the services she needs. A Basic Human Right.
5,654	Tom Kitagawa	Canada	it's a matter of sharing knowledge.
5,653	Tara Cliffe	Australia
5,652	Darina Tkacik	Australia	As a professional working with people with Intellectual disability and Mental Health issues it is important for me that the wider community would understand how difficult for those people is communicate their message to others, and often they sre misunderstood.
5,651	Vivienne de Lacy Peek	Australia	I work with people with complex health - all of whom have different ways of communicating - none of them can verbalise what they require. We need to ensure people understand the different forms of communication so people are not isolated
5,650	Jennifer Getch	United States	Because I feel everyone should have a voice!
5,649	Katrín Ólafsdóttir	Iceland
5,648	Andrew Carter	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic need of life and should be experienced by everyone regardless of ability.
5,647	Liz Perrott	UK	I work as a Speech and Language Therapist therefore communication impairment is a huge matter in my daily life
5,646	Victoria Tuthill	United Kingdom	It's not money that makes the world go around, it's communication.
5,645	Karen Berghuis		My son is non verbal.
5,644	Jennifer Gibson	UK	I am a speech and language therapy student
5,643	Louisa Parker	United Kingdom
5,642	Jackie Barker	england	It is not true to say no-one died prematurely as a result of a lack of communication - plenty do.
5,641	romayn jones-linares	usa	I am an educational speech & language pathologist, mother of a language learning disabled son & daughter of a father with Alzheimer's
5,640	Susan Brown	United States
5,639	Teresa Curtis	Canada	Communication is vital for connections and relationships and understanding. People should have a right to understand and be understood.
5,638	Carolina Brandao	United States	I have been a person who stutters since I was 5 years old. It is part of who I am but I do not let it define me. I have devoted my career as a Speech Pathologist to help others with communication difficulties find their voice & it is very rewarding.
5,637	Jessica REid	Canada	I believe communication is a basic right.
5,636	Judith Philip	Scotland	I work with people with communication impairments
5,635	Pam Young	Uk	I'm a speech & language therapist working with head & neck cancer patients the psychosocial impact of speech problems is grossly under recognised
5,634	Helen Jones	scotland	Communication is central to everything we do. It is key to developing friendships and underpins our health and wellbeing.
5,633	Bryndis Krogh Gisladottir	Iceland	My son has SLI
5,632	Rebecca Clegg	United Kingdom	I have just finished my degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
5,631	Susan Sandler	UK	I work with children with communication difficulties and observe their frustration, anxiety and sadness. I am aware that there are not enough speech and language therapists working withing the education system in the UK.
5,630	carole harder	uk	CEO of disability organisation
5,629	Ruth Stewart	United States of America	I work with individuals who often struggle to communicate with others
5,628	Alison Ross	UK	I support people with autism, speech language and communication difficulties
5,627	Lauren Reed		I am studying to be a speech pathologist
5,626	Cara Chalmers	Scotland	The ability to communicate successfully is central to every human being's quality of life
5,625	Naomi Herrod-Taylor		I see the difficulties caused by being unable to communicate
5,624	Kirsten Smith	Australia	Yes
5,623	Lorraine Speirs	Scotland	People who need others to support their everyday lives need to be listened to.
5,622	Cheryl Rathmill	UK
5,621	Kathleen Othen	England	I work with preschool children with speech and language difficulties and can see, first hand, the difficulties they have being able to communicate with their peers, even at this early age. Their difficulties, if undiagnosed or not supported appropriately, will have a huge impact on their life chances.
5,620	Rachael Bain	Australia
5,619	Julie Bradley	Australia
5,618	Maria Malcolm	Scotland	I am the Project Manager of Play Alloa a district wide charity providing play and social opportunities for children and young people with disabilities. I am passionate that we support the inclusion of all children and young people in play and social activities in order to increase the quality of life for all.
5,617	James Reid	Scotland	I am an SLT working with adults with a learning disability. Communication difficulties make life so hard for individuals and any work to improve the environment is welcome
5,616	hywel williams	uk	As a Member of the UK parliament I represent a bilingual constituency - Welsh / English , with 75% being bilingual , a % which rises to close on 100% for younger people. I have alwyas campaigned for public services to be available in Welsh, including speech and language therapy
5,615	Mary Philliben	Scotland	I work as a speech and language therapist, so deal with speech, language and communication needs on a daily basis. On a more personal level I feel that communication is a vital part of the essence of who a person is. It is integral to everything we do as human beings and necessary for people to participate fully and meaningfully in their everyday lives. Without the ability to communicate I woul
5,614	Sharon Robinson	UK	As a speech and language therapist I see on a daily basis the impact when opportunities to communicate are reduced.
5,613	Ashlee Webster	Australia
5,612	Hannah Dillan	Australia
5,611	Emma Serjeant	Australia
5,610	Grace Landy	Australia
5,609	Demara Milbourne	Australia
5,608	Alex Cortis	Australia
5,607	Brittany Germain	Australia
5,606	Emma Nimmo	Australia
5,605	Clare Andrews	Australia
5,604	Sarah Russell	Australia
5,603	Jenny Johnstone	Australia
5,602	Stephanie Xie	Australia
5,601	Natasha Hanben	Australia
5,600	Julia Chaplin	Australia
5,599	Kris Wakefield	Australia
5,598	Alex Lan	Australia
5,597	Carolyne Wong	Australia
5,596	Jackie O'Connor	Australia
5,595	Julie France	Australia
5,594	Felicia Tan	Australia
5,593	Julie Stevens
5,592	Liz Hamilton	UK
5,591	Kim Shade	Australia	Communication the recipe for a great life
5,590	Malin Lillvik
5,589	Savio Furtado	Australia
5,588	Darragh Herlihy	Australia
5,587	Matt Pallozzi	Australia
5,586	Ainslie Forrest	Australia
5,585	Jenny Anderson	Australia
5,584	Sarah Ray	Australia
5,583	Richard Hessian	Australia
5,582	Kylie Sherwell	Australia
5,581	Sue Horan	Australia
5,580	Shiny Kunan	Australia
5,579	Wendy McKenzie-Hart	Australia
5,578	Mary Anne Resonable	Australia
5,577	Terry Greaves	Australia
5,576	Nicole Gilbert	Australia
5,575	Joanna Eassom	Australia
5,574	Kelly Stephens	Australia
5,573	Margaret Stevens	Australia
5,572	Martina Hayes	Australia
5,571	Alicia Timms	Australia
5,570	Shannon Allan
5,569	Aletta Sinoff	United States	I have a son with autism, my mother was deaf and I am an SLP. Communication is the gateway to a meaningful life.
5,568	Effie Charalambous	Australia
5,567	Alison Rowe	Australia	I work with people who are non-verbal and using alternative communication strategies is integral to their lives.
5,566	Mary Nel	USA	Communication is the foundation we all rely on for creating our lives - individually and collectively.
5,565	Stefania Makara
5,564	Noreen Hyre	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and a mother/sister/aunt/daughter. It MATTERS!
5,563	Wendy Fletcher	New Zealand	Communication is a basic human right and a vital part of who we are. It enables us to express our identity, thoughts and opinions. It is essential that we use this opportunity to raise awareness to enable people with communication disorders to gain the support that they truly deserve.
5,562	Amy Wang	Canada
5,561	Danita Washington
5,560	Siobhan McMahon	Scotland	It is eesential that every child has access to the support they require in gaining key life skills and communication and language skills are the most important of these.
5,559	Sarah Mudry	Canada	I am a speech-langauge pathologist and see the difficulties my clients and their families face due to communication barriers everyday.
5,558	Tamara Smith	Canada
5,557	Melissa McAllister	Canada	I am a speech language pathologist. This impacts my clients and the people around me every day!
5,556	Jennifer Petrillo	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
5,555	Jo Clare	UK	If you cannot understand or make yourself understood, it is very difficult for you to assert your other basic human rights; the right to communication is a condition or pre-requisite for the exercise of other rights.
5,554	ciera gianni	United States
5,553	hannah cowles	United Kingdom	I'm a SLT passionate about this campaign.
5,552	Rhonda Leighton	Canada	Everyone deserves the opportunity
5,551	Tina McAlpin	USA	Communication is the most fundamental need and right.
5,550	Julie Provencher	Canada
5,549	Renee Best	United States
5,548	Kelly Cassan	Canada	I am a speech language pathologist and I believe strongly in the right of all people to communicate.
5,547	Marla Wicker	United States	This issue matters to me because without the ability to communicate, one cannot have his/her basic needs met. Communication impairment also hinders one's opportunity to form meaningful relationships and friendships. Everyone deserves the opportunity to effectively share their thoughts, ideas, and feelings in a way that is socially-appropriate and reinforcing.
5,546	Angela Brown	USA	I am a strong advocate for those with hearing and communication impairments. I am a speech-language pathologist.
5,545	Edel Quinn	Ireland	I am a speech & language therapist & see every day the impact of communication difficulties on all sorts of people at all different stages of life.
5,544	Andrew Facherty	UK	It's a fundamental right.
5,543	Melissa Carlill	Australia	Everybody deserves a voice.
5,542	pauline siddall	UK	I am a speech and language therapist
5,541	Tia-Alicia Dew	USA	Work with children with special needs
5,540	Francesca Sellars	Scotland	Communication is my best skill. I cannot imagine life without it.
5,539	Grania Bannon	Northern Ireland	Because as a speech & language therapist I see what impact a communication disabilty has not just on the individual but on their family
5,538	samantha Payne	United Kingdom
5,537	Samantha Hepworth	England	The ability to effectively communicate is something that many take for granted, we need to work towads raising peoples awareness of communication difficulties in order to break down the barriers for those who have struggle to communicate
5,536	sarvnaz taherian	new zealand	I work with individuals with complex communication needs and I am passionate about equal human rights
5,535	Aaron Overington	New Zealand	Communication is a fundamental human right that is either denied or unavailable to so many. We as a modern society need to change this by any means necessary.
5,534	Jude Brown	Australia
5,533	Toni Hargan
5,532	Chris Lilwall	England	I work with children with learning disabilities
5,531	Sue Hayden	UK	I am a specialist teacher working for Language for Learning in Worcestershire. The belief that communication is a basic human right has underpinned and influenced my entire working practice.
5,530	Stephanie Andrews	England	Good communication helps to maintain good mental health which is my area of interest
5,529	P Jones	Australia
5,528	M J	Australia
5,527	Jeremy Sparrow	New Zealand	It's always better if you can communicate
5,526	Leslie Caffaro
5,525	Kristin Mueller	Australia	Speech Pathology student
5,524	Joan Chambers	Canada
5,523	Archana and Gopal Sinh	Australia	Communication is the ability to be visible in a society that is littered with symbols of text, written oral numeric being the power players. It is way identityis forged and imposed in society by those who can on those who cant. If this is lost or not there it precludes a persons ability to be included in conversations about them and around them.
5,522	Rajni Chandran	Australia	I have son who has autism. He uses a communication device to speak. I run a support organisation for people with similar issues.
5,521	Barbara Reid	Canada	Communication is the most basic of all human needs. It must be protected and supported in those who are vulnerable.
5,520	Geraldine Sugiura	Canada	Communication is essential to belonging to a community
5,519	Alexis Bernstorff
5,518	michelle baverstock	United Kingdom	everyone has the right to be heard
5,517	CAROL SINTON	United Kingdom	My son uses VOCA as his method of communication and the first device he was life changing for all of us
5,516	Julie Evans	Canada
5,515	Anne Assaly	Canada
5,514	Kate Stevenson
5,513	Holly Gusnowsky	Canada	People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential
5,512	Deborah Coates-Bracken	Canada	Everyone needs a means to communicate.
5,511	Jody Marshall	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist, I see communication as one of the most important human rights as it can significantly impact one's quality of life.
5,510	Amanda Ostertag	Canada	I work as a speech-language pathologist and see those who struggle with communication disorders on a daily basis. These people's abilities often are underestimated, especially when decision making about their own future. Wouldn't it be great if communication disorders were widely understood by all citizens and strategies to facilitate communication were readily available.
5,509	Judy Evans	Canada	I beleive that is it importatn for people to be able to communicate with others so that there are less misunderstandings in the world. i am fortunate to live in a country where my human rights are secure. Other people are not so fortunate.
5,508	Tammy-Jo Mortensen	Canada	Everyone needs the right communicate. My nephew has apraxia and has been discriminated by the school system.
5,507	zubeen dharshi	Canada	I am Speech Language Pathologist and truly believe in this.
5,506	Donna McGhie-Richmond	Canada	Communication is fundamental to what it means to be be human. We who are able to communicate naturally and freely take this for granted. It is only when we are not able to communicate or when we work with others for whom communication is a challenge that we come to understand the significance and requisite nature of communication.
5,505	Doreen Harcus	CANADA	Even those who can communicate don't do it enough. Every system breaks down without communication.
5,504	Laura Rogers	Canada	Humans are beings who are hard-wired for relationship. Communication is fundamental to being relational, and therefore is a right for all. We require communication to be able to not only interact with others but with the world around us.
5,503	Debra Martin	Canada	As as speech language pathologist I am keenly aware of the right of every individual to communicate and the importance of this basic human right
5,502	Ashraf Emam	Bahrain	I have a communication issue
5,501	Rosalyn McCallum	Scotland	because I see firsthand the impact of communication difficulties everyday in my work
5,500	Jennifer Murphy	United Kingdom	I am a Speech & Language Therapist. Everyone should have the right to be allowed to communicate.
5,499	Monica Waters-Neil		As a student of speech pathology, I see the effect that communication has in people's lives and I sincerely believe that it should be encouraged and supported where possible, anywhere it might be lacking.
5,498	Nikki Dinnen	Australia	Some people don't understand how important it is to have a voice, it can sometimes be taken for granted. Take a walk in the shoes of someone who hasn't had the chance to have a voice, or who's voice is taken away. You don't realise what you have got until it's gone.
5,497	Danielle Rapley	Australia	Communication is VITAL
5,496	Francesca Tummey	UK	communication is the basis of everything
5,495	Leora Benjamin	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist this is clearly a passion of mine & I strongly agree in the declaration.
5,494	Craig Suosaari	Australia	it sort of seems self evident - I want everyone to communicate
5,493	deborah smith	australia	It is a basic human right and lack of communication the cause of so much frustration, isolation and angst for people with disability. There is no excuse in this day and age given the training, research and resources workers have access to to not be supporting people with communication disabilites to better communicate
5,492	Rebecca Gillogly	Australia	I am a speech pathology student who believes that communication is a fundamental right and that everyone is able to communicate in their own way.
5,491	Shannon Hill	Australia	After all we're all human beings
5,490	Bryanna Hall	Australia
5,489	Madeleine Simon	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathology graduate student. I have experienced first hand the effect that communication difficulties can have on a person's quality of life, and I believe in supporting people so that they may communicate to the best of their ability!
5,488	Jane Warburton	Australia	I am studying to be a speech pathologist
5,487	Samantha Carr	Australia	As a Speech Pathology student I firmly believe everyone has a right to communicate and everyone has something to say!
5,486	Elissandra Munhoz	Australia	This issue should matter to every citzen. Communication is an essential in any society.
5,485	Geneviève Leclerc	Canada	C'est tout simplement fondamental !
5,484	Jessica Short	Australia	I couldn;t imagine not being able to communicate to express my wants/needs and to socialise - this is why I became a speech pathologist and why I believe communication is a right to anyone and everyone
5,483	Alison Job	United Kingdom	Everyone deserves the right to be able to communicate in their own unique way
5,482	EMILLIE MILLER	UK	Because communication leads to community, understanding and mutual valuing
5,481	Josephine Forrest	Australia
5,480	sarita singh	United Kingdom	in order to slove conflicts across the borad and at every level in all respects
5,479	Ann Ellis	England	I work with children with speech, language and communication needs.
5,478	Carmen Molina	Venezuela
5,477	Maureen Burgoyne	England	I have been a Montessori Directress (Teacher) since 1983. I have witnessed many times the negative impact on the young child's basic happiness, joy of life and self image when his/her attempts to communicate with peers end in frustration. It denies them their developmentally strong desire to belong to a social group.
5,476	LESLEY CHERRIMAN	SCOTLAND	Communication is a basic human right for each and every one of us enabling us to make the most basic life choices
5,475	Sarah Thornton	United Kingdom	I work as a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist and see children struggle to communicate through verbal, non-verbal and behavioural means every day. I believe human communication is not just 'a' basic human right, but 'the' basic human right. Without effective communication we cannot obtain our basic needs.
5,474	Priscilla Lebeau	Canada
5,473	Marie-Ève Mascolo	Canada
5,472	Jenny Willcock	United Kingdom	I work as a Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist and I see the effects that communication difficulties can have on a child's life
5,471	Michael Mosca
5,470	Tiffany Trask	United States
5,469	Lisa Leonhardt	BC
5,468	Deb Gwynn	bc
5,467	Amita Khurana	BC
5,466	Helen Jackson	United Kingdom	because I work with students who have communication difficulties and I know how important it is to get the correct support and help
5,465	Alisha Dickey	United States	As a speech-language pathologist, I help to provide opportunities for those with communication disorder to communicate. Every person should have a "voice."
5,464	Kirsten Hart	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and work to advocate for those with communication disorders
5,463	laura mooney	new zealand
5,462	Eirini Rodi	United Kingdom	Teacher of Special Educational Needs and Link worker
5,461	AMY REALEY	England	I work with children who have communication impairments
5,460	Afasic Scotland	Scotland
5,459	Laurie Arum Behar	Turkey	Communication is a basic human right and I would like to shed more light on communication disorders in Turkey.
5,458	Suzanne Guerin	Australia	Everyone has the right to be able to communicate. For us to not to provide support is simply wrong!
5,457	pam smith	england	because everyone has the right to be able to communicate in whatever way they can.
5,456	denis munday	england	I work with children and young people with communication disorders and I know how difficult it is for them to be accepted into "normal society". Anything that brings this issue into focus is excellent.
5,455	Helen Shepherd	United Kingdom	Having seen the impact of strokes on communication and the lack of support and understanding, anything that can highlight these need across all age groups needs to be supported
5,454	gemma chapple	United Kingdom	i work with children with slcn
5,453	Louise Stone	UK	the right to communicate is to be a human
5,452	Jane-Elise Healey	Australia	Communication is life. It's relationships. It's connections. It's laughter, joy and fun; sadness, hurt and sorrow. Without it, we're lost. And like everything, we rarely realised how important it is, until it's lost or damaged.
5,451	James Sherlock	Australia	Son has autism
5,450	Julie Quinn	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
5,449	Erica Levinson
5,448	Sarah Gavra Boland	Ireland	its important that everyone has a voice more needs to be done to ensure that individuals have a means to communicate their rights and dreams
5,447	Dale Jasina	USA	Communication is a basic human need.
5,446	christian hebron	United Kingdom	I am a teacher
5,445	clair ranson	england	i work with children who have many differing communcation difficulties - cerebal palsay / autism
5,444	Christopher Greeks	New Zealand	Communication is everything, without it, we live apart, individual, we would be in our own little worlds, with a knowledge of there being people around us but not a knowledge of the people around us. That is why God gave us so many different ways to communicate, i couldn't imagine witnessing communication going on in front of me, and not having the ability to join in, in some form or another.
5,443	helen shumilin	ontario	The ability to communicate enables one to make connections and build relationships which are necessary for mental health and self esteem
5,442	Sharon Wall	United Kingdom	For all the reasons listed below
5,441	Gillian Hindmarsh	England
5,440	Laura Goodwin		As an Early Years Practitioner, signing tutor and a parent, I see the value and importance of communication everyday.
5,439	Katrina Chapman	UK	Communication is absolutely vital but often taken for granted. I am a speech and langugage therapist and see everyday the frustration experienced by children and young people with poor communication skills.
5,438	Natalie Mason	United Kingdom	I work with the youngest children and believe the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right that we must work to support
5,437	Linda Harbottle	UK	I work with children with communication impairments
5,436	Lynda Shaw	UK	Everyone has the right to express their wishes, needs, hopes and fears.
5,435	Kirsty Witherspoon
5,434	kathryn fawcus	uk
5,433	Nina Williamson	United Kingdom	It's something that we do everyday and take for granted that everyone can do.
5,432	Gemma East	UK	I'm a Speech and Langauge Therapist
5,431	Ashley Wear	United Kingdom	Employed in the SEND sector
5,430	MARIAN DOHERTY	UK	I work with Deaf people who use various methods of communication
5,429	Karl Adamson	England	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
5,428	Susan Fisher	UK	I work with children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
5,427	Jayne Pratt	United Kingdom	I work with children under 5 in a Day Nursery and see so many with communication problems
5,426	Jayne Humphreys	England
5,425	Alan Donaldson	England	Nobody should be denied their right to communicate.
5,424	Ruth Lo	UK	I am a speech and language therapist and see first hand the importance of communication and the need for support to be in place for individuals who have challenges in this area.
5,423	Carol Harrison	U.K.	Because i support vulverable people some of who have communications difficulties
5,422	Tanya Baker		I'm a speech and language therapist and see every day the impact of communication difficulties. Communication is not just speaking and listening - it's also eye contact, the social knowledge that typically developing people inherently possess, pointing, laughing etc. It's amazing how many people have difficulties with communication, and how little these problems are recognised in general soci
5,421	Sue Pinfold	United Kingdom	I work with children and young adults who have specific language disorders .
5,420	Michael Ward	Australia	I support people who have communication difficulties and for them to communicate is very important
5,419	Andy Thomson	England	As a speech and language therapist, I am passionate about giving people the means to communicate their needs, wants and feelings.
5,418	ESCAL-Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate Sheffield City Council Literacy Strategy	England	Every child must be able to fulfill their potential in life. Ensuring that childrens' speech, language and communication skills do not become a barrier to achieving this, is of paramount importance.
5,417	Patricia Watson	UK	I work with communication disadvantage people first hand and see how this effects their activities of daily living
5,416	Jackie O'Connell	UK	I work with young adults who have severe communication and physical difficulties and have seen first hand the effect that good communication or the lack of can have on the personal and emotional development of the individual
5,415	Rebecca Howe	Au
5,414	Lynn Thompson
5,413	jackie wilson		Disabled Grandson
5,412	mary gallen	England	Everyone has the right to communicate and be understood.
5,411	Kevin Taylor	United Kingdom	Work for a charity - video production
5,410	Lesley Prout	England	Communication is vital to children's development and education. If we don't support their communication children are unlikely to reach their potential.
5,409	Teresa Veness	England	I work in speech and language therapy and understand the importance of communication
5,408	keith maddison	uk	because it should
5,407	Louise SOUTH	UK	we are a developing world - we need to communicate
5,406	Ian Burke	United Kingdom
5,405	Claire MacLean	Scotland	I am a speech and language therapist working with children so know first hand how much of a difference good communication skills matter to someone's quality of life.
5,404	Maria Clarke	England	I am passionate about raising awareness of the importance of understanding SLCNs
5,403	Joanne Thomas	Tyne & Wear	So much can be done to help everyone have a voice these days and no one should be denied that.
5,402	LYNN Watson	Eng	I am a HT of an SEN school. Children have a right to a voice! Communication is a fundamental need.
5,401	ANN CLEMENCE		My career has been spent working with children and families coping with the impact of a communication difficulty. To not be able to communicate has far reaching consequences for all involved. I am pleased to put my name to thispledge.
5,400	Gemma Butler	England	Everyone has the right to communicate.
5,399	Jo Hunt	united kingdom	everybody deserves a voice and the right to free speech regardless of current functional ability
5,398	Hazel Marshall	UK	As a parent of a deaf child I know first hand how difficult life is when there is a communication difficulty.
5,397	Gillian Houghton	UK	I am an Occupational Therapist working in a special school and the power of communication at any level is key to the well being of any person.
5,396	Sheila Coltman	UK	The ability to communicate is fundamental to the wellbeing all human beings, and if we value all people, we should afford them every possible means of support to enable them to have a voice.
5,395	Jacqueline Harter	Great Britain	We all have a right to a voice - and if we need assistance to have our voice heard then that assistance should be made available!
5,394	Deborah Short	United Kingdom	I am a speech and Language Therapist and believe strongly that everyone has a right to communicate and be heard!
5,393	Debbie Zagoria	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist
5,392	Elaine Parker	GB	I see the issues of families struggling with communication & their lack of quality of life.
5,391	Jodie Tatlow	England	SLT
5,390	Nicola Masefield		I teach children with SLCN
5,389	Sally Palmer	England	I work with children and understand the difficulty they have achieveing their potential if their communication skills are impaired.
5,388	Jojo Byrne	United Kingdom	Working with children with Speech and Language difficulties highlight the importance of this issue for me
5,387	Janet Boultbee	Australia	Equality of opportunity: Human rights; my life's work
5,386	Joanne Butlin	UK	I am an SLT and have witnessed first hand the effect communication difficulties can have on a person's quality of life. I feel very strongly that people who make key decisions about speech therapy do not fully understand how dibilitating a communication problem can be. I fully support anything that draws attention and builds awareness of communication difficulties.
5,385	Heidi Limbert	Uk	Within Children's Centres We work with parents and children with communication difficulties within its widest sense. Communication is to the development and growth of any individual. It's absence has far reaching im
5,384	Trudi Green	Worcestershire
5,383	Birgit Lueck	Canada	Without the ability to communicate a person is not able to make their physical and emotional needs known and hence putting them at risk for abuse and neglect.
5,382	Donna Griffiths
5,381	eva kornits
5,380	Emily Whitehouse	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and the wife of an active duty service member who suffered a TBI. I have witnessed first hand, both in my career and in my family, the profound effects of impaired communication on an individual and their loved ones. All of us should have the right to communicate to the capacity our cognitive function permits!
5,379	Karen Lai	Canada	I live with a communication disability
5,378	Ponnampalam Srikantha	Australia	Racisim can play a big role in communication as the people tend ignore your views due to your back ground
5,377	Edit Giles	New Zealand	I am a mother of two boys both with language and speech delay and I see the importance of communication in their lives, how without it they get lost and suffer and become lonely at times.
5,376	Lynda Barling-Day	Australia	We all deserve a voice
5,375	Emma Moore	Australia
5,374	Monica Mason	USA	I am a Bilingual SLP working with families who have children with special needs. These families in many cases only speak Spanish. We all can help them reach communication!!!
5,373	Liana Lipa	USA	I am an SLP and I work with children who have difficulty communicating. They need to have a way to communicate their wants and needs just like everyone else.
5,372	Emily Hansen	Australia	I know many children with speach or other disabilities and feel that they don't always get listened to in the right way.
5,371	Blathnaid O Connor	Ireland	I am a speech and language therapy student so I care about people's ability to communicate.
5,370	Katie Clark	Scotland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working with children with additional support needs. It is vital to join in and raise awareness of how important communication skills are in all aspects of life.
5,369	JANICE ALEXANDER	Canada	because being unable to communicate is as much or more of a disability as any physical one
5,368	Wendy MacDonald	Canada
5,367	Susan Graham	England	I have been an early years teacher for many years and am concerned about the lack of verbal interaction between many young children and their parents. I am also very concerned about the cuts that have been made to the speech therapy services in this country.
5,366	Debra Dougher	United States	Very close friends of mine have hearing disabilities and I wanted to support them in any way that I can.
5,365	Liz Byrne	United Kingdom	Working in a Primary School I support children with anumber of different needs - and observe daily how communication difficulties can prevent them from fulfilling their potential and therefore , conversely, when recognised ,can be provided with support which can help them to live and participate fully in their lives
5,364	Sandy Hayes	England	I have worked with children who have speech and language issues all of my teaching career and have seen the impact upon their lives.I want more people to become aware and try to make a difference to children's lives.
5,363	Pam Butler	England	As a teacher in a special school, communication as a fundamental human right is very important to me.
5,362	MICHAEL CATTELL	ENGLAND	FAIR TO ALL
5,361	Anne-Belle Esteves	uk	I teach in a secondary school and communication is the key to success.
5,360	michelle o'toole	United Kingdom
5,359	Jan Sandidge	USA	Without a means of communication a person has no meaningful interaction and without interaction what is the point in life? As an SLP if I can grow even the smallest communication abilities in a person then I have succeeded in making that person's life more meaningful.
5,358	Yasmin Taylor	England	I take a huge interest in communication and would like to persue a career in speech therapy
5,357	Don Harwood	United Kingdom	My son has a communication impairment which affects his ability to communicate.
5,356	Alison Harwood	United Kingdom	My son has a communication impairment which affects his ability to communicate.
5,355	Nada Carlomusto	Canada	As a Speech-language pathologist, I hope that bringing awareness to this important issue will allow individulas with communication disorders to receive all the required services.It's a Basic Human Right!
5,354	Sarah Jane Burke	UK	I'm a final year SLT student, about to qualify, and I believe that effective communication is the key to independence, achieving your potential and having the best quality of life.
5,353	Patrícia Almeida	Portugal
5,352	Rosalind Brown	UK	Working with youngsters with SLD and AAC users shows me how essential language is to well being and quality of life.
5,351	Cathy Baker	United Kingdom	My child is severely affected by a speech & language disorder and hearing impairment, which causes alot of anxiety and affects many aspects of life. Inspite of great support from school, there is still limited support available from health services. My child is very aware of own disabilities and lacks confidence and is regularly ridiculed by other children.
5,350	Susan Richards	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist and researcher I see the difference that communication and the lack of it makes to children's lives. All people with communication impairments deserve the support they need to reach their potential at home, school, work and leisure.
5,349	Benita Smith	United Kingdom	Because, as a speech and language therapist, I saw how disabling communication problems could be.
5,348	Isabel Ayres	United Kingdom	Without the ability to communicate, a child is trapped in a lonely world, unable to learn about others or express their thoughts and feelings
5,347	Elisa Bucurel	Canada	I see people who have difficulties communicating every day as part of my practice (Speech-Language Pathology) and I believe that everyone should be able to communicate their basic needs, as well as their feelings and ideas.
5,346	Anne Murdock	N Ireland	I am a speech and Language Therapist working with people with learning disability and communication impairment
5,345	Manon Trudel	Canada	As an audiologist, some hearing impaired have difficulty communicating with their love ones until they have access to proper services.
5,344	Jenny Neary	Ireland
5,343	Jennifer Dunne	Ireland	Communication is a basic right and is something that everyone deserves.
5,342	Catherine Ellicott	England	It is a basic entitelemet for all children, which supports learning and development
5,341	Elizabeth Pole	UK	Communication is fundamental to all relationships. It's what makes us human. I am a speech and language therapist and helping people to communicate changes lives and enables people to reach their full potential.
5,340	Kathleen Dunne	Ireland	More awareness, leading to a greater understanding, is needed to ensure that the dignity of any person who has a communication disorder is always upheld.
5,339	Kathleen Tolley	United Kingdom	communication is the center of everything, whether you communicate though speech or other methods without it what can you achieve? communication is how people reach out to others and respond to their needs. Take that away an the person becomes nothing.
5,338	Nicolette Joubert
5,337	Jia-Yu Yeo	Australia	I believe that the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
5,336	Matthew Roderick	New Zealand	Because communication is what makes us human
5,335	Greg Piper MP	Australia	It is important that our community strives to extend the power of communication to all and break down the barriers that leave some people marginalised in this regard, due to disability, isolation or social disadvantage.
5,334	Mansour Mohajer-Ansari	Australia	Communication will unit humans from all walk of life & will eleminate lots of disputs/misunderstanding. will bring people closer to real unity worldwide.
5,333	Claire Cahalan	Australia
5,332	Cecilia Rossi	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist
5,331	Bobbie Fuller	USA	I have family members and people in my community whom suffer from communication barriers.
5,330	Shirani Gomes	Australia	communication in any form allows for human connection which is fundametal to life itself.
5,329	Eugene McGarrell	Australia	This aligns with my values
5,328	Tanya Deuce
5,327	Jodie Davis	Australia	It is impossible to get through a day without communicating (verbally and non verbally) with the people around you
5,326	Morgan Lund	Australia
5,325	Tamara Hall	Australia
5,324	Kathryn McKinley	Australia	Communication is a basic right!
5,323	Natalie Albores	Australia	It's a basic human right everyone should be able to access
5,322	Linda Worrall
5,321	Madison Luehman	Australia	Vital to social, emotional and physical health
5,320	jackie donovan	ireland	human rights issue
5,319	Janet McNeill	Australia	Everyone deserves the right to be able to communicate to the fullest extent of their ability.
5,318	Shirley jimenez eagles	Australia
5,317	Natalie Berg	Australia	Communication is connection! Communication is life.
5,316	Amy Simpson	Australia	Communication is a basic human right for everyone!
5,315	Sarah Bowman	Australia	Everyone should be able to communicate their needs and wants!
5,314	Rial Kidson	Australia
5,313	Con Kalavritinos
5,312	Francesca Guli	Italy	I am a Speech and language Therapist. Raising awareness of this issue is extremely important.
5,311	SOPHIE CLARKE	Australia	I have Cerebral Palsy and as such face challenges due to the way I speak - not only can people find me difficult to understand but I can me discriminated against based on incorrect assumptions people make about me when they hear me speak. In addition to my own experience my father has a communication disability due to an aquired brain injury.
5,310	Noelle smith	Australia	I work with children and young people who face challenges communicating their needs, wants, desires, thoughts, jokes and ideas.I would like to see equipment and support available to those that need it, when they need it without hurdles.
5,309	Kevin Moyles	Ireland	It's essential for a cohesive community. No-one should be excluded from democratic, economic, social, and cultural security. They need a voice in all arenas. It's a shame this pledge has to exist at all.
5,308	Shelley Brennan	Australia	As a speechie I see communication issues all the time, however I have personal experience in this issue as a person with myasthenia gravis. This is a autoimmune condition that impacts ones ability to maintain muscle movements. This has meant that I have problems with swallowing and speech. This was exceptionally frustrating as I couldn't work and participate in basic family events.
5,307	Nicolas Rouleau	Canada	Hearing and Cochlear implant.
5,306	Alice Davine	Australia
5,305	Craig Abbs	Bristol	Teacher of pupils who are non verbal pmld pupils
5,304	Rita Harris	UK	I have progressive dysarthria and now can't make myself understood in speech at all. It's amazing how many organisations and indiduals who should know better assume that you can "just phone the number below to get details, help, more information, etc., etc. ...... Grr!
5,303	Janet Cates	United States	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
5,302	Segerien Donner	Rwanda	I am a speech therapist
5,301	Kirsty Griffiths	UK
5,300	Kate Gander	UK
5,299	Lorraine Bascombe	Canada	I struggle with word finding . Whether it be in small intimate groups, my profession , or giving presentations. If I had had a follow up for brain injury when I was very young perhaps my expressive language skills would be much better. Today I work with children with a variety of needs and the key to component to their success is expressive communication skills.
5,298	Jenny Hayes	UK	I'm a speech and language therapist
5,297	Jessica Cassity	Maryland
5,296	Megan David	UK	Everybody deserves the chance to communicate in whatever way is possible for them 🙂
5,295	James D'Olley	United Kingdom
5,294	Clare Lucas		Communication isn't always easy but is always important and is often the difference between inclusion and exclusion.
5,293	Adesola Amusan
5,292	Louise Cripps	UK	So many of our basic human rights are affected if people are not given the opportunity to communicate
5,291	Rob McDowall MEA	UK	Communication and the ability to communicate is fundamental. It is a primary concern for all and this basic right should be respected and defended fiercely.
5,290	Laura Robinson	United Kingdom	My sister could not communicate because of her physical condition. Being able to communicate is a neccessity of life, human or otherwise.
5,289	Michelle Vallee	Canada
5,288	Serge mercier	canada
5,287	heather carpenter		I'm a speech-language pathologist!
5,286	David Bishop	United Kingdom	The ability to Communicate is a basic right. Lack of or poor communication is behind most problems today
5,285	Michelle Dunne	Ireland	My Nanna gradually lost her ability to communicate owing to Pseudo Bulbar Palsy, a rare and debilitating disease.
5,284	catherine hillis		Because every child has the right to communicate and be understood
5,283	Fionnuala McKiernan	Ireland	I'm an aspiring Speech and language therapist and I've always believed that the ability to communicate is a fundamental aspect of a human being.
5,282	Claire O'Connor	Australia	Aphasia is a chronic disease and people with aphasia have a right to services to support their communication needs.
5,281	Jessica McGrath	Ireland	I am hoping to become a Speech and Language Therapists so I can help people to focus on their abilities rather than their disabilities in order to improve their communication and in turn improve their well-being and quality of life.
5,280	Corey Patterson	Australia	I am currently studying speech pathology at university, and understand that communication, through all mediums, is imperative to human existence and development. Too many are unable to communicate their needs, wants and desires and a lot of people take this for granted.
5,279	Diane White	United Kingdom	I work with young children
5,278	Dylan Hayden	United Kingdom
5,277	Jan Georgeson	UK	I have worked with many children who have found it difficult to communicate
5,276	John Macfarlane	Ireland	I work with people with communication problems.
5,275	Yi Wen Ang	Australia
5,274	Christina Fekete
5,273	Monica Smith	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working with children and young people with communication difficulties. I have seen what types of challenges they face and the impact their difficulties can have on the rest of their lives.
5,272	Fiona Coulson	Australia	Everyone has a right to communicate! How can we know if people's other human rights are being met if they have no way of communicating that to us?
5,271	Grace wieczorski	Australia
5,270	faye scanlan	Australia
5,269	jessica CLEWS	new zealand	i'm a speech therapist - communication is my job, my passion and my life!
5,268	Clare Eastwood	Australia	communication is key to a basic human right
5,267	Danielle Flatley	Australia
5,266	Joanna Freeman	Australia
5,265	Jessica Matov	Australia
5,264	Kate Margetson	Australia	Everybody has a voice that should be listened to, whether spoken in words, gestures, signs, communication symbols or any other way, it is everyone's right to communicate and be heard.
5,263	Gayl Scully	Australia
5,262	Lana Busby	Australia	I believe everybody has the right to communicate
5,261	Anastasia Reiter	USA	To be able to share and communicate ideas, feelings, knowledge, etc. with others- those are all miraculous gifts
5,260	Stephanie Ruston
5,259	Cyrena Bluck-madden
5,258	Alison Winkler	Australia	Working with children with communication impairments everyday, Communication creates social connection
5,257	Tara Shem	Australia
5,256	Bianca Wagnitz
5,255	Sue Lawless	Australia	I work with people who have communication disorders & have seen first hand how important being able to communicate is to their mental health and well being and quality of life. I also know there is robust research now that confirms this & confirms that therapy / intervention on communication makes a difference.
5,254	Terri Anderson	Australia	Adequate support to make this basic right available to all
5,253	Kieran D'Isernia	Aus.	Communication is central to all human beings, their sense of self, there ability to connect.
5,252	Rachel Kerr	Australia	Anyone who does not have the option for communication is missing out on one of life's major rights and the effect on all those in that person's world is enormous.
5,251	Stephi West	Australia
5,250	Kathryn Anderson
5,249	Angela Kinsella-Ritter	Australia	Communication is certainly a basic human right!
5,248	Alyce Tuza	Australia	Everyone should have equal rights
5,247	Bronwyn Skate	Australia	Communication is key to all humanity
5,246	Jane Keogh	Scotland	Without communication, a person has nothing, it is the key to life.
5,245	Marianne Heidtmann	United States	As a speech language pathologist, I recognize the right to be able to communicate and the need to receive therapy as needed.
5,244	Alice Suter	USA	Noise-induced hearing loss is a barrier to communication that is so often neglected.
5,243	Kathryn Linton	Scotland	I have a child with communication difficulties.
5,242	Adriana Lacerda	Brazil	My job! My Mission!
5,241	Nancy VanDyke	United States	I have a child with a communication disability!
5,240	Thais Morata	USA	My mission
5,239	Kathryn Due Jacobsen	Scotland	communication is vital to my quality of life. i have made my passion for communication my profession too.
5,238	Gemma Rafferty	Scotland	I'm a speech and language therapist and work with children with communication impairments daily and strive to help them communicate at their level and educate others to create a supportive communication environment
5,237	linda gray	United Kingdom	communication is an essential. It is the way we understand and interact with the word around us. I work as a Speech and Langugae Therapist and Im very proud to help to develop and support the power of communication.
5,236	Dawn Fenton	UK	The ability to communicate helps us show the person we are.
5,235	Gemma Wilson	Scotland	I work with pople who have communication difficulties and know how it affects their lives.
5,234	Sarah Mcculloch	Wales	Personal experience
5,233	Karin Sorg	USA	Communication is a basic human right.
5,232	Christine Bechel	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist.
5,231	yvonne brookes	wales	child with SLI
5,230	Rhona Matthews	Scotland
5,229	Clare Wilson	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and everyday I see first hand the struggles that children with Speech, language and communication difficulties face.
5,228	Anne Mackey	Canada	I was born with a hearing problem in both ears. Hearing aids allow me to communicate.
5,227	Julie Panhuysen	Australia	Everybody in the community needs to be aware of the importance of early intervention programs that offer support and encouragement to children with a language impairment.
5,226	Emma Barbagallo	Australia	I once read - every time you speak a word, you perform a miracle. As a Speech Pathology student I am beginning to fully understand the huge importance of communication and every person's right to it. Communication is a miracle and frankly the world could use more of them.
5,225	Isobel Lewis		I am a speech pathologist and feel very strongly that communication is a human right.
5,224	FIONA Hewerdine	NZ	Because we need to raise awareness for the silent community who matter to us all
5,223	Karen Visser	United Kingdom	I'm a speech and language therapist and the mother of a child with specific language impairment
5,222	Ciara Murphy	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist, I firmly believe that people with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need to realise their full potential.
5,221	Melanie McNair	Northern Ireland, UK	I believe everyone has the potential and the right to be able to communicate in life!
5,220	amanda bennett	scotland	inclusive communication is a human rigght
5,219	Stephanie Gianni	Australia	I am a student speech pathologist who has a strong tie to communication, endorsing it's rehabilitation, and supporting those who have life altering difficulties.
5,218	Talisha Boyd	Australia	As a speech pathology student I am passionate about the importance of communication and realise that many people take the ability to communicate for granted.
5,217	Laura Meagher	Australia	I am a student, studying Speech and Language Pathology at university. I know how important it is to communicate, and I take my ability to communicate easily for granted.
5,216	Erin Colley	Australia	As a speech pathology student, it's hard to see so many people not be able to communicate. People deserve to have what I have everday!
5,215	Cassurina Stahlhut	Australia	Communication is the ability to express emotion, to share experiences and to generate your very own unique view on the world. The ability to communicate, and not communicate by choice is in itself a way of telling a story. Everybody has a need for communication.
5,214	Pure Webster	Australia
5,213	Rachael Di Bella	Australia	As a speech pathologist in training I believe everyone has the right to be able to communicate.
5,212	Prue Braund	Australia
5,211	Anna Haire	Australia	&i; am a Speech Pathologist and I can see the impact of communication difficulties on peoples lives.
5,210	Sarah C	Australia
5,209	Teagan Dwyer	Australia	Currently studying Speech Pathology and learning how much communication affects your participation in life.
5,208	Jasmin Delle Baite	Australia	I am a training speech pathologist and am very passionate about our rights to communicate
5,207	Katie Prendergast	NSW	Communication is a vital part of the human experience and absolutely a basic right.
5,206	gala ichko	Khovd
5,205	Eman Al-Jayeh	United States
5,204	eman aljayeh	United States
5,203	Sarah Ruming	Australia	As speech pathologist it is an issue close to me. I am passionate about communication.
5,202	Daphne Machado
5,201	Daniel Horseman	Australia	I believe as a Individual and also a Person with a Intellectual Disability plus working as a Liaison Worker, that Everyone from all Walks of Life is Fully Entitled to all Forms of Communication and Importantly for Everyone to Speak up for Themselves and be Self Advocates plus make own Choices, Decisions, etc. Also, all boundaries that limits people Communicating should be Abolished.
5,200	Danielle Pascoe
5,199	Deb James	Australia
5,198	Aleksandra Bojceski	Australia	Communication is important
5,197	Clare Sutcliffe	Australia	As a speech pathologist I could not be able to emphasise the importance of communication and been able to educate people about the importance
5,196	Sarah Cording	Australia
5,195	Ola Alsalman	USA
5,194	Gina Capri	United States	I work with children with communication disorders.
5,193	Anne Madden	Australia	Fundamental need
5,192	Kerry Church	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist and I work with adults in a skilled nursing facility.
5,191	Clare Gray	Australia	Everyone has a right to communication, we have a right to support all.
5,190	Kelly Moore
5,189	Megan Blumberg	Australia
5,188	Kate Dempsey	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate
5,187	Luke Backovic	Australia	I am a social worker and i work within a framework where i advocate to respect the dignity and worth of the person and therefore find this very important.
5,186	Alessandra Giannini	Australia	Communication is an essential life sustaining part of being a human.
5,185	Amy Wang	Australia	Basic human right
5,184	Ronelle Hutchinson	Australia
5,183	Robin Wilson	Australia	Communication is a human right!
5,182	Warren Sullivan	Australia	My granddaughters who are in my care both have communication difficulties one is non verbal and has major communication issues.
5,181	Danielle Kennedy	Australia	It's a basic right to share and be heard!
5,180	Kaye Kingham	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist who witnesses the impacts of communication impairment every day
5,179	Kate Everitt	Australia
5,178	Kellie Matthews	Australia	Communication allows our personality, feelings and love for life be known to those around us. Human life revolves around interactions and these interactions rely heavily on communication.
5,177	Giulietta Zandona	Australia	Communication is the biggest factor that determines quality of life thus awareness of the difficulties one can experience should be recognised and understood by all members of society.
5,176	Jenny Walsh	Australia	Communication is essential to life
5,175	Jennifer Adams	Australia	Important for our clients and population in general
5,174	Skye McGregor
5,173	Kavitha Arumugam	Australia	I have gone through phases with big communication gaps and had no ways of fixing them due to political dramas.
5,172	Marcel Reux	Canada	Communication is vital for survival
5,171	Jennifer Keeler	USA	As a speech language pathologist, my work is dedicated to helping people communicate.
5,170	Andre Lafargue	CANADA	Je suis un Audiologiste qui pratique ma profession depuis plus de 37 ans. Je soutiens absolument et sans reservation aucune l'esprit et le but de cette campagne internationale!
5,169	Jenna Braddick	Uk	I'm a SLT.
5,168	Madison Newton	United States	I am a soon to be SLP
5,167	Sharessa Gutierrez	United States	Communication is the GREATEST gift you can give someone! I am a SLP and I love what I do : )
5,166	Sharon Busch	USA	My goal of the past 23 years as a hearing health professional has been to help people enjoy their lives to the fullest through better hearing.
5,165	Marie-Claude Harvey	Canada	je travaille avec des enfants ayant des troubles cognitifs et ayant aussi des troubles de communication....
5,164	Lauren Nelson	United States	As a speech language pathologist I believe everyone is entitled to their voice, no matter what means they must take to be heard.
5,163	Catarina Dôro	Portugal	We can't live without communicating!
5,162	Marjorie Perreault
5,161	Caroline Atherton	England	To communicate is our most fundamental of human capacities.
5,160	Rowena Davidson	United Kingdom	My son has verbal dyspraxia and his whole life is directly affected by it. The ability to communicate and be understood and the ability to make sense of what others communicate to him is so difficult for him that every time he tries to connect with fellow human beings it's like a desperate struggle to escape permanent solitary confinement. And we all really can make a difference.
5,159	Kate Deveson
5,158	Erin White	Australia	Everyone should have the opportunity to communicate.
5,157	Bronte Pearce	Australia	I love communication!
5,156	Melissa Derwin	Australia	Because everyone should be able to speak and have their voice heard!
5,155	Danielle Vasilovsky
5,154	Emily Jackson	Australia
5,153	Kim Reynard	Australia	Because I'm a speech pathologist
5,152	Ishani Milton	Australia	To be able to communicate is a basic right!!
5,151	Andrea Allan	Australia
5,150	Annabelle Wong Tai
5,149	Jasvinder Sekhon	Australia	We NEED to communicate for health.
5,148	Jessica Dimattina	Australia
5,147	Gemma De Plater	Australia	A basic human right for all
5,146	Theresa Yao	Hong Kong
5,145	lizzie Hede	Australia	Several family members have communication impairments and this has a major impact on their everyday life. I also work as a speech pathologist and see issues associated with communication disorders on a daily basis.
5,144	Freya Ladaycia	United Kingdom	My son has Specific Language Impairment.
5,143	Marie-Claude Diamant	Canada
5,142	Blathnaid O Connor	Ireland	As an speech and language therapy student I care greatly about helping people to communicate and feel it is a basic right.
5,141	Raymond Neault	Canada
5,140	lyne paquin	Canada	I work with aphasic patients.
5,139	Martin Benoit	Canada
5,138	Francine Kavourinos	United States	I am a Special Education Teacher working with students with speech needs!
5,137	Harold Lai Kong Ling
5,136	Nicole Muir	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist, I had had a lifetime of experience supporting clients and their families as they developed their communication skills. Communication is basic to human interactions and to our mutual understanding.
5,135	Rodeina Bechara	Canada	I am a speech therapist. I help with children communicate more effectively
5,134	Lindy Usher	UK	my stoke and aphasia
5,133	Diane Morris	United Kingdom	I have Anomic Aphasia and an ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) due to stroke and have communication problems.
5,132	JAne Wong	Australia
5,131	janice guy	United Kingdom	I am a teacher in an ASD base.
5,130	avi pudman	Australia
5,129	yohan lefort
5,128	Jayne Lai	Mauritius
5,127	Julie Groulx-Houde	Canada
5,126	Mylène Arsenault	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste et j'aimerais pouvoir mieux aider les gens atteints de troubles de la communication.
5,125	Amelie Quirion	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste et connaît les impacts qu'un trouble du langage peut occasionner. Je souhaite pouvoir aider davantage mes clients en ayant plus de temps avec eux et du temps de meilleure qualité.
5,124	Eve Nadeau	Canada
5,123	Jacqui Woodcock	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and priveleged to be part of leading the service to children and young people in Worcestershire. Our service provides support to over 6000 children with speech, language and communication needs. The ability to communicate is a basic human right underpinning a child's social, emotional and educational development.
5,122	Emma Jordan	UK	I am a speech and language therapist and privileged to be part of leading the service to children and young people in Worcestershire. Our service provides support to over 6000 children with speech, language and communication needs. The ability to communicate is a basic human right underpinning a child’s social, emotional and educational development.
5,121	Oli Cheadle	United Kingdom
5,120	Clare Bates	UK	I have worked as a support assistant and wish to pursue a carrier in SLT. I understand that communication is a key element of development in children and also feel that it is a basic human right.
5,119	Ricardo Dias Ferreira	Portugal	to raise awareness about our profession.
5,118	Holly Strickland	UK	Communication, in all its forms, is what enables us to build and maintain our relationships with others and the world around us. The key is in the name: communication is a communal responsibility. I believe that people with speech, language and communication needs (both children and adults) deserve support and understanding from others so they are able to exercise this basic human right.
5,117	Jo Marshall	United Kingdom	I have 3 nephews on the spectrum along with other medical needs, and I work as a Teaching Assistant - SEN and PMLD
5,116	Amlet Cashain David	England	My son is autistic
5,115	Pauline Newton	United Kingdom	My sister has aphasia she deserves to be listened to and not treated to 'does she take sugar'!
5,114	Amanda Bellis	England	teach sen/pmld
5,113	Beverly Seeley	England	Everyone needs a voice & I believe it's sometimes what we do & not what we speak.
5,112	Karen Willis	England	Speech therapists helped my brother learn to speak properly
5,111	Daniela Tavares	Portugal	I am a student of speech therapy and I think communication is a right for all. Everyone should get the help they need and it is up to each of us to ensure that.
5,110	Jimmy Lang	Uk	I stammer
5,109	julie liberman	United States	slp
5,108	diane farnan	great british	it all matters to everthring dont you think.
5,107	Marie-Claude Giroux	Canada	I am a speech therapist.
5,106	Carole-Anne Cadoret-Lemieux	Canada
5,105	Shelley Taylor	England	My 11 year old Son has a stammer, he had a really hard time at primary school not only with his peers but with teachers.
5,104	David Hare	UK	I communicate for a living. Many others do and without it we would not be able to engage in the productive knowledge economy. Language brings freedom, opportunity and hope. It is incumbent upon all of us who can communicate - listen as well as speak - that we help give everyone the tools to make the most of the exciting world we live in.
5,103	Lisa Wash	England	As a speech and language therapist I see the impact of communication difficulties on a daily basis. Communication is a two way process. We all have a part to play in enabling everyone to have the opportunity to communicate their basic needs.
5,102	Ginette Lacroix	Canada	La communication est à la base de tout et ce, pour chaque individu!
5,101	Ana Rita Bebiano	Portugal
5,100	Marie-Luce Legault	Canada	As a professionnel of the communication
5,099	pamela Bateman-Lee	Merseyside	stroke, aphasia
5,098	Nancy Snobelen	Canada	I have worked with people with communication impairments for over 30 years. We must enable those who cannot speak and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.
5,097	steven newman	UK	because i care
5,096	Marie Plourde
5,095	Julie Bélanger	Canada
5,094	Latourelle Marie-Claude	Canada
5,093	Rachel Grainger	United Kingdom
5,092	Jane Malone	USA	I am a Speech-language Pathologist, mother, and grandmother.
5,091	KEN CORDING	United Kingdom	I Have Aphasia !!!
5,090	Lucy Noble	United Kingdom
5,089	Kate Fitch (Sense)	United Kingdom	At Sense we understand that people’s lives are hugely affected by the quality of the contact they have with other people. Good communication is crucial to our relationships and membership of social groups for them to be satisfying and meaningful. A deafblind person’s quality of life depends on communication that is clear, concise and accessible.
5,088	Susan Strachan	United Kingdom	Communication is VITAL for all ages and to deny people that is wrong.
5,087	Digna Bankovska	United Kingdom
5,086	Deyar Yasin
5,085	Michael Koudounas		I work for a disabled children's charity
5,084	Miguel De sampaio	Spain	It's a basic human right, we should all be able to communicate
5,083	Judy Moon	UK	I care.
5,082	Melissa Jones	England	As an SLT student, I can understand what communication can bring to someone's life.
5,081	jennifer perez rojas	trinidad	is a human right.
5,080	Catherine Roche
5,079	Joanna Blundell	United Kingdom
5,078	Yvonne Cowan	N.Ireland	because it is a basic human right
5,077	Victoria Harris	United Kingdom
5,076	Caroline Layton	United Kingdom	Because everyone deserves to be heard.
5,075	Helen Black	Scotland	My brothervwas introduced to Makiton later in his life. He had little verbal communication. As a family we had learned the skill of reading his eyes & his body language but Makaton empowered him to communicate with us Wonderful Wevwerevso proud as he has complex learning needs but this proved that he had a greater ability to learn than everyone thought.e
5,074	james waters	United Kingdom
5,073	Peter Rowbottom	UK	Basic human right
5,072	Bec Casey	Australia	People's basic right to communication is breached daily. It's simply not good enough
5,071	Gemma Holleran	Australia	My brother has a disability and communicates in ways other than with speech. I am a speech pathologist working with children and adults with a range of communication needs and abilities.
5,070	Leigh Harris	United Kingdom	Worked all my life with people who have had difficulty communicating. It is as important that people are enabled to communicate in a way that suits them, but as important that those around them learn how to listen and communicate back.
5,069	Lucy Dipper	UK	I'm an academic in SLT and work with clients who have aphasia
5,068	lucy morgan	United Kingdom	It should matter to all of us, across the world.
5,067	Erin Howes	Australia
5,066	Colin Payne	England
5,065	SIMON HENDERSON	United Kingdom
5,064	Bernadette Strickland	United Kingdom
5,063	Sally McVicker	United Kingdom	Communication is the essance of our humanity
5,062	James Robinson	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right. It is particularly important for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities as they may only be able to communicate non-verbally and their ability to do this is often dependent on people recognising their right to have a say in whatever form that takes.
5,061	Laura Monro-Smith	United Kingdom	I am a student SLT
5,060	Louise Honck	United Kingdom	I believe that every person has the ability to communicate and needs opportunity to unlock this
5,059	Chris Allen	UK
5,058	Danny Beckwith	UK	Past work in care industry made me realise how rewarding it is for people with difficulties to communicate their feelings and needs and for these to be understood and acted upon
5,057	Jeshu Chauhan	UK
5,056	Lorraine Dearling	UK
5,055	Surbhi Mathur
5,054	Jill Nicholson	UK
5,053	Catherine Sutcliffe	UK
5,052	Danielle Crank	UK	My brother is autistic-People need to change the way they communicate with those who struggle to,and their attitudes to them.
5,051	Gennie Polley	UK
5,050	Prashamsa Bhattea	UK
5,049	Jane Nicholls	UK
5,048	Celine McCatney	UK
5,047	Aneesa Merchant	UK
5,046	Sreena Dac	UK
5,045	Samantha Field	UK
5,044	Chrysanthos Poullikas	UK
5,043	Leo Desa	UK
5,042	Rosalynd Gourgey	UK
5,041	maria Jurascheck	UK
5,040	Rhiannon Halfpenny	UK
5,039	Shelley Vivian	Australia
5,038	Fiona Whelan	Australia
5,037	Clodagh Counihan	New Zealand	Communicaiton is everything to everybody. Where we our communication is restricted we are unable to share our thoughts, feelings and our aspirations for ourselves.
5,036	Emily Marshall	Australia
5,035	Jessica Gudenus	United Kingdom	I am a communication professional but also have a brother with language delay and a mother who suffered a stroke
5,034	Adrian Sargeant	Australia	Communicating enables us to tell our story, be a part of our society and place ourselves in a self determined paradigm of our choosing; everyone has a right to this most fundamental component of being an independent human
5,033	Karen Towns	New Zealand	Everybody has the right to communicate their needs, feelings, wants etc. People with communication difficulties are often faced with barriers to meeting this basic human right. The barriers can include disabilism, ignorance and fear. The only way to break down these societal disability constructs is to challenge the prejudices and fears, & to participate in taking public pledges such as this one.
5,032	Sophie Walsh	Australia	I am a speech pathology student
5,031	Nahil Chidiac	Australia	Close to my heart
5,030	Kate Perry	Australia	Everybody has the right to communicate! #SLP2B
5,029	Danielle Malone	United States of America	Communication is a crucial aspect of all individuals lives for many different reasons. Being able to express your wants and needs is important for both physical and mental health.
5,028	Dianne Chain	Australia	Critically important to optimum quality of life for all people to be supported to communicate their needs.
5,027	Sally Asfour	Australia	my daughter has Angelman syndrome and the prospect is she will be non verbal. . communication is a basic human right whatever way it is.
5,026	Vicky Frostell	Australia
5,025	Becky Johnson	united kingdom
5,024	Hannah Doubleday	United Kingdom
5,023	faye Mcmanus	Ireland	my profession as an slt has allowed me to see first hand the difficulties and obstacles people with communication impairment have on a daily basis
5,022	Sian Couper	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
5,021	Jules Whicher	UK	My child has a genetic disorder (Angelman Syndrome) which means he has very complex communication needs. I fight, educate and give him many opportunities to be heard every single day. This is his basic human right.
5,020	Samantha Berry	United Kingdom	My son communicates with PECS picture exchange communication system
5,019	Audra Walker	United States	Communication is KEY!
5,018	Tanya Gallagher	USA	Yes
5,017	Non Barnes	Uk	I am a speech and language therapist
5,016	Caroline Escosio	Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist who works with people with communication difficulties. It is such a basic right but often gets overlooked by people until they are directly affected. We need to make people more aware.
5,015	Stephanie Black	Guernsey	Everyone deserves the right to be understood
5,014	Anna Trehane	United Kingdom
5,013	Danielle Waterworth	England	My Brother has SLI and I want to do all I can to help him succeed.
5,012	Zoe Morton	Northern Ireland	As a speech and language therapist I am extremely passionate about people's fundamental right to communicate their needs
5,011	Rubina Khan	USA	I have worked with children having communication difficulties and I believe this disability has a profound impact on the quality of life of an individual
5,010	Jo Bolton	UK
5,009	Eve Wagg	United Kingdom	I believe that every child should have the ability to communicate to the best of their ability
5,008	Karen Parker	Australia	Communication rights are fundamental human rights and speech pathology projects which facilitate communication must be supported by our elected representatives.
5,007	Verena Wahl	Germany	I think it is very important to raise public awareness of communication disorders!
5,006	SHARON MANDEL	USA	One individual's opinion is no better than another's; despite difficulties one may have to express theirs. Person's with difficulty expressing have the right to know about and access help to make that easier. Communicating well is a survival tool.
5,005	werquin bernard	France
5,004	degobert olivier	france
5,003	Simon Parkinson	United Kingdom	This matters as it is a fundamental human right to be able to communicate
5,002	Jacqueline Sweeney	United Kingdom	I support people with learning disabilities many of whom communication plays a key feature in their daily lives.
5,001	Penny Llewellyn	UK	I have worked with lots of people with non verbal communication and have seen the problems this can cause
5,000	jill moffat		relatives with speech and language difficulties
4,999	Jake McLeod	United Kingdom
4,998	Margaret Mary Smith	Ireland
4,997	Patricia Henshaw	United Kingdom	As a UK Speech & Language Therapist, now also working internationally, I wholeheartedly endorse The Universal Declaration of Communicaton RIghts and support the International Communication Project 2014
4,996	marie mcgale	NI
4,995	Maurice Fitzgerald	NI
4,994	Jasleen Kaur	Australia	studying speech pathology
4,993	Allison Spriggs	United Kingdom	Everyone needs a voice and needs to be heard
4,992	Kate Ross	Australia	People with communication difficulties that I have met over the years have opened my eyes to just how frustrating and unfair being unable to communicate is. We are such a fast pace moving society where often people don't have the patience to listen and support other people. As a Speech Pathology student I hope to someday change peoples lives by enabling them to have the right of communication.
4,991	Una Brown	United Kingdom	Communication
4,990	Florence Jane LABWO	United Kingdom	Disability can be a source of signficant disadvantage & Inequality
4,989	Carine Tiew	Singapore	It is an innate human need to be heard and understood.
4,988	Svetlana Goncharenko	Russia
4,987	Ruth Northway	Wales, UK	Because without support to communicate and other people recognising and listening to your communication it is difficult for any human rights to be exercised: it is fundamental.
4,986	William McGookin	NI	Because being able to communicate is an essential part of my job and I would not be able to be as effective if I was unable to communicate with others effectively. If I had communication difficulties I would not be able to hold down a responsible job and this seems wrong particularly if help is available but people are unable to access it due to money issues or lack of understanding by govt
4,985	Victoria Wadsworth	UK	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist. Being able to communicate is a fundamental life skill which impacts on and affects everything!
4,984	philip beaumont	Australia	because my son has ABI and is non verbal. He is using PODD / PECS at the moment and it has improved his ability to interact with us, his family, peers and teachers at his special development school. We hope he will continue to develop his communication skills to include signing and his motor skills to be able to use speech programs on his electronic devices.
4,983	Silvana Enculescu	Belgium
4,982	ILKNUR MAVİS	TURKEY	ı am a speech and language therapist in Turkey; we treat communication disorders. Each human has his/her right to communicate.
4,981	Gus Garside	UK	My area of work is in the arts. The arts are about communicating across differences
4,980	Janet McGookin	northern Ireland	yes it is extremely important
4,979	Tom Roger Ramsoskar	Norway
4,978	Ragna B Langlo	Norway	Parent and professional ICT
4,977	Carolyn Stewart	Northern Ireland	Everyone should have the opportunity to communicate
4,976	Dimity Morris	australia	my grandson 3yrs old has angelman syndrome and is non verbal
4,975	Kim Danks	South	My sister has learning disability and mental illness
4,974	Myra Berloff	United States	People with communiication needs need to be considered as we move forward toward full inclusion of all our citizens
4,973	irene Fitzgerald	ireland	it's so important to be able to communicate and for this basic need in human beings to be acknowledged.
4,972	Kara Hunt	Australia	Its' s a human right to be able to communicate, be heard, be understood, be acknowledged. Being ignored is cruel.
4,971	Kelly Remily	US	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
4,970	Julia Colangeli	Canada
4,969	Aneeta Menon	Australia	Human Rights, yo.
4,968	Leone Joy	Australia	I work with people with disability and see how the ability to communicate can transform lives.
4,967	Jessica Carr	Australia	I work in the communications industry for the human services sector and I am passionate about being able to communicate with people from all backgrounds and abilities. No one should miss out on this right as everyone has the right to participate fully in society.
4,966	Lisa Campbell	Australia
4,965	Sherri Gilbert	Canada	The world needs to communicate to survive.
4,964	A. Coke	Canada	It is a basic human right.
4,963	Ana Battezini	Brazil	Because communication is one of the most important things in a person's life. I believe in that so strongly that I'm graduating in Speech Pathology and Audiology =D
4,962	Elaine Barrett	Ireland	Slt student - language lover - communication as human right
4,961	Sandra Conroy	Australia	Communication is a way tool for inclusion in all aspects of life.
4,960	kate andrews	australia
4,959	Ana Carolina Lago Battezini	Brazil	Because communication one of the most important things in life, another reason why I chose to follow this brilliant and passionate career. Everyone has the right to communicate!!
4,958	Carol Seeto	Australia
4,957	david starr	Australia	We are fundamentally beings of communication, if our rights to communicate are diminished we are living not as free humans of earth
4,956	Susan Preston	Australia
4,955	Linda M. Eggleston	United States	Because I am a speech/language pathologist and it is both my duty as a dedicated professional and human being to advocate for those who do not have the means to communicate or resources available to them due to circumstances beyond their control. We need to be their "voices" and lead the way as advocates and as professionals take our code of ethics to the maximum level.
4,954	Rita Dube	Canada	Because communication underlies all that we do
4,953	Joanna Wadey	UK	I am an SLT and I have seen the impact of communication impairment firsthand.
4,952	Bethan Williams
4,951	Lissa Power-deFur	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist and have seen first-hand the effect of communication challenges on individuals' ability to actualize their potential.
4,950	Faith Stagge	United States	I am studying communication disorders.
4,949	Megan Sutton	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and devote my life to helping people communicate.
4,948	Jessica Del Genio	Canada	I'm a student SLP
4,947	Hannah Meier	USA	So many people around the world have their voices denied them. I believe it is my duty to do everything in my abilities to combat this.
4,946	Ann Fritz	United States
4,945	Alex Thomas	United Kingdom	It matters to everyone, if you can't communicate your needs and feelings your quality of life is extremely poor. I help people communicate through my work as an SLT and have witnessed first hand the joy on clients faces when they find a way to communicate.
4,944	Erin Diggins
4,943	Kimberly Combs	United States	We communicate in many different ways. Communication is a basic, instinctual need for us and we need to nurture and foster that ability in one another.
4,942	Keagan Francis	United States	Language study has been a big part of my life and this is very much a part of it
4,941	Marjan Radovic	Yugoslavia
4,940	Martha Rice	Canada	I'm an S-LP who works to support communication health
4,939	Amanda Andrade	USA	I am an SLP. Aiding in the improvement of communication of individuals is what I strive for.
4,938	Fadia Farah
4,937	Amanda Edison	USA	I am an SLP who believes that every person has the ability to communicate and it's our job to figure out how to make that happen!
4,936	Sabrina Labonté	Québec
4,935	Fauzia Abdalla	Kuwait	I believe this is the least that can be done -Communication means being human! Thank you for initiating this!
4,934	Karen Ip	Australia	I am a speech pathologist. Everyone should be given an opportunity to communicate, that's why our community and our world are formed.
4,933	Lisa Chapman	Wales	Im a Speech & Language Therapist working with young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
4,932	Barbara Redmond	Northern Ireland	I feel communication is vital to all people. We need to upport those with communication difficulties
4,931	Shefali Saldanha	UK
4,930	Carol Puyalto	Spain
4,929	Bruce Norfolk	wales	Everybody has the right to be heard in what ever form of communication they use
4,928	Hilary Emery CEO, National Children's Bureau	UK
4,927	anuja kapadia katrak	india
4,926	Dympna Johnston	United Kingdom	I know parents who are advocating on a daily basis for their children who have communication problems
4,925	Sandrina Carvalho	Portugal	I'm speech-language pathologist
4,924	Laura Coyne
4,923	Tam Morrison	Australia	Speech pathologist
4,922	Tracey Waterworth	United Kingdom	Son has SLI
4,921	sharon guiry	ireland
4,920	lisa cairns	Australia	i work with young children with disabilities and see how communiction is essential for quality of life
4,919	Cathy Jeffries	Australia	The ability to communicate provides the opportunity for equality. Without communication, there is no equality for humanity.
4,918	Carol Ismail	Australia
4,917	glenda pedwell	australia	because I have witnessed first hand the suffering that happens when people are not able to access support to enable communication and that of those around them
4,916	Karmen La Dru-Smith		I am a Speech Pathology student and know these issues to be true.
4,915	Francis Tremblay	Canada	Because people suffering from communication disorders are truly handicaped and lose what make them human beinga
4,914	Ashleigh Chapman	Australia	Communication is a basic human right, and everyone deserves to be able to communicate to improve their quality of life and participate effectively in social activities.
4,913	Simone Lees	Australia	I am studying Speech Pathology at uni and feel that everyone deserves the right to be able to effectively communicate.
4,912	Joanie Roy	Canada	Slp
4,911	Jordan Winters	United States	I'm a SLP who lives to help others communicate!
4,910	Nicolas Roy	Canada	It's important
4,909	Susan Ross	United States	My son Ryan is 4years old and has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Our insurance has denied speech services calling it a developmental disorder. I am fighting for my son so he can continue to find his voice.
4,908	Susan Padgett	New Zealand	I teach special needs children.
4,907	Marcella van Mourik	Australia
4,906	Johane Rakotoarimanana	Canada
4,905	Emma Quinn
4,904	Hrvoje Budimir	USA	Adult with stutter
4,903	Ashlee Singleton	Australia
4,902	Laura Johns
4,901	Tayla Evans	Australia	As a speech pathology student I believe it's a human right to communicate
4,900	Victor Bouthillier	Canada
4,899	Jordana Stanford	Australia	Communication is the vital.
4,898	Claire Fagan	Australia
4,897	Sophie Audy	Canada
4,896	Emma Power	Australia	Communication is the currency of relationships, the self and empowerment
4,895	Gabrielle Kègle Provencher	Canada
4,894	karine leblanc	canada	studying in speech pathologist
4,893	Tricia Simon	United Kingdom	I'm a speech and language therapist and see the powerful difference that improving communication makes for the individuals I support.
4,892	Ariane Tremblay
4,891	Émilie Desrosiers	Canada	Because I'm a speech therapist
4,890	Ayesha Zeb	West Sussex	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
4,889	Gary Bernard		It's a human right.
4,888	Katrin Laue	Germany	I'm a speech therapist...
4,887	Amélie Brisebois	Canada	I'm a speech and language pathologist. Communication is one of the thing that makes us human.
4,886	Harriet Smith	United Kingdom	communication is key!
4,885	Annie-Claude Arbour	Canada
4,884	Peter Little	Australia
4,883	Jessica Healy	United States of America	Because I do believe the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right, and I will be a future SLP!:)
4,882	Laurie-May Langevin	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist so I see how people with a communication impairment are affected.
4,881	Mickaëlle Mével	Québec
4,880	Claudia Lapointe	Canada
4,879	Marie-Ève St-Onge
4,878	Jessica Jakobe	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist
4,877	Lynsey Pippen	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
4,876	John Adamson	USA	Communication is the beginning of any solution to any human problem.
4,875	Barbara Howard	United States
4,874	Sally Plozza	Australia	communication is essential in life.
4,873	Jacqueline Smith	Australia	I am a teacher and I know that speech and language skills are essential for development of literacy skills.
4,872	Paul Stalenhoef	Australia	Effective communication between people eases the difficulty of a physically painful and socially challenging life.
4,871	Tessa Leavesley	United Kingdom	As a Speech Therapist and former recipient of speech therapy I can see just how vital communication is and how much it impacts on our daily lives. Everyone should have the right to this!
4,870	Caroline Shepherd	Australia	I love my ability to communicate but I am frustrated and sad that there are so many who cannot reach services so they may also feel the joy of communicating with others
4,869	Anne Powell	Ireland
4,868	mary coakley	ireland	I worked with children with communication difficulties
4,867	Kathryn Hurley	Australia
4,866	Victoria Walker	Australia	Communication is everything we do, it is vital to all, we need to help raise the importance and people's awareness
4,865	Claire Adair	United Kingdom	We are social beings - communication is a vital part of each one of us
4,864	rosemary Mctaggart	United Kingdom
4,863	Jasmine Moukachar	Australia	I work with children with complex disabilities and am passionate about the pledge
4,862	Aoife Lane	Ireland	Because it matters to those who have difficulty communicating
4,861	Dabah Moukachar	Australia	I value the power of communication
4,860	Ann Parker
4,859	Jon Barrick (CEO, the Stroke Association)	UK	After stroke, many people find that they are unable to talk or communicate like before. The Stroke Association believes that all people should have the right to make their best possible recovery. People being able to express themselves, and be heard, is a vital part of this journey. On behalf of my charity, I am delighted to support this important endeavour.
4,858	Julia Rhodes	UK
4,857	Dane Avery		every parwnt deserves to be able to cumminicaye with their children
4,856	Joanne Baird	N.Ireland	Im an SLT
4,855	Rachel Few	Australia	communication is a basic human right! we all deserve to communicate
4,854	Emma Rewald	Australia
4,853	Richard Thomas	UK
4,852	Jennifer Fordyce	Australia	I work with people who have had strokes and they often have aphasia, their ability to communicate matters to them and to me very much.
4,851	Shane Grinsell	United Kingdom	I am an NQP Speech and Language Therapist
4,850	Danel Tainton	UK
4,849	Ranu Ali	UK
4,848	Josiane Bourgeois-Marcotte	Canada
4,847	Mary Bup	UK
4,846	Donna Hogben	UK
4,845	Karen Brock	Wales
4,844	Gary Semple	UK
4,843	Kerry Potter	UK
4,842	Kimberly Crawford	USA	As a pediatric nurse, I want to be able to communicate with every single one of my patients. We all have the right to communicate our wants and needs. Everyone deserves a chance to communicate what they feel.
4,841	Theresa Gonzalez	Philippines	My daughter is a speech pathologist
4,840	Neil Thompson
4,839	Sharon Ross	Wales	I have a 9 year old son with a language impairment. He can speak and his problems are invisible to many however he struggles to process language as quickly as the rest of us. This holds him back although he is bright and leads to frustration, upset and misunderstandings. Good Communication is crucial for everyone.
4,838	Paul denborough	Australia
4,837	Jessica Farne Sang	Australia
4,836	Penny Yeoh	Australia	I believe that communication is the core for all kinds of relationships and having family members with autism, I understand the communication difficulties that impacts not only impact on the person but the people around them.
4,835	Catherine Keen	Australia
4,834	Emma Minchin
4,833	Janice Nathan	USA	Sister to a brother with autism
4,832	Marie Hémond	Canada
4,831	Alexandra Arsenault	Canada
4,830	Sandra Tremblay	Canada
4,829	Janelle Park	Australia
4,828	Tania Carpentier	Canada
4,827	Amelie Wilkey-Audet	canada	i'm an audiologist
4,826	Catherine Banks	New Zealand	Because people take it for granted
4,825	Josée Roy-Lafrance	Canada
4,824	Justine Tremblay
4,823	Laura Thivierge	Canada	Je suis une future orthophoniste !
4,822	Laurie Bourassa
4,821	Helen Carrington	Australia	I work with children who have an acquired brain injury. Often these injuries can result in communication impairments in previously well children. Without support these children will not be able to reach their communication potential, limiting their overall quality of life.
4,820	Elaine Chan	Australia	As a person and as a communication professional, I understand many of the barriers that individuals with difficulties in communicating face. I support the improvement of access and the opportunities for all people to communicate to their full potential.
4,819	Anne Donovan	Australia	Human rights and their preservation is most important to me.
4,818	Robyn Scully	Australia	Communication is a necessary part of life for every person.
4,817	Emma Neave	Australia	The abillity to communicate is a basic human right.
4,816	Claire Radford	Australia	A communication impairment has a significant impact on a person's ability to participate in and enjoy life - a greater impact than any physical disability will have - yet this type of impairment is the least understood, least researched and least funded.
4,815	Loretta Johnston	AUSTRALIA	The opportunity to communicate IS a basic human right!
4,814	Lauren O'Meara	Australia
4,813	Maripier Lavoie-Lévesque	Canada	Communication is the essence of every living being
4,812	Sandra Laroche	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste et je constate quotidiennement l'importance de la communication dans le quotidien des gens.
4,811	Méluzie Ruest	Canada	I'm a speech language therapist.
4,810	Judith Massé	Canada	i'm a future audiologist (student)
4,809	Simon Whitehead	Wales
4,808	Grace Chan
4,807	Noémie Dandurand	Canada
4,806	Anna Carey	UK
4,805	Jennifer Fleming	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and work with young children with communication difficulties. I see everyday the challenges that children, and their families, face when they cannot communicate effectively.
4,804	Maxine Winstanley	United Kingdom	I have a snow with autism and SLI, I have watched him grow up with a language impairment and I have seen first hand the struggles he faces daily.
4,803	sarah brown	england	i agree
4,802	Alice Cunningham	England	I work in a Primary School and see everyday the challenges faced by children who struggle with communication but also see the fantastic positive impact interventions can have for them.
4,801	Rebecca Beggan	England	Because everybody should have the opportunity to be able to communicate eff
4,800	Nicola Pamment	Scotland	This issue matters to me because I work daily with people who struggle to express themselves and to understand what is being said to them. I want to be able to continue to help them.
4,799	Amanda Cox	Australia
4,798	Stephanie Gilligan	Ireland
4,797	Melissa Bambachi
4,796	Geraldine Coogan	Northern Ireland	I had lost the full use of speech after a panic attack due to stress. I had suffered the side effect of the stroke without physical aspect of the stroke itself at the age of 33. I had suffered stammer or struggle to get words across and it was frustrating. I had realised that speech is a vital tool for a person to communicate both in work and personal life.
4,795	Sarel Ethier	Canada
4,794	Ian Noon	United Kingdom	Deaf children can achieve as well as other children, providing they get the right support from the start - and this includes support to help them and their families communicate.
4,793	Nada Faquih	United States	As a speech and language pathologist, I see the nessecity for children and families to be aware of their rights to receive services and early internvention and have access to better quality of life.
4,792	Lauren Brochu	United States	Communicating to the best of one's ability is something that everyone should be able to do, and it is important to aid it in any way possible. As a student of Speech and Language Therapy and a sibling to two Special needs brothers, I find communication to be one of the most important things to achieve one's full potential in life. Everyone should be given the chance for a fulfilling life.
4,791	Annemarie Martin
4,790	Julie Jamieson	Northern Ireland	As a parent of a son with severe learning disabilities who has no verbal communication and limited makaton communication is vital
4,789	Charlotte Hughes	Ireland	I'm using my voice to help you imagine losing yours.
4,788	Marie-Claude Dussault	Canada	I'm a speech langage pathologist and I am fortunate enough to be able to communicate...
4,787	Georgina Linscott	United Kingdom
4,786	Amélie Gagnon	Canada
4,785	France-Helene Signori	Canada	C'est un droit essentiel à l'être humain, son essence même.
4,784	Erin Long	USA	I'm an SLP and a human being!
4,783	Madeline White	United Kingdom	Everyone deserves to have a voice - I hope to be able to support this campaign as a newly qualified speech and language therapist and contribute to all the amazing work existing speech and language therapists do!
4,782	Sophia Thibaudeau	Australia	Communication is not a gift. It is a right.
4,781	Simon Hodges	Australia	Through supporting members of the community who often face communication difficulties it can be found obvious that more can be done to ensure such needs are met for all.
4,780	Allen Brindle	United Kingdom
4,779	Marie-Claude Godin	Canada	This is the reason why I work, allowing people to communicate.
4,778	Kate Pepperrell	England	I'm a SLT.
4,777	Kelly Bawden	United States
4,776	Stacy Lum		Every voice should be heard.
4,775	Donna Hogben	UK
4,774	Gary Semple	UK
4,773	Gerard Davern	UK
4,772	Kleio Kleidi	UK
4,771	Angela Da Costa	UK
4,770	Lida Kourita	UK
4,769	Anne-Marie Cray	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
4,768	Katja Berger
4,767	Noel Mathur	United States	Son with communication disorder
4,766	Rowenac Conwayr	Australia	Communication is the essence of being human.
4,765	Joshua Pietkiewicz	UK
4,764	Kundi Soni	UK
4,763	Nigel Feuyer	UK
4,762	Bharat Pahilwari	UK
4,761	Meena Nayar	UK
4,760	Sue Fenwick Elliott	UK
4,759	Tracy Best	UK
4,758	Sukru Torun	Turkey	The brain has innate ability to communicate..
4,757	Amy Martin	Australia	I'm a SP who works with people with complex communication needs. I feel strongly about the importance of opportunity and the expectation that communication is for everyone.
4,756	Tianah Lee	Australia	I am a speech pathologist so I see, first hand, the effect having a communication disorder can have on completing even the most basic of tasks in everyday life. Not many people fully comprehend the importance and value of being able to communicate. Communication enables you to learn, share ideas, let people know how you are feeling, make friends, support others, be creative, affect change in...
4,755	Kate Salmon	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and passionate about my work
4,754	Alison Mathers	Northern Ireland
4,753	Helen Cameron
4,752	Nicola Hastings	UK	Communication is a basic human right
4,751	Isobel Weller	UK	It is fundamental to relationships
4,750	Natasha Perre	Australia	I am soon to be a registered speech therapist and believe that communication is the essence of human life- this making it a right.
4,749	Gail Van Tatenhove	USA
4,748	ELCIN TADIHAN OZKAN	TURKEY	SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
4,747	marie-philippe Laliberté	Canada	speech therapy
4,746	Sally Crowther	UK
4,745	Michelle Martin	UK
4,744	Bambi Gami	UK
4,743	Bea Brennan	UK
4,742	Jenna Mottin	Australia	Communication is a human right!
4,741	Lynne O'Connell	UK
4,740	Didem Akyıldız	Turkey
4,739	Farah Taylor-Parmar	UK
4,738	Jarrad Archer	Australia	My wife works in the communication industry and I hear the stories of harship at home about patients
4,737	Kristen Archer	Australia	Being a speech pathologist in the adult setting, I have a million reasons why everyone deserves to be able to communicate
4,736	Roshani Shah	UK
4,735	Krishanthi Sathanandan	UK
4,734	Cheryl Ye	Australia
4,733	Frances Pearce	UK
4,732	Jessica Halley	Kenya
4,731	Louis John Capadosa	UK
4,730	Laila Khan	UK
4,729	Bülent Toğram
4,728	Collieen King	UK
4,727	Christine Masterson	UK
4,726	Victoria Campbell	United Kingdom
4,725	Rubina Al-Sadiq	UK
4,724	Priscilla Bawah	UK
4,723	Deniz Kazanoğlu	Turkey	Communication is the foundation of life.
4,722	Tina Nguyen	Australia
4,721	Ceara Gallagher	N Ireland	Our language is what makes us uniquely human. I am also a SLT
4,720	Tumusiime Joseph	Rwanda	I am SLP who works in an area where people with communication disoders have challage and communication is important in life
4,719	Kate Freeman	England	I am a speech and language therapist and a mother
4,718	Emily Lim
4,717	Anna O'Grady	Ireland	It is a basic right for everyone
4,716	Jemima Flego	Australia	It's my career
4,715	Deborah Greenaway	Ireland	Because communication is essential!
4,714	Amanda Murphy
4,713	Andrew Ball	UK	The ability to communicate is fundamental to living a happy and prosperous life. We must do all we can to support this issue
4,712	Frances Clark	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and trainee auditory verbal therapist working.
4,711	Ginnie Wong	Australia	Speech Pathology student. Communication is key to everything!
4,710	Beth Cardwell	United Kingdom
4,709	Rachel French	England	How can anyone participate fully in society and treated as an equal if, for whatever reason, they are unable to communicate within that society.
4,708	Sarah Hogan	United Kingdom	Because I am human.
4,707	Elizabeth Moses	Australia
4,706	Anita Grover	United Kingdom	I am CEO of Auditory Verbal UK - working with deaf babies and children to help them to listen and speak and achieve their full potential. As someone who is profoundly deaf, I have seen first hand the barriers faced by deaf children and adults barrriers. These can, and should be, broken down.
4,705	Victoria Kosmac	Australia	Speech pathology student and mother
4,704	Florence Yung	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist.
4,703	Dina Newton-Edwards	UK	I have family members who have problems with communication.
4,702	Ria Bernard	UK
4,701	Karen De Lore	Australia	To ensure our communities live in peace and harmony with no barriers to all people within to communicate
4,700	Genevieve Sebatta	Uganda	Communication is the key to opening the mind! I am a mother, teacher, and speech and language therapist.
4,699	Peta Booth	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech Pathologist
4,698	Terry Martin	australia	I'm a speech pathologist with over 30 years of experience in supporting people who have communication difficulties. I believe that they have as much right as any other person in the community to be able to express their thoughts, feelings, hopes, fears and desires.
4,697	Suzanne Claire	Australia	Speech is vital for a satisfying life in social, educational and employment aspects
4,696	Amy Nicholson	Australia	I want to be a speech pathologist and believe everyone should get a voice
4,695	Justine Freitas	United States	Communication ability precedes the ability to accomplish all other human activities...we do not act alone, we need to be able to send and receive messages with other people in order to accomplish even the most basic of tasks. Everyone deserves to be able to make their wants and needs known, and to interpret the wants and needs of others. (Speech language pathology graduate student)
4,694	LORNA SAW	AUSTRALIA
4,693	gabriela ferreras	Canada	La communication est très important
4,692	Marie-Helene Brody
4,691	Aiesha Leath	United States	This issue matters to me because it is hard watching those that can not communicate and I want to be able to make it easier for individuals to do so because everyone has the RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE.
4,690	Catherine Norman	australia
4,689	ellen crookes	australia
4,688	Catherine Lévesque	Canada	i'll soon be a speech-language pathologist
4,687	Lyne Beauchemin	canada
4,686	Édith Lambert-Bonin	Canada	Je trouve que cette pétition est importante, puisque je suis orthophoniste et je connais plusieurs personnes qui éprouvent de la difficulté à communiquer. Le fait de reconnaître que la communication est un droit fondamental est le premier pas vers l'obtention de plus de services professionnels pour améliorer la qualité de vie de ces personnes.
4,685	Genevieve Fafard
4,684	Andréanne Lemieux	Canada	Because I believe speech and language therapists are essential in the society.
4,683	Marie-Michel Desrochers		Future orthophoniste
4,682	Amélie Labeau,e	Canada
4,681	Margaret Crawford	USA	I'm a speech-language pathologist. Communication is everything to me!
4,680	Anne Moise-Richard
4,679	Jacinthe Toupin	Canada	I'm an SLP
4,678	Alexandra Tremblay	Canada
4,677	Michele Auger	Canada
4,676	Philippe Fournier	Canada	Because to much people are affected by communication disorders! They have to be heard!
4,675	Léa-Laurence Dionne	Canada	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities.
4,674	Lorie St-Amour
4,673	Claudia-Lynn Pelletier	Canada	I'm a speech pathologist and i work with people with aphasia every day … communicate is life and define our identity!
4,672	Agnès Dartiailh	Canada	I'm a speech language pathologist
4,671	Cassandra Dunn	Australia	Everyone deserves to be able to communicate effectively
4,670	Briana McMillan	Australia
4,669	Sarah Massicotte	Canada	Permettre aux gens de communiquer, c'est leur permettre de s'épanouir et d'atteindre leur plein potentiel.
4,668	Melanie Briere	Canada	Je suis audiologiste en devenir, la communication se situe au centre de mes préoccupations professionnelles.
4,667	Amelie Renaud
4,666	Elise Fraser	Australia
4,665	Aurelie Desjardins	Canada	I'm a speech language pathologist.
4,664	Marylène Dionne	Canada	I'm a speech-language pathologist.
4,663	Richard Martin	AUSTRALIA	Communication underpins almost every relationship we enjoy and which civil, loving society thrives on. Miscommunication fuels much which hampers our ability to derive the joy in life, which is the right of every citizen, of every nation, in every sphere of human and societal development. Imagine our gain with truly equal access and partnership in open, clear, connected warmth and mutual understan
4,662	Elise Baker	Australia	Communication = life
4,661	Brooke Butt	Australia	The world over people live with communication and swallowing impairments and more often than not there is limited services available to provide adequate and ongoing intervention for these people. This is our opportunity to make our voices heard as one across the globe.
4,660	Kyla Hudson	Australia	I could not imagine not being able to communicate!
4,659	Robyn Redman
4,658	Jane Speake	UK	I'm a speech & language therapist, a mother & a grandmother, & a member of the human race!
4,657	Elissa Thomson	Australia	I'm an advocate for patients and clients with communication disorders
4,656	Michelle Pickering	Australia
4,655	Tina Ebert	United States	I'm a speech-language pathologist.
4,654	Angela Wallington	Australia	the people i support through work have communication difficulties and anything which can improve access to appropriate addiional support is always a good thing.
4,653	Pádraig O'Connor	Ireland	I work in health- speech and language, swallowing disorders
4,652	Veronique Ayme	UK	Because my dad has aphasia following a stroke, my partner has difficulty processing information presented in certain ways and also simply because it's important.
4,651	Alice King	Australia
4,650	Lauren Woods	Australia
4,649	Kimbra Neill	Australia	Good communication breaks down barriers
4,648	Moira Magee	Ireland
4,647	Yolanda Maudsley	Australia	Because I'm a speech pathologist student and I recognise the importance of communication and how everybody deserves to have this basic human right.
4,646	Pamela Snow	Australia	Communication difficulties are often invisible but underpin any everyday social, academic and vocational problems.
4,645	Dr. Matthew Rouse
4,644	Gemma Molesworth	Australia	Basic human right.
4,643	Patricia Mc Quillan
4,642	Neil Harding	England	Everyone should be able to enjoy communicating with each other
4,641	Jon Parker	England
4,640	Gary Jones	UK	Everyone should have voice.
4,639	Lisa Crankshaw	UK	My father has Parkinson's disease and one of my best friends has MS
4,638	colette worthington	Australia	We all have a right to language
4,637	Anna Russell
4,636	Rosaria Strazzeri	Australia	I see to many children and young people not participating or achieving basic milestones because of communication difficulty. more needs to be done to ensure every child is aptly supported with
4,635	Nadine Fraser	England
4,634	Dana Parry	Australia	Everyone deserves the right to be heard through any form of communication
4,633	Jennifer Brophy	Ireland
4,632	Brigitte Mawdsley	Australia
4,631	Zac Taylor	England	Everyone has the right to be understood
4,630	Jennifer Hayton
4,629	Penny Harrison	Uk
4,628	Hannah Goldenberg	United Kingdom	I am an SLT who truly understands the importance of communication in any form.
4,627	Loretta Bancroft	AustralIa
4,626	Louise Seymour	United Kingdom
4,625	Patricia Duffy Barber	Ireland	I'm a mum and a speech and language therapist
4,624	Rebecca Mullen	Ireland
4,623	Rachael McInerney	Australia	I support children to communicate in my work and see the barriers they face. Communication is a right and the community needs to take responsibility for all communication impairments.
4,622	melanie cross
4,621	Sheryl Wexler	USA
4,620	Lisa Guldstrand	Sweden	I am a special needs teacher and work with children between 1 and 6 years old. Many of the children I work with has specific language impairment and difficulties with speaking and learning language. Many of them are learning two languages or more and their parents are analfabets so they cant help. So my and the other teachers work is very important because we help this children to communicate.
4,619	Vivienne Williamson	Northern Ireland	As a slt I want to make everyone aware of this basic human right
4,618	Georgina White	Uk	Communication is something that is so easily taken for granted!
4,617	Diana James
4,616	Gemma Williams	UK	Because we all have the right to communicate
4,615	Chloe O'Sullivan	UK	I am an Speech therapist working with people and families on a daily basis who deserve more than there is currently provision for.
4,614	Sarah Parker	England	Our little boy has severe language delay, I want to help him everyway we can and increase the understanding of other people to this cause.
4,613	Sophie Campbell	United Kingdom
4,612	Mike Richards	UK	Social exclusion as a result of communication disability is unacceptable.
4,611	Aislinn Byrne	Ireland
4,610	Andrea Quantrill	England	My beautiful son has SL disorder and life is so tough for him and us as parents. All opportunities should still be at his feet - but they aren't without basic communication skills
4,609	Tara Louviere	Uk
4,608	helen shepherd	United Kingdom	I'm an SLT and see how much impact communication or lack of can have
4,607	Lisa-Jane Moody	Australia
4,606	Paul Lindsay	Wales
4,605	Aine Byrne	Ireland
4,604	Rachel O'Leary	Ireland	Communication is a basic human right. It is so much more than words!!
4,603	Angela Mathew
4,602	Anne-Michele Garneau	Canada	As a speach-language pathologist with children, I see daily the impacts of communication difficulties on the children's social interaction with their family and peers, their behavior and the development of their learning abilities.
4,601	Tarin McElroy	Australia
4,600	Jane Noble	Uk	My son has speech delay
4,599	Jen Clifford	United Kingdom
4,598	Aliki Sarafopoulou	Sweden	I' m a speech and language pathologist
4,597	Amy Holden	Uk	Everyone has the right to communicate!
4,596	Simon Roebuck	England	Because of my little boy who got a communicate issues
4,595	Christine Lockley	United Kingdom	Personal reasons
4,594	Stephanie Ward	England	I spent a lifetime working with people who struggled to communicate. It can be such a handicap
4,593	Maggy Lefebvre	Canada	I am speech and language pathologist and I notice the impact in the life of a person with whom communication is affected. Sometimes, prevention can reduce or eliminate the disorder. It is essential to consider communication as one of the most important quality of life's aspects.
4,592	Sarah Baines	UK	my son has severe SLI & i worry about his furture as SALT services in UK are shocking bad
4,591	Angelina Day	United States
4,590	Sheena-Marie Worsfold	UK
4,589	Paul Murray	United Kingdom	Everyone should have the right to communicate with others
4,588	Charlotte Goodwin	United Kingdom	My son has SLI and APD
4,587	Mairead Kearney	Canada
4,586	Sally Widdowson	United Kingdom
4,585	Emma Coulson	UK	My son has ASD
4,584	Genna White	UK	My son has SLI and I am keen to raise awareness of and support for children with slcn
4,583	Rebecca Green	United States
4,582	Stephanie Silvagni
4,581	Helena Sanderson	Australia
4,580	Meaghan Allen	Australia	I'm a 4th yr speech pathology student! This means the world to me!
4,579	Jessica Linnell	Australia
4,578	Kady Schottler	Australia	Communication is everything!
4,577	Mikaela Fent	Australia	As a Speech Pathology student I have seen first hand the severe consequences a communication impairment can have upon a person's quality of life and everyday we take for granted our ability to communicate with those around us.
4,576	Lisa Digger	Great Britain	It is important to a friend of mine , so it matters to me
4,575	Benjamin Hewett	England	I'm a person who stammers.
4,574	Marion Vile	Australia	As a speech pathologist I see how communication impairments can have such a profound impact on a person's quality of life
4,573	Jimmy Lang	Uk	I stammer and agree with the petition
4,572	Anastasia Boaden	Australia	Everyone should be able to communicate effectively - it is so important for quality of life.
4,571	Norbert Lieckfeldt	UK	It's abundantly clear, both personally and professionally, how important it is for our success in life to get help and support.
4,570	Kellie Kinnear	Australia	My son has difficulty with written communication
4,569	Laura Caire		The opportunity and ability to communicate makes life worth living.
4,568	Premi Naidoo	Australia	keeps us connected
4,567	Lori Hamilton	USA	My Grandaughter is language and learning impaired.
4,566	Gloria Clark	Australia	For the hundreds of children I've helped to communicate and for my daughter who has selective mutism, I firmly believe in this basic human right and support it every day! God created us with the need to communicate. Let everyone be heard.
4,565	Kelly Smith	Australia
4,564	Amanda Brady	Australia	No person should suffer in silence and isolation
4,563	Wendy Archambault	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
4,562	Mary-Louise Shearer	Australia
4,561	Catherine Fasy	United States
4,560	Kathryn Refshauge	Australia	it is a basic human right - one of the most fundamental
4,559	Nancy Alarcon	USA	The ability to communicate is essential for our human connectedness.
4,558	Geraldine Moran	Ireland	This issue matters because i know where resources are available to help people with communication needs it makes a real difference. We need more resources to make a difference to more people 🙂
4,557	Anita fleming	ireland	I work as a nurse with older people with communication problems
4,556	Woody Rule	USA	As a future speech-language pathologist dedicated to international service and program, partnering with global initiatives is incredibly important.
4,555	Niamh Ni Dhufaigh	Ireland	The ability to communicate makes us human, allows expression of who we are, how we feel and what we want. It is a right that everyone deserves
4,554	Alaa Al Hussain	Saudi arabia
4,553	Karolina Badzmierowska	Ireland	Communication is our very first ability to contact with the world since our birth. It matters throughout the life.
4,552	Eoin Kernan	Ireland	Communication is vital for personal and creative development
4,551	Eleanor Smith	United Kingdom	I work with those with communication disorders and know how important it is
4,550	Man Yan Ma	Australia	As a budding speech pathologist, one strives for the ability to communicate, regardless of any handicap you may have.
4,549	Emily Shaw	England	As a teacher I have first hand experience of working with students with communication difficulties and the barriers this can present to their participation, not only in lessons but wider school life.
4,548	Beth Donnelly-Ford	United Kingdom	Speech and Language Therapy student
4,547	Theresa Redmond	United Kingdom	Communication is the key to life - friendships, education and happiness. As a Speech and Language Therapist I know the difference the opportunity to communicate can make.
4,546	michelle thole	uk
4,545	Astrid Petersen	Australia
4,544	DOREEN DAVIES	UNITED KINGDOM	I BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE AND THE HELP
4,543	Sarah Maddern	South Wales UK	Communication is our life & we all take it for granted!! I work with children who have communication difficulties & see the frustration they have when they can't communicate effectively
4,542	Rebekah Gabbitas	UK
4,541	Steven Lewis
4,540	Vanessa Smith	Victoria	I am training to be a speech pathologist and believe that everyone should have the right to communicate
4,539	Polly Prior	Australia	I work with young children with SLI - I see first the impact on & potential of these children & their families.
4,538	Danielle Kritikos	Australia	Currently studying to be a speech pathologist. Communication is a pathway to overcome various other struggles whether they be physical, intellectual, mental, emotional or social. Without communication, how are we as health professionals able to know an individual is living the highest quality of life, despite what we may see?
4,537	Usha Abraham	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist. Biggest barrier to communication is the attitude and lack of knowledge of the communication partner
4,536	Julie Valero-Gagnon
4,535	Kathryn Westbrook	Australia
4,534	Kate Crowe	Australia
4,533	Kristen Aird	Australia
4,532	Michael Fleming	Australia	Mum can't speak
4,531	Jade Dussault
4,530	Elizabeth England	United States	I am a Speech-Language Therapy Assistant in Colorado
4,529	Sam George
4,528	Karen Davies	Uk
4,527	Kelly Richards
4,526	Agnes Hwang	Canada	Everyone deserves to have a voice.
4,525	Rachael Davies	UK	I'm a paediatric speech and language therapist - children should be able to develop communication, in whatever form, in a world that recognises it's their basic human right 🙂
4,524	Todd Landsberg	U.S	I am an audiologist and also work closely with SLP's
4,523	Mindy Simmill	Canada	I am an SLP.
4,522	Tamara Moore		Family
4,521	Barbara Conrad	USA
4,520	Esther Willetts	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
4,519	Stephanie Stollery	United Kingdom	I am passionate that everyone should have the right to communicate.
4,518	gita patel	United Kingdom	i work in a preschool where communication is the most important aspect of learing and development for young children.
4,517	ELIZABETH LAVERY	UNITED KINGDOM	As a Seech & Language Therapist I am very aware of the problems that Communication Difficulties create for infants, children and people. Speech, Language and Communication difficulties should be recoqnised as a Disability.
4,516	Sophie Linehan	Ireland	Communication is a two way process, the impairment does not lie on certain individuals alone, it lies on all of us who create these communication barriers through lack of understanding. More awareness is needed! SLT student.
4,515	Kristi Phillips	United States	I have three children with learning disablities, one with Audion Processing Disorder. The schools refuse to acknowledge that.
4,514	Adrian Ramirez
4,513	Stephanie McFadden	Northern Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist and I experience first hand challenges children experience daily and how it can impact on their access to the curriculum and in social relationships and friendships.
4,512	Kathy Smith	Australia	My son was inflicted with a severs stutter when he was small and with the help of a speech therapist we were able to overcome it
4,511	Lynore Magee	Australia	For all of the reasons listed below.
4,510	adrian Brennan	northern Ireland	every one has a right to communicate in and to be communicatted with in a matter to meet individuals need of that person
4,509	Louise Oldnall	United Kingdom	Communication is central to all aspects of life, particularly relationships and well being
4,508	Jacqueline GAILE	United Kingdom	Communication in all its forms is vital to life, essential for relationships. Talking, listening, laughing, singing, dancing and grimacing make my days richer, more connected, more fun. I have dedicated my professional life to understanding how to enhance communication and interaction skills in children and young people with language impairment. It is a job that brings me challenge and joy.
4,507	Neil O'hagan	N.Ireland	I work with adults with Learning Disabilitys
4,506	Tess Healy	Australia	To communicate is to express your essence and build relationships with others. Everyone deserves the chance to be able to communicate in an effective and satisfying manner and we all should be supported in achieving this basic right.
4,505	Michael Jennings	Australia	Communication is the essence of building interpersonal relationships.
4,504	Annie Jonhsen	Australia	As a teacher I have worked with children with communication difficulties. It is distressing to see these children feel isolated and frustrated in their everyday life.
4,503	Martin Fleming	Australia	Without effective communication humanity will die. We speak & we listen, we look to see and comprehend, we understand the other's situation and are moved to respond to their need.
4,502	Anna Birch
4,501	Fiona Macdonald	Australia	To get on in life you have to be able to communicate
4,500	Nicole Pantalleresco	Australia
4,499	Elizabeth Pike	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I believe that communication is a basic human right and that everyone deserves to have their voice heard.
4,498	Monique Jones	Australia
4,497	Mila Hill	Australia	Speech Pathologist working with Adult with Disabilities - They have so much to say!
4,496	Leanne Balding	Australia
4,495	Maggie Johns	Canada
4,494	Marie-Claude Rousseau	Canada	Parce que la communication, c'est la clé de tout!
4,493	Ashleigh Craig	Australia	Everyone has a voice and has the right to be heard
4,492	Jessica McKeown	Australia	I'm studying to be a speech pathologist so I understand how important it is to be able to communicate effectively- something we often take for granted!
4,491	Christine Black	New Zealand	Everyone has a right to communicate in what ever form suits their needs. The inabilility to communicate is frustrating and can cause huge behaviour problems for some people.
4,490	Priya Kumar	Australia	I believe that communication is a basic human right
4,489	Michelle Saromo	Canada	As an aspiring speech pathologist, I believe that having the ability to communicate is a powerful tool that everyone should be entitled to. I believe that it can bring about great opportunities into one's life.
4,488	Wendy Arnott	Australia
4,487	Yasmine Young	Australia	As a practising Speech Pathology student, the right to communicate is very important to me. Everyone deserves the right to be heard and express themselves.
4,486	Michelle Morgan	USA	I am an SLP who works with individuals with communication disorders.
4,485	Deb Hudson	New Zealand
4,484	Dorothea Schmidt	Australia	I work with people who have communication disabilities
4,483	Roula Baali	Canada	Because some of us are being deprived from a basic human right, things have to change.
4,482	sonia guizzo	Australia	because being able to communicate with someone is better than not being able to.
4,481	Camile Santana	USA
4,480	Katie Findlater	Canada	I am an SLP
4,479	Helen McGann	New Zealand	I am a music therapist !
4,478	Keith Middleton	Australia	Having a voice and being heard is incredibly important for each of us. It IS a basic human right!
4,477	Barbara Scarpellino	australia	I work with people who have so many unmet needs due to inability to commuicate with their world.
4,476	Akshata Manelkar	Australia	Empathising with people with communication disorders and advocating for their rights makes a Speech Pathologist happy.
4,475	Nina Navratil	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist I have devoted my adult life to helping people reach their communication potential. I have seen how limiting and frustrating the inability to communicate can be to individuals and that individual's family. I have also seen how empowering communication is - it is everyone's right.
4,474	Kelly Anschau	Australia	Communication is a human right and so important in everything we do! It helps us live a good life, experience social relationships and express who we are.
4,473	Genesis Campos	United States
4,472	Gabrielle Miller	USA
4,471	Rob Valentine	Australia	Because I feel for those who have afflictions in this area of their lives
4,470	Rebecca Swan	New Zealand	Such an important aspect of what makes us human... everyone can communicate!
4,469	Claudia Fecteau	Canada
4,468	Cass Hinchcliffe	Australia
4,467	Mila Bertin
4,466	Jennifer Kitchen	United States	I am a speech therapist who works with individuals with complex communication needs. I believe everyone deserves the right to communicate, whether that be through sign language, through speech, through a speech generating device or any other means. I agree with others -- communication is the essence of human life.
4,465	Jenny Kirkwood	Northern Ireland	As a music therapist, I work daily to help people fulfil their potential to communicate
4,464	Clara Saint-Jacques	Canada	Because I am a speech-language pathologist working with school-aged children who have severe language impairments. I see every day how much communication barriers are an obstacle to academic achievement.
4,463	Brigid McNeill	New Zealand	Communication is the essence of being human
4,462	Wendy Popa	USA
4,461	Sheri Garner
4,460	Karen Wallace-Hughes	Canada
4,459	Karen Brewer	New Zealand	Communication is vital for relationships and relationships are vital for life.
4,458	Roisin Neill	Ireland	I'm a SLT student!
4,457	Naomi Hughes	Northern Ireland	As a music therapist I work with those who find it difficult to communicate and hence I realise, as do they, the importance of it in their lives.
4,456	Melissa Gonzalez	United States of America	I believe that everyone should be able to communicate in the way they would like to.
4,455	Colm Campbell	N Ireland
4,454	Chris Riley	United States	I am a provider of AAC devices and have seen the benefits
4,453	Faith Burchfield		Because the power of communication can unlock endless opportunities!!
4,452	Catherine Yoell	Canada	everyone needs to be able to communicate
4,451	Cynthia Bédard	Canada	In favor of a better access to speech, language pathology services in every region
4,450	Nimisha Mistry	United Kingdom	I feel that communication is fundamental to preserving a healthy mental state in order to participate in activities of daily living as full as possible.
4,449	Brianna McLaughlin	United States
4,448	Jennifer Fitta	United States	Supporter
4,447	Violetta Krichevski	Canada	Because I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist so I see the impact of communication barriers on people with communication barriers everyday
4,446	Matthew Piccinich	United States	It's important
4,445	Stacie Rubin Smith	USA	Nothing is more important than communication. It is what makes us human. Communication at any level is essential for our well being, our interaction with others, our profession, our relation to the world.
4,444	Kathryn Plante	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I am devoted to working with people with communication disorders andI recognise that everyone has the potential to communicate.
4,443	CAROLINE STEVENS	United Kingdom	I AM A PARENT OF A 19 YR OLD WHO IS NON VERBAL AND WORK WITH CHILDREN WITH COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES
4,442	Erin Jarvis	Uk	Being able to communicate is a human right
4,441	georgina calwel	N.Ireland	Speech and Language Therapist. Fully appreciate the necessity of the individuals right to have a voice irrespective of any disability.
4,440	Elvis Cruz	USA	I have a disabled uncle who relies on the constant care and that requires someone to communicate with and for them
4,439	Brenda Perez
4,438	Simon Sheridan	United Kingdom	I work with both adults and children with communication difficulties and believe that there is always the possibility to make a connection with another human being beyond any outer communication difficulties.
4,437	Kimberly Murphy		I'm an SLP
4,436	Clare Scott	United Kingdom	My ability to communicate with others is what enables me to be me. I want everyone to have that same opportunity, which is why I am training to be a Speech and Language Therapist
4,435	Janice Pineda
4,434	Cherith Reid	Northern Ireland	I'm a speech and language Therapist and it's my passion to help those with communication disorders
4,433	Katie Rocke	Northern Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and therfore I understand the importance of communication and how fundamental it is to a successful and happy life.
4,432	Jennifer Finbow	Canada	I feel very passionate about this issue and support it fully as communication is a vital capacity that no human should be without.
4,431	Andrea Hanratty	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist who is passionate about advocating for peoples right to communicate.
4,430	Hayley Stanfield	Northern Ireland	I feel the ability to communicate is fundamental to us as human beings. It is how we express our needs, share experiences and build relationships. It is as important as any other human right, therefore support for people with communication difficulties should be available in every possible way.
4,429	Laura Goodrich	USA	Speech-Language Pathology graduate student
4,428	Karen Diamond	United Kingdom	I'm a music therapist our job is all about enabling communication and i believe everyone should be enabled to communicate in any way possible
4,427	Lindsey Ahl	USA	I am a SLPA working with students with communication disorders and am a strong advocate for all people to have access to communication and the ability to build relationships.
4,426	Laura McParland	Northern Ireland	I am an SLT and everyday I work to develop and support the communication skills of others.
4,425	June Lin
4,424	Hannah Morris	UK	I work with children with communication difficulties.
4,423	Krista Howarth	Canada	It impacts quality of life and social relationships immensely. It is important.
4,422	Marian Hagan	N.Ireland	I believe everyone has the right to communicate in whatever way possible. People who have difficulty in communicating deserve support to help them to participate in society.
4,421	Gyneth Held	Canada	I am an S-LP and care about communication
4,420	jennifer black	USA	I am infant-parent mental health trained and a speech-language pathologist
4,419	Jaclyn Bodt	Australia
4,418	Tracey Monaghan	Northern Ireland	I work as a Speech and Language Therapist with children who have communication needs which need to be addressed as fully as possible and in lots of settings.
4,417	Catriona Steele	Canada	It is about true human connection
4,416	Jeff McLaughlin	Australia	Silly question.
4,415	Becky Cooney	Ireland
4,414	Roshien Butcher	Australia	Everyone needs a way to express their wants, needs, desires and why should those that cant due to communication problems be overlooked because they cant said up for themselves and express their rights
4,413	Isabelle Vallée	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste.
4,412	Chauntell Sarkis	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist and watching my patients overcome their difficulty with communication is inspiring.
4,411	Mary Coulter	U.K	I work with children with communication difficulties. It is often the unseen disability so funding and support are limited. We need to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.
4,410	Anna Newth	UK
4,409	Ciara Martin
4,408	Guo Jun Tan	Australia
4,407	Clare Ansty	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapy Student I feel that it is vital that all persons have the ability to communicate their basic wants and needs and to also have the ability to actively participate in society.
4,406	Kendra Tabor	Australia	Everyone should have the opportunity to communicate and if needed they should be able to have access to services. It is a basic human right.
4,405	Cheryl Polonski	Australia	I am an early childhood educator. I see children who have slipped through the 'net' and the effect it has on them. I am horrified that the ACT Early Intervention Units will close at the end of this school year.
4,404	Phylamina Chircop	Australia
4,403	Wendy McCracken	United Kingdom	I train people to teach deaf chidlren and know the isolation and despair deafness can bring if not understood as with any communication challenge.
4,402	Belinda Kenny	Australia
4,401	Alexandrea Barrett	Australia
4,400	Ahmad Azim	Qatar	SLP
4,399	Kristina Vulkanovski	Australia	Because I dedicate my life to helping people with Communication Disorders and understand the consequences of having no communication
4,398	Meredith Allan	Australia
4,397	Victoria Zainal	Australia
4,396	Annie Millar	Australia
4,395	Ingrid Howell	Australia
4,394	Karen Speedy	Australia
4,393	Deborah Wilson	Australia
4,392	Robert Frewin	Australia
4,391	Liz Little	Australia
4,390	Ella Keesing	Australia
4,389	Annabelle Scotney	Australia
4,388	Hope Allison	Australia
4,387	Kate Avoledo	Australia
4,386	Charlene Cullen	Australia
4,385	Heather Cullen	Australia
4,384	Bryony Younghusband
4,383	Sarah Griffiths	United Kingdom	I am a SLT
4,382	Kare Trendall	Australia
4,381	Renee Hudson	Australia	I'm a speech pathology student
4,380	Hayley Purss	Australia	As a teacher it is very important to acknowledge that people communicate in a variety of ways and deserve support when necessary.
4,379	Rebecca Wilkie	Australia
4,378	Elisa Calcopietro	Australia	The right to communication provides power to an individual
4,377	Clare Gregory	Australia
4,376	Tracey Hanigan	Australia
4,375	Karina Heier	Australia
4,374	Bernie Tamati	New Zealand	People with communication problems need as much support in our community as possible.
4,373	Mark Van Helvoirt	Australia
4,372	Robyn William	Australia
4,371	Jene Mueller	Australia
4,370	Deborah Curtis	Australia	People matter, respect matters. Connection with each other is achieved through communication-whether verbal, sign augmentative- it keps us connected.
4,369	Tania Innes	Australia
4,368	Megan Baird	Australia
4,367	Eva Kooyman	Australia
4,366	Jessica Marriott	Australia
4,365	Lisa Davies	New Zealand
4,364	Megan Tognela	Australia
4,363	Leseley Radford	Australia
4,362	Madeleine Polegaj	Australia
4,361	Rebecca Stapleton	Australia	As a teacher I see how vital it is for people to communicate and the detrimental effects it can have when they can't communicate effectivly.
4,360	Sarah Kearney	Australia
4,359	Megan Turvey	Australia
4,358	Julia Ebert	Australia
4,357	Ngiare Elliot	Australia
4,356	Amelia Lober	Australia
4,355	Rachel Chivas	Australia
4,354	Lisa Jacob	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I feel that communication is a necessity to participate in all areas of life. Recognising this right is the first step to supporting people who have these difficulties and assisting them achieve their communication goals.
4,353	Megan Watson	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathology student & people 's right to communication is my passion in life
4,352	Lauren Sullivan
4,351	tom camilleri	australia	i teach many kids with this disorder
4,350	Elizabeth Dolan	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I have worked for decades helping children and adults communicate effectively. Some of these people have needed technical methods to provide a voice for them. For those who could not have a device, they had minimal or no effective communication. This is not right. Communication is truly a basic human right.
4,349	Julia Graham	Australia	Studying speech pathology and am aware of the issues individuals with communication disorders are presented with each day
4,348	Jodie Wong	United States	Communication is essential to our daily lives. I want to spread awareness about the importance.
4,347	Greg McKnight-Lemaire	United States	Because communication is a basic human right
4,346	Tonee Burley	United States	Communication Disorders is my major, my little brother has Autism and through I was made aware of this field and became immersed in it.
4,345	Christina Bogatko	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist.
4,344	Denise Kelly	Australia
4,343	Anne Rioux	Canada
4,342	Annette Ivanos	Australia
4,341	Phoebe Sheppard	Australia	I am a speech pathology student
4,340	Hong Vo	Australia	I believe that every living creature ( human beings as well as animals) can communicate by one unique communication skills which is effective listening and being patient and respect the right for other people's voice.
4,339	Danielle Marino	Australia	I'm a Speech Path student and I did a 24h period of mutism to raise awareness for those with communication difficulties - it was the hardest thing I've ever had to do socially. Shopkeepers, friends and even family; there was so much I wanted to say but I couldn't because people didn't have the patience to understand. No-one deserves to be disregarded like that.
4,338	Bernie Wiemers	Australia	I have worked with children with disabilities
4,337	Rosemary Park	Canada	Communication is central to full participation in society and the achievement of an enhancing and satisfying life style.
4,336	Angeline Randall	Australia
4,335	Colleen Wright	Australia	Becasue I have lost a lot of my hearing and I am missing out on being a participant in solcial and work discussions.
4,334	Jonathan McCloskey	Australia	Imagine if you couldn't communicate...
4,333	Marianne Day	Australia	In my work as a nurse communication is fundamental to my role. I am passionate about my work and believe it a persons basic human right to be understood.
4,332	Carrie Windhorst	United States	I am a speech - language pathologist
4,331	Allison Edejer
4,330	Pauly Brar	Canada
4,329	Calvin Lam	Australia
4,328	Houston Marshall	Northern Ireland	Without communication what else is there ?
4,327	Olya Ryjenko	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist working with people who stutter. My brother stutters also. Every day I see the impact that a communication disorder has on a person's confidence, quality of life and interactions with others. The ability to communicate can easily be taken for granted by those who can. I am an advocate for those who cannot.
4,326	Margaret Redmond	Australia	As a speech pathologist working in Early Intervention I have seen first hand so many times how empowering it is for children to learn to communicate with their families, in their communities & their learning environments.
4,325	Estephanie StaMaria	Canada	Hearing, speech and language are fundamental to communication, all of which are integral to our daily interactions
4,324	Manda Palmertree	USA
4,323	William Hodge	Australia	Clear communication matters in all aspects of life.
4,322	Mette Friis	Denmark	Im a speech pathology student and I think, its important to spread awareness about and support people with communicative disorders.
4,321	Lisa Fraser	Australia	I work with people with communciation difficulties in Nursing
4,320	Emi Kokolakis	Australia
4,319	Caroline Rushton	Australia
4,318	Shaylee Hohapata	Australia	Everyone deserves to have the option to have support
4,317	Lara Rushton	Australia	Future speech pathologist
4,316	Katie Michalak	United States
4,315	Vidya Kamath	Canada
4,314	Amanda Indovina	Canada	I'm a speech-language pathologist and I see how speech and language needs affect children's learning each and every day.
4,313	Gary Haigh	Australia
4,312	Annie Thibodeau	Canada
4,311	Tanya Laugher
4,310	Ashleigh Hillyer	Australia	Communication is a fundamental skill in all areas of life. The inability to communicate has drastic implications for a person's participation in life.
4,309	Emily Neal	Australia
4,308	Kathryn Clements	Australia	I am a Speech pathologist with 32 years experience.I now work in the early intervention s. I want to voice my commitment to this pledge on behalf of all the children and families I have worked with who don't have a voice..To support children and families as they strive to communicate is the most empowering skill we can share with them as speech pa
4,307	Lori Nitzsche		Everyone should have a Voice.
4,306	Kirsten Bevelander	Canada	Communication is the key to all positive social and emotional communication. Without strong social and emotional literacy skills children are unsuccessful in relationships, learning and life.
4,305	Dale J Reeves	USA	I'm an SLP this is the foundation on which our professions were built.
4,304	Mary Jo Starck Bruckner	USA
4,303	Caitlin Chaney	Australia	As a future speech pathologist, I believe that everyone has the right to communicate.
4,302	Sonia Leaf-Milham	United Kingdom	Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
4,301	Georgia Craddock	UK	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist.
4,300	Susan Nemeth-Sinclair	Quebec	As an S-LP working in the public & private sectors, I see the impact of communication difficulties on my clients (kids) & their families- affecting family & peer relations & interactions and participation & success in school & social activities.
4,299	Mary Wickenden	UK	Communication is the key to relationships of all kinds - who can do without them!
4,298	Alyssa Stefl	USA	Doctor of Audiology student, first year
4,297	Josh Tarrant
4,296	Amy Maunder	New Zealand	Every individual has a voice to be heard and this project is invaluable in raising awareness in our society of those that require support to do so
4,295	Annie Duguay
4,294	Maddi Fiera	Wales	Because communication is a vital part of a child's development
4,293	Emily Burtenshaw	United Kingdom	I am a speech pathologist and have worked all my professional life with adults who have communication disorders. We need to raise awareness amongst the general public about whatit is ilike to live with a coommunication difficulty, and what can be done to help.
4,292	Nancy With	Norway
4,291	Tasha Fiera	United Kingdom	Elder sister works as a speech and language therapist
4,290	Monica Waasdorp	USA	As a speech pathologist,I have worked for this for 25 years
4,289	Rebecca Morton	United Kingdom
4,288	Charlotte Banton	United Kingdom	As a child I had a communication disorder and now an SLT student I value the basic right that everybody should be able to communicate!
4,287	Kaleigh Neuberger	USA	I'm studying to be a speech-language pathologist. Helping others communicate is my goal in life! 🙂
4,286	Karen Gipps	England	Communication is a basic need and right and the key to having other needs and rights met.
4,285	Amanda Goodison	Canada	I have seen first-hand what a difference support with communication difficulties can make to everyday life.
4,284	Marick Juillet Gauthier	Canada	I'm a speech and language pathologist
4,283	Heather Sherwood	Canada	This matter is important to me because I work with families whose children are often unable to communicate even their basic wants and needs. I see how, with support to develop their communication skills, they are able to change the lives of their entire family.
4,282	Julie Marshall	United Kingdom	Without communication we are isolated
4,281	Hannah Gipps	England	Everyone should be able to communicate
4,280	Blythe Silva	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and I know how communication impairments affect people's lives
4,279	Jordana Aronovitz	United States
4,278	Sheri Wood	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist.
4,277	Andrea Graham	Canada	I am an Audiologist and have seen the impact that impaired ability to communicate has on quality of life
4,276	Rachel Preece		Dedicated to improving communication for children and young people with autism.
4,275	Brenda Jean	Canada	Communication and Literacy are critical elements to empower people so we can strengthen freedom and fairness!
4,274	Sandra Collins	Canada	I have been speech-language pathologist for 34 years. The time for definitive action on this fundamental human right is long overdue.
4,273	Anna Epler-Snow		I am training to be a Speech and Language Therapist so this is something which means a lot to me.
4,272	Amanda Moshe	U.S.	I am a future SLP!
4,271	Morgan Willowgate	Canada	Everyone has a right to express themselves.
4,270	Jenni Fiera	United Kingdom	I work as a speech and language therapist and see every day how vital communication is to an individual's life.
4,269	Penny Gosselin	Canada	It's about connection
4,268	Pushpanath Murugaiah	Sri Lanka	Assertive communication is an important part of a human life
4,267	Louise Soanes	United Kingdom	As a Speech and language therapy student I strongly believe this, everyone has a right to be 'heard'.
4,266	Lindsay Ferguson	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathology Assistant (studying to become a SLP), and have worked on a daily basis with people who have communication barriers. It's unfortunate that there is not as much support for them as there should be, and I would love to see a change!
4,265	Bonnie Johnson	Canada	I have loved ones who have ASD. With the right services and supports, they can express what helps them live full, meaningful, healthy lives.
4,264	Yolanda Russell	Canada	I am a speech and language pathologist who works with children under the age of 5 who have speech and language delays and disorders. I have seen the challenges the children and their families experience and also seen the benefits when they have received early intervention services. Communication is a basic human right regardless of a person's age, sex, or ethnic background.
4,263	Twhanna Green	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist. The ability to communication provides each individual with the power to express ideas and possibly influence the ideas of others. Communication is also a primary social connection with others. These two functions, from among others, are essential to human existence.
4,262	Malerie Beach	Canada
4,261	Gillian Dawson	Australia	I can't imagine the frustration of not being able to speak with loved ones & carers
4,260	Janet Stevens	Canada	As a Communication Disorders Specialist, I see first-hand the difficulties those with communication barriers face. Not just in schools, but in our communities and in appropriate access to justice system
4,259	Lisa Wollitzer	Canada	I am an SLP. I have dedicated my life to improving the communication skills of others.
4,258	Michelle Babineau	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and I see the impact of impaired communication daily and can attest to the isolation this ultimately provides. We need more ressources to help people with communication disorders function in our society.
4,257	Loralee Peters
4,256	Nancy Ross	Canada	This is a basic right that I hold dear to my heart. In order to connect with others and to feel connected with our world all beings need the opportunity and a way to communicate their thoughts and needs.
4,255	Deena Offet`	Canada	Speech and Language Pathologist constantly battling politcal boundaries between health and school!!!
4,254	Orlagh Stewart	N.Ireland	I'm a Speech and language Therapist but also have family experience of communication disorder.
4,253	Chelsey Gregory	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist. I have the privilege of working with children who have communication delays and disorders. Everyone deserves the opportunity to work toward their maximum potential!
4,252	Lucy Coleman
4,251	Rebecca Eastley	United Kingdom
4,250	Tracy Turner	Canada
4,249	Coleen Bohlen	Canada	I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist so communicaiton is my work but I also have 2 children and againg parents and strongly believe that communcation is a basic human right.
4,248	Stephanie Fage	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I see adults and children who do not have proper access to this basic human right everyday.
4,247	Guloo Austin	Canada	Without communication skills there is disharmony in the world; conflicts etc.
4,246	Anne Dube	Canada	because it is at the root of human potential and freedom
4,245	Alison Dale	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist, and I believe that communication IS a basic human right.
4,244	Rochelle Halgren	Canada	Speech Language Pathologist
4,243	Desiree Whyte
4,242	Natalie Zacher	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist and I see first hand the effects having a communication difficulty can have on a person's life. I want to raise awareness and in turn, support for healthy communication for all.
4,241	Kathleen Fergus Reinart	Canada	For all the reasons listed below; because communication is a basic human right
4,240	Heidi Ludwig	Canada	For the clients I see every day whose lives are affected by communication difficulties and for the clients I see everyday whose lives are improved by appropriate services.
4,239	Nathalie Arsenault	Canada
4,238	Wyndi Capeci	United States	How could it not matter!!??! Communication is what brings us together.
4,237	Marianne Paul	Canada	Communication is a basic tool required to interact in our society. It is crucial in learning and socializing. Those with difficulties should be helped so they could become all they can be.
4,236	Tanya Curtis	United States	People from foreign countries contact me for help and can't find the services they need in their country.
4,235	Silvia Mack
4,234	Sarah Burns	KS	I understand the importance of communication and hurt for those who can't communicate well. I want them to have the ability to improve their communication skills and live a fuller life, more connected to their loved ones, with the ability to pursue their passions.
4,233	Hayley Groves	United Kingdom	I am an SLT and a human being!
4,232	Megan Kuhle	United States
4,231	Kara Lowenstein	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and I see first-hand the results of the communication limitations.
4,230	Lisa Hendry	England	Cuts to Speech and Language Therapy are impacting on care for people who need it
4,229	Alison Kelly	Northern Ireland	I work as a Speech and Language Therapist and value communication highly.
4,228	Victoria Whieldon	China	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and feel very passionate about the work that I do.
4,227	Alan Sheeran	Northern Ireland	Working with deaf people and people with learning disabilities means I have seen the struggle that some people have when they want to communicate.
4,226	Mairead Morris	N.Ireland	Working as a Speech and Language Therapist I know the full impact of a communication disability on a person/child's life.
4,225	Zabelle Betchakjian	Australia
4,224	Lorna Hinds	N.Ireland
4,223	Katherine Lam		It's simple, communication is a right. It's something we all take for granted, but as a Speech Pathology Student, I see how barriers to communication can have a widespread affect on a child and their family if they don't receive the appropriate help ASAP.
4,222	JUDY WES	Australia	Because to have a voice is the most basic human right.
4,221	Kate Rennie	Australia	I see the impact of communication impairment regularly
4,220	Casandra Tibika	Australia
4,219	Vania Fernandes	Bahrain	firstly I'm a human being and hence I know n feel communication is vital..and secondly I'm a SLP
4,218	Wing Chu
4,217	Kimberly Noble	Australia	Because continuing to discover the multifaceted meaning of communication is not only my passion but soon to be my profession as a speech pathologist.
4,216	Annemieke Enter
4,215	Rhys Lloyd	Australia	Everybody deserves the right to communicate in their own way
4,214	elise maki	Australia
4,213	Susie Kim	Australia	Communication is everything
4,212	Camille Marie Reyes	Philippines	Because I believe that every voice deserves to be heard.
4,211	Amanda Yap	Australia, Singapore	Currently studying Speech Pathology
4,210	cara porter
4,209	Jannice Liu	Australia	First hand experience in having a family member and friend who has a communication impairment
4,208	Maria Theresa Gonzalez	Philippines
4,207	Sylvia Kwa	Australia	Because life is about building relationships and connecting with people
4,206	MAVIS KAYIKCI	Turkey
4,205	Amelia Bayliss	Australia	Everyone deserves the ability to communicate.
4,204	Hayley Dean	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist
4,203	Chloe Ang	Australia	As a speech pathology student, I see communication as a vital part of our lives. Communication difficulties can adversely impact the ability to participate in vocational, social and leisure activities. Communication is often taken for granted until something goes wrong.
4,202	Jessica Thambyaiyah	Australia	As a speech pathology student, I believe that communication is a basic human right that everyone is entitled to.
4,201	Valerie Ann Villarosa	Australia	I am a speech and language pathology master's student.
4,200	Tim Lovelock	New Zealand	I believe all people have the right to communicate and the right to access the support necessary to make that possible.
4,199	Hannah McMahon	United Kingdom	I am currently a Speech and Language Therapy student
4,198	Catherine Way	Australia
4,197	Rachel French	England	Because everyone should have a voice
4,196	Rachel Murphy	Australia	Having worked as a Speech Pathologist for 10 years, I promote on a daily basis that the opportunity to communicate is a basic right.
4,195	Ratna Pillai
4,194	Danielle Bernitz
4,193	Natalie Lloyd	Australia	I work with people who have communication disorders
4,192	Ellie Weeks
4,191	Deborah Duke	Australia	My daughter is studying speech pathology & my mother has had a stroke
4,190	Karen Willis	Australia
4,189	Petra Avramovic
4,188	Maggie Cooper	United Kingdom	Have worked for individuals with communication disability thoughout my life
4,187	Jessica Gannon	Australia	Speech Pathology student
4,186	Daniel Wundersitz
4,185	Rebecca Duke
4,184	Georgia Kuhles	Australia	I am studying to become a speech pathologist so I believe communication is a skill of absolute importance to all people of all circumstances.
4,183	Tricia McCabe	Australia	Because you can't have your say (democracy) if you can't have your say (communication).
4,182	Faith Buckley	Australia
4,181	Aaran Mohann
4,180	Kathryn Payne	Australia	So many young people with complex communication needs are unable or haven't been given access to AAC. All people have the right to communicate autonomously!
4,179	Lisa Ng
4,178	Malgorzata Janas	Australia	I am a speech pathologist. Most people do not realise how important communication is in their life unless they are personally affected. Increasing public awareness about the issue is necessary to provide better support to people with communication disorders.
4,177	Rachel Hampshire	Australia	To be a voice for those who don't have one
4,176	Alison Browne	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist but also have experienced personally & with a close friend the frustrations & sense of powerlessness of being limited in how much can be communicated because of muscle fatigue
4,175	Ulrika Marklund	Sweden	as an SLP doing research
4,174	Traysa Leighton	United States
4,173	Noreen O'Leary	Ireland	I work as a speech and language therapist and see the imapct of communication difficulties through this
4,172	Belinda Lee	Australia	Because everyone deserves the opportunity to interact and share with others.
4,171	Teri Adams	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
4,170	Janet Mostovoy	Australia	Because I believe communication should be available to all people regardless of their race, education, background or level of ability
4,169	Trisha Khatri	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I regularly communicate with individuals who have limited communication skills and understand the impact this can have on daily living, education, and community participation.
4,168	Chantelle Jade Mortimer	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and can see how empowering the ability to communicate can be for all - particularly for my clinical population of children and adults with a disability. Similarly, the inability to express your thoughts, needs and wants is nothing short of debilitating.
4,167	Lyall Pacey	Canada	Communication is the foremost contributor to the advancement of humanity. This is the reason for which I have chosen my profession, and it is why I continue to improve my communication skills and those of others every day.
4,166	Ashley White	United States
4,165	Samantha Meakin	Australia	I have family members & friends who need extra support to communicate - they are precious people!
4,164	Meagan O'Halloran		Because I see people struggling to communicate every day and the impact it has on their lives.
4,163	Anne Hoffmann	NSW	I work with people who have intellectual & physical disabilities. Being able to communicate is often something that is not easy & yet without commmunication skills they have no "voice" - they are powerless & are reliant on others whether they want to be or not
4,162	Terri Jamieson	Australia
4,161	Corinne Loomes	Australia	Could any of us survive the isolation of having no communication partner???
4,160	Kizzy Yang	Australia	I am studying to be a Speech Pathologist
4,159	Stacey Delos Santos	United States
4,158	Christine DiGiacomo	United States	is a basic human right
4,157	Vera Blazevska	NJ
4,156	Bianca Lyons	Australia
4,155	Lisa Boyce	Australia	Because as a Speech Pathologist I am passionate about communication and believe it is a basic human right.
4,154	Victoria Reynolds	Australia	I am a speech pathologist, and I work with children with communication disorders. I see firsthand how communication impairments can limit children's activities, participation, social relationships and academic success. All children have a right to be supported to develop their communication skills to their absolute potential.
4,153	Melissa Finn	Australia
4,152	Simone Debono	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I am dedicated to assisting others in working towards achieveing their communication goals
4,151	Anusha Atukorala	Australia	Because it is such an important issue.
4,150	Stacey Sheedy	Australia	Communication is important for every person's functional participation in life.
4,149	Catherine Lander	Australia	Without a voice, you are powerless. Communication is vital.
4,148	Kathryn Kristensen	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I work with people who have various communication difficulties. It is incredibly important that they are looked out for by others who don't have communication difficulties and can speak up for them.
4,147	Simone Hay	Australia	I'm passionate about assisting children and their families to communicate and participate successfully in their environments.
4,146	Jodie Bowles	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people who have Communication disorders- I am regularly able to see that the right intervention and support can make a big difference to a person's life.
4,145	Catherine Kraus
4,144	Haylee Johnson	Australia	Being a Speech Pathologist I have witnessed the significant negative impact a communication impairment can have on all aspects of a clients life and their family's.
4,143	Barbara Braithwaite	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working in this vital area
4,142	Kulpreet Cheema	cANADA
4,141	Laura Edwards	Australia	I have seen the impact of limited communication skills, and have had the great thrill of helping improve communication skills - the impact of that change is enormous
4,140	Grace Koh	Malaysia
4,139	Sally Nepean	Australia	Every day I work with people who struggle to communicate even just their basic needs. These people deserve fairer access to the help and support they need to do this!
4,138	Tracy Donovan	Australia	This issue matters to me as I had a son who had a signigicant speech disorder and I now work with other children who have these same issues with their speech.
4,137	Brielle Chamberlain
4,136	Deanne Paisley	Australia
4,135	Eduarda Oliveira Cunha	Australia	Because I am a student of Speech Pathology and Audiology in Brazil, and I am here in australia to continue my studies.
4,134	Ellie Sugden	Australia
4,133	Kristina Arsovska	United States	This matters to me because I am studying to be a speech pathologist.
4,132	Jessica Bailey	Australia
4,131	Audrey Price	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist, and I understand the struggle of those who do not have a voice
4,130	Cherie Jessop-Neggo	Australia	A person's ability to communicate is directly and indirectly related to their quality of life. Every person deserves a good quality of life.
4,129	Yan Yu
4,128	Arlen Oliver	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I see how communication difficulties can impact many facets of life.
4,127	annalisa carreras	United States	communication disorders and sciences major
4,126	Anna Patsina	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate and no one should ever miss out on this basic need
4,125	Ashley Hopfe	Australia
4,124	natasha tuck	Canada	I work with children who are Deaf and or Hard of Hearing where communication and language can be significantly impacted.
4,123	Catherine Wood	Australia	As a human being I know how vital communication and relationships are to health and happiness. As a speech language pathologist I know how difficult life can be for individuals who do not yet have a reliable method of communication.
4,122	Anna DiGiacomo	USA	I am a student studying to be a speech pathologist so that I can help people with communication disorders. I believe it is a human right and we should do everything in our power to make sure everyone is able to take advantage of that right even if it's a little harder for some than others, they're human too.
4,121	Carly Marut
4,120	Claire Attard	Australia	because communication is so important to all relationships and without it, as a society we fall apart. and as a brand new Mummy,i need my children to know how much i love them.
4,119	Robert Pierrard	Canada	Linguist
4,118	Beth Lewis	Wales	Without communication my life would be so different!
4,117	Sara Jodache	New Zealand
4,116	summer carbone	United States	communication disorders major
4,115	Kelly McBride	Australia	Most peoples lives would be improved with improvements in their communication. I especially hope that anyone who's life is effected negatively by difficulties communicating can improve their communication skills to attain the best out of life for themselves and for the good of the entire community.
4,114	Carol Bishop	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties every day and understand their extreme frustrations. They all deserve the opportunity to communicate, participate and be understood
4,113	Maureen Wilson	Australia	I have worked for many years with people who struggle to communicate and have seen the impact this has on their lives and their families' lives.
4,112	Melissa Gomez	United States	The first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America includes freedom of speech. Speech is a form of communication, if we do not have the right/proper services provided to those with communication disorders, it is similar to taking away this right. As an aspiring Speech-Language Pathologist, I hope to work in helping improve communication disorders among people.
4,111	Sarah Schoendienst	United States	I believe that no person should be marginalized because of a communication disorder.
4,110	Sydney Grosser	USA	Because I hope to be a speech pathologist in order to help as many people as I can
4,109	Michelle Zaritsky	United States of America
4,108	Nicole Toye	United States	I want to raise awareness to those who have communication disorders and ultimately I would like to help them some day.
4,107	Brooke Hagedoorn	USA
4,106	Belinda Benko	Canada	As a speech language pathologist I know too well the impact communication difficulties can have .
4,105	Andrew-John (AJ) Hildebrand	Canada	Because I believe speech is a biological right, as natural as flight is to a bird.
4,104	Jody Rosenbalm	usa	I work as a speech-language pathologist in a public, urban high school.
4,103	Lois Haight	United States	Because communication is a basic human right for all of the children I work with in libraries.
4,102	Elizabeth Hohnecker	United States	As a Communication Disorders and Sciences major, I have a passion to see individuals better their means of communication in order to improve their quality of life.
4,101	April Jones		Because IT IS a basic human right, and also because I am an aspiring audiologist
4,100	Hollie Munson	United Kingdom	Because I care about speech, langauge and communication. I am also about to become a student speech therapist from September 2014.
4,099	Victoria DeBlasio	USA	This is my major and the career I want to pursue!
4,098	Andrea Bayne		my father was a stroke patient who had to relearn speech.
4,097	Kathryn Silsby
4,096	sue Harth	Australia
4,095	Wendy Farrell	USA	As a Speech-Language Pathologist I see people struggle to get their basic needs met because of their communication difficulties. Being able to communicate is a basic right that we are all entitled to.
4,094	Kirsten Yelin	USA	I work with students with communication difficulties.
4,093	Beth Finlayson	United Kingdom	I am a speech therapist and wish for everyone to be able to have their communication potential maximised.
4,092	Tracy Knight	United Kingdom	Because everyone has a right to have their voice heard and I recognise the difficulties people face when unable to communicate
4,091	Jennifer Kordell	United States
4,090	Aimee Mooney	United States	I am a Speech and Language Pathologist and I work daily with people with communication impairments. It is a BASIC human right!
4,089	Nicole Chow	United States
4,088	Charmaine Horvath MA, CCC/SLP	USA	Without communication or self-expression, how can understand each other's needs desires or pain.
4,087	Cynthia Loftin	USA	As a SLP for 25 plus years, I have had the privilege of working across multiple settings with individuals from all walks of life. Not only have I seen the struggles of my clients and students, but over the last year, I too have experienced struggles with communicating. The ability to communicate is something we all take for granted until that freedom is lost!
4,086	Sheryle Westcott	Canada	I'm a Registered Early Childhood Educator-Resource Worker for Speech
4,085	Cheryl DeMarco	USA	I am committed to working hard every day to help preschoolers and their families to learn to communicate with each other, so they can learn about each other and share their experiences and ideas. It is a truely rewarding career to help encourage the gift of communication
4,084	Betty Kollia	USA
4,083	Luísa Mander	Australia	I work with children with language delays and see the effect of it every day
4,082	Melissa White	USA	As a bilingual SLP, I work with children who work hard every day to communicate their needs and wants
4,081	Eva Анастасия James	Canada	I think I have a communication disability. People cannot understand me so I cannot communicate with them.
4,080	Kate Wealton	United States
4,079	Kellie Revak	United States	As a SLP, I understand the importance being an advocate for individuals to access all means available to communicate. I believe a large and important part of my is to educate or inform others of the nature of a SLP's job, in order to receive appropriate referrals and to assure all those in need are receiving services. I love what I do and am lucky to have found such a rewarding career.
4,078	Christina Murphy	Ireland	I am currently a speech and language therapy student and believe it is critically important that children and adults alike have the right to communicate their needs, wants and express their opinions in order for them to reach their full potential in life.
4,077	Willie Cupples	USA	Because the large majority of people can communicate effectively, not enough emphasis has been place on understanding providing adaptations for people who have difficulty communicating.
4,076	Andrea Clarke	United Kingdom	I believe it is a basic human right to have your voice heard and understood. I work with lots of Young People with disabilities who are marginalised by not being able to have their voice heard, but they have such important things to say!
4,075	Christine English	United Kingdom	Professional working with individuals with Autism, and I have a family member with Autism.
4,074	Melissa Hughes	Australia
4,073	Julie Hanton	United Kingdom	I am a speech and langauge therapist
4,072	MCALEER RACHEL	Wales	I am a speech and language therapist and I work with children with severe social communication difficulties such as Autism.
4,071	Liz Poultney	uk	Communication is essential for everone so they can voice their wishes, likes, dislikes, pain, love. Everyone deserves to have that opportunity to share, learn and grow.
4,070	Sara Strong	United States	Speech-language pathologist
4,069	Cynthia Ossowski	Canada	I am speech-language pathology Master's student and so this is a matter of utmost importance to me.
4,068	Nicholas Conde	United Kingdom	I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapist
4,067	Diem Phan	Australia	Speech patholgy student
4,066	Nuala Lyne	Australia	Each one of us has a voice
4,065	Sean Crothers	Australia	I work as a speech pathologist and have a strong passion for stroke patients and therefore have a strong understanding of communication difficulties and the huge impact that this can have on someone's life and those around them.
4,064	Laleh Vounasis	Australia
4,063	Jeremy Brown	Australia
4,062	Sally Mann	Australian	I am a Speech Pathologist
4,061	Erik De Maijer	NLD	Human right and basic need for eveyz
4,060	Chrissa Stavrou	Australia	As a student speech pathologist, and future speech pathologist I need to be able to advocate for my clients
4,059	Jasmijn Westerveld	Australia
4,058	Katarina Byrne	Australia
4,057	Kathryn Teale	Australia	Because I want for others that which I take for granted for myself - to speak and to be heard.
4,056	Carolyn Hastings	Australia
4,055	Nancy Scott		I am a speech-language pathologist. Every day I am priviledged to work with individuals who because of their communication disorders never take communication for granted.
4,054	Filipa Sousa	Portugal
4,053	Charlotte Wigham	australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist and see the struggkrs my clients go through to get by in day to day life
4,052	Sarath Weerasinghe	Australia	Assist in upholding a basic human right
4,051	Alison Holloway	UK	Talking to people is my job. This is so important to me on many levels.
4,050	Kristy Randall	Australia	I am a speech Pathology Student and I am dedicated to helping people to reach their communicative potential.
4,049	jennifer kayegi
4,048	mastorah alotaibi		needed for pt's care
4,047	Shital Rajani
4,046	whitney atkinson	6430	I am a health professional that works with people with communication issues and recognise their fight to overcome barriers to communicate
4,045	JYOTI DESAI
4,044	Tracy Hopkins	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties and see the impact on participation and quality of life
4,043	Thila Raja	Australia	Basic communicaton is a right!
4,042	Lorraine Phatouros	Australia	I work with children with speech disorders and I see the effect it has on them and their family.
4,041	janine ettinger	UK	I work with Speech and Language Therapists and see the valuable work they do everyday.
4,040	Jason Willaims
4,039	Amy Fitzpatrick	Australia	Because my life work is to help people find a way to communicate what's important to them
4,038	Gavin Ismain
4,037	sue sissons
4,036	caress jane loacson
4,035	Su-Min Lee	UK
4,034	Christine Beal	Australia	Thirty plus years as a Speechie has convinced me of the importance of communication.
4,033	Rebecca Shelton	Australia	Because everyone has the right to express their needs and wants.
4,032	Jess Parfitt	Australia	Because I work with children who struggle to communicate
4,031	siobhan edgar	england	my two daughters have speech and language
4,030	Alford Fernandis
4,029	Juanita Tiran
4,028	Renae Gibbs	Australia	Professional
4,027	Sheena Rowe	Australia	I am Speech pathology student !
4,026	Alastair Jones		A few of my nieces and nephews have experienced communication difficulties and it is important they get the support they require
4,025	Jane Hudson	Australia	Daughter
4,024	Ocea Morton		I am a speech pathologist & truly believe that everyone had the right to be heard & express themselves. It is like torturing someone to not give them an opportunity to communicate.
4,023	Katelyn Savill	Australia
4,022	Pauline Craig	Australia
4,021	SUSAN CLARY	United Kingdom	Because I can communitate, and can't immagine what it must be like not to be able to interact with others.
4,020	Nonhlanhla Kusane	Botswana	I work with people with dasabilities and disability is not inability.
4,019	Natalie Montgomery	Australia
4,018	Kay Peck	Australia	Basic human right that impacts daily on every thing we do and what we can achieve
4,017	Amanda Judson	Australia	Speech Pathologist passionate about helping people with communication impairments reach their full potential.
4,016	Laura Voigt	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I am passionate about supporting clients & their families with the rights to communication access.
4,015	Harkinder Bedi	United Kingdom	Because I am a Speech and Language Therapist
4,014	Catherine Ali		Occupational Therapist
4,013	Grace Martin	Australia	Communication, no matter how abstract, is an important part of human interactions.
4,012	Linda Pierson	Australia	I've seen how debilitating it is.
4,011	Dion Oxley	Australia	Human rights and a better life
4,010	Madison Sites	New Zealand	Everybody matters and everyone deserves to have their rights to communication.
4,009	Annaleise Smith	Australia
4,008	Hannah Toose	Australia	I am a speech pathologist, the healthcare system tends to prioritize my role in swallowing rather than communication
4,007	Rilda Singleton	Australia	I teach kids with Autism to talk. User how frustrations leading to inappropriate behaviours lessen as child learns to communicate . It is our right to ask for our needs to be net.
4,006	Meredith Oxley	Australia	Because we have few rights of we have poor communication skills
4,005	Charlotte Millward	UK	Speech and Language Therapist
4,004	Karen Seager	United Kingdom	I am a mother, a nursery nurse and 1:1 support for a non verbal child
4,003	Hannah Nicholson	England	Communication is paramount!
4,002	Sue Milinkovic	Australia
4,001	Steven Lynch	Australia
4,000	Frances Di Cocco	Australia
3,999	Sheila Cooper		I have a daughter who has CP and she needs a voice to talk to another people like friends and family.
3,998	Sue Sinclair	New Zealand
3,997	Clare Smith	UK	Because I am a SLT, mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend.
3,996	Dilinie Colville	Australia	Working with children with disabilities, I understand how important it is that everyone has a voice and way of communicating with those around them
3,995	Fiona Walsh
3,994	Claire McMahen	UK	Speech and language therapist who works with a population of children with a range of communication difficulties. Also have a brother who had difficulties with language development
3,993	Charlotte Bradburn	England	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist and work with children everyday and see the positive impact lifting the communication barriers can have on a persons life.
3,992	Ella-Rose Minter	Australia	Without communication and socialisation civilisation would not exist.
3,991	Simone Dempster	Australia
3,990	Leslie Fraser	USA	Communication is vital to connected cohesive relationships and community.
3,989	jessica mcgrath	Australia
3,988	Ebony Rendell	Australia
3,987	Kerry Keehan	Australia
3,986	Rebekah Mitchell	Australia	Because I believe everyone deserves to be able to communicate
3,985	Erin Jones	Australia
3,984	Marielle Jones	Australia
3,983	Kate Eddy	Australia
3,982	K B	Canada	I work with individuals who have communication difficulties and I see how difficult it is for them every day.
3,981	Nicole Milinkovic	Australia
3,980	ildi bruz	Australia
3,979	Jessie Cutler	Australia	I am a speech pathologist.
3,978	Rowena Mackiewicz	Australia
3,977	Elise Finos	Australia
3,976	Joanna Shorland	Australia
3,975	Caitlin Goodwin	Australia
3,974	Tennille Loxton	Australia
3,973	Donna Patterson	Australia
3,972	Elaina Kefalianos	Australia
3,971	Elaine Olley	Australia	basic human rights matter and speach is an important communication tool
3,970	Matthew Poole	Australia
3,969	Elisa Chung	Australia
3,968	Alexandra D'Arcy	Canada
3,967	Jerriann Mitchell	USA	I am passionate about giving all children a voice. They can only say what we allow them to say.
3,966	janice cassidy	new zealand	i nave had a stroke and have a speech problem
3,965	Linda McKillop	Tasmania
3,964	Danielle Westerveld	Australia
3,963	Kristen Farrell	Australia	Communication impairments can be just as debilitating as a severe physical injury. People with htese difficulties deserve some advocacy and attention!!
3,962	Michelle Swift	Australia	Everyone deserves the right to impact their environment through communication
3,961	Catherine Kranz	USA	I am a speech language pathologist and believe that everyone communicates. It is a large part of my job to help people who hard difficulty communicating with language. Everyone should have access to assistive technology that helps them to communicate in ways that the rest of the world can understand them! Everyone has a right to communicate, and we need to be more proactive about this matter!
3,960	Anita Packer	Australia	I believe it's critical for human development.
3,959	Eleanor McMillan	Australia	Everyone deserves a voice
3,958	Samantha Siyambalapitiya	Australia
3,957	Catherine Collins	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and I am passionate about communication
3,956	Chelsey White	Australia
3,955	Eva Harrold	Australia	After almost 30 years of commitment to the field of Speech Pathology, I have had profound experiences in facilitating improvements in communication for my clients. It is as relevant today as when I began my training in 1981. I continue to advocate for the rights of the individual to use communication effectively to participate in our ever increasingly complex world.
3,954	Renena Joy	Canada
3,953	Sarah Caley	Australia	Communication is the essence of being human. Everyone has the potential to communicate and deserves the support they need to realise their voice.
3,952	Katie Telfer	Australia	Speech Pathologists are advocates for people across the world with communication disabilities.
3,951	Simone Maffescioni	Vietnam	I am supporting the development of Speech Therapy in Vietnam.
3,950	Jan Ashford	Australia	Since 1980, Communication Rights Australia has worked alongside government and the service sector to support more than 200,000 people with little or no speech, in their right to communicate and have their human rights protected and upheld
3,949	Julia Valentini	Australia
3,948	Amanda Simionato	Australia	Dedicated to achieving the best possible communication outcomes for individuals.
3,947	Alyson Evans	New Zealand
3,946	Joanne Duncum	Australia	Those of us who can communicate must speak up for those who cannot. Access to support for a communication disorder is a matter of social justice and equity.
3,945	Hannah Ford
3,944	Vanessa Maiolo	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology student and therefore believe communicating is not only a basic human right but fundermental for all to feel good
3,943	Susan Hutchins	Australia
3,942	Adrianna Galioto	Australia	The opportunity and ability to communication is an empowering tool that allows us to create greater unions to amplify our potential as individuals and as a society!
3,941	Caitlin Reilly	Australia
3,940	Rebecca Deacon
3,939	Janet Wilson	Australia	communication connects - enabling co-operation,comprehension and control - all necessary to human endeavour
3,938	Rebekka Pfitzner	Australia	I have seen people's potential for communication be ignored.
3,937	Kylie Bartlett	Australia	It is fundamental to being a human being
3,936	Bethany Hanley	Australia	Communication is the core to our participation in and quality of life.
3,935	Charlton Martin	Australia	because i have been immersed in cultures where English is not spoken and have gone through the slow process of language acquisition. so can see first hand the difficulty, and resulting improvement in life quality from going from no communication ability to the ability to interact with others.
3,934	Michele Moore	Australia	For all the reasons listed but close to home as I have a niece with a severe disability
3,933	Rachael Logan
3,932	Rebecca Nund	Australia
3,931	Elisabeth Harrison	Australia	Communication is essential for individuals and for whole communities. But it can be fragile so we need to ready to support it individually and globally.
3,930	Carolyn Thompson	United States	As a future SLP, I am motivated by the power of communication and believe everyone deserves the opprotunity to communicate!
3,929	Kim Rider
3,928	Francia Bolanos	United States	Because being able to communicate is one of the most important aspects of being a human being
3,927	Rosalie Vogels	Australia	Language allows learning, which gives access to a fulfilling future.
3,926	Susan Goddard	Australia	My husband is deaf and his frustration and despair is tragic .
3,925	Anne Pearson	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate.
3,924	E. Anne Khlentzos	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist and I strongly believe that the the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
3,923	Lyn Brooking		Everyone should be entitled to a voice
3,922	Sally Venus
3,921	Laurena Graham	Australia	I working with hearing impaired adults and children and see first hand the impact hearing loss has on people's ability to communicate. Australia has great access to hearing services however many countries don't.
3,920	Danielle Vellucci	Australia	I work with individuals each day and their families who fight for this right.
3,919	Janette Wong
3,918	Amanda Miltenburg	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist. I help people to communicate everyday. I am very passionate about what I do and I believe that everyone deserves the right to communicate!
3,917	shiu wen lung	Republic of China(Taiwan)
3,916	Sarah Goodman	Australia
3,915	Meg Hinselwood	Australia	A life without communication is meaningless
3,914	Diane Clark	Australia	Pastoral Care work this issue is vital
3,913	Giandi Marchena
3,912	Vanessa Murray	Australia	Communication is a fundamental right which allows us to interact, learn and socialise effectively.
3,911	Emma Clifton	Australia
3,910	Jennifer Matthews	Australia	Communicating is essential as essential to living as oxygen
3,909	Chloe Horsted (nee Thurman)	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologhost who works directly with people with communication difficulties.
3,908	Marleen Westerveld	Australia
3,907	Robyn Lean	Australia	From having a voice comes self worth, the ability to be a part of a community.
3,906	Michaela Cooper	Australia
3,905	Stacey Coleman	Australia	Communication is a basic human right!
3,904	Amy Lovat	Australia	Communication skills are essential for all aspects of everyday living
3,903	Andy Sephton	Australia
3,902	Kerry Thomas	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties and have observed how being unable to convey basic needs, wants, opinions or participate in conversations can profoundly impact on a person's quality of life.
3,901	Debbie Oorjitham
3,900	Mary Woodward	Australia	I work in custodial and psychiatric settings and see the effect that having communication difficulties has had on people's lives. By enabling people to overcome their communication difficulties, you are enabling them to express themselves more effectively, understand the world around them, and reach their social, educational and vocational potentials.
3,899	Alison Hunter	U.K.	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
3,898	Sophie Chandler	Australia
3,897	Sinead Leyden	Australia	Communication most powerful tool there is yet not everyone has the opportunity in driving legislative changes and policy
3,896	Maggie Leung	Australia	Everyone deserves to express and to be heard.
3,895	Meaghan Sullivan	Australia
3,894	Sarah Kilcoyne		I work everyday with people with communication impairment as a Speech Pathologist
3,893	Alison McDonald	Australia	Communication is the key to all human development. The ability to share of ourselves and learn from others makes us who we are and shapes who we are becoming.
3,892	Nicole Lipson	Australia
3,891	Ashley Kovac	United States
3,890	Gale Wilkinson	United Kingdom
3,889	Lucy McEllin	United Kingdom	Recently finished my degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
3,888	Raelene Govett	Australia
3,887	Stephanie Trussell	Canada	For many reasons - as a Speech Language Pathologist I see the impact of communication skills on daily living. Without adequate supports in place to facilitate communication skills, people may not always demonstrate their full potential (e.g., demonstrating knowledge and skills in school).
3,886	Bronwyn Bott	Australia	Every person deserves the right to communication and to have access to services to help facilitate their communication if it is impaired.
3,885	Louise Steel	UK	As an SLT I have committed my entire career to supporting those who struggle to speak up for themselves. Communication is fundamental.
3,884	Mario Filintatzis	Australia	I work in the field of human services, I also have a disability and feel that improving somebody's community is a true source of improving someone's quality of life
3,883	irene battel	Italy	i work as speech and language therapist
3,882	Anna Van der Gaag	UK	As a therapist, I have seen first hand the impact of communication breakdown. Highlighting the right to communicate Is vital
3,881	Helen Wallwork	Australia	Coomunication ease is a basic human right
3,880	Alison Nickson	UK	Because I work with people who have communication difficulties
3,879	Scott Blount	USA	My wife is an SLP!
3,878	Brandi Huddleston
3,877	Haylee Rakich	Australia	it relates directly to the clients I work with
3,876	Denise Vella	United States
3,875	Lauren Hunt	USA
3,874	Trina Pugh	Canada	These are the people that I work with every day as I am a speech pathologist!
3,873	Alexandra Hope	Canada	I work closely with people of all ages who have communication issues.
3,872	yang li	China	most of the patients with communication disorders in China cannot get proper and effective diagnosis and treatment because the unawareness of the patients and their family, and the lack of professional resources.
3,871	Michelle Rankin	United States	I am an Audiologist
3,870	Patty Banas	USA	Because communication is what connects us, unites us. I am an SLP who has worked for almost 30 yrs trying to help those who have lost the ability to connect due to stroke, brain injury etc. The social isolation can be devesating.
3,869	Victoria Bishop
3,868	Marie Hodgkinson	Australia	My son has a Speech & Language Disorder, Aspergers & ADHD. We (as a whole family) have experienced 'everything' associated with raising a person & being a person with a disability/ies. More awareness is needed so equal opportunity actually exists & ignorant people learn to be non-judgemental on face-value/1st impressions & NOT to be IGNORANT!!!
3,867	Debbie Bong	Australia
3,866	Jamaica Grantis	Australia
3,865	Anita Citeroni
3,864	Laura Warbout	Australia
3,863	Shannon Leane	Australia
3,862	George Taylor	Australia
3,861	Lynn Martell	United States	I work with individuals with delays and disorders that affect communication.
3,860	luisa krein	Germany
3,859	Edel Tiernan	Australia
3,858	Rebecca bright	United Kingdom	as a SLT and an app developer I see everyday how essential communication is for quality of life
3,857	Janelle Sampson
3,856	Shaun Ziegenfusz	Australia	As a paediatric speech pathologist I work with children with developmental disabilities. Everyday I strive to support these children and their families in the best way I can, but I also need to ensure their voices are heard by raising awareness.
3,855	Denielle Richardson	Australia	I believe strongly that everyone with a communication disability should have access to the support they need to reach their full potential. Without communication it is difficult to connect with others. Being able to connect & relate to others, to have shared experiences & memories is fundamental to one's well-being & a basic human right.
3,854	Pamela D'Netto	Australia	It's my career and my passion
3,853	Kristie Wickham	Australia
3,852	Jessica Wee
3,851	Soharni Tennekoon	Australia
3,850	Byron Teu	Australia
3,849	Gayle Rowney	Australia	Because it could be me one day
3,848	Yvette Theodorsen	Australia	I am a speech pathologist who believes in everyone's potential to communicate.
3,847	Sophie Hudson	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist, I believe communication is a basic human right.
3,846	Lisa Pellegrini	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I understand the gift of communicating and helping people achieve this basic human right.
3,845	Melita Carton
3,844	Laura Pengelly	Australia
3,843	Elizabeth Savina	Australia	I chose to become a Speech Pathologist because I decided connecting with others was the most important aspect of human experience. Now I would add knowing oneself is also equally important and occurs partly through connecting with others.
3,842	Jennifer Oates	Australia	Too many people with communication difficulties are disadvantaged in terms of social and vocational participation and psychosocial well-being
3,841	Rebecca Reinking	Australia
3,840	Cindy Berg
3,839	Kate Richens	Australia
3,838	ben wapling	Australia	everyone has the need to express themselves
3,837	Julie Potts	Australia	Without adequate government support this basic human right will not be realised for many
3,836	Emma Higgins
3,835	Elspeth Myers	Australia	I believe that being able to communicate and relate is fundamental to well being. Infants, children and adults who experience difficulty are communicating are not well supported in our communities and I wish to support all endeavours to change this situation.
3,834	Ben Webster	Australia	I support people with disabilities and their rights and freedom
3,833	Glenda Woodley	Australia	As a Speech pathologist I have spent 25 years developing peoples right to communicate by improving their ability to do so.
3,832	Adriana Penman	Australia
3,831	Lucille Bruyand	Australia
3,830	Kristen Olsen	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and understand the importance of providing all people with equal opportunities to communicate successfully.
3,829	Kathryn Halyburton	Australia
3,828	Rachel Holt	Australia
3,827	Rachel Stanley	Australia	Communication is vital for people to establish deep and meaningful relationships with others so that they can achieve their full potential in education, social interactions and emotional maturity. Without communication of some form (be it words, touch, gesture, song, body language or facial expression)the impact on a person's mental state can have devastating effects
3,826	Sophie Wiley	Australia
3,825	Hayley Burgess	Australia	As a speech pathologist i believe communication is something everyone is capable of achieving in their individual ways. Communication is crucial!!! In ALL forms.
3,824	Annaliese Ros	Australia
3,823	Adele Wallis	Australia	It seems like such a simple and perhaps unimportant thing - because everyone takes it for granted. Communication is a basic human right
3,822	Deborah Drinnan
3,821	Jennifer Cross	Australia	Have worked with children with special needs.
3,820	Tessa Anderson	Australia	Every deserves the right to communicate.
3,819	Lauren Haskins	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with children with communication difficulties and everyday I recognise that the ability to communicate is a basic human right, that EVERYONE has the potential to communicate and EVERYONE should have access to realise their full communication potential!
3,818	Linsey Jenkins	Australia
3,817	Amanda-Jean White	Australia	Very passionate about supporting people with communication problems- working as a speech pathologist
3,816	Rona Dean	WA
3,815	Andrew Henze
3,814	Shannon Marshall	Australia	As a student speech pathologist I have learnt how important communication is and how it affects many.
3,813	Nici McMah	Australia
3,812	Elizabeth Blutman	Australia	Imagine not being able to communicate. Having trouble interacting with friends, family, difficulty with work, study and relationships. We all have a right to have our voice heard; that's why I became a Speech Pathologist.
3,811	Sarah Creagh	Australia	Communication and a fulfilled life are synonymous = everyone has this right!
3,810	Rebeca Kreuger	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and i believe that everyone deserves the right, and the opportunity to communicate
3,809	Sarah Ball	Australia
3,808	Min Ting Mindy Hung	Australia
3,807	Heather Gabenlock	Australia
3,806	Katrina Bevan	Australia	Communication is a basic human right. I am a speech pathologist who strives everyday to help those reach their potential and have their voice heard
3,805	Laura Coakes	Cumbria
3,804	Shauna Sherker
3,803	Komal Kerai
3,802	Jessica Shea	Australia
3,801	Danielle Chytra	Australia	Because everyone deserves to have a voice - to say whatever matters to them, and to be heard and understood.
3,800	Kate Taylor	Australia	I see everyday the difference in communication ability between those who are effective and capable and those who aren't. The 'assistance'to be a better communicator should be available to everyone
3,799	Karlie Webb	Australia
3,798	Elleisha Carvill	Australia
3,797	Amy Muir	Australia	Speech and Hearing should be one of our greatest concerns when considering the emotional well-being of our children.
3,796	Taylor Funk	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with children with communication difficulties.
3,795	Natalie Gray	Australia
3,794	deb fagan
3,793	Shannan Siggers	Australia
3,792	Makaela Steel	Australia	Everyday i see the people shattered by the loss of communication and not even our doctors recognise this as a significant problem. The world needs to see the impact it has on real people.
3,791	Leah Brown	Australia	I teach students with special needs & helping them to communicate wants and needs is important to me.
3,790	Gail Baildon	Australia	I believe every person has the right to express their needs, wants, ideas and opinions (and more!)
3,789	Jacqueline Dean	Australia	Communication is vital for quality of life.
3,788	Jacqui Collins	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist
3,787	Jane Taylor	australia	basic human rights
3,786	Meredith Potts	Australia	Working within a vocation centred around enhancing people's communication ability (whether that be verbal or non-verbal) the notion of communication as a basic right is fundamental. Every person should be given the opportunity to maximise their communication potential, to express themselves and participate actively in life.
3,785	Jennifer Buckland	Australia	It is my chosen profession to work with people with communication disorders as a Speech Pathologist as communication underpins all human existence and without that sense of belonging we are all diminished it
3,784	Samantha White
3,783	Rosemary Roberts	Australia	I am a speech pathologist confronted daily by the increasingly high demand for my services
3,782	Marina Gaspar	Australia	Because I believe everyone should have the chance to communicate.
3,781	Andrea Barnes	Australia	Not being able to communicate cuts to the heart of who you are, it denies you the chance to be your complete self. It is a vital part of life.
3,780	Tom Cunningham	Australia	how can you receive your other rights without communicating?
3,779	Rebecca Hill	Australia	I have three children, two of which have communication difficulties.
3,778	Lucinda Bayly	Australia
3,777	Clive Eakin	Australia	My daughter is a speech pathologist
3,776	Caitlin Walsh
3,775	Carol Croy	Australia	It is a basic human right.
3,774	Tia Croft	Australia	EVERYONE has a right to communicate.
3,773	Georgia Garratt	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and see communication as a vital part of quality of life and wellbeing
3,772	Kate Robertson	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and have seen firsthand how important communication is, it is a fundamental right that many of us take for granted.
3,771	Molly Milligan	Australia	I am a speechie
3,770	Alex Sands	Australia	My grandmother can no longer communicate
3,769	Alice Lewis	Australia	im a speech pathologist
3,768	Erica Guilfoyle		I'm a Speech Pathologist
3,767	Brooke Dawson	United Kingdom	Everyone has something to say - lets make it happen.
3,766	angela hurd	Australia	my father had stroke and was unable to talk!
3,765	Kristen Haveland	Australia	Working as a Speech Pathologist I see the impact of communication difficulties on a day to day basis. It is so important that more is done to help channel resources to this vulnerable contingent of our society.
3,764	Zhao Xian Chia	Australia	Being unable to communicate has a significant impact on quality of life, and it can be extremely debilitating.
3,763	Michelle West	Australia	Everybody deserves to be understood. I'm also a speech pathologist.
3,762	Jennifer Elliott	Australia	As a speech pathologist this issue is at the heart of the work I do with people who have impaired communication. Everyone deserves to communicate in the manner they choose, to be themselves.
3,761	Katrina Webster
3,760	Samantha Mitchell	Australia	As Speech Pathologist, no priority given to this in hospital
3,759	Erin Johnson	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and I see people who struggle to communicate everyday.
3,758	Nikki Martin		I help people with communication disorders. I am a Speech Pathologist.
3,757	Blaise Eakin	Australia
3,756	Georgia Sands
3,755	Sue Topham	Australia	As a speech pathologist of many years I have work with hundreds of children with a communication impairment and believe passionately in everybodies right to be able to communicate
3,754	Lisa Holyman	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with people with a communication disorder
3,753	Melanie Breese	Australia	I see the suffering of a communication deficit in people I treat as a Speech Pathologist. Communication is something that unafflicted people take for granted, and we need to raise awareness in the public domain.
3,752	Winnie Chong
3,751	Brigitte Benker
3,750	Leah Paice	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology student who advocates for both our clients and our profession for the right of all people to be able to communicate, with no barriers.
3,749	Shauna Brandon	AUSTRALIA	I have worked with people of all ages with communication imapirment. Communication is essential for learning and life
3,748	Claire Dunn	Australia
3,747	Tom Bool	Norfolk
3,746	Jessica Johnson	Australia
3,745	Gemma Elliott
3,744	Louise Tyquin	Australia	Everybody deserves to have the ability to communicate so they can be heard
3,743	Kristy Wreford		I am a speech pathologist
3,742	Sarah Cook	United Kingdom
3,741	Lisa Decker	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I have a true and deep understanding of how limited communication can impact upon the lives of others. I have spent the last 31 years working hard to improve the communication skills of those who have impaired skills
3,740	Abbey Homfray	Australia
3,739	Madeline Lingham	Australia
3,738	Emily Stewart	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist so see first hand how children with communication disorders have difficulties at school.
3,737	Rachel Tosh	Australia	I see children every day who need communication skills to develop. With the right assistance those with communication disorders can and do communicate successfully with others.
3,736	Katherine Phelan	Australia	As a speech language pathology student, I believe that everyone has the right to express themselves and be understood by others, and that this is essential to the human condition.
3,735	Sara Martin	Australia
3,734	Wendy Coggins	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, it is a privilege to advocate for the opportunity for all people to communicate and reach their communicative potential in life.
3,733	Julie Baldry	Australia	There are many children and adults that never receive the assistance they need to develop disordered communication skills , mostly because of limitations in government services and financial cost precluding private therapy.
3,732	Susan Scholtz	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
3,731	Simone Dobbin	Australia	Everyone needs social interaction to feel like they belong.
3,730	Roseda Campbell	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people whose communication difficulties impact their everyday lives. Everyone has a right to be able to communicate their wants and needs.
3,729	Tara Shem
3,728	Judy Tait	Australia
3,727	Merrian Robinson	Australia	Because everybody has something to say but not everybody has the means to say it.
3,726	Jessica Hayward	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with adults with communication impairment and see daily the impact it has.
3,725	Nina Sawtell	Australia
3,724	Sophie Coles	Australia	For people who struggle to be heard!
3,723	Teresa Laing	Australia
3,722	Priyadharshni Swaminathan	Singapore	Because communication is empowerment and a fundamental human right!
3,721	Aynslee Davissen	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist & I see it everyday. You can't access other basic needs if you can't communicate & ask for them. It is so fundamentally important to social relationships and life.
3,720	Tricia Linstrom	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
3,719	DEBORAH TOFFOLO	AUSTRALIA	I work with people with disabilities and communication impairments
3,718	mary mcshane	Australia
3,717	Dayle Teske	Australia	Communication is integral for my clients to seek assistance with their health and wellbeing.
3,716	Shani Davi	Australia	Communication is something that is taken for granted. For those of us lucky enough to be able to communicate, we couldn't imagine our world's without it. So why should others go without?
3,715	Lucy FitzSimons	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I see the difficulties and hardships faced by those who are unable to communicate to thier fullest potential.
3,714	Jackie Law	Australia	I see the impact of communication disorders first hand as a speech pathologist.
3,713	Hinh Tu Luong	Netherlands	It is important to create a network of support for individuals with communication difficuties as well as for those who work with them across the disciplines and sectors. Raising awareness and support globally provides a greater network for learning, growth and advocacy.
3,712	Katherine Fenwick	Australia	Communication is a right, not a privilege.
3,711	Masego Motsholaphekl	Australia	I work with people with communication impairments
3,710	sue owen	australia	so many people without a voice and no one acknowledging their right to communicate. How is it right to let someone leave hospital with no functional communication tools after an episode where speech is affected.
3,709	Hazel McMahon	Australia
3,708	Helen Dimond
3,707	Nickee Priestman	Australia
3,706	Karen Bloomberg	Australia	Communication access is as important as physical access. It allows all people to participate in their communities of choice.
3,705	Sharon Ryder	Australia
3,704	Kirby Shields	Australia	Because I believe communication is pivitol in what makes peoples lives valuable and that all people have the right to be able to be heards .
3,703	Irini Kouvalakis	Australia	Speech Pathology Student
3,702	Danielle Story	Australia
3,701	Laura Morrison	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
3,700	suzanne smith	Australia	because I work with people with communication disorders
3,699	Nicole Hatch	Australia	Because I am a Speech Pathologist, working with people who have communication difficulties.
3,698	Ian Bruce	Australia	It matters to me that people aren't disadvanged by their disability
3,697	Yuk Ling Chan	australia
3,696	Fionnuala O'Driscoll	Hertfordshire	I'm a SALT & think people are typically unaware of the effects of communication difficulties
3,695	Belinda Walker	Australia
3,694	Annie Carruthers	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and see that communication creates life choices.
3,693	Sarah Abbott	Australia	Because communication is how a person is able to express their individuality
3,692	Heather King	Australia	Speech Pathologist
3,691	Amy Lim	Australia
3,690	Robyn Newstead	Australia	Everyone should have access to facilities that enable them to live their lives to the fullest potential
3,689	Melissa-Sue Wat	Australia	Everyone should be heard and respected for their opinions and thoughts no matter what their capabilities are.
3,688	Emily Cottman	Australia	Communication is key to unlocking people's potential, we all need assistance to communicate irrespective of weather we have disabilities or not.
3,687	ALAN HOWARTH	Australia	Hum total well-being requires ability to communicate with self and others.
3,686	Heather Craven	Australia	I have based my whole career around this premise. I have witnessed first hand on both a personal and professional level the impact of communication impairment on a person's quality of life, relationships and access to their community.
3,685	Natalie L	Australia	Without advocacy, individuals with communication impairment face even more of a struggle to participate fully in life.
3,684	Ruth Nicholls	Australia
3,683	Jade Wiley	Australia	I am a speechie student and have seen how much of an impact communication can have on a person's life. Everyone has the right to communicate!
3,682	Cassandra Potent	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and I see communication as central to our experience as humans. It is our most powerful tool and greatest gift. Communication and how we are enabled to use it is so crucial to our sense of well-being and sense of self. Helping those with communication impairment at all levels is a privilege.
3,681	Nicola Jones		communication is essential to every aspect of life whether it is teaching or learning. without basic communication skills it is very difficult to get and maintain a job to support yourself and family.
3,680	alexandria smith	australia	It matters to everyone
3,679	Jo Chang	Australia	I work with families where communication difficulties have an enormous impact on them. I also know people with communication difficulties where it is incredibly more effortful for them to participate in life or where they are left very vulnerable.
3,678	Glenda Browne	Australia	Have worked for the past 38 years as a paediatric speech pathologist with communication impaired children and their families.
3,677	Zarah Lont	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with people with complex communication needs
3,676	Emma Bray	Australia
3,675	Susan Mathers	Australia	Neurologist caring for people with progressive neurological diseases
3,674	JULIE JANKOVIC	AUSTRALIA	BECAUSE I AM A SPEECH PATHOLOGIST AND BELIEVE THIS COMPLETELY
3,673	Robyn Garnett	Australia	I work with people with communication disorders
3,672	Jenny Gibney	Australia	As below
3,671	Julie Knight	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people whose communication difficulties impact their everyday lives.
3,670	Mary Hokayem	Australia	It's just
3,669	Naomi Fillmore	Australia
3,668	Renee Carman	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and I believe everyone has the right to communicate effectively
3,667	Kate Thomas	Australia	I am studying to be a speech pathologist
3,666	Lane Shmerling	Australia	Speech pathologist who sees the advantage of improved communication
3,665	Zoe Hargrave	Australia	It should matter to everyone
3,664	Danica Dalton	Australia	I work with these clients and they need a voice
3,663	Genevieve Thomas	Australia	As a 2nd year speech student, I wish to help as many people as I can to comunicate at the best of their ability.
3,662	Karin Adams	Australia	As a speech pathologist I work everyday with people with communication difficulties who find it difficult to express their thoughts, feelings and sometimes, basic needs. The ability to express ourselves is what makes us individuals, and those who cannot fulfill this basic right and need are disadvantaged in many aspects of life
3,661	Miriam Tarraf	Australia	Because communication is a basic human right and everyone should have that opportunity.
3,660	Gabriela Gill	Australia
3,659	Lyndal Sheepway
3,658	Kylie Eccleston	Australia	Because "Communication is the essence of life and the currency of relationships" (author unknown)
3,657	Merryn Behn	Australia	Being able to communicate allows us to function as human beings...It is a basic tool that allows us to negotiate our needs, wants and desires. This allows us to be happy and to fulfil our dreams. Therefore this should be a right for every human being. Without communication we are lost and alone.
3,656	Helena Wandin	Frösön	Because communication is fundamental for wellbeing and growth
3,655	Elise O'Leary
3,654	Kathryn Bruce	Australia	The right to have communication available at all times, is as important as people being able to move, or eat, or have the things they need to participate in society.
3,653	Michaela Tantillo	Australia	I work with people with communication difficulties.
3,652	Claire Nailon	Australia
3,651	Teena Miller	australia	everybody counts
3,650	Joanne Ewart	Australia
3,649	Verity Wingate	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and I work with people on a daily basis who have lost some or all of this basic right.
3,648	Gemma Fiume	Australia
3,647	Alison Stewart	Australia	Working with people with neurological conditions, I know how frustrating it can be for those who struggle to communicate.
3,646	Juanita Mayenco	Australia	I am a speech pathology student. I support communication for all.
3,645	Sally Brinkmann		I am a speech pathologist who enables and supports people to communicate every day but I know too mnay people who do not have access to such luxuries and cannot participate in decision making, in their own health care, in learning and in standing up for their own rights and preferences
3,644	Ginny Hsin Yu Chang	Australia
3,643	Jade Hanna	Australia	my future profession
3,642	Sunshine MacDonald	Australia	Both professionally, as a speech pathologist, and personally, I firmly believe that all humans are born equal all deserve to have a voice and be heard.
3,641	Michelle Donaghy	Australia
3,640	Elizabeth Carey	Australia	This issue should matter to everyone.
3,639	Lauren Lynch	Australia
3,638	Veronica Mitchell	Australia	I have seen in both my professional and personal life the difficulties that poor communication skills bring to individuals and how that impacts on families and the wider community. Often the basis of these problems is poor infrastructure in education and early intervention. Addressing difficutlies early in a person's life reduces the risk of anti-social behaviour.
3,637	Lucy Hunter	Australia	We can't underestimate the importance of communication
3,636	Sheryl Willis	New Zealand	Being able to communicate effectively is essential. Everyone had the potential to communicate and those who need support to develop this should be able to access that support no matter who they are or where they are from
3,635	Kathryne McLaren	Australia
3,634	alison board
3,633	Leanne Grass	Australia	I have a son who is nonverbal and work with children with disabilities.
3,632	Frank Furfaro
3,631	Jessica Habib	Australia
3,630	Cecile Myburgh	Australia
3,629	Sarah Elphinstone	Australia	As a speech pathologist I am committed to every person reaching their communication potential.
3,628	Jamie Golden	Australia
3,627	Jenny Archibald	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and work with children with disabilities and communication impairments. I'm passionate about helping people communicate and become an active member in their community.
3,626	Myriam Bernier	Canada
3,625	Dianna Burchell	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and I see the effects on a daily basis of adults losing their communication skills but not being given the time through the health system to regain the skills because they are "not as important" as walking.
3,624	Michelle Ogden	Australia	As a speech pathologist, my work is about advocating for those with impaired communication
3,623	Kristin Gale
3,622	Caitlin Jolly	Australia
3,621	Katherine Cox	Australia	I am a studying speech pathologist and I believe in the importance of communication
3,620	Sonia Haroutunian	Australia	My mother had a stroke and lost her ability to communicate for a while. It was terrifying for her as well as for our whole family.
3,619	Brenda Staley	Australia
3,618	Danielle Atkinson
3,617	NOLA CRANWELL	Australia	Communication is what makes us human. This ability to socialize is a basic right and everyone should be asisted to develop their own communication skills.
3,616	Pamela Bankston	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist that is dedicated to helping others communicate. I am also an instructor at the university level teaching students how to help those in need.
3,615	Nichola Mundy	Australia	Communication is key.
3,614	Mariam Seeney	Australia
3,613	Marissa Willetts	Australia	Communication is a human right. I am a Speech Pathologist
3,612	Renee Petherbridge-Lim
3,611	Naomi De Nicolo	Australia	Communication is expressing ourselves, connecting with others and finding our way in the world. The most important factor for quality of life.
3,610	vicki selwyn-barnett	Australia	I have been a speech pathologist for 25 years and love being able to contribute to people's lives in a positive way to support their basic human rights.
3,609	Louise Petersen	Australia	Communication is an integral part of who and what we are and we all should have access to support if required.
3,608	Amanda Fletcher	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
3,607	Michelle Weick	Australia	Communication underpins our social and emotional well-being. All persons have a right to access services to improve their communication.
3,606	Jemima MacDonald	Australia	I am a speech pathologist interested in people with little to know speech and their rights
3,605	Rachael Clapham
3,604	Alisha Dufty	Australia
3,603	Vickie Dawson	Australia	Having spent over 40 years helping people with communication difficulties I know absolutely how it can affect every aspect of living - even down to deciding whether to continue living or not.
3,602	Mary Maguire	Australia
3,601	Amy Rodriguez	Australia	As a speech-language pathologist and aphasia researcher, I am committed to helping individuals maintain this basic human right.
3,600	Cheryl Barson	Australia	Communication obstacles limit the person's relationships and participation in their society
3,599	Shannon Sanderson	Australia	Communication is fundamental to living a complete life socially, mentally and emotionally
3,598	Katherine Pryde	Australia
3,597	Katherine Pye	Australia	Out of compassion for those who need substantial support to communicate to meet their needs.
3,596	Bec Collins	Australia	Many people take for granted the ability to communicate, unless they are exposed to communication disorders via work or a family member/friend.
3,595	Jacqueline Holland	Australia	The capacity and opportunity to communicate is a basic human right and requires due recognition
3,594	Shae Morrish	Australia	I feel that communication difficulties are are not well understood by the general public and policy makers.
3,593	Annie Hill	Australia
3,592	Matthew Parr	Australia	Because I'm a human.
3,591	Clare Thiele	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
3,590	Dana Jankelowitz
3,589	Sarah Bell	Australia
3,588	Sharon Li	Australia	Because I'm a Speech Pathologist
3,587	Abigail Lewis	Australia	Communication is key to participating in society.
3,586	Tatiana Kiefer	Australia	The inability to communicate can impair a person's quality of life in every way, every day.
3,585	Bethany Stapleton
3,584	Lizzy Edwards
3,583	Ann Thwaites	Australia
3,582	Mia Hosking	Australia	I am a speech pathologist working with children with a hearing impairment and fully support that to communicate is a right.
3,581	Harmony Turnbull	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate! Everyone has the right to communicate in a way that meets their needs and skills. It is the responsibility of the community to accept and support those rights!
3,580	Sharon Vaughan	Australia	As a speech pathologist, everyday I strive to make a difference to the lives' of children and adults who have communication difficulties. Our lives are 'made' and 'limited' by our ability to communicate.
3,579	Debra Phyland	Australia	Because I am a daily witness to people struggling to communicate and care
3,578	Louise Rowland	Australia
3,577	Bronwyn Rowland	Australia	I work as an Allied Health Assistant with a Speech Pathologist, and regularly see kids and adults - even outside my work situation - who cannot understand and appropriately participate in social situations or even undertake basic tasks like weekly shopping because no one has picked up that they need extra help in developing their ability to communicate. It's simply devastating!
3,576	Debra Corfield	Australia	I am passionate about the human rights of all people
3,575	Rebecca Robinson	Australia
3,574	Charlotte Young	Australia
3,573	Nerina Scarinci	Australia
3,572	Eliza Mather	Australia
3,571	Katherine Osborne	Australia	It is so obvious the difficulties our clients face when they do not have the ability to get their message across or when they do not understand. They become so frustrated and then lose confidence and withdraw from interactions. Then they become socially isolated. When they don't understand the language they hear, they misinterpret, make the wrong decisions which has huge ramifications.
3,570	Alice Bechtel	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist
3,569	Kate Burge	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and it is heartbreaking to see an adult or child who is unable to effectively communicate with the world around them. It is very rewarding when I can see I am helping to make a difference in someone's life.
3,568	Mary-Anne Vass	Australia
3,567	Kunali Shah	Australia
3,566	Cathy Gluyas	Australia	Communication is vital for the maintenance of quality interpersonal relationships in people affected by progressive neurological disorders (with whom I work)
3,565	Jay Nyssen	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I see firsthand the difficulties my clients are struggling with.
3,564	Dianne Robinson	Australia	My son has CP and is non verbal
3,563	Bec Ward	Australia	Medical reasons limiting communication
3,562	Kerrri-lee Phillips	Australia	Because everyone should have the right to communicate
3,561	Patricia Eadie	Australia	Everybody has something to say & we should work towards making sure it is heard.
3,560	Katharine Watson	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist
3,559	Kaylene Smith	Australia
3,558	Lara Wood	Australia	I'm studying Speech Pathology
3,557	Annette Clarke	Australia	I have with children with sensory (vision and/or hearing impairments) including those with additional needs for 22 years. Communication is vitally important to ensure meaningful and sucessful interactions.
3,556	Rosemarie Martin	usa	It matters because every relationship has its foundation in communication, personal to professional.
3,555	Alicia Wallace	Australia	Communication is the right everyone should have. It allows people to express the basics as well as gain joy in life.
3,554	Etty Rosenblum	Australia	As a speech pathologist, parent and member of society, I have always strongly believed that human beings are inherently social beings. Individuals therefore need to relate, interact and communicate with others to develop their true potential. Interpersonal communication provides meaning to all facets of our lives.We all have a role to promote communication competence in the community.
3,553	Samantha Wyatt	United States
3,552	Jodie Holt	Australia	I am studying speech pathology and I understand how important communication is. Everybody deserves the right to be able to express themselves and I am passionate to do everything in my power to help people to regain this ability.
3,551	Gail Bennell	Australia	Because communication is a basic human right and all people deserve to have access to it!
3,550	Darren Trentepohl	Australia	Communication is the essence of life!
3,549	Stephanie Forster	Australia	Communication is an integral part of daily life we often take for granted. Studying speech pathology has highlighted just how important communication really is, and how difficult life can be when people do not have the ability, opportunity, or support required to communicate.
3,548	Sonia Lillico	Australia
3,547	Georgina Lemke
3,546	Kelsea Green	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology student and as the future of the profession, I believe its my responsibility to bring greater attention to the basic need for communication.
3,545	Julie Hunt	Australia	I work with children and their family on a daily basis, to improve and facilitate their communication skills and see first hand, the wonderful effects of seeing meaningful interactions and communication between people.
3,544	sheena reilly	australia
3,543	Keryn Wells	Australia
3,542	Nerida Maclean	Australia	Human beings are inherently social meaning that individuals need to relate, interact and communicate with others to develop their true potential. Interpersonal communication provides meaning in our lives and shapes our development of self. It is universally important for every-one regardless of age, or life circumstances. We all have a role to promote communication competence in the community.
3,541	Stephanie Woortman	Australia	As a Speech Pathology Student this is my field of expertise and I feel very strongly about this cause
3,540	Anika Kirkman	Australia	I am a speech pathologist - It is up to us to break down the barriers of communication impairment
3,539	Anne Hill	Australia
3,538	Sarah Palmer	Australia	I am studying to become a speech pathologist
3,537	Jessica Lim	Australia
3,536	Maureen Mendoza	Australia
3,535	Kelly Murphy	Australia	Communication is what makes is human! It is a basic need for all.
3,534	Michelle Santarelli	Australia	I am a speech pathologist!!
3,533	Dawn Ku		Communication is essential to every relationship and connection with other people. Everyone should be given the opportunity to participate equally in society even if they have particular impairments.
3,532	Adam Caruana	Australia	Communication is the essence of being human. We communicate to socialise, learn, work, show emotion and carry out daily activities. Everybody deserves to have access to their full communication potential so they can strive to get the most out of life.
3,531	Karen Trengove	Australia
3,530	Annie Close	Australia
3,529	Fiona Low	Australia	Many people don't appreciate the importance of communication
3,528	Janis Meyers	Australia	Because I have seen how awful life can be for these people who are at the mercy of others. Life is hard even with articulate speech. Without it, one cannot function independently. It also costs the country with carers needed to assist the person.
3,527	Emily Watson	Australia	Communication is a basic human right and everyone has the potential to communicate, so should be given the opportunity to do so.
3,526	Maeve Mc Swiney	Australia	Im a speech pathologist so this is very important in my life and work!
3,525	susanna panaia	Australia
3,524	Sharron Lane	Victoria	I have a language and literacy issue and have still worked to complete a PhD. It is hard and people do not understand.
3,523	Jennifer Britten	australia	As a Speech/Language Pathologist for over 40 years I am only too aware that far too many people do not have access to appropriate services in our lucky country so I can't imagine how many people around the world would be on " waiting lists"!!!
3,522	Georgina Devine	Australia
3,521	Amanda Archer	Australia
3,520	Katherine Royer	Australia
3,519	Belinda Drewitt Smith	Australia	I am a human being, a mother and a Speech Pathologist. I have experienced the need some people have for professional communication assistance, including teaching, therapy and communication aids. Everyone deserves the right to be able to communicate- there should be no barriers that prevent this; be it monetary, availability or relating to stigma.
3,518	Amanda Dansky	Australia	Communication is so important to mental health and happiness.
3,517	Verity Payne	Australia	So that everyone can maximise their potential and reduce social/economic costs associated with communication difficulties.
3,516	Julie Plath	Australia
3,515	Deborah O'Neill	Australia	As a speech pathologist working with children, I understand the importance of communication and the problems children face when they have a communication disorder.
3,514	Gladys Cheung	Australia
3,513	Leonie Martin	Australia	I cannot imagine not having a "voice" to tell people how I feel, what I want - to protect myself and share my life with the people I care about.
3,512	Katrina McNamee	Australia	The majority of people don't appreciate how important communication is until they, or someone they know, loses it.
3,511	Kate Grist	Australia
3,510	Kerry Katzeff	Australia	I care and it is important for people with communication impairments to receive help
3,509	Suzanne Marshall	Australia
3,508	Katrina Gordon	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I see the impact that communication impairment has on people, particularly children's participation, social and educational achievement. In working with children I have seen the positive impact that appropriate supports can have on children's lives.
3,507	Sophia Dimopoulos	Australia
3,506	Sue McCandlish	Australia	Can you imagine what it must be like to have a communication impairment? Communication is so important and with restrictions life becomes so frustrating. Communication is a basic human right!
3,505	Alexandra Cullen	Australia
3,504	Emily Cole	USA
3,503	Phoebe Newsome	Australia
3,502	Anthony Rabey	Australia	Because we should all care and have love for one another..
3,501	Julie Carey	Australia	The ability to communicate effectively allows an individual independence and freedom. It is an ability that is too often taken for granted by those people with effective communication. It is important for people with good communication skills to advocate for those who are unable to effectively do this for themselves
3,500	Fatema Sitabkhan	Australia	Everyone has a right to communicate with everyone else.
3,499	Debbie yuille	Australia	it is the basis of humanity
3,498	Pauline Hatty	Australia
3,497	Alexandra Smith	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist in a Special School and see these issues every day.
3,496	Zanen Martini	australia
3,495	Virginia Peacock	Australia
3,494	Donna White	Australia
3,493	Chris Brebner	Australia	Communication is a basic human right - I believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to communicate to the best of their ability
3,492	June Gladman	Australia
3,491	Nicole Henderson
3,490	Nancy Cohen	USA
3,489	Kathryn Eichmann	Australia	Communication is teh avenue for nearly all interactions with others in our world. It is the fundamental for the frmoation of all relationships. All people havea right to understand the spoken world and to verbally understood when they communicate.
3,488	Erin Dodd	Canada	Because it affects all of us
3,487	Irene Peters	Australia	Working as a SLP with children with communication needs it is easy to see that communication is integral to who we are and who we aspire to be! Everyone has the right to communicate and be supported in their communication!
3,486	Kimberly Dunn	Australia
3,485	Megan Panatier	USA	Communication is a basic human right.
3,484	Nathaniel Swain	Australia
3,483	Melanie Mayes	Australia	Without communication it is difficult to express one's self and understand others' expression!
3,482	Stacy Fietz	Australia
3,481	Judy Gould	Australia	because when communication is denied us, we cease to be.
3,480	Danielle Le Rossignol	Australia
3,479	Sarah Lemon	Australia	Work as a Speech Pathologist so always working with people with communication difficulties.
3,478	Larissa Noll	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I see the incredible frustration and at times despair that those with communication difficulties face. Being a part of helping someone develop their communication is a privilege. Everyone deserves the right to be the best communicator they can be. It is how we experience life fully.
3,477	Matthew Thompson	Australia
3,476	Penelope Cromack	Australia	Too often the ability to communicate is taken for granted
3,475	Elise Alexander	Australia
3,474	kristin fulton	australia	communication is fundamental to living
3,473	Kate Jenkins	Australia	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right
3,472	Ella Conboy	australia	I am a Speech Pathology Student and too often i see those with a communication disorder struggling with their daily lives as a result. This restricts their ability to create relationships with other, and have their needs, thoughts, wants and opinions met. The right to communicate is a universal human right and should be a focus for everyone!
3,471	Daniella Cain	Australia
3,470	Valerie Panayiotou	Australia	I have devoted my working life to helping those who have difficulty communicating and my passion and committment will not fade
3,469	Sharon Crane	Australia	Every person has a right to communicate, and to have support and access to make this right a reality.
3,468	Bettina Barber	Australia
3,467	Mary Blacket	Australia	I am a Speech/Language Pathologist and working to improve communication is my life goal.
3,466	Anne North	Australia	As a speech pathologist I see the emotional pain and frustration.
3,465	Tony Angwin
3,464	Melanie Hall	Australia	Communication is a basic human right.
3,463	Kendra Kotz	Australia
3,462	Bronwyn Deacon	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist.
3,461	Anita Markey	Australia
3,460	Erica Casey	Australia	Not having a voice does not mean that one does not communicate. When everyone can share this understanding and support it, the world will be a much better place.
3,459	Lucinda Pettigrew - Spora	Australia	Because everyone should have the right to communicate and we give people the ability to communicate
3,458	Sera Hwang	Australia	Being able to freely communicate your thoughts and needs is a basic human right. This will increase your quality of life and I think everybody should have an equal say in what happens in their daily lives.
3,457	Emma White
3,456	Ashleigh Pascoe	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate
3,455	Kirsty Paul	Australia	I work and support people with a range of disabilities.
3,454	Catherine Franklin	Australia
3,453	Melissa Trinca	Australia	Because this is a basic human right that is not recognised by the majority of the population
3,452	Majella Mrdjen	Australia	Everybody deserves the right to be able to communicate their needs, wants, feelings and opinions, using voice or alternative means of communication.
3,451	Sheryn Long	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
3,450	Liz Ward	Australia	To communicate is a basic human need and every person should have access to services to optimise their communication - no matter what their situation or location
3,449	Katherine Cooper	Australia	"If all my possessions were taken from me, with but one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it, I would soon regain all the rest." - Daniel Webster
3,448	Chris McNeill	Australia
3,447	Jo Burnell	Australia	Communicating is the foundation of all relationships and the vehicle for all dreams. Without it a person is isolated and restricted in almost every aspect of living
3,446	Beverley Lister	Australia
3,445	Rosalind Burgess	Australia	As I work profesiionally as a speech pathologist, I consider communication of paramount importance to anyone in any situation.
3,444	Christine Marschner	Australia	Compassionate grounds
3,443	Maryanne McPhee	Australia	The ability to communicate underlys all that we are and all that we do!!!
3,442	Helen Botham	Australia	All children with communication needs should have access to appropriate support services to enable them to develop to their full potential.
3,441	pip lambiase	australia	work in the field of communication
3,440	Emily Wailes	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I work with people with complex communication needs and their families, carers and communities. Communication is a powerful tool to enable participation and enhance quality of life.
3,439	Julie-Ann Evans	Australia
3,438	Roisin Glover	Australia	It is extremely important to allow all human beings to have a voice - communicate with their loved ones, express joy, sorrow and love. It is amazing as a speech pathologist, the change in someone's life if they can do this.
3,437	Brianna Shaw
3,436	Susan Horton	Australia	It is easy to take our good communication skills for granted. Put yourself in the position of someone who has communication difficulties and see how much it impacts on your life!
3,435	Taryn Strumpman
3,434	Jess Kaplonyi
3,433	Kath Cook	Australia
3,432	Chantele Melchiori	Australia	If you cannot communicate you miss out on accessing all life has to offer
3,431	Elizabeth Tweed	Australia
3,430	Adrian Caelli
3,429	Katelynd Turner	Australia	It's a basic human right that can easily be taken for granted but that all of us may struggle with at some point in our lives.
3,428	Megan Russell	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist, I feel passionately the communication is fundamental to our lives and well being.
3,427	Melaine Morrow	Australia	I work with children who have difficulties with communication
3,426	Barbara Lyndon	Australia	The lives and life chances of many people with communication difficulties would be enhanced by a greater awareness and understanding of their situation and needs and access to appropriate services.
3,425	Rebecca Ball	Australia
3,424	Kathryn Day	Australia	I have seen first hand people who have not been given the opportunity to communicate and how this has restricted them. As a Speech Language Pathologist, I have also seen the difference it makes when school-aged children are given opportunities to communicate. In addition, I'm a Christian and affirm that all people are created in the image of God and thus should be treated with dignity.
3,423	Lucie Wallis	Australia	I am studying to be a speech pathologist and understand the importance of communication as a basic human right.
3,422	Sarah Chow	Australia
3,421	Chyrisse Heine	Australia
3,420	Emma Fraser	Australia
3,419	Stephanie Schulze	Australia
3,418	Marni Bradley	Australia
3,417	Melissa Cook	Australia
3,416	Charlene Pearson	Australia
3,415	Emma Jones	Australia	Communication is a major part of both my jobs - Speech Pathology and Linguistics!
3,414	Astra Chatwood	Australia
3,413	Lex Hall	Australia
3,412	Heidi Henderson	United States	I work with adults daily who have limited communication skills. I strive to improve what most people take for granted: the ability to communicate.
3,411	Kimberley Archer	Australia	Communication is taken for granted. I want to help give a voice to those that don't have one.
3,410	Juliana Lima	Portugal	I´m Speech Language Pathologist
3,409	sarah kay	uk	i work with communication-impaired children
3,408	Janoah Sallie	United States	Everyone has the right to be able to communicate with the world around them. No one should have to live without the opportunity/ ability to convey their personal thoughts, opinions, or feelings.
3,407	David Galloway
3,406	Karen Karner		The belief that all are entitled to be effective communicators, and that it is up to those of us who can communicate effectively to empower with knowledge and skills those who can't, is at the core of why I became a speech-language patholologist. Thank you, ASHA, for joining this immense task of equipping and empowering populations that would otherwise go unserved.
3,405	Rhona Galera	USA	Hearing and Speech/Communication is needed for the Freedom of Speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
3,404	Shannon Sutherland	Cananda	It is important to take care of the weakest in out society!
3,403	Sophie Walsh	Ireland	As a speech and language therapy student I have come into contact with families where some members have a communication difficulty and seen the challenging and upsetting impact this difficulty has on the relationships between people.
3,402	Isa Asadi	Iran	for best support
3,401	Yami Tovilla	United States	It's Dear to my heart! My daughter has mixed hearing loss and as a result she's speech delayed.
3,400	Amber Townend	Australia	To be an advocate for those who have limited verbal communication capabilities
3,399	Lesley Dobbs	New Zealand	everyone deserves the right to be able to communicate!
3,398	Kathleen Yingst	USA	I am a Speech Pathologist.
3,397	Helen Rowe	United Kingdom	I am a Speech & Language Therapist. Support for people with communication needs is my passion!
3,396	Elizabeth Evangelista
3,395	Maria Rato	Portugal
3,394	Cassandra Stafford	USA
3,393	Cynthia Voller	USA
3,392	Shannon Planck	USA	I have a personal history of articulation disorder along with working as a professional Speech Language Pathologist. People cannot function meaningfully without communication.
3,391	Angela Seitz	Canada	My son has Autism. Without early intensive therapy he would not be the communicator he is today. Communication= Connection
3,390	Jennifer St. Clair	US
3,389	Alan Seitel	United States	I have students to Belize to do service work with children who have communication disorders.
3,388	Lucy Swain	UK	Because everyone deserves the right to express their thoughts, wishes and needs.
3,387	Chelsea Griffith	USA	Everyone has the right to communicate their wants and needs, whether or not it be for a cheeseburger or equality. Just because an individual may have a disability, does not mean that what they want to communicate is any less valuable or important than an individual without a disability. In fact, it may be more so.
3,386	Aisling Becton	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
3,385	Deborah Robarge	United States	No one should be silent unless by choice.
3,384	Lucie Shanahan	Australia	To communicate is to express who we are
3,383	Stephanie Gill	England	I work with child who have special needs, many of whom struggle to communicate their wants and needs effectively. My school has an excellent communication initiative that I play an active role in developing. The inability to communicate is a barrier to learning, social and emotional well being and overall happiness - aspects of life everybody deserves.
3,382	Stephen Meintzer	Canada
3,381	Kirstin Safinuk	Canada	I am a speech pathologist, communicating your feelings matters!
3,380	fatemah alshatti	United States	Cause i am a human after all
3,379	Harriet Korner	Australia	Communication is the essence of life - and a basic human right - we need to change how people view this, to make the whole world communication accessible!
3,378	Gemma Lohan	Ireland	I'm a trainee Speech and language therapist.
3,377	sharon howard	Ireland
3,376	Kristina Cunningham	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist in training.
3,375	Niamh Martin	Ireland	Because Ruthie is a sack
3,374	Denise Lavelle	Ireland
3,373	Alice Monaghan	Ireland	I am a speech therapist
3,372	Aine Farrelly	Ireland	Because everybody does deserve this basic right
3,371	Ruth Durham	Ireland	As a SLT I feel that more awareness is needed towards communication impairements and its impact
3,370	Mansi Kushwaha	United States
3,369	Briana Cintron	USA
3,368	Greg St.Onge	Canada
3,367	Rachel kellogg	Canada
3,366	Carla Gavilanes
3,365	Julia Clouse	USA	I work with students every day that need access to additional communication supports to not only be successful academically but in life.
3,364	Michelle Lanteigne		I'm a Speech-language pathologist and work with school-age children. I see the negative effects that a language disorder can have on their learning abilities and social skills. We CAN make a difference!
3,363	Katherine Stephens	Canada
3,362	Kelly Trejos	USA	I am a SLP graduate student who cares about the rights of children and adults with communication disorders.
3,361	Peggy Blount	United States	I am a public school speech language pathologist and I see everyday the struggles that children with communication disorders face.
3,360	Meridith McCracken	United States	SLP-Student
3,359	Melissa Depape	Canada	My daughter struggles with verbal communication. She uses ASL a lot.
3,358	Amber Melchert	United States
3,357	River Wilson	Canada	Communication is at the core of all human relationships
3,356	Kendra Krasin	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and have siblings with communication disorders. This issue affects my every day life personally and professionally!
3,355	Deirdre Cunningham	Ireland	I am an SLT working with deaf/hard of hearing children. Communication is more than just talking.
3,354	Laura McCoy	Ireland	I'm a Speech and Language Therapy student
3,353	Ellyn McNamara
3,352	Morgan Wammes	Canada	I'm a Speech Language Pathology Assistant
3,351	Christine St. John	United States	Humans are not engaging in enough face-to-face communication.
3,350	Erin Kaiser	United States	I'm a speech-language pathologist.
3,349	Anna Ewen	Australia	Communication is a basic human right. In addition, communication allows us to interact with others, to educate and to empower ourselves and others.
3,348	Jessica Marti	USA	I'm a CFY-SLP
3,347	Ulrika Marklund	Sweden
3,346	Judith Dunnan
3,345	Ella Fernando	England
3,344	Lauren Hart	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology student, and working to achieve Communication for all is something we should all be supporting
3,343	Madeline Raatz	Australia	I work as a speech pathologist and beleive that everyone has the right to be heard
3,342	Raquel Narain	United States
3,341	Alison Foxford	Canada	I am a SLP and work every day to ensure people are afforded this right
3,340	Terra Ward	Canada	I am a speech language pathologist
3,339	Teresa Hessler	USA	As a speech-language pathologist I feel communication is essential to life. I grew up with a parent with a communication issue. I saw her frustration and it affected my whole family.
3,338	Jackie Redward	New Zealand	I see the effects of communication impairments in my work on a daily basis. What I also see is how the limited knowledge of others around these people impacts on their ability to access the community. It's even more difficult to deal with because it is an unseen disability so people make assumptions that the other person can communicate and does understand them.
3,337	Kathy DiGiovanni	Usa	I work with hearing impaired people with significant communication difficulties who refuse treatment due to most insurance companies , including Medicare, not covering treatment by an audiologist.
3,336	Kathryn Genoa	USA
3,335	Marlene Pagan
3,334	Michelle Raymond	United States	I work with children and their families to help improve communication as an SLP.
3,333	Amanda Webberson	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathology major in college and I feel that everyone has a right to communication. I believe that people with voices can take them for granted so it is our job to assist those who cannot communicate as easy as the rest of us.
3,332	Karen Patrick	New Zealand	I work with students with diabilities. many of whom are nonverbal
3,331	Erin Wright	Canada	As an Audiologist I see the isolation and depression that can be associated with untreated hearing loss. If communication is a basic human right I would hope to see some government funding to cover the cost of hearing aids for those who are on limited or fixed incomes.
3,330	Naomi Beswick	Canada	I work with clients who have communication disorders who are all too often having difficulty accessing sufficient services and supports. I believe this is their right.
3,329	Hannah Larson	United States	I believe everyone should be able to communicate.
3,328	Cheryl Schaeffer	USA	I am a SLP who works with a majority of children and adults who are functionally nonverbal.
3,327	Paul Murphy	Ireland	Because I want evryone to be equal.
3,326	Sara Finlayson	Canada	I'm an SLP, so I work with people with communication disorders every day!
3,325	Trea Bray	United States	Because everyone deserves a voice!
3,324	Kari Dul	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I see first hand the negative implications on self worth and reduced quality of life for clients who don't have a voice
3,323	Tine Seghers	Belgium
3,322	Carole Kraushaar Agopsowicz	Canada	I worked as an SLP in the public school system for 35 years and observed daily the impact communication difficulites had on their educational achievement and social interactions with peers.
3,321	Katie Pollard
3,320	Lindsey Thornton	United States	I'm studying to be an SLP.
3,319	E. Gay Gretton	Canada	Personal experience (my mother stuttered severely); I am an SLP!
3,318	Richard Adler	U.S.	We have become a global society and connections around the world are definiitely necessary. We serve a large population of new Americans in our area as well as companies who have international employees and three universities who have many international students. We need to become a global speech path program that reaches out to those who need us.
3,317	Kayla Thornburg	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist.
3,316	Jennifer LaNunziata	United States	I speak for those who can not.
3,315	Jennifer Kogok-Green		For my child with autism to self-advocate, access education, and meaningfully participate in society. self
3,314	Claire Donnelly	United Kingdom
3,313	Julie Peters	Canada
3,312	Giselle Sypczuk	Brasil	I'm speech language therapist
3,311	Katie Ragan	United States
3,310	Jane Dennehy
3,309	YAM-MAN WONG	Hong Kong
3,308	Bronagh Dooley	United Kingdom
3,307	Megan Cunning	United Kingdom
3,306	Virginia Beardshaw	UK	I support this pledge because communication is the number one skill – making friends, having meaningful relationships and learning all rest on it.
3,305	Judith Erwin	United States	I am an SLP and have been working in public schools for 34 years!
3,304	Michelle De Leon	Canada
3,303	Beverley McClintock	United Kingdom	I am an SLT
3,302	Eve Merrigan	N.Ireland
3,301	Jessica Mason	UK
3,300	Claire John	Wales	Worked as a speech and language assistant, understand the importance
3,299	Melissa Feller	United States
3,298	Dr Stephen Farry	N Ireland	Supporting people to access training and employment
3,297	chiara wall	australia	as a speech pathologist I see on a daily basis how barriers to communication impact a person's emotional, educational, and social capacity
3,296	Mandy Metsker	USA	I am an SLP and believe everyone has a right to communicate in the best way possible.
3,295	Barbara Hallahan	Ireland	I saw the impact on my son when he was not able to say what he needed to say.
3,294	Clare Cusack	United Kingdom	My son has a severe language impairment.
3,293	Tania Carter	Wales	Everyone should have a functional way to communcate their wants & needs
3,292	ABANA MOETI	Australia	As a communication professional I believe everyone has the right to communicate. It is my duty to ensure that I apply my professional expertise to ensure that no one is negatively impacted by their communication difficulties.
3,291	Debbie Hughes	New Zealand	Everyone has the right to communicate their needs, preferences and will
3,290	Thila Raja	Australia	Because I am a speech pathologist and firmly believe that communication is a basic human right.
3,289	Sacha Allnatt		I`m a Speech Pathologist and know how much communication matters to everyone, everyday
3,288	Andrea Park	Australia	equal opportunities, and human rights is extremely important in people feeling equal.
3,287	Tracey Langton	Australia	Because I work with children who have a language disorder
3,286	LaShawn Thomas Bridges	United States	I'm an SLP...everyone deserves the right to communicate
3,285	Delaney Jackson	Canada	I'm a Speech Pathologist and I believe everyone has a right to communicate. That's why I chose the career path I did.
3,284	Pamela Weran	Canada	Everyone has the right to communicate.
3,283	Ande Stewart	Canada	As a speech-language pathology student, I recognize the absolute importance of communication for all. Whether it is verbal or augmented communication, quality of life depends on the ability to communicate basic needs and thoughts/ideas to others.
3,282	Jacqueline Smith	Canada	I am a future Speech-Language Pathologist and appreciate the impact the ability to communicate can have on one's life.
3,281	Zoe Heynes Bowles	Australia	I'm studying to become a speech pathologist
3,280	Arabella Ludemann	Australia
3,279	Kara Baragwanath	Australia	Why shouldn't it matter to me? It matters on a personal and professional level.
3,278	Chelsey Salli	Canada	I'm an SLP in training.
3,277	Lacey Borys	Canada	I'm a speech pathology student and understand the importance of communication!
3,276	Sarah Benetti	Canada
3,275	Danielle Commandeur	Canada	I'm a speech language pathology student and have worked with many people with communication difficulties in the past.
3,274	suzanne whitehall	Fiji	Communication is central to peace building.
3,273	Charlotte Lynch	United Kingdom
3,272	Lauren Templeton	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathology student at the moment and I believe that everyone deserves the right to communicate.
3,271	Leslie Erven	Canada
3,270	David Bridson	New Zealand	Everyone has a right to communicate with others.
3,269	Anj George	New Zealand	Individuals with communication difficulties are unheard and could not easily advocate for themselves. So it's our responsiblity to raise awareness.
3,268	Chelcy Wills	Canada
3,267	Laura Beckett	Canada	Communication is an essential part of life.
3,266	Claire Hein	United Kingdom	I am training to be a Speech and Language Therapist and have worked with many people who have difficulties communicating.
3,265	Kerri Tulloch	Canada	I want my clients to have the best possible opportunity to have a successful, productive life.
3,264	Lucy Beere	England	I am a speech and language therapy student
3,263	Sonia Pritchard	Wales	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
3,262	Rebecca O'Hara	England	Im training to be a Speech and Language Therapist and effective communication is crucial to well being
3,261	Don Davies	Canada	I believe that he opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. Everybody has the potential to communicate.. I believe that people with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need to realize their full potential.
3,260	Shona Henderson	uk	To not have the right to communicate is an occupational injustice
3,259	Rina Witzke	Canada	Because speech and hearing are the most important means of communication and not having or losing the ability to hear or speak is devistating. Speech Pathologist and Audiologists are an integral part of a person's well being.
3,258	Holly Kenny	UK
3,257	Shauna Sam	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathologist who works daily with children who have severe expressive and receptive language needs. These children need specific practice in various areas to gain the skills they need to communicate successfully.
3,256	Samantha Andrade	Canada	I am enrolled to become a CDA
3,255	Shawna Dalton	Canada	I specialize in helping children (and their families) who have severe speech sound learning impairments (e.g., Childhood Apraxia of Speech). It has been my experience that these children have difficulty accessing appropriate intervention at an appropriate intensity.
3,254	Jessica Stockley	England	As an SLT I believe everyone should be able to communicate effectively and efficiently!
3,253	Elizabeth Edens	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and I see daily the negative impact a communication disorder has on an individual.
3,252	Bethan de Mel	United Kingdom	The expression of needs, wants and preferences is vital, the look of understanding is priceless, and the ability to share something with someone is the foundation of all relationships.
3,251	Emily Sigvaldason		As a SLP Assistant, I work with children with communication delays and disorders everyday.
3,250	Laurie Wild	Canada
3,249	Elenor Birkett	UK	Speech and language therapist, working for nearly 40 years to gain recognition for improving the opportunities for people with communication impairments to be listened to and respected, regardless of their perceived abilities.
3,248	Emma Selim	UK	Communication is the fundamental life skill. It is the basis by which we understand and are understood. Being able to communicate allows us to learn, make friends and achieve our potential.
3,247	Caroline Wright	United Kingdom	Communication is a vital and enriching part of life.
3,246	Carolanna Rodriguez	United Kingdom
3,245	Martha Gotts	United Kingdom	As a specialist speech and language therapist who works with children who stammer, I agree that everbody has the potential to communicate, and the right to receive support to enable them to do so.
3,244	Katrina Baker		Speech & Language Therapist
3,243	Clare Burke	WA	As a new graduate speech pathologist, communication is something that is very close to my heart, and something I believe is vital to living a fulfilled life.
3,242	Emily Dawes	Australia	Speech Pathologist
3,241	Michelle O'Donoghue	New Zealand	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities.
3,240	Alicia Ho	Australia	Speech Pathologist Student
3,239	Joellee Nicholas	Australia	Student Speech Pathologist
3,238	Rebecca Sullivan	Australia
3,237	Mary Kate Puna	usa	communication is a right, not a privilege
3,236	Callum Wells	Ireland
3,235	Pamela Graveson	United Kingdom	2 reasons, firstly my Daughter has Down's Syndrome and the early intervention she received from Speech Therapy helped her throughout her primary education. Secondly I am an Early Years Teacher and value the importance of early intervention
3,234	Gabrielle Kruger	Canada	I work daily with school-aged children who are hampered by their communication difficulties. By improving their ability to speak, comprehand and express, their lives and participating in school and community activities is greatly enhanced.
3,233	Patrick Tonks	UK	Each and every individual should have the opportunity to develop and grow. Communication is essential to this process and when supported effectively can be life changing!
3,232	Eleanor Nottage	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech and Language Therapist. The value of communication should not be underestimated.
3,231	Rachel Young
3,230	Elaine Kelman	UK	Every person derrves to become the person they were designed to be. A communication impairment can potentially be a barrier to this, but this need not be so. They can and should be helped to achived their chances in life
3,229	Joanne Frederick	England	I am a paediatric speech and language therapist.
3,228	Heather Clarke	Australia	I'm a disability support worker
3,227	Siobhan Kavanagh	Australia	I am currently studying to become a speech pathologist, and I will do my very best to help as many people as I can to communicate effectively!
3,226	Adele Siave	New Zealand
3,225	aoife o brien	Ireland	because I see everyday the impact not being able to communicate effectively can have on a person
3,224	Cathy Nicholson	Australia	Children with primary language disorder continue to deal with the misconception that they are stupid, rude and/or lazy, when in fact, other people need to learn to adapt their own communication skills.
3,223	Gail Woodyatt	Australia	I have been a paediatric speech pathologist for almost 45 years and in my work, I have seen first hand the importance of communication as a basic need for all individuals. Communication is the essence of life!
3,222	Tamer Abou-Elsaad	Egypt	As a Phoniatrician dealing with communication disorders, I would like to increase the awareness of that issue locally in my city and nationally in my country
3,221	Anastasia Hunt	United States	I too believe that communication is the most fundamental of human capacities and every individual deserves to have the ability to communicate.
3,220	Olivia Sullivan	Australia	I am a new graduate Speech Pathologist. Working with people with communication disorders is not only my career of choice but my passion.
3,219	marian belton	Ireland	i have had a stammer all my life
3,218	Delle Crowe	USA	A life without Communication is unimaginable. As an SLP I have the amazing opportunity to watch individuals fight everyday to regain their communication and they inspire me everyday!!!
3,217	Diane Katakowski	USA	As an SLP, I believe that communicating, negotiating meaning, and creating shared understanding is what propels our world forward!
3,216	Catherina Ryan	Ireland	My brother has aphasia
3,215	Sophie-Helene Thibodeau	Canada	I'm studying to become a speech-language therapist
3,214	Antonio Schindler	Italy	Because I am dedicating my professional carrer to persons with communication disorders
3,213	Helen Grech	Malta	I support individuals with communication disorders
3,212	Martine Smith	Ireland
3,211	Ellen Gerrits	Netherlands	I am a speech language therapist
3,210	Alice Walling	UK	I am a speech and langauge therapist, and I know how important communication is!!
3,209	Joanna Greer	England	As a trainee speech and language therapist I am passionate about helping people to communicate. Everybody should have the opportunity to do so!
3,208	Claire Creasey	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist. Everyone deserves the right to communicate.
3,207	John Parrott	United Kingdom	Communication is quite simply THE most important life skill for all people
3,206	Karen O Driscoll	Ireland	As a SLT I would love to be more proactive about raising the issues of communication needs across the lifespan
3,205	Michael O Shea.	Ireland	I know only too well the value of verbal communical on a lot of levels including for a long time of my life not being able to do it.
3,204	Aoife Murphy	Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist and believe more people need to be aware of the impact of communication difficulties
3,203	Bethany Doherty	Austral	I am a speech pathologist and believe communication is the key to accessing opportunities in life and developing relationships with the important people in your life.
3,202	Casey Kennedy	Canada	I am a speech-language pathology student who stutters.
3,201	Andrea McQueen	Australia	I see the importance of communication every day all around me. I have dedicated my working life to supporting communication for those who have the most difficulties.
3,200	william royce		i have speech challenges,myself
3,199	Hannah Loveday	United Kingdom	Speech and language therapy student
3,198	Nathania Fast	Canada	Difficulty communicating can lead to isolation and reduces an individual's ability to connect with others and express who they are.
3,197	Ashley Boyle	Ireland
3,196	Eleanor Brill	United Kingdom
3,195	Aoife Clerkin
3,194	Melissa Brunner	Australia	Everyone should be able to connect with another being. Communication is crucial to us all.
3,193	Jessica Popp	USA	I am a Speech Language Pathologist & my passion is helping children improve their communication skills.
3,192	Stuart Cook	United Kingdom
3,191	Laura Tobin		I'm an SLT working with vulnerable kids
3,190	Ann Ander	Sweden	SLTand vicepresident in the Aphasia Association in Sweden
3,189	Sarah Paewai	New Zealand	because it's my job to help others communicate and I see how it is valued by the people and their families and community
3,188	Sam Millard	Canada	I am a speech language assistant. I see the benefits when support is in place for those who need help communicating. There is so much more we could and should be doing but we need more man power to acheive it.
3,187	Kathryn Siracky	Alberta	communication is vital to any quality of life, it is as vital as air and water are.
3,186	Linda McWherter	USA	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
3,185	Ryan McKenna	England
3,184	Tamar Tabakhmelashvili
3,183	Jodie Walker	England	Communication is vital for everything from requesting a single item through to socialising as part of psychological wellbeing. Everyone should have the right to be able to communicate.
3,182	Jonothan Wright
3,181	Pam Cosh	U.K.	I teach children with Speech langaguge and communication needs and I believe everyone has the right to a 'voice' and to participate fully inthe world
3,180	Nicole Tapajna	Canada	For every child to be able to tell us their dreams
3,179	Selene Tash	Alberta	I am a Speech Language Pathologist who has devoted my life to improving individuals' quality of life by facilitating improved communication.
3,178	Marnie Paul	Canada
3,177	Andrea Coombes	Alberta
3,176	Rachel Fredell
3,175	Patrick Stewart	Antarctica	It matters to everyone
3,174	Trish Davidson	England	Communication should have the highest priority.
3,173	Renee Taylor	New Zealand
3,172	Kathryn Mackle	New Zealand	I am an SLT nad believe it matters to all
3,171	Honesty Sumler	USA	Imaginr if you had no way to communicate... Hopefully that question alone, answers the question.
3,170	Lauren Forster	New Zealand	Because communication is a basic human right for all.
3,169	Susan Moreno	United States	Communication is the foundation to everything in life. I am a SLP and I see the communication needs of my students daily.
3,168	Onayker Bermudez	Venezuela	Apoyo, entendimiento.
3,167	Genesis Arias	Venezuela	Soy tartamuda, y es importante que las personas con dificultades en el lenguaje tengan derecho a expresarse y ser escuchados.
3,166	Rosalie Martin	Australia	For compassion, fairness, and justice.
3,165	Carla Knott	New Zealand	I see people with communication difficulty, and their families, disadvantaged every day. I see their access to support whittling away, when it should be accessable whenever required, to allow participation in society. I see that because many of these people are unable to advocate for themselves due to the very nature of their communication deficit, it is a hidden epidemic. This needs to change.
3,164	Gráinne O' Leary	Ireland
3,163	Mariana Biurrarena	Argentina	I'm stuttering .
3,162	Leah Hood	United Kingdom	As a trainee Speech and Language Therapist I see how fundamentally important communication is and that everyone should have a right to it
3,161	Oona Irvine	United Kingdom	Because it is an issue that is not given enough priority in societies around the world. We should all speak up for people with communication difficulties as they are less able to explain to others what their needs, rights and experiences are.
3,160	Shannon Hurley	Usa
3,159	Eliza Chan		Communication is what most of us take for granted day to day when we check our phone, say hello to our work colleagues and get on with life. For most of us it's as effortless as breathing and yet for the few with speech, language and communication needs it can be a barrier to friendships, family relationships and doing the simplest of things.
3,158	Lourdes Montenegro	venezuela	I m a coordinator of a program for students with disabilities at venezuelan university
3,157	Edwin Álvarez	Ecuador	Im stutterer
3,156	Emily Muir	United Kingdom
3,155	Blathine Maguire	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech and Language therapist. Communication is always my patients ultimate goal.
3,154	Elizabeth Cruise	USA	As a SLP, I am faced with students with disabilities (SWD) on a daily basis who have the most severe cognitive, emotional, behavioral, socially, communication and educationally challenges in our district. My focus is trying to get them to communicate using a total communication approach to express themselves.
3,153	Gemma Hough	United Kingdom
3,152	Pamela Barr	United Kingdom	Trainee SLT passionate about supporting people with communication difficulties
3,151	geetha ramanujam	India	runnning a school for autism and for hearing impaired children
3,150	Ramón Hernández Villoria	Venezuela	Médico Foniatra
3,149	Sociedad Venezolana de Foniatría (Médicos Foniatras)	Venezuela	Communication Disorders Attention, Academic Association
3,148	Andrew Carroll	United Kingdom	My younger brother suffers from severe autism which strongly effects his speech ability. From this I can understand the importance of communication.
3,147	Eve Ferguson		i work with people with communication impairments and i know people who have difficulties and do not have access to the support they need
3,146	Julia Hart	England
3,145	Ana Jarc	Slovenia	I am speech therapist
3,144	grecia lodato	Venezuela	principio básico para los seres humanos
3,143	Rosalba Maingon	Venezuela
3,142	Bridget Debattista	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist and have seen first hand how barriers to communication can affect a person and their family
3,141	Ilse De la Terga	Venezuela	Soy Terapista del Lenguaje
3,140	Ediana Verdu	Venezuela
3,139	ASOCIACIÓN VALENCIANA DE LA TARTAMUDEZ Francisco Martí Soriano	ESPAÑA	Por ser la tartamudez una causa que impide la comunicación
3,138	Fundacion Española de la Tartamudez Ttm-España	España	Por estar de acuerdo con todo lo expuesto
3,137	Adolfo Sánchez García	España
3,136	Louise Tailleur	UK	specialist teacher of CHd with SLI
3,135	Jenny Lawrence	Cheshire	I am a trainee Speech and Language Therapist
3,134	Joanne Cremona		I am an SLT student and I see the impact that communication difficulties can have on people's lives
3,133	alice coltman	United Kingdom	i am a speech and language therapy student
3,132	Ruth Duggan	Uk	My grandma had laryngeal surgery and couldn't speak for two months
3,131	Sebastian Frost	England	My grandad
3,130	Nicola Saadati	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist that sees the importance of this first hand, every day
3,129	Frank Geoghegan-Quinn	United Kingdom	I have a stutter and am a previous user of speech and language therapy services. I know from personal experience the difficulties that needing support to express myself or make myself understood can bring. That's why I support this campgain and approve this message.
3,128	William Houghton	Australia	My gf is a speech pathologist.
3,127	Chloe Deverell
3,126	Laura Hammond	England	Student speech and Language therapist
3,125	Alison Jackson	Uk	My daughter is studying speech and language therapy and I realise how important communication is
3,124	Erin McLeod	Canada	because I believe everyone has the right to speak the truth, make choices, connect with others and participate in school and work
3,123	becky crouch	uk	because i am a speech therapist and i beleive that everyone should have the access to communication in some form
3,122	Elizabeth Corley	United States
3,121	Stephanie Glacken	Scotland	I am a student speech and language therapist who will be qualifying in June. I want to help transform people's lives and we need to raise awareness that communication is a basic human right.
3,120	Claire Philp	United Kingdom	Without communicating, the social world would cease to exist.
3,119	Louise Pentony	Scotland	I'm studying speech and language therapy and have a real passion for it. I also have close friends and relatives with communication difficulties and have worked with children with additional support needs. This means a lot to me.
3,118	Diane Jessop	USA	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
3,117	Liz Roberts		Everyone's right to have the opportunity to communicate is very important to me
3,116	angus smibert	england
3,115	Hannah Mitchell	England	As a speech and language therapy student I see the impact when people have difficulties communicating and believe everyone should have the right.
3,114	Stefanie Sinden	UK	Communication is the currency of relationships. Everyone should have the right to express themselves.
3,113	Abi South	Uk
3,112	Rosemary Gibbs	United Kingdom	I am training to be a speech and language therapist so know the importance of communication
3,111	Tanith Kilgallon	UK	I'm an slt student and know how vital communication is to people
3,110	Heidi Jackson	Australia
3,109	Sian Matthews	Wales	Everyone has a right to express their needs and desires and choice
3,108	Sian Thomas	Wales, UK
3,107	Lucy Holden	Kent	I am a speech and language therapy student so I understand the impact communication difficulties have in the individual's life. I have been researching aphasia awareness and am shocked at how the level of awareness is dosproportionate to the amount of people who have aphasia and the massive impacts it has on their lives.
3,106	Paul Boddington	6px	Every one deserves to be able make choices and communication is fundamental to that ability
3,105	Rebecca Jackson	UK	As a trainee SLT I have experienced first hand how vital communication is to quality if life and that speech and language therapy can be transformational in increasing participation and every persons right to make independent choices and express their emotions.
3,104	Tom Richards		I have seen the vital work speech therapists do
3,103	Amanda Evans	Wales	Communication difficulties need to be more widely recognised as having a high impact on life. it starts with awareness and ends with change.
3,102	Edel Harney	UK	Communication is vital for a meaningful life-individuals worldwide should have the necessary support to have this most basic of human rights met.
3,101	Ruth Leavett
3,100	Nicola Crow	United Kingdom	I am studying speech and language therapy and know the importance of communication for every individual in the world
3,099	Sarah Aitkenhead	England	Communication is key for a good quality of life.
3,098	Cathy Sparkes	United Kingdom	I work with people for whom there are barriers to communication
3,097	Abigail Hickling	England	It is not recognised by nearly enough people the importance of communication in every individual's life.
3,096	Joanie Scott	England	My daughter had a stroke at 18 and has aphasia.
3,095	SIYANG SUN		I'm a SLT.
3,094	France Davis	Ireland	Communication is the link between people
3,093	Jodi Mirelman	UK	passionate about communication
3,092	Kasey Abueg	United States
3,091	Fiona Hill	Ireland	Communicating is fun and fulfilling, and as SLTs we can help our clients experience this.
3,090	Jessica Evans	United Kingdom	I am a student SLT
3,089	Maeve Dunn	Ireland	Because communication is the way we connect with others, and this connection is a basic need for all humans!
3,088	joanna hickey	England	As a practising Speech & Language Therapist I see everyday why the ability to commuincate is so important for children and young people and adults
3,087	Roberta Wortley	United Kingdom	I am training to be an SLT and communication and having a voice is so important.
3,086	Veronika Hubickova	United Kingdom	SLT student
3,085	Alison Belden
3,084	Margo Clinker	Canada	I see what a difference communicative exchange makes to all of us - the dance of communication, regardless who is stronger or weaker partner, is the underpinning of human comfort.
3,083	Patrick O'Connell	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic human right - naturally, everybody deserves this right.
3,082	Vanessa Grier	Canada	I work with individuals with communication disorders
3,081	Emily Bird	Hampshire
3,080	Oliver Robinson
3,079	Hannah Rigby	England	Because people have a right and a need to communicate
3,078	Amy Henderson	England	A graduating SLT
3,077	Emma Catton	England
3,076	Charlotte Preece	Gloucestershire
3,075	Louise Evans	Uk
3,074	Belinda Miranda	united kingdom	i am a speech and language therapist
3,073	Ashley Edwards	England	SLT student
3,072	Amy Davis	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapy student and I believe communication is key to our happiness.
3,071	Hope Warner	United States	I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist.
3,070	Laura Prime	United Kingdom	I've seen first hand the difficulties individuals with communication impairments face and the wider impact these difficulties have on their lives. Communication is something that so many of us take for granted, however is absolutely fundamental.
3,069	Deirdre MacEvilly	Ireland
3,068	Ciara Skehan	Ireland	Working as a speech and language therapist I feel it is so important that people with SLCN are supported in their communities, but there needs to be increased awareness and understanding in order for this to happen!
3,067	Gabrielle Howard	Australia	Cannot image a life of being unable to communicate with loved ones & friends. Anyone for that matter. Its simply a basic human right to be able to express yourself and be heard.
3,066	Kristen Ipson	United States
3,065	Mariana Vial	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
3,064	Loren Apokourastos	Australia	I am a communication professional
3,063	Rebecca Payne	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist
3,062	Sidney Gig-Jan Wong	New Zealand	I believe being able to communicate one’s thoughts and emotions is a vital part of being human.
3,061	Katharine Bulbulia	Ireland	Communication is the key to everyday life.
3,060	Margaret Mullan	Ireland	As a newly qualifies Speech & Language Therapist I am in the position to make a difference in the life of someone experiencing a speech, language and communication difficulty and am worried by the lack of service provision. Waiting lists are becoming excessively long and needs are not being met. Policy makers need to become more aware of the impact of their decisions on the worsening situation.
3,059	Madison Portch	Australia	I am a current Speech Pathology student. I also experienced a childhood fluency disorder.
3,058	Michelle Beagley	Scotland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist. Everyone deserves a voice, no matter what it might look or sound like. Communication is key!!!
3,057	James Ray	New Zealand	Speech Language Therapist who advocates for communication as a basic right for everyone!
3,056	Aoife Costello	Ireland	I work as an SLT with children with communication disorders and see first hand the implications that communication difficulties have on quality of life.
3,055	Elizabeth Gipps	England	I am a speech therapist who works with children, many of whom have difficulties communicating and therefore are not accessing this basic human right. I would like to see more done to support children and adults with communication difficulties.
3,054	Ann Magnier	Ireland	As a SLT working with children with austism and varying degrees of intellectual disability, I recognise the importance of communication as a key contributor towards quality of life and how vital it is to raise awareness of its importance
3,053	Una Begley	Ireland	As an SLT I believe that everyone has the right to communicate - it is one of the fundamentals of being a human!
3,052	Alison Rake	England
3,051	Mildred Shackel	Canada	I am a speech therapist and work with children who are severely impacted by their speech, communication skills.
3,050	Hazel Gray	New Zealand
3,049	Carherine Sheahan	Ireland
3,048	Wendy Gibson	New Zealand	Not every person has their voice heard. Every person no matter where/what issue is should have their say/be listened to without judgement
3,047	Rachel Emmitt	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapist.
3,046	Kate French	New Zealand	Communication is the essence of our human existence and experiences
3,045	Frieda Plumpton	Canada	Mysister suffered an AVM and during recovery had difficulty re-learning the ability to speak, thank goodness for the SLP who was there to help her communicate.
3,044	Lynda Ames-Smith	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathologist working with children and young adults with communication difficulties.
3,043	Peter Matthew Karakoussis	Australia	because I'm a physiotherapist, and the importance of communication is understated and so important to effective treatment and client/therapist interaction
3,042	Shane Cave	New Zealand	Because communication is the most important contributor to harmonious human relationships, whether between relatives, neighbours, fellow citizens or people of diverse nationalities.
3,041	Shae Fouracre	Australia
3,040	Helen Bull	New Zealand	A family member with speech difficulties
3,039	Felicity Stewart	New Zealand	Better communication equals better citizens and society
3,038	Anna Stevens	Nz
3,037	Sue French	nz	I cant imagine life without speech
3,036	Cassidy Wainwright	Australia	Because Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
3,035	Monique Fourcaudot	Canada	I work with people with communication difficulties.
3,034	Gemma Knight	England	Communication is a basic human right - people may not realise the impact speech, language and communication difficulties can have, and it is often a hidden disability!
3,033	Melanie Abba	UK	I am an SLT and see first hand the impact that a communication disorder can have and also the difference that can be made to people's lives if they can access the right support.
3,032	Kelly Ronayne	New Zealand
3,031	Tina Valentine	Australia	Communication is how we connect with each other and share who we are with the world. It is everyone's human right.
3,030	Anne Mannion	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist
3,029	karen Nordberg	new Zealand	I have 2 family members with special learning needs and the ability to express themselves clearly is so important
3,028	Joanna FitzGerald	Australia	It makes me sad to imagine all the thoughts, the ideas that might go unheard. The pain and the laughter, the 'I love you' s that might never be shared, simply because they cannot be heard.
3,027	Caitlin Stephenson	Australia	Because humans connect through communication! Plus I'm a speech pathology student 😉
3,026	Jayde Hopkins	Australia	my daughter has a rare metabolic disorder which affects her speech. i would give anything to give her a voice.
3,025	Alisha Dicton	Australia	Speech Pathologist - Communication is undervalued in society. WHne someone has a communication difficulty it impacts all facets of not only their live but their families and communities lives.
3,024	Deborah Gador
3,023	kellie driscoll	Australia	it is an important role in our community
3,022	Emma Williams	Australia
3,021	Kerry Matthews	Australia	It's a basic human right
3,020	Gemma Stacey	UK	Because communication is a basic human right and allows us to shape our own destiny
3,019	Lisa Wrigglesworth
3,018	Britt Smith	Australia	Speech pathologist
3,017	Linley Wade	Australia	EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE
3,016	Katherine Vanston
3,015	Eleisha Cosby	Australia	Communication is such a vital part of life which people take for granted. It is not until you can't communicate, that you realise the significant role it plays in daily life. As a speech pathology student, I have seen the impact communication impairment can have on a person's life and therefore raising awareness of communication disorders is vital.
3,014	Brittany Vogels	Australia	Speech pathologist - I see communication difficulties everyday
3,013	Zoe Hough	Australia	Communication is at the root of what makes us human, it should not be denied to anybody
3,012	Nicole Willis	Australia
3,011	bron white
3,010	Emerald Runting	Australia	Communication is taken for granted, without it, I could not even pledge this.
3,009	Kerry L	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate effectively and efficiently with those around them.
3,008	Kimberly De Jesus
3,007	Carla Smith	Western Australia	As a speech pathology student I saw first hand the impact of communication difficulties on the lives of both paediatric and adult clients. I will strive to support and enhance clients' communication in my role as a new graduate speech pathologist and into the future.
3,006	Ruth Jannette McWilliam	Australia	Because matters to my daughter
3,005	Kali McWilliam	Australia	If someone has a communication problem, it is not their problem to deal with alone. It is the community’s responsibility to advocate and provide the support required for the individual to communicate effectively. It is a human right to speak and be heard.
3,004	Shane Brewer	New Zealand	Everyone deserves the right to communicate
3,003	Ruth Ramsay	New Zealand	I am an SLT. Everyone with communication difficulties should be able to access quality services.
3,002	Kate Wiesner	Australia
3,001	Deepa Smith	Australia
3,000	Sarah Wiesner	Australia
2,999	Danni Dunlop	Australia	Communication is essential to be a functioning member of society and integral for quality of life
2,998	Celia Mitchell	Australia	I am a speech pathology student and have witnessed the impact effective communication can have on an individual's quality of life.
2,997	Harrison Mckenna	Australia	Quality of life for people of all ages is integral to relationships with others, and speech is one of the best tools for forming human bonds.
2,996	Jackson Bevilacqua	Australia
2,995	Maria Ekenaike	Australia	My daughter is studying speech pathology
2,994	Meg Rieniets	Australia	I am a Speech Pathology Student who have come to realise over the years the extreme importance communication has on who people are and how much it can impact people's relationship with those around them.
2,993	Evelyn Dunlop	Australia	early intervention is essential to make sure all individuals receive maximum benefit from speech pathology treatment
2,992	Giulia Roberts	Australia
2,991	Angus Wrethman	Australia	All individuals deserve the support to communicate effectively
2,990	Tanya Shami	Australia
2,989	Garry Fowler	Australia
2,988	Jenna Fowler	Australia
2,987	Belinda Fowler	Australia
2,986	Tess Dunlop	Australia	I am a final year speech pathology student and this issue is very dear to my heart. Communication is essential to an individual's quality of life. Any opportunity we get we should be raising awareness and educating others about the impact and what we can all do to help.
2,985	Emily Allan	Australia	as a speech pathology student and soon to be graduate my aim is to provide communication in various forms to each patient I see throughout my career
2,984	Briony Fowler	Australia
2,983	Kate Augello	Australia	As a speech pathology student everyday I become increasingly aware of just how fundamental communication is and how easily we take it for granted.
2,982	Juley Thai	Australia	I am a final year speech pathology student at La Trobe University, therefore I feel strongly toward advocacy for patients who have difficulty accessing the treatment they need. Any project to increase awareness of communication problems is a step closer to reaching those who need it most.
2,981	Angela Snell	Australia
2,980	Cara Baker	Australia
2,979	Alice Ritchie
2,978	Harriet Wilson	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist who feels it is important to acknowledge the impact communication disorders have on an individual!
2,977	Val Spooner	NZ
2,976	Genevieve Brandts-Giesen	New Zealand	As a Speech Language Therapist, I am passionate about communication and would like to see society recognise and provide greater resourcing for those who cannot easily communicate by the usual means of speaking.
2,975	Erin De Winter
2,974	Daniel Woon	Australia	I work in a hospital and seeing people with the inability to communicate is not only deeply saddening, but but distressing. their basic needs are not able to be met! Lets advocate for communication!
2,973	Emma Hall	Australia	Communication is a vital part of the human experience and should be experienced by all!
2,972	Amelia Dow	Australia	Speech Pathology graduate - communication is not only a fundamental human right but it's our core business!
2,971	Kate Giulieri	Australia	I am studying speech pathology and am passionate in helping people to communicate effectively, because the way in which we communicate defines us as individuals.
2,970	Kristen Moore	Australia	I am a speech pathology student, and believe (more than ever now) that communication is an integral part of a healthy, happy life.
2,969	Deirdre O'Donoghue	Ireland	At Ability West we suppoert children and adults with an intellectual disability. Recognition of each individuals right to communicate in their own individual way and an environment which repects and supports the person's communication.
2,968	Deanna Patti	Australia	I am studying speech pathology and am passionate to help those who have a communication disability.
2,967	Donna Staples	Australia	I am studying Speech Pathology and know from experience that without communication we lose a huge part of ourselves as a person
2,966	Caitlyn Egan	Australia
2,965	Bronte Graham	Australia	Speech pathology student
2,964	Richard fortune	New Zealand	The connections we can establish through communication are some of richest experiences this life has to offer
2,963	Barry Blake	New Zealand	Everyone should have good speech
2,962	Ian Ramsay	New zealand
2,961	Denise Died riches	New Zealand	Trust @ respect - fundamental human needs, communication enables & empowers all human interactions
2,960	Trude Hellesland	New Zealand	My father has severe Aphasia
2,959	Sally Hagglow	New zealand
2,958	Elise Hellesland	New Zealand	My father had a stroke and is unable to speak
2,957	Carlene Perris	NZ	Because it's my profession & my passion
2,956	Anna Dury	New Zealand	It is a basic human right.
2,955	Vanessa Jerome	NZ	Because it matters to everyone, and I am a SLT.
2,954	Fiona Weston	New Zealand	Post stroke aphasia
2,953	Delize Delaney	NZ	Can't exist without communication
2,952	Samara Strungnell	Nz	I think ppl with communication disorders require our support
2,951	Stephanie Johnstone	New Zealand	I am a speech therapist
2,950	Shannon Emmerson	Nz	Key human right
2,949	Leisha Currie	New Zealand	I work with people with communication disorders
2,948	Jane Dennehy	New Zealand	Our son had a severe delay in his expressive language and articulation and a dysfluency.
2,947	Catherine Arbuckle	New Zealand	I'm a speech therapist, we need more communication support!
2,946	Peter Stone
2,945	Brynlea Stone
2,944	Julia Wright	New Zealand
2,943	Helen rigby	New Zealand	I am a speech-language therapist so work with people with communication disorders.
2,942	Virginia Gibbens
2,941	Julie Van Dijk	New Zealand	Basic need to be a part of the community
2,940	Aniki Heydenrych
2,939	Janelle Irvine	New Zealand	Because communication is a basic right
2,938	Jo Tipping
2,937	Margaret Gaudelius
2,936	Stacey Bowater	New Zealand	Because I'm a SLT and my work centres around helping people to communicate.
2,935	Emma Cooke	New Zealand
2,934	Turid Peters
2,933	Lena Andrascho	New Zealand
2,932	Amy Collings	NZ
2,931	Melissa Mewburn	AUSTRALIA	Everyone should be able to communicate no matter what their circumstances are
2,930	Taylor Nelson	Australia	I think that every human being deserves to have a voice, whether it be verbal or non verbal language.
2,929	Carmen Parsons	Canada	I have worked as a speech language pathologist in Canada for more than 30 years. In recent years I have visited and volunteered as a speech language pathologist in developing countries of Asia, Africa and South America. Communication is an essential component to human dignity, power, and control, and must be considered a basic right.
2,928	Erica O Sullivan	Ireland
2,927	Jenna Pyne	Ireland	I work as an SLT with individuals with impaired communication and believe that everyone has the right to communicate.
2,926	Ciaran Kenny	Ireland	I witness first-hand each day the devastating effect that being silenced has on those with communication needs.
2,925	Ann Somers		Because it does!!!
2,924	Sean Ryan	Ireland
2,923	Carina Oberndorfer	Austria	SLP by Profession
2,922	Catherine Muldoon	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist, and I believe everyone is entitled to their say in life...
2,921	Christine Brennan
2,920	caitriona ryan	Ireland
2,919	Kelly Fonner	USA	my sister - in - law & people I work with
2,918	Inez Saxby	New Zealand	I serve and work with those who for which this basic human right is a difficult task everyday
2,917	Melissa Brazier	New Zealand	I'm a speech and language therapist
2,916	Susan McDonald	New Zealand
2,915	Francesca Croad	New Zealand
2,914	JACK HOWES	CANADA
2,913	Narelle Baehnisch	Australia	As a student speech pathologist, I recognise how important communication is, and is an integral right of each and every person.
2,912	Kiera Jones	Australia	Studying to be a speech pathologist
2,911	Elisa Mynen	New Zealand	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right and everybody has the potential to communicate: these are the very reasons why I chose to become an SLT.
2,910	Hayley Husk	Uk	Child has selective mutism
2,909	Katherine Burbank	United States	This issue should matter to everyone. I'm in graduate school now to become a speech therapist.
2,908	Trish Howes	Canada
2,907	Khadeejah Buabbas	Kuwait	I believe that communication is a basic human right. I have a family member with communication disorder. I am a speech pathology student.
2,906	Rachel Kim	New Zealand
2,905	Hannah Horton King	New Zealand
2,904	Charlotte Marshall	New Zealand
2,903	Narelle Edmonds	Australia	I work in education and see the impact successful communication can have on individuals. I feel every student has that right to communicate and we need to support them to access this..
2,902	Sarah Howes
2,901	Janine Lebeter	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist so I see on a first hand basis how important it is for individuals to be able to communicate effectively.
2,900	Suzanne Lim	Australia	There needs to be more understanding about the nature of communication problems, how they can impact on others and how to support people who are affected
2,899	Jessica Curnow	Australia
2,898	Brianna Gage	New Zealand	I work with people every day with complex communication impairment
2,897	Caroline Holmes	United Kingdom
2,896	Catherine Burke	Australia
2,895	Rachel Gold	Australia	Studying to become a Speech Pathologist
2,894	Megan Radder	United States	I'm studying to become a speech-language pathologist and work with people who have communication disorders.
2,893	Emily Satchell	United Kingdom	I am training to be a SLT and believe communication is a fundamental human right without which one is unable to advocate one's most basic human needs.
2,892	Linda Herley	Australia	Communication is essential for everyone
2,891	Melanie Neill	Australia	Because Communication is a basic human right!
2,890	Kyla Mckenzie	New Zealand	I'm passionate about languages, linguistics and communication, I hope to be a speech language therapist one day.
2,889	Margot Duhaime	Canada	je suis orthophoniste et mes clients ont tous des problèmes de communication
2,888	Shanz Foondun	Mauritius	Communication = life
2,887	Shahzeb Kausar	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist. I also worked in Children's Services and know about long term impact of communication needs on children, young people and their families
2,886	Kirsten Drayton	New Zealand	I am a newly qualified SLP and am passionate about supporting people with communication difficulties.
2,885	Rachel Nelson	Australia	People with communication disorders are disadvantaged enough as it is. It is our responsibility to improve their care to a level where inequalities are almost nonexistent.
2,884	Angela Simmons	Canada	Communication is an essential part of human life. I have hopes of becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist someday.
2,883	Simone Smith		communication is imperative
2,882	Alanna Wheatkey	Australia
2,881	Rebecca Henderson	Australia
2,880	Nicholas Robinson	Australia
2,879	Claire Robinson	Australia	Because everyone deserves to be able to communicate their wants/needs/opinions.
2,878	Talia Pulis	Australia
2,877	Alisha Orchard	Australia
2,876	joanne clayton	United Kingdom	i am a speech & language therapist
2,875	Abbie Y	Ireland	Speech and Language Therapist
2,874	Sarah Castick	England	Personal experience in working with children with communication difficulties in Cambodia
2,873	Tegan Howell	Australia	I am studying Speech Pathology and believe everyone deserves the opportunity to communicate
2,872	Elizabeth Mirza	United Kingdom	i have a profoundly deaf son and communication is key
2,871	Natasha Fitzpatrick	New Zealand	Because communication is a basic human right and those who cannot advocate for themselves need to be supported as much as possible.
2,870	Alexandra Cave	New Zealand	I am a Speech-Language Therapist and I see the huge need for advocacy for children and adults with communication disorders, on an individual level as well as a societal level. There is an immense cost that the lack of services and awareness has on society including youth justice issues, education, health and participation issues in society.
2,869	Alison Zani	New Zealand	As a Speech Language Therapist, I have worked for over a decade with people who have communication difficulties, and I am very aware how easy it can be for them to become 'invisible' and lose part of their identity when they are unable to easily communicate their thoughts.
2,868	Bek Sinni	Aus	Communication is a human right!
2,867	Sarah-Jane Fawcett	Australia
2,866	Glenda Christie	Australia	Because my son is Autistic and has great trouble communicating.
2,865	Gemma Watt	Australia	I am a speech pathology student so learning about communication I understand how vital it is in everyday life.
2,864	Deri Singleton	Australia	I am a speech pathologist.
2,863	Tarryn Lane	Australia	As a Speech Pathology student communication matters to me!
2,862	Catherine Kentish	Australia	I believe in Human Rights for everyone.
2,861	Catherine Mollison	Australia	I am a speech pathology student - communication is a basic right!
2,860	Jessica Hansen	Australia
2,859	Claire Shanahan	Australia	Aspiring Speech Pathologist
2,858	Morgan Bellinger	Australia	I believe that communication is a basic human right.
2,857	Stacey Turner	Australia	Communication is a human right!
2,856	Bernice Mathisen	Australia	Im a speech pathologist-of course it matters!
2,855	Georgia Hayes	Australia	Because people should have the right to communication
2,854	Selena Phillips	Australia	Being able to communicate is a basic human right and no one should be denied the chance to learn how.
2,853	Shelby Bradahaw	Australia
2,852	Chloe McGuire	Australia	I am a speech pathologist in training and being able to communicate is a basic right for everyone! We use it to do nearly everything!!
2,851	Sarah Martin	NZ	I believe everyone has the right to communication
2,850	Amy Herley	Australia	Everyone has the right to communicate!
2,849	Michelle Barton	United Kingdom	I am not only a SLT student but also a Mother of a deaf child and the grandchild of a stroke patient. My background has given me personal insights into restricted communication and a fire in my belly to study SLT, not only to promote communication but to help others achieve it.
2,848	Belinda Wallace	England UK	Communication is one of our basic needs. I feel in some settings communication is secondary to life long conditions. Having a communication difficulty IS a life long condition and it's about time this waas recognised!!
2,847	seminat oredegbe
2,846	Tony Gao	New Zealand	The importance of communication
2,845	Lida Hovnanian	Canada	advocate for individuals with communication disorers
2,844	Katharine Baumanis	UK	No man is an island entire unto himself, John Donne
2,843	Tung Pham	United Kingdom	I'm a communicator
2,842	Adrienne Miles	United Kingdom	I'm a speech and language therapist and this affects nearly everybody I work with
2,841	Suzanne Rybak	Australia	I am a student speech pathologist. Working in this field provides insight into the vast number of people who desperately need our help in raising awareness of this critical issue.
2,840	Kirstie Denning	Australia
2,839	Rebecca Solomon	Australia	Speech Pathologist
2,838	Marisol Franks	USA	I believe the ability to communicate is a basic human right with innumerable benefits and that people with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need. This will benefit not only the person with the disability but also their families and community.
2,837	Caroline Morris	Australia
2,836	Fazal Malik	Pakistan	hearing aid despenser
2,835	Aimee Burgess	New Zealand	Speech Language Therapist (student)
2,834	Rachel Hughes
2,833	Diane Ferguson	Nz	Communication is key to life
2,832	Paul Van Cingel	Nz	Everyone needs to communicate
2,831	Ryan Macveigh	New Zealand
2,830	Chitral Wijesinha	New Zealand	Able to communicate is the most important thing to develop relationships
2,829	Karina Antonine	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapy student. Working in the community with person with communication difficulties post stroke has been of great interest to me as I remain committed to improving the quality of life of persons with stroke
2,828	Dhruti Morar	New Zealand	As a speech language therapy student I am dedicated to help improve the quality of life of people with communication disorders.
2,827	Christine Hutchby	New Zealand	It is a fundamental basic right
2,826	Sue. Haldane	New Zealand	Www.mindovermanner.co
2,825	Sarah Houbolt
2,824	Andrew Smith	Nz
2,823	Joanne Smith	Nz
2,822	Julie Mcclay	New Zealand	Prevention is better then cure
2,821	Georgina Kevany	New Zealand
2,820	Mike Schmidt
2,819	Bianca Gordon	Nz
2,818	Andrew Wallace
2,817	Jeanette Roe	NZ
2,816	Mark Knell	New Zealand	Communication is a basic right
2,815	Arshelle English	New zealand	Because it affects the quality of life of millions of people
2,814	Martin De Lisle	Nz	Because communication is disorders have a major impact on quality of life.
2,813	Karen Duff	Nz
2,812	Justo Diaz	New zealand
2,811	Nathan Barlow	Nz	I'm deaf myself. This issue is important for all people regardless of specific details
2,810	Kody Watts	New Zealand
2,809	Ravynah Sukumaran	New Zealand	Everybody should be able to communicate with others
2,808	Victoria Irons	New zealand
2,807	Lisa Abbott Moore	Canada	I am an SLP from the U.S., with a passion for making communication accessable to all human beings !
2,806	Stella Woof	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist.
2,805	Shelley Rieke	USA	As an SLP I fully support our basic need to communicate
2,804	Cathy Blair	UK	I am a speech and language therapist and see the impact of communiation difficulties in many people's lives
2,803	Ashleigh Jenkins	Australia	Because all humans have cognitive thought and therefore own the right to express it
2,802	Helen Hart	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist working with adults with visual impairment and additional disabilities. Without support to understand the world around them and express themselves within it, life would be hugely challenging and a very lonely place. Communication enriches and changes their lives and its value cannot be underestimated.
2,801	Gillian Lovie	Australia
2,800	Zoe Marshall	New Zealand
2,799	rosemary jacobsen	AB	stroke
2,798	Clare Wolff	Canada
2,797	Ricardo Santos	Portugal	I'm an SLP, and I think that quality of life is dependent on a person's ability to communicate. Comunication is the root of society and the most fundamental of human capacities. Comunication leads to comunity, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. Comunication is the human connection.
2,796	Maria Cunha	Portugal	I work with people Who have comunication problems.
2,795	José Fonseca	Portugal
2,794	Natasha Ray	Canada	I'm a current SLP student.
2,793	Joanne Drofenik	Australia	I care!
2,792	Megan Young	Canada	I believe that all persons should have access to a first language. That is why I support ASL as the language for the visually inclined
2,791	Miriam Heavenrich	Canada	I am studying to be a Speech Language Pathologist and so I will be working directly with individuals with communication disorders
2,790	Monica Pouliot	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist.
2,789	Lynne Richards	Canada
2,788	Lucie-Maude Desroches	Canada	I am a future SLP
2,787	Sarah Roberts		I am currently a CDA student. I recognize the importance of communication as it allows one to express human thoughts, ideas and emotions. We all have the potential and RIGHT for communication. I am looking forward to assisting people to unlock that communication potential so those ideas and emotions can be set free!
2,786	Rebecca McArthur	Canada	As a future speech-language pathologist, I truly believe that every individual deserves the right for the opportunity to communicate. The first line of my statement of intent for the Master's program I am currently in really encompasses this view: "Communication connects human thought, ideas and emotion". It is for this reason that I feel that communication is an important an important experien
2,785	Keri Ng		The ability to communicate and share stories and experiences is a vital component of the human experience. Just as much as food, shelter, and water - the ability to communicate is essential for communities and peoples to thrive.
2,784	Vincent Ferland-Longpré	CANADA	SLP
2,783	Candice Boden	Canada
2,782	Claire Eleason
2,781	Kelly Gain
2,780	Amanda Davidson	Canada
2,779	Michelle Falikowski	Canada
2,778	Jane Wilson	UK	Every person deserves the right to be heard.
2,777	Aimee Hill	England
2,776	Helen Wilson	United Kingdom	Could you imagine life without the ability to communicate? That's why it matters; it is a fundamental human right which impacts every element of one's life.
2,775	Trudy Ryall		Because I am deafblind. I communicate in the way I want to best.
2,774	Isabelle Campbell	Australia	As I am currently studying Speech Pathology it is becoming increasingly clear to me how vital the ability to communicate with others is in all aspects of a fulfilling life.
2,773	Dione Dimon	UK
2,772	Ella Crook	England	Student speech and language therapist
2,771	Rebecca Tinney	New Zealand	More often than not when I tell someone what I do they have little to know idea about my role. Being an school based SLP it really scares me how often this happens with people who work within an education setting.
2,770	Isobel Plummer	England	I had speech problems as a child.
2,769	Laura Henson
2,768	Kate Revell	England	student SLT
2,767	Claire Walshe	UK	I'm a Speech and Language Therapy student who would like to raise awareness of communication difficulties and the importance of supporting those with communication difficulties
2,766	Shannon Sim	UK	I am currently training to be a speech and language therapist and am in my last year of study. The importance of communication is very much understated and I feel raising awareness of the role of a speech therapist as well as the fundamental need for communication at all times is crucial. We need to make it a priority for everyone!
2,765	Lesley Dobbs	New Zealand	Communication is the right of all
2,764	Jodi White	New Zealand	Communication is a basic right of every person.
2,763	Natasha Bletsoe	England
2,762	Rachel Proctor	UK	Because I have seen the impact of communication difficulties and the importance of supporting those who face these challenges
2,761	Marc Shilling	Uk	Because I see the impact that communication difficulties has on people's lives
2,760	Emma-Louise Wagstaff
2,759	Alice Hill	England	I am training to be an SLT and believe passionately every person should be given the opportunities and support to communicate to participate in life and reach their full potential!
2,758	Alexandra Williams		I am a student SLT and feel it is important to support any legislation which increases the awareness and rights of people to communicate in the way they wish to and to not discriminate against those who do not communicate in a 'nomal' or expected way as everybody can contribute to society.
2,757	Claire Whelan
2,756	Angela Bottiglieri	United Kingdom
2,755	Laura Bottiglieri	United Kingdom	I am a student speech and language therapist desperate for the population to understand just how far our specialism stretches and how fundamental communication is to every single individual, whether you have a difficulty or not
2,754	p Carlton	New Zealand
2,753	Lani Anderson	Australia	I am an SLP in training and this gets the the crux of why I am pursuing the career I have chosen. To communicate is a fundamental human right and there is a lack of awareness that needs to be addressed.
2,752	Ava-Lee Kotler	Canada	It affects every aspect of life!
2,751	Elise McMahon	Australia	Everyone deserves to be able to communicate
2,750	Cynthia Wilde	Alberta
2,749	Kelly Malone	United States
2,748	Kimberley Free	New Zealand	I had glue ear as a child
2,747	Kylie McKenna	Australia	Because it's a basic human right! Everyone should have access to some form of communication in order to get their message out.
2,746	Michelle Westley	New Zealand
2,745	Catherine Woolley
2,744	Betty Tischer	Canada	I have worked with a nonverbal student for 15 years. Her communication device helps her to see her sense of humor, personality and intelligence.
2,743	Tarsha Cameron	Australia	Communication disorders impact on so many areas of life - ultimately challenges in this area will impact on mental health as you are not able to assert your needs. People who have communication difficulties need to be supported
2,742	Abby Brown	Australia
2,741	Sally Hunter	Australia	I support people with complex communication needs
2,740	Diane Symons	Australia	Without communication we have little control over our lives and opportunities to form and maintain the relationships that fulfill our lives.
2,739	CLAIRE JACKSON	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and I work with people with communication impairments every day. I am learning to understand their struggle and their strengths. I respect people's right to be able to make themselves understood and to be understood by others. I advocate for fairness and I am strongly against all forms of discrimination aimed at people with communication disorders.
2,738	Pam Turner	New Zealand	My husband has aphasia
2,737	Yan Perez	United Kingdom
2,736	Gemma Green	United Kingdom	I am an SLP who sees the impact difficulties communicating can have on a person day to day
2,735	Jennifer Corder	United Kingdom	Communication is important for relationships, the present & the future.
2,734	Kristín Theódóra Thorarinsdottir	Iceland
2,733	Kaveenar Rajendran	Australia	I am a speech pathology student and I understand how communication (and the lack of it) can affect lives and families significantly. It is something we often take for granted but it is time to for us to raise awareness of the importance of communication!
2,732	Gail Rogers	Australia	Because I work with people with communication challenges everyday
2,731	Vivian Lee
2,730	Sasha Adams	New Zealand	As I am a speech and language pathology student, I have seem examples of how impaired communication can affect an individual's life.
2,729	Emily Fawcett		I am a speech pathology student and I am beginning to see the impact of communication difficulties on individuals and their families.
2,728	margaret Mercer	New Zealand	Yes it matters. It provides many opportunities
2,727	Dolores Canadas	Australia
2,726	Cath Valentine	UK	People with communication difficulties need more able communicators to speak up ... and to find ways of supporting everyone to have their opinions / needs / wants heard
2,725	nafiisa dahir	United States	i am health care provider
2,724	Jolien De Ploey	Belgium	As a speechtherapist I try to make communication available for everyone.
2,723	Lucy Schumacher	New Zealand	I'm a speech-language therapist
2,722	Bonnie Cheng
2,721	Noelle Escayo	United Kingdom	I believe that everyone should be able to communicate in some way to improve their quality of life.
2,720	Kirsten Dwyer	New Zealand
2,719	Thuriyya Ibrahim	Australia	It is an important human right ...
2,718	Robyn Wilks	Australia	My sister has a severe speech impediment. I am studying to become a speech pathologist.
2,717	Julie Nguyen	Australia
2,716	Michelle Liddicoat
2,715	Anne Oyler	United States	I am an audiologist and have seen the value of of early detection and intervention.
2,714	Bridie Patman	England	As a Speech and Language Therapy Student I understand how SLI can affect peoples lives.
2,713	rebecca Lee	england	im a student slt
2,712	Jessica Edis	England	training slt
2,711	Farah Manji	Northamptonshire	Aspiring SLT
2,710	Lucy McDonald	England	Training SLT
2,709	Ashleigh Sapier	England	training SLT
2,708	Laura Cairns	England	student speech and language therapist
2,707	Claire Afford	UK	Student SLT
2,706	Alice C. Alex	Malaysia
2,705	Stephanie Lo	New Zealand	I think people shouldn't be held back from living their lives fully because of a communication disorder
2,704	Kimberley Humphries	New Zealand	I am a Speech Language Therapist
2,703	Annie Smith	N.z
2,702	lynn tan	Singapore	because my brother has issues with proper and open communication
2,701	Marie Irvine	New Zealand	Communication is a fundamental right
2,700	Mikayla Clapson	New Zealand	Because I am a speech language therapist and I have seen the frustration and sabres that clients go through when they can't communicate. Awareness of communication difficulties is important so that the public know about these issues and can be more understanding and helpful.
2,699	Jaimee Brownfield	New Zealand
2,698	Michael Horsburgh	New Zealand
2,697	Thomas Klee	New Zealand
2,696	Kelsey Randrup	New Zealand	It is a big part of what I want to help achieve through my degree
2,695	Jasmine Fibbens	New Zealand	As an SLP student I am beginning to see the impact that an inability to communicate has on so many people and want to see greater awareness and better services for people with communication difficulties.
2,694	Colette Nixon	New Zealand	I am a psychologist who works with children who may struggle to communicate and know how important having SLT input is to these children's lives and their family. More often than not once communication is improved then behavioural improvement also follows.
2,693	Danielle Hamill	New Zealand	I am studying to become a speech and language therapist and I think communication is fundamental to living and I also think it is a right to every person. Everyone has the potential to communicate in some way so it is important that we get the word out there.
2,692	Edel Nolan
2,691	Kathryn Palmer	New Zealand	Because I have seen first hand the barriers which exist for people with communication difficulties.
2,690	Jo Bowman	new zealand	I am a speech therapist and believe communication is extremely important for all people
2,689	Miriam Nelson Clark	New Zealand	As a speech-language therapy student I believe coimmunication is incredibly important
2,688	Jason Bergancia	New Zealand	As A speech therapist I believe we can turn disabilities into possibilities
2,687	Bianca van der Merwe	New Zealand	I am a speech-language therapist and am passionate about everybody having the right to communicate.
2,686	Molly Kallesen	New Zealand	I am a speech-language therapist
2,685	Hazel Allaway	England	Communication is the key to being human
2,684	Thomas Edwards	Ireland
2,683	Hayley Murphy	ireland
2,682	Lauren Hevey	Ireland
2,681	Louise Carrick	Ireland	I believe everybody should be able to communicate with others and not feel isolated/judged
2,680	Philippa Trehearne	Uk	Communication is vital to living life fully
2,679	Ashley Carroll	Ireland	Because everyone has the right to communication. As a future speech and language therapist it has become apparent to me how important it is to raise awareness to make other people realise how difficult it is for people with communication difficulties.
2,678	Claire Markey	Ireland	As a trainee speech and language therapist I was shocked at how little is known about speech language and communication disorders not only in the public domain but also among medical practitioners
2,677	Sadhbh O'Brien	Ireland	Communication is important to life
2,676	Sarah Keating	Ireland	I am studying Speech and Language Therapy in University.
2,675	Paul Breen
2,674	Catherine Richoz Bidet	Switzerland
2,673	Rosa Perrozzi	Australia
2,672	Pei Chia Boong	Australia	As a Speech Pathology student and also the granddaughter of someone with rapidly progressive Alzheimer's, communication has become of utmost importance. The fact that the 'simple' ability to communicate is overlooked and taken for granted shows how little the world knows about those who suffer and deal with speech relate impairments. It's about time they know!
2,671	Caitlyn Weber	Australia	As a speech pathology student, I recognise how important communication is in our every day lives. This is something everyone has the right to do and we have a responsibility to ensure everyone can communicate effectively!
2,670	Samuel Calder	Australia	For an individual, the ability to participate in activities of daily living can be limited by communication difficulties. As a student speech pathologist, I am training to assist those individuals to increase their ability to communicate and provide support to function in everyday life. Public awareness will assist in meeting the communication needs of an individual with greater outcomes.
2,669	Robin Warwick
2,668	Philippa Carney	Cheshire
2,667	Baljinder Boughan
2,666	sophie fraser	uk	because om an slt
2,665	Jessica Mardell	United Kingdom
2,664	Claire Perrozzi	Australia	I'm a speech pathology student and have a godson who struggles to communicate due to stuttering and autism and have seen the negative impact on his quality of life
2,663	Kaelee Koprowicz	Australia	Communication = Quality of Life
2,662	Kate Cook	New Zealand	I am a Speech-Language Therapist and am often frustrated by the lack of support people with communication disorders have when they live in the community
2,661	Natalie Alexander	Australia	It is highly valued in our society and can have a huge impact on psychosocial aspects when the ability to communicate is reduced. It can create feelings of isolation and people's attitudes towards them is generally negative, because they don't understand
2,660	Sarah Zopfi	United States	Everyone has the right to communicate their needs, wants, desires, dreams and vision. We all have a responsibility to build environments that support communication for all.
2,659	Claudette Brandis	Australia	As a student speech pathologist I am fully aware that communication is a basic human right and that those with communication difficulties should have full access to specialist services, and that there is a dire need to raise awareness about the impact communication disorders can have on one's livelihood, social environment and their entire lifestyle altogether.
2,658	Kirsty Smith	England
2,657	Hibak Mohamud	United kingdom	Prospective SLT
2,656	Tammy Jarvis		Because communication is key to everything we do and without it the world would be a very isolated place
2,655	Carmen Todd	Canada	Personal experiences
2,654	pam mason	USA
2,653	Debbie Vanston	England	I work with people that have troublein communiting
2,652	Pippa Franke	England
2,651	Louisa Nicholas
2,650	Charlotte Gatenby	England	Everyone should be able to communicate regardless of their age sex or where they live it is a basic human right and issues regarding barriers to communication should be addressed sooner rather than later especially as the ability to communicate determines a persons capacity to Agree to medical treatment!
2,649	Jen Sleight	UK
2,648	Chloe Parsons	England	Family
2,647	STEVE MORRISSY	United Kingdom
2,646	Olivia McKernan	Australia	Because it matters to my friend
2,645	Andrew Walker	United kingdom
2,644	Rebecca elliott	england
2,643	Gemma Stringer	Uk
2,642	Eleanor Redding	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student, qualifying in June.
2,641	Alex Winterbottom	England	I understand the importance of communication
2,640	Rine Duenker	Ireland	I have worked as a Speech and Language Therapist for nearly 30yrs and loved seeing the joy on kids faces when they succeeded in getting their messages across. Working with children with special needs made me feel humble and live in the moment of that one exchange between two human beings! nothing better!
2,639	Sophie Campbell	United Kingdom
2,638	Victoria Johnson	England
2,637	Katherine Jones	England	I work with people who struggle to communicate
2,636	Louise Paul	England
2,635	Amanda Pulver	Usa
2,634	Gina Tillard	New Zealand	As a provider of services for people with communication disorders and providing professional preparation for students completing their speech language pathology studies.
2,633	julie lyon	United Kingdom	communication is vital to a fulfilling life
2,632	Jane Heyes	England
2,631	Hannah Heslop	Australia	As a speech pathologist I recognise that the right to communicate should be a basic human right for all people and on a daily basis see the challenges that individuals with communication difficulties and their families face.
2,630	Rose Huxley	England	Can see the difference speech therapists make, my nephew has benefited immensely recently.
2,629	Beth Redmayne
2,628	Annabella Nightingale	UK
2,627	Elisabeth Hickman	United Kingdom	I understand the importance of communication and the implications it can cause to an individual. Currently a 2nd year speech and language therapy student, aiming to raise awareness.
2,626	Eilis Sheridan	UK	I am a student SLT and realise the devastating effect communication impairment can have on an individual and their family
2,625	Ella Lynch	UK	Communication is vitally important and everyone should have the opportunity to have help and assistance communicating if they do so need it.
2,624	Alexandra Flynn	United Kingdom
2,623	Rebecca Blakemore	United Kingdom	It should matter to everyone.
2,622	Belinda Wood	lancs
2,621	Sarah Wall	United Kingdom	I had a lot of speech therapy when I was younger and would have struggled so much without it.
2,620	Charlotte Gardner	United Kingdom	Because I am a speech and language therapy student and have seen the impact that communication difficulties have on peoples lives
2,619	Alie Harwood
2,618	Sarah Bashford	United Kingdom	I am a Speech therapy student and am very aware how important communication is to everyone and have seen the effects of not being able to communicate.
2,617	Beth Curran	England	My flatmates are speech therapists so I often hear about people who have lost the ability to speak yet still want to communicate
2,616	Emma Wood	England	I am training to be a speech therapist. Communication is a vital part of living and I am very passionate about helping those who have problems with their ability to communicate!
2,615	Clare McLaughlin	UK	Communication is key to controlling your environment, socialising and leading a fulfilling life. Communication disorders limit life potential and therapy should be available to meet the fundamental human need to communicate.
2,614	Nia Thomas	England
2,613	Marie Abbott	United Kingdom	I am graduating as an SLT this year!
2,612	Torben Schmidt-Hansen	United Kingdom	It is important for morality, democracy and equality to be maintained effectively, and this will help more people participate in such matters.
2,611	Jennifer Ward
2,610	Jess Marler		As an SLT student, I have seen the difference the ability to communicate can make to people's lives. Therefore I feel strongly that the ability to communicate should be a human right!
2,609	Derek Cicchitto		Communication is the most fundamental of all human abilities across all cultures
2,608	Angela Wallace	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I advocate for everybody's right to communicate.
2,607	Caitlin O'Connor		As a speech pathologist, I see the impact of communication disability daily. All people have the right to communicate and this right is not being supported acceptably. It is our duty to find and listen to the voice that everyone has.
2,606	Nicole Allenden	Australia	I work with ASD children who have difficulties with many forms of communication
2,605	Elizabeth Lea	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist who has been lucky enough to work with some amazing people who work really hard to communicate and everyone deserves to be heard.
2,604	Louise Smith	United Kingdom	I'm a speech and language therapist actively developing the communication abilities of those I work with on a daily basis
2,603	Alissa Azzimmaturo	Canada
2,602	Nardine ZOUAOUI	Tunisia	It's the issue to build my professional future and i'm in love with it! I dream and i realize projects linked to communication and intercultural communication!
2,601	Sharon Broadmore	New Zealand	Everybody needs and has a right to communicate
2,600	Stephanie Milesi
2,599	Grainne Murphy	Ireland	People have a desire to communicate with others, communication has so many functions from sharing experiences to asking for basic needs. A world without communication would be very isolating.
2,598	Nafsika Smith	United Kingdom	I am a seech and language therapist
2,597	Alan Hewitt	United Kingdom	I have aphasia and I work in the voluntary sector - I am the London Groups Co-ordinator for Connect. Communication is the basic right of everyone
2,596	Stephanie Dines	United Kingdom	Im a Speech and Language Therapist
2,595	Ian Thompson	United Kingdom	In my role I see the lives of nonverbal individuals dramatically improved when able to communicate using AAC. Providing the tools and support to communicate should be a right, not a privilege.
2,594	Linni Oliver	Australia	I am involved in the Deaf and Deafblind communities ! I support their basic human right to language access
2,593	Rosie Wong	United States
2,592	Kimberly Kuman	United States	I work with people with spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological voice disorder, that impairs communication.
2,591	karen wickham	Australia
2,590	Karen Lester	Australia	It matters to me very much because people need to be understood and not manipulated by others, they need to have a voice of their own to speak up and be heard for their own personal mental health and to be able to interact with others in life. People who have been abused and controlled and have lost all their own identity is so sad and there is a need to communicate so people can feel confident .
2,589	Iddi Babu	Kenya	because I have a stammering problem
2,588	Helen Kelly	Ireland	I am a Speech & Language Therapist and also have family with communication needs
2,587	Clíodhna Duffy	Ireland
2,586	Christine Bottrell	Australia
2,585	Sindy Ko	Ireland	Everyone should have a right to communicate to one another
2,584	Rachel Rescorl	USA	I am the daughter of a linguist and a practicing speech pathologist. Without the ability to clearly communicating ones thoughts, people seek other ways to demonstrate power. Communication is piece busing and should be protected as a human right.
2,583	Tânia Lavra	Portugal
2,582	Natalie Pera	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapist.
2,581	Joana Vitorino	Portugal
2,580	Vicki Roda	Canada	Worked as an SLP for over 35 years to try to help those with communication problems
2,579	Stacey Small	Australia	Sharing and educating others is knowledge and power, my children are my reason and l want them to achieve their very best communication helps this
2,578	Adam Annand	United Kingdom
2,577	Marzena Szarejko	Poland	It is good to be a social animal in this jungle which surrounds us. We have to communicate to survive, to live, to love, to be - with people, for people, because of people. I write it as a speech & language therapist (SLT). By internet we are using our language or foreign language like english f.i., on the street DON'T FORGET TO KEEP SMILING - eye contact and positive intention is a basement 🙂
2,576	Bianca Lichtenwalter	Germany	I´m a german speech-therapist and i think everybody has the right to communicate or has the right to get access to the support he or she needs. But healthsystem more often doesn´t help people getting access to support. This should be changed.
2,575	Kate Toft	United Kingdom
2,574	Helen Brown	United Kingdom
2,573	Melissa Miles	Australia	I work with people with disability many of whom have communication difficulties which can have a huge impact on the persons quality of life.
2,572	Monique Thompson	Australia	Because I'm a human and I communicate!
2,571	Kelly Horvat	Australia	Communication is important for ALL.
2,570	Anna Campbell	New Zealand	I am a social work student, I think it is very relevant to my practice.
2,569	Ella Englishby
2,568	Linda Evbonaye	Uk	Uk
2,567	Rebecca Daly	Ireland
2,566	Megan Duffy
2,565	Aisling Gernon	Ireland
2,564	Katie Creane	Ireland
2,563	Kristi Warndahl
2,562	Sarah Powell	United Kingdom
2,561	cliona hickey	Ireland
2,560	Alison Lee asdi
2,559	Janet Wignall	England	I work with people with Aphasia and I have seen time and again the impact that having to rely on alternative communication skills (besides speech), and ignorance on the part of others, makes on a person's life. I ham also very aware how much more could be done to reduce social isolation, if only the resources were available.
2,558	Bryn Pressnail	Canada	basic need
2,557	Andrea Robinson	England	I work as an slt and have seen the importance of communication and when a child is unable to talk effectively
2,556	Grace Nolan	Ireland	Because "only through communication can human life hold meaning" - Paulo Freire
2,555	Emer Noble	Ireland
2,554	Molly Pegler	Ireland
2,553	Alice Whyte
2,552	Katie Collins
2,551	Eimear Mulhall	Ireland	As communication is a basic human right.
2,550	Rita Kennedy	Ireland	I am an SLT student and have been involved with many people with communication disorders, and I've seen its devastating affect on the person and their family
2,549	Laoise Gilleece	Ireland	As I am a student SLT
2,548	Kate Nightingale	United Kingdom	It's important
2,547	Anne Barrett	Ireland	Everyone has their own story to share, lets give people with communication difficulties a means and the opportunities to share theirs
2,546	Jenette Milner	England
2,545	Janet Brearley	Australia	I see the way people's lives are limited and the frustration they experience socially, practically, educationally and in work every day
2,544	Carole Tuck	UK
2,543	siobhan moran	Ireland	as being able to communication is crucially important in living.
2,542	Paul Winkler	Canada	my sister has MND/ALS and needs special equipment to communicate. There is no effective framework available to ensure she has operating equipment available at all times.
2,541	Susan Munro	UK	Communication disability is often a hidden disability which impacts on sense of self, relationships, and mental wellbeing. Communication is the key to all aspects of human functioning.
2,540	Beck Ross	Australia
2,539	Megan Jones	Australia	I am a speech pathology student who wants raise awareness of communication disorders
2,538	Lisa Connolly	Australia	Everyone should be able to communicate, this is a basic human right. People who need some assistance or device to help them communicate should have it, supported by public money if necessary.
2,537	Mylee Suarna	Australia	student speech pathologist
2,536	Oliver Khoury	Australia	Communication is so incredibly important - just imagine not being able to let your loved ones know that you love them.
2,535	Megan Sceriha	Australia	I'm a paediatric speech pathologist and my goal is to help children communicate the best they can.
2,534	Felicity Purbrick	Australia	I am a SP student who wants to spread the word about communication disorders to people on a global scale.
2,533	Nicole Purbrick	Australia	I am a speech pathology student and believe communication is vital for a fair, happy and fulfilled life.
2,532	Brent Connolly	Australia	I am a student speech pathologist and encounter patients with varied communication difficulties.
2,531	Becky Quinton	UK	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist so I see how vulnerable people with speech, language and communication difficulties can be in society.
2,530	Clodagh O'Neill
2,529	Kate Quigley	Ireland	I am studying SLT in University
2,528	Caroline Mc Crory	Ireland	I am studying speech and language.
2,527	Roisin Ryan
2,526	Holly Doyle	Ireland	Im studying speech and language therapy at college.
2,525	Heather Byrne
2,524	Judith Allen	UK	I am an SLT
2,523	Sari Numminen	Finland
2,522	Richard Ayre	Uk
2,521	Naomi Mason		I am so grateful that I can communicate
2,520	Philip Robinson	United Kingdom	Qualified speech and language therapist
2,519	Tom Griffin	Uk	Communication is a basic human
2,518	Dawn Synnuck	Spain	To have recognition and support for children with SLT needs
2,517	Rebecca Palmieri	australia
2,516	Shermin Fong	Australia	As a future speech pathologist, I believe everyone deserves a voice. No one should be denied the opportunity to communicate.
2,515	Birgit Hallenstein	Australia
2,514	Eleanor Brignell	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathology student
2,513	Bettina Crimmins	Australia
2,512	Emma Nishikubo		Increased awareness of communication disorders would hopefully improve services and community attitudes to those who have communication difficulties: resulting in a more inclusive society.
2,511	Tygar Taylor	Australia
2,510	Cleon Soares	Australia	As a student of Speech Pathology I am reminded in my education and clinical experiences that communication is an essential right that must be valued.
2,509	Olivia van Reyk	Australia
2,508	Kirsten Yahnke	USA	This issue matters to me because communication is a universal right, and unfortunately support in the area of communication is not supported in many countries.
2,507	Chrissie Wright	UK	I suffer from Aphasia
2,506	Judith Chapman	United Kingdom	I work with children who use communication aids. They have just as much to say as any other children, but they need people to have the time and patience to listen to them and they need people who hold budgets to appreciate that they need to fund communication aids to enable PWUAAC to fulfil their role in society alongside speaking people.
2,505	Sorrell Aherne	England	I'm training to become a Speech & Language Therapist and value supporting communication
2,504	Naomi Harrison
2,503	Nicola Davies	UK
2,502	wilfried dautlich	UK	To bring hope and opportunity to people afflicted by aphasia.
2,501	Rebecca Walker		I am a student nurse, and I see countless occasions where communication needs are not met when its such a basic and simple thing. I also have a housemate who is a BSL user and I often have to accompany her to hospital and doctors appointments for communication support, when this shouldn't be the case. She should have an interpreter each and every time!
2,500	Ana Viveiros	Portugal	Because I'm a Speech and language therapist.. My job is to rehabilitate communication disorders.
2,499	maria andrade	portugal	speech therapist
2,498	Charmaine Kwok	Australia	As a SLP student, I believe that communication is an integral part of each and everyone's life and a basic human right.
2,497	sarah davis	uk	I'm a practising SLT
2,496	Alice Crook		Being a speech pathology student I recognise the impact that communication impairment can have on a person's life.
2,495	Yi Rui Ngoh	Australia	Everyone deserves to be heard in their own ways in order to stand up for themselves and be understood.
2,494	Louise Morley	UK	I am training to become a Speech and Language Therapist and see all the time how communication difficulties can massively impact a person's life and their relationships with family and friends. The ability to communicate massively affects quality of life.
2,493	Rita Oliveira	Portugal
2,492	Amy Alexander		Everyone deserves to be given the opportunity and resources to communicate in a way that works for them so they can be their own voice and make their own choices
2,491	rachel mullin	United Kingdom	Studying to be an SLT
2,490	Lígia Salvador	Portugal
2,489	Rachel Phizacklea	U K
2,488	Stephanie Billings	England	I'm a speech and language therapist
2,487	Laura Critchley	UK	Communication is 100% a basic human right
2,486	Hannah Tunstall	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapy Student, I see everyday what it is to not be able to communicate effectively with others and how that impacts lives.
2,485	Anthony Donelan	United Kingdom
2,484	Anna Summersall	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student, I believe that everyone has the right and should be enabled to communicate in whatever form is most favourable or suitable for them. Communication allows us to share our experiences and connect with each other. For that reasonable, I believe that it is invaluable.
2,483	Joana Batista	Portugal
2,482	Caroline Clough
2,481	Siobhan Moad	United Kingdom
2,480	Samantha Meads	GB	Communication is the most basic way human experience. I believe everyone should have the same access to communication. It must be so isolating for those who don't.
2,479	Stephanie Pugh	United Kingdom	People are immediately judged on their ability to communicate. There needs to be more awareness of the fact that adults as well as children struggle with language and that it is not unsual.
2,478	Robert Blankson	u.k	that everyone , not just children are given a voice
2,477	Katie Hughes	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapy student, communication is something I notice and come across every day. It's how we connect with our loved ones and function for day to day life.
2,476	Verity Woodfield	United Kingdom	As a spee
2,475	katherine Formisano	cork
2,474	Katie Cooke
2,473	Catherine Woollen	United Kingdom	Without communication we do not have access to everything that life has to offer. It is a basic right for everyone!
2,472	Lucy Allen	United Kingdom	As a student speech and language therapist this is an extremely important and pertinent issues
2,471	Charlotte Watson	United Kingdom
2,470	Olympia Karagkouni	Greece
2,469	Annabel Bowden	United Kingdom
2,468	Heather Anderson	England	Because as a speech and language therapist I recognise the importance of effective communication skills in order to lead a fulfilled and successful life
2,467	Roberta Williams	United Kingdom	I'm in the field and it is essential
2,466	Penelope Cooke	United Kingdom
2,465	Marguerite Moynihan	Ireland	I am due to graduate as a speech & language therapist in June
2,464	Jenny Millard	UK	I'm a trainee speech and language therapist
2,463	Marie Kaas Ahm	Denmark	I am an slp, working Winther children and about to finish my Education. Om also a part of the Danish slp association Callesen FUA (foreningen af universitetsuddannede audiologopæder)
2,462	Sophie McAllen	England	I am a student Speech and Language therapist and hope to go into this line of work to help people communicate effectively
2,461	Aishling Ní hAonghusa	Ireland	Because I'm training to become an SLT so I can see the importance of it
2,460	Marine Pereira	Portugal	Because I'm a speech therapist and I'm envolved!
2,459	Denise O'Neill	Ireland
2,458	Maria Romeiras Amado	Portugal	Human rights. Historical research.
2,457	sally o' toole	ireland
2,456	Rute Galvão	Portugal	Knowledge
2,455	Niamh Coughlan	Ireland
2,454	Rhodante Evelyn
2,453	Kirsty Holloway	United Kingdom
2,452	Gillian Dulohery	Ireland	I am a final year SLT student and see people struggling with communication disorders everyday!
2,451	Louise Browne	Ireland	As I am a student Speech and Language Therapist - it is what I work with and study every single day, everyone needs to be able to communicate in some way and everyone has the right to do so
2,450	Claire-Ellen Roberts	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapist that works with people who struggle with communication on a daily basis but this assistance is only given for a certain period of time despite continued need.
2,449	Rachel Fullam	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist. More than this I am a human with a basic right to communicate and feel a responsibility to uphold that right, for myself and others
2,448	Marisa Silva	Portugal
2,447	Márcia Martins	Portugal
2,446	Alicia Phillips	Australia	As a speech pathologist, I know many people who require better understanding from the community to support their communication.
2,445	Maria Teresa Couto Pereira Coutinho	Portugal	I am Speech Language Pathologist and I think that everyone should have the right to communicate and the duty of facilitate the communication.
2,444	Lia Roque	Portugal	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I see every day the impact that communication has on all aspects of someone's life and I also see the amazing changes that can happen when someone improves their communication skills. I love to comunicate and I have committed my professional life to helping people with communication difficulties, and firmly believe that communication is a basic human right.
2,443	Shayma Muqtadir	UK	I believe that all people who do not speak English fluently deserve to have an interpreter available for them in the NHS. I have experienced many patients when provided with a professional interpreter feel so relieved and satisfied with the service given to them, as they have been able to communicate their problems knowing that their problems have been understood.
2,442	Rebecca Brett	Australia	My studies in speech pathology has shown me just how important communication is.
2,441	Andreia Silva	Portugal
2,440	Ilona Niemelä	Finland
2,439	Ashlea Moorhouse	England
2,438	Wonder Olusina	United Kingdom	I believe everybody matters and we all deserve a chance to better their lives
2,437	Ana Salgueiro	Portugal	I'm a Speech Therapist
2,436	Leena Kaivosoja-Jukkola	Finland	I work as a Speechtherapist and see many people who has difficulties to communicate.
2,435	Tiina-Maria Maijala	Finland
2,434	Peter Head	Scotland	Because it is so fundamental yet politically often ignored
2,433	Ioannis Vogindroukas	Greece
2,432	Eija Kuusela	Finland	I am a speech therapist
2,431	Ana Figueiredo	Portugal
2,430	claire simpson	england	I'm currently training as an slt.
2,429	Carina Pinto	Portugal	I'm a speech and language therapist. Ir can related to this issue and to all the people who can't comunnicate.
2,428	Joanne Weaver	New Zealand	I am a Speech-Language Therapist
2,427	Meredie Tyberek	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist, I see the devastating impact that communication can have on everybody involved. I truly believe, communication is a basic human right!
2,426	Mónica Gomes	Portugal
2,425	Maria Correia	Portugal	I'm speech therapist and communication is the base of our lives.
2,424	Carolina Oliveira	Portugal
2,423	Amanda Doherty	UK	Communication is the tree that branches and effects everything else.
2,422	Ellie Gibbs
2,421	Joy Gilbertson	United Kingdom	As an SLT student I have become ever more aware of communication as a basic human right to live a happy and fulfilled life.
2,420	Gabrielle Lewis	United Kingdom	Everyone should have the fundamental right to communicate with others and have their voices be heard.
2,419	Helen Fraser	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and see the daily the impact communication difficulties can have on the everyday lives of normal people. It is important that we raise awareness and promote a wider understanding of these important but often 'invisible' issues.
2,418	Lúcia Magalhães	Portugal	I'm a speech and language pathologist
2,417	Sandra Oliveira	Portugal
2,416	Joana Carvalho	Portugal
2,415	Callie Coulson	Canada
2,414	Joe Gerrard	United Kingdom
2,413	Niamh Agnew	United Kingdom
2,412	Caoilainn Keane	United Kingdom	As a Speech Pathology student I have a very strong interest in communication.
2,411	Ana Gaspar	portugal	speech and language pathologist
2,410	Rachael Adamson	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech Therapist
2,409	Yvette Hyter	United States	I am a speech language pathologist, and communicating is a basic human instinct. We all need and long to communicate with others - It is a basic human right and everyone should be able to communicate in what ever way one can!
2,408	Ana Zorro	Portugal
2,407	Nádia Lourenço	Portugal	Sou Terapeuta da Fala e vejo diariamente as dificuldades, e consequentes frustrações, de pessoas com dificuldades ou incapacidade em comunicar funcionalmente.
2,406	Laura Iatridou-Jones	United Kingdom	Language is an integral part of who we are and how we survive in day to day life. Without it we can feel powerless.
2,405	Jennifer Hampson	United Kingdom	I am a student Speech Therapist
2,404	Elizabeth Carswell
2,403	Chandelle Micklich	United States	I work as a speech language pathologist in a pediatric setting and see every day how communication impacts peoples lives.
2,402	Bethany Harrison	United Kingdom	Communication is a crucial life skill and a basic human right, problems with speech and language can imprison an individual and severely limit their participation in family life, the community, education and the world of work. I don' think this is right and can only image how frustrating it would be.
2,401	Victoria Greenhalgh
2,400	Francesca Woolf	United Kingdom	I am training to be a Speech Therapist
2,399	Elisa Heikkinen
2,398	Carolyn Joyce	Canada	I can only imagine how difficult it must be to communicate if one is deaf--and there have been harsh results for people who are deaf and trying to deal with the police.
2,397	Fiona MacIntosh	Canada	I work as a speech-language pathologist.
2,396	Denise Banks	Ireland
2,395	Victoria Becher	United States	it is a human right to be able to communicate with others
2,394	Kathryn Kohnert	MN
2,393	Caroline Barnett	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist working with adults in the acute setting with acquired communication disorders and believe raising awareness of communication is vitally important.
2,392	Vicki Marshall	England	Passionate that people get access to support, information, communication therapy either with a developmental communication impairment or an acquired one.
2,391	Leanne Bartlett	England	As an SLT I've seen first hand the impact of a communication impairment on so many individuals as well as their parents, partners and families.
2,390	Dulcie Carter	Canada	As a SLP, I see everyday the devastation caused by difficulties with communication. These are often overlooked in the face of other more visible physical difficulties and the importance to health and recovery of communication is not recognized.
2,389	Emily Weisberg	USA
2,388	Kevin Frew	Canada
2,387	William Michlig	United States	As this site so simply puts I feel the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right.
2,386	Blake Roth	United States
2,385	Meredith Prain		I am a Speech Pathologist and see the need for increased and improved resources for people with communication disabilities every day.
2,384	Janell Oudenhoven	United States	Because working with children with autism has taught me that if a person has a will, then there is a way to communicate, and everyone deserves this right.
2,383	Allan Black	Australia	I have experience with a family member struggling with communication. Early intervention has changed her life significantly.
2,382	Hillary Thompson	United States	I work at an autism clinic and see first hand the negative impact of communication difficulties. The ability to communicate is a concept most humans take for granted.
2,381	Megan Peterson	United States	I am a communicative disorders major and in an aural rehabilitation course
2,380	Kylie O'Keefe	United States	I see the importance of communication in my work and education
2,379	Paula Cordas
2,378	Bronwen Jones	Australia	People with limited communication are often vulnerable, ignored and cannot advocate for themselves.
2,377	Emily Darnton	United Kingdom	It matters because there are many people without a voice. Only anothers interpretation of them. Everyone deserves the right to meaningful interaction.
2,376	shaista lala	United Kingdom	SLT student
2,375	lauren bailey	england
2,374	Caris Goldsack	England	I am a speech and language therapy student
2,373	Catherine Marshall	United Kingdom
2,372	Keeley Cutts		Because I work with people with communication difficulties and see how important communication is to all aspects of life
2,371	Elizabeth Kelly	UK	Communication is the vehicle by which we experience the world. As a student SLT, I understand the impact being unable to communicate can have I psychological and emotional well-being.
2,370	Lydia Seevathean
2,369	Tom Arnold	United Kingdom
2,368	Liz Panton	United Kingdom	I am a Speech & Language Therapst and have worked for 30 years with people who have little or no natural speech. I have seen at first hand their frustration and that of their families and friends, the terrible lost potential and discrimination that people face. Also, the extraordinary transformation brought about when communication is made possible.
2,367	Emily Holgate	United Kingdom	As a SLT student, I see how important communication is for everyone. Communication can change influence so many aspects of a humans wellbeing.
2,366	Sarah Allen	United Kingdom
2,365	Jennifer Cisler	United States	I have worked with children with Autism for 2 years and have a better understanding of their difficulties in communicating. Autism has come to develop a stigma and in my experience, these children I have grown to love don't have the proper tools to communicate their emotions and thoughts the same way others do, but that does not mean that there is no way for them to communicate.
2,364	Pat Cruse	Scotland	Now retired I was lucky to work for many years supporting people with communication difficulties and their lovely families.
2,363	Cátia Pinto	Portugal	As a SLP I think that it is extremly important to recognise the ability to communicate as basic human right. This recognition will not only support the people with communication problems but also their family and friends.
2,362	Sasha Bain	Scotland	Communication connects us to other people that matter in our life.
2,361	Sónia Silva	Portugal	o meu filho nasceu com fenda palatina. tem tido sessões de terapia da fala. ele tem 4 anos e anda na terapia há cerca de 2 anos.
2,360	Paula Cordas
2,359	Ângela Oliveira	Portugal	É um direito de qq ser humano
2,358	Belinda Robertson	UK
2,357	Laura Watling		Without Communication a person can have very limited control over their own life and therefore freedom.
2,356	Ruth Hawtree	Australia	I'm a student slp
2,355	Melissa Shoard	Australia	Without communication, we can be alive, but we cannot truly live. Quality of life is judged on the tasks we do, the experiences we have and the relationships we hold. None of this is possible without communication. Everyone has the right to communicate, and this is not a one-way street. Everyone should be given opportunities not only to speak out, but to be heard and acknowledged
2,354	Erin Conway	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and have seen the impact that impaired communication can have on a person and families quality of life
2,353	Denise Behrens	Venezuela	Communication is the heart of the mankind
2,352	Kate Malone	Australia	Communication is a basic human right for all
2,351	Maureen McLaughlin	Canada
2,350	Devon Bennett	canada	Communication is a necessity for everyone, we all have the right to exercise this right.
2,349	Catherine Harris	United States	As a student hoping to be a Speech Language Pathologist, I feel communication is one of the most important abilities for people.
2,348	Caroline Schmidt	Germany
2,347	tracey boarland		Because surely we should all be able communicate.
2,346	Kathryn Bellshaw	England	I agree that the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right. As a SLT I see the difference the profession can make to the lives of adults and children who have SLCN.
2,345	Tracy Derry	United Kingdom
2,344	cheryl mount
2,343	Nathan Philp	Australia	My nephews have both had communications issues.
2,342	Helena Ferrete	Portugal	Speach Therapist
2,341	Eimear Hannigan	United Kingdom
2,340	Maria Pinto	Portugal	Because I work with children with communication needs. Fighing for their rights!
2,339	Angela Batista	Portugal	Because communication is a capacity that every human being should be able to do. It's our job, as SLPs or as citizens, to give everybody that chance!
2,338	hansjörg tarantik	Germany	I am a speech therapist and work with children and adults with disabilities and communication disorders. Frequently, even medical practitioners and other professionals may not recognise the full potential of some of these clients due to their communication difficulties. This can become a vicious circle, limiting the further development of such clients' language abilities and thusly, impacting th
2,337	jon cree
2,336	Ana Mira	Portugal	Being able to communicate is the most basic capacity for every human being. As a speech therapist,helping others communicate is the most fullfilling job in the world!
2,335	Stuart Spear
2,334	Ellie Laney	Uk
2,333	Molly Cree	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student- so know the importance of being able to communicate! It should be at the forefront of any work we do worldwide.
2,332	Ruth Crampton	N Ireland	Because I'm a speech therapist & assisting children to communicate daily
2,331	xiao zhang	Australia	I am a speech therapist and work with people with communication disabilities.
2,330	Taylor Swan	United States	Everyone deserves the opportunity to communicate with one another.
2,329	Jessica Bauman	USA	Communication is the fabric with which we as human beings interact with other people. Everyone's communication needs are individualized. I believe that communication is a fundamental human right, and that everyone around the world should have the resources, knowledge and medical technology to meet their communication needs.
2,328	Mónica Gouveia	Portugal
2,327	Shekina Cardona
2,326	joseph kamere	Kenya	communication specialist
2,325	Kelly Ann Pena	United States	As a Speech and Language Pathology student we are taught that everyone can communicate and SHOULD have that opportunity. It is our job to facilitate this. Having dedicated my life and education to this subject, it is something I hold near and dear to my heart.
2,324	Sofia Campos	Portugal
2,323	Stefanie DeQuardo	United States	I'm a future SLP
2,322	Jessica Kasten	United States
2,321	Aldona Mysakowska - Adamczyk	Poland	I am SLT working with children on improving their communication skills. Communication is the base for human life.
2,320	Florian Sintes	United Kingdom	I consider that this issue should be one of the priorities of the public policy in relation to the health and education.
2,319	Zoe Garstang	England
2,318	Erin Probert	UK
2,317	Janet Brearley	Australia	Because communication is how human beings connect, learn and express themselves
2,316	Emily Wagner	United States	As people involved in communication sciences and disorders, we need to advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves!
2,315	Brynn Ehlers	United States	As a communication disorders major, I recognize that everyone should have the right to communicate, and recieve help for it if they can not.
2,314	Heidi Dugdell	Australia	It is an area of passion and i have also seen to devestating affects when an indvidual can no longer communicate their messages
2,313	Rebecca Stadler	United States	I'm studying Spanish and Communicative Disorders and I believe international boarders should not be a barrier in the quality of services.
2,312	Erin Shannon	United States	I have a firm belief that everyone in the world deserves and should demand the speech and hearing services available to those in the United States
2,311	Mara Joaquin	United States	This matters to me not just because I'm in a major that focuses on communication, but also because of firsthand experience dealing with communication difficulties being bilingual (and of bilingual background) and having a sibling that has autism.
2,310	Katie Brinsko	USA	As a former teacher who is aspiring to be a Speech-Language Pathologist, I believe everyone has a right to communicate.
2,309	Anastasia Delfino	USA	Communication is a basic human right that allows different people, cultures, beliefs and ideas together and should be protected for everyone across the world.
2,308	Kym Lawson	Australia
2,307	Erin Maassen	United States	Living with family members who are deaf opened my eyes to the challenges that come when a person is unable to communicate with a large portion of the population. As a Communicative Disorders student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and future SLP, I realize the importance of communication in a person's every day life.
2,306	John Doe		It doesn't
2,305	Kate Ross	Australia
2,304	Carly Ranum	USA	I agree that the ability to communicate to one's fullest potential and having access to all of the services that allow one to do so is a basic human right.
2,303	Nicole La Petina	USA	I am a future speech language pathologist and have witnessed first hand on many occasions how debilitating the lack of communication can be to one's social and work life.
2,302	Beatrice Verchot	Indonesia	Communication is the most important atribute to all living things, it is what makes us human, what gives us dignity, what allows us to shape dreams & share the wisdom of experience, what connect us to other & gives us purpose, it is how we become part of the web of life & relationships, how we discover the meaning of life & the meaning of hidden things, otherwise there would be such loneliness!,
2,301	Jamie Brost	United States	I am dedicating my career to aiding people in the communicative process. Everyone should have the opportunity to communicate.
2,300	Emily Armstrong	Australia
2,299	Lisa McCarthy	United States	I am a Communicative Sciences and Disorders major and future SLP
2,298	Ellen Faithfull	New Zealand	I am a SLT student.
2,297	Kay Green	UK	I like humans.
2,296	Anastasia Grindle	United States	Communication is a basic human right and steps should be made to ensure its accessibility for all.
2,295	Jenna Picha	United States	Studying Communication Disorders has made me realize just how important the ability to communicate is, and everyone should have the same opportunities to succeed.
2,294	Sarah Courtney	UK
2,293	Franky Wardell	England	It's a basic human right
2,292	Franky Wardell	England	General support
2,291	Carolina Daniele	United Kingdom	Because everyone should be allowed to communicate and share opinions and experiences in any way accessible to them.
2,290	Jillian Krummel	United States	I am a future SLP and believe everyone has the right to communicate.
2,289	Petra Santos	Portugal	Communication is everything to me, i cant imagine not being able to express myself.
2,288	John Irvine	New Zealand	I am solidly behind any issue involving basic human rights anywhere in the world.
2,287	Doris Kawanishi	Australia	As a retired teacher I saw the importance of communication in students who struggled with their learning.
2,286	Catherine Edmunds	United Kingdom
2,285	Hannah O'Connell	United Kingdom	Communication is a fundamental right for all - everyone deserves help no matter where you live!
2,284	Atreyi Bhattacharjee	Malaysia	Because there are people who can speak, but are deprived the right to communicate
2,283	Sarah Swanson	United States	Because I believe everyone should have the right to communicate. One should not be penalized based on their geographic location or financial resources.
2,282	Katie Webster		I am a future SLP
2,281	Rosalind Thomson	United Kingdom
2,280	Marianne Smyth	England	I suffered from a stammer for five weeks. It was a horrific experience and I stopped talking until I saw a SALT. I never realised how much I took communication for granted until this experience, and I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to suffer for a longer amount of time. Everyone with communication difficulties should have access to a SALT. We all have the right to communicate!
2,279	Teresa Dempsey	Ireland	As Speech and Language Therapists, we see the value and importance of effective communication every day. It may not be as evident to others. The impact of communication difficulties on vocational abilities, education, relationships and mental/emotional well being is profound and under regcognised.
2,278	Hishmas Shah	Kenya	Communication is important
2,277	Erin Lawrence	United States	Communication defines humans. Without communication, people are socially isolated and unable to fulfill their needs and desires. Communication should be a right.
2,276	lexi clark	United States	this issue matters to me because I am going towards my degree in speech language pathology and believe that the world and its people deserve to have proper and efficient communication and access to the resources that allow us to learn how to communicate. In the future, I hope that policies make it easier to gain access to the resources that help us communicate.
2,275	Rachel Brewer	United States	I am about to enter SLP Grad School. This field is my life and career.
2,274	Clare Moore	Devon	To speak and communicate is important so you have a voice and your opinion matters
2,273	Nicole Zoch	USA	I am a human being, a college graduate with a BA in International Studies and French and currently a student studying Communication Sciences & Disorders. International human rights are very important to me and I believe the opportunity to communicate is a basic, universal human right.
2,272	Lauren Beck	WI	I am a former educator and aspiring speech pathologist. I believe that individuals with communication disorders across the world deserve access to the support they need to successfully communicate.
2,271	Joanne Yee		As a future speech-language pathologist, I believe each individual has a fundamental right to communicate and be an active participant in their community. Each individual has the potential to make a valuable contribution which will improve and strengthen society as a whole.
2,270	Kathryn Speers	Uk	I'm a SLT student
2,269	eunice kiarie	Kenya	i work with children who have comminaction difficulties
2,268	Danielle Nachbar	USA	Everyone deserves the chance to communicate by using whatever mode works best for them.
2,267	Alanna Koritzinsky	United States	I believe that everyone should have equal access to hearing technologies. Hearing is one of the most important senses we as humans have and it is only fair that everyone who needs some aid has access to it. Studying communication sciences and disorders in my undergrad has given me the opportunity to learn about the importance and what an impact being able to hear has made on people's lives.
2,266	Katie Meier	United States
2,265	Erin Seiler		I am a student in CSD and I feel it is very important for everyone to have access to services that may improve their quality of life!
2,264	Mónica Rocha	Portugal	A comunicação é essencial à vida/ Communication is essential to life
2,263	Inês Silva	Portugal	I study Speech-Language Therapy.
2,262	Emily Nestingen-Palm	United States	Communication is essential to a quality of life. Communication affects all areas of a person's life - socially, cognitively, etc. The inability or lack of skill set to be able to communicate is a very common issue across the world. Increasing awareness and community involvement is important to make a change.
2,261	Kaitlin Meyer	United States	This issue matters to me because I am a communication sciences and disorders major at the Universiry of Wisconsin - Madison.
2,260	Haley Dresang	United States
2,259	Daniel Docter	United States	It matters for my major.
2,258	Michael Hagerty	United States	Future SLP!
2,257	Kelly Jorgensen	USA
2,256	Jessica Davis	USA
2,255	Ines Rodrigues	Portugal	I´m a SLP and I work with adults with severe communication problems
2,254	Tauseef Chaudhri	Kenya	Communication is a basic human need and it makes the world go round.
2,253	Elizabeth Bartholomew
2,252	Fiona Harvey	United Kingdom	Communication is a basic right. It enables us to build relationships and to connect with others.
2,251	Inês Veiga	Portugal	I'm SPL
2,250	Jennifer Parsons	USA	Communication is essential for having the best quality of life. No one should be denied the ability to communicate.
2,249	Hilary Ahluwalia	Kenya	Communication is a basic need for us all to connect with others and achieve health.
2,248	Abbie Olszewski	United States	I am a speech language pathologist
2,247	Isolde Hoefinger-Pattis	Austria
2,246	Julie Fleming	Scotland	I work with people every day who have a communication impairment and I respect them and they are an inspiration. Communication is a baic human right and with increased awareness, it could transform the lives of those with a communication impairment.
2,245	georgina inglis		As an speech therapist I regualry meet people and work with poeple who sturggle to be heard and providing them with the strategies and opportuinites to do this is a fundamental human right
2,244	Diana Ferreira	Portugal	I'm a speech therapist
2,243	Emma Osei-Mensah	UK	I am an SLT hoping to practise in Kenya.
2,242	Martin Nafukho	Kenya	the last 3 days there have been parents lined up hear at Mumias EARC, 9-5pm seeking the services of a volunteer speech and language therapist, Rachael Gibson of Yellowhouse children services, she visits 2-3 days a week per month offering free slp services.Kenya policy makers has never seen the need to train any SLPs seen the need
2,241	Maelíosa Ní Almhain	Ireland	Ever tried not to communicate for a day?
2,240	Nuala Alibhai	Kenya
2,239	Emma Shah	Kenya	Communication is a basic human right!
2,238	Rita Freitas	Portugal
2,237	Inês Moura	Portugal
2,236	Stuart Kawanishi	Australia
2,235	Lindsey Beer	uk	slt student I have seen firsthand how important communication is
2,234	Noriko Koyama	New Zealand
2,233	Claire Foster	United Kingdom
2,232	Suzanne Purdy	New Zealand	Being able to communicate is essential for the well being of individuals and societies.
2,231	Carrie Davis	USA	I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist.
2,230	Elizabeth Maunsell	New Zealand
2,229	Kaitlyn King
2,228	Amber Kearney	USA	I am studying Speech Pathology and believe everyone has the right to communicate to express their ideas, socialize and be heard in their communities.
2,227	João Mira Torres	Portugal	A comunicação é vital!
2,226	Rita Antão	Portugal
2,225	Marta Costa	Portugal	Because i'm a Speech-Language Pathologist.
2,224	Ruth Perry	UK
2,223	Sean McCullough	Canada	It is the key to life!
2,222	Valerie Burgess	USA	I am a speech/language pathologist and work with children who have communication impairments.
2,221	Jacqueline O'Donovan	Ireland	SLT student
2,220	Emma Tinkler	UK	I am a student SLT.
2,219	Marta Sousa	Portugal
2,218	Karen Griffin	UK	I'm a speech and language therapy student, but more importantly everyone should have the right to express their opinion in whatever way is appropriate for them
2,217	Julia Kawanishi	Australia	I see it every day, it affects so many people and is not widely recognised as an issue
2,216	Alice Campbell	England
2,215	Emilia Perri	Canada	I am a Communicative Disorders Assistant who works with people who have aphasia
2,214	JAKE HUGHES
2,213	NERYS MORTON	United Kingdom
2,212	Rachel Gwynn	Uk
2,211	Rachelle Pressnail	Canada
2,210	Taryn Richardson	USA	This matters due to my current line of studies and research based on reducing barriers for individuals with disabilities.
2,209	Cassidy McCue	United States
2,208	Morgan Scherpelz	USA
2,207	Maggie Leonard	USA
2,206	Genna Schneeberger	USA	Everyone deserves the right to communicate!
2,205	Grace Burfield	United Kingdom	To give voice to those that are not yet supported to complete a declaration of their own rights, such as this.
2,204	Faria Iqbal	UK
2,203	Kim Andersen	USA
2,202	Brandon Eddy	US
2,201	Lauren Suhl	United States
2,200	Sydney Neumann	United States
2,199	Alexis Colby
2,198	Toni Becker
2,197	Amy Behrens
2,196	Sarah Klemuk
2,195	Elisabete Pereira	Portugal	SLT...the profession that challenges ...I'm SLT and I'am very proud of it; c'mon spread smiles and promote communicative efficacy!
2,194	Lauren Lyons	United States
2,193	Molly Cook	United States
2,192	Chris Code
2,191	Kelsey Kruse
2,190	Erin Fray	United States
2,189	Laura Swenson	USA
2,188	Paige Guidebeck	United States
2,187	Arianna Morgart	United States
2,186	Hannah DeJong	United States	I believe all humans have a right to communicate with those around them.
2,185	Lauren Bricker	United States	Future profession, I support communication rights
2,184	Colleen Reyes	USA	it should matter to everyone
2,183	Morgan Enright		Grad school to be an SLP
2,182	Cassandra McFarland	United States
2,181	Nicole Vorce	United States
2,180	Cynthia Mancilla	United States	Everyone has the right to be heard and understood, communication whether it's verbal or non-verbal is essential to our human rights.
2,179	Kayla Hayes
2,178	Allyson Peters
2,177	Julia Gupta	United States	I believe that having communication rights is important for everyone.
2,176	Rex Hadden
2,175	Pooja Kulkarni	UK	I am an SLT student and believe that everyone has the right and potential to communicate.
2,174	Amal Akbik
2,173	Helen Paterson	UK	I work with individuals with communication needs
2,172	Inês Camarinha	Portugal	Because Human Rights matter to me and should matter to everyone. Communication is most certainly one of those rights.
2,171	Amy Westby	Scotland
2,170	Cátia Bastos	Portugal
2,169	Ana Lopes	Portugal
2,168	Cristiana Guimarães	Portugal	Because It's my work and I love this field.
2,167	Aoife Farrell	Ireland
2,166	Dorothy Harvey	USA	I am a speech pathologist and understand communication disorders and the Challenges that go with it
2,165	Michele Olley	Australia	As a speech pathologist and promotors of all aspects of communication for all
2,164	Melinda Hewitt	Australia
2,163	Dan Saceanu	USA	Communication can heal.
2,162	Chelsea Porter	England	I work in Learning Disabilities Services where everyone needs the right to communicate.
2,161	Ana Birrento	Portugal	Speech therapist
2,160	Ana Maria Peres	Portugal	yes
2,159	Lora Dickerson	USA
2,158	Lindsey Meredith	UK	Without the ability to communicate we are isolated. This is why i am a Speech and Language Therapist.
2,157	Jennifer Power	United States	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
2,156	Ann Fennell
2,155	Suzan Thames	USA	Retired audiologist
2,154	Ruta Rosset	Canada	Without the ability to communicate we are lost. We are cut off from all that makes life worthwhile. It should be as available as any other health issue.
2,153	Lori Davis Hill	Canada	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
2,152	Carter Thomas	United States
2,151	Ingrid Luongo	United States
2,150	Anna Lehner	United Kingdom	I am going to be a Speech & Language Therapist
2,149	Stacey Parker	England
2,148	Sheeba Devendran	United kingdom	Becuase I work with people with Autism and learning disabilities
2,147	Brenda Goguen	Australia	Because communication is the fabric of life
2,146	Simon Mills	Australia	I know and see how difficult people find it when they come across someone with limited communication, and it's so important that we make communicating easier in these situations.
2,145	Josée Charbonneau	Canada	Communication, be it oral or written, is a basic necessity for all human beings in the world
2,144	Christina Horde
2,143	Rachel Lavercombe	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with children with significant communication difficulties. I want to help raise the profile of Speech Pathology in Australia as it has fallen off the political radar. I also want to support the awareness and resource to developing countries around communication disorders and the impact they have on individuals.
2,142	Louise Dobbie	Australia	Having volunteered in Vietnam and seen the numbers needing Speech Pathology intervention but only so few Speech Pathologists available made me realise what we take for granted is just not avaialble in other countries despite communication being what we would regard as a fundamental right for everyone
2,141	Simon Leve	Canada	I was unaware it affected so many. It seems as though it should take greater precedence.
2,140	Alise Gregory	MS
2,139	Sarah Jones	UK	Because we all deserve to be understood
2,138	Ronda Collins	USA	Because I am a Speech/Language Pathologist who works hard every day to help people improve their communication skills.
2,137	Samantha Brookes	UK	I work with people with mental health difficulties and people with learning disabilities.
2,136	Melissa Hamilton	USA
2,135	Amelia Jones	Australia	I am currently studying speech pathology and communication is a large aspect of this career.
2,134	Alison Muir	England
2,133	Gayle Swan	Scotland	Communication makes us who we are.
2,132	Rachael Maddock	England	I am a speech and language therapist working with pre-school children with special needs
2,131	rachel smith	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist and understand that communication is the key to social/emotional and educations engagement
2,130	Anna bIavati-Smith	scotland	As A Speech and Language Therapist specialising in selective mutism and communication disorders, is so vitally important for children to be ebale to communicate to then become confident individuals. It is a fundamental ability to be able to live in this world, to interact with peers, ancd achive in life.
2,129	Natalie Thompson	England
2,128	Lorraine Gannon	England
2,127	Mercyline Adhiambo	Kenya	I am very passionate about Communication and the impact it has on human development
2,126	Jenna Ryan	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist everyday I see just how important it is for people to be able to make their needs/wants known so that they can actively participate in their community!
2,125	nancy mantinan	Argentina
2,124	Daniel Fialo	USA	Because I believe in basic human rights.
2,123	Selena Petrou	Australia
2,122	Cea White	Australia	i'm a speech pathologist working with and advocating for many with communication issues
2,121	Anne Marie Brown	Canada	I have seen the frustration when someone is unable to indicate their needs, their emotions etc.
2,120	Kirsten Johnson	United States
2,119	Sharon Craig	Australia
2,118	Nicole Foster	Australia
2,117	Ewan Hanner	Australia
2,116	John McKeown	Australia
2,115	Gerry Smith	Australia
2,114	Lee Considire	Australia
2,113	Diana Hoffmann	Australia
2,112	Sharna Milvic	Australia
2,111	Nicole Fernley	Australia
2,110	Billie Combie
2,109	Jesse Dixon	UK
2,108	Emma Collins	Uk
2,107	Melanie Traas	USA
2,106	Jacob Skelton	United Kingdom	Because it is a fundamental thing, to be able to communicate.
2,105	Charlotte Stone	UK	Communication makes us closer to each other
2,104	Robert Weber	USA
2,103	Meagan Childs	United States
2,102	Philippa Friary	New Zealand	Without communication, we cannot 'be'.
2,101	Sarah Raheja	Scotland	I am a SLT with particular interest in the development of services to support PWCD in developing countries. I feel strongly that more awareness is required in order for services to contionue to develop.
2,100	Junella Juson
2,099	Christiane Dechert		I am a speech-language pathologist
2,098	Jill Hawks	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist. I have had also the opportunity to travel outside of the United States and feel there is a need for more education regarding support for communicating, communication disorders and special education not only in impovrished countries but in the United States as well.
2,097	Emma Irvine	New Zealand	Because I beleive that all human beings deserve the right to communicate to their best ability to live life to the fullest
2,096	Kenneth Murnaghan	Canada	As a Brain Injury survivor and President of the Brain Injury Association i see the struggles people with communication everyday
2,095	Shantia Richardson	united states	As a future Speech and Language Pathologist, I know that being able to help others better communicate, will be the best gift I can give to the world.
2,094	Jelesia Thompson	United States	SLP Graduate Student, communication is a basic human right, therefore this right should not be denied and accomodations should be made avaliable for those who have an impairment in this area.
2,093	Polly Donger	Uk	From knowing people who have medical issues preventing them from communicating universally. It is a privilege we take too much for granted.
2,092	Amber Barlowe	United States	My 4 year old son cannot speak. It is frustrating for him in his daily life of expressing his wants and his needs. Its been a battle for 2 years to get where we are today. I am thankful for the speech therapy he is in and hope that he can one day fully communicate weather is speech or ASL.
2,091	Emily Boyd	United States	I believe that the ability to communicate is a basic human right and it is our job as speech language pathologist to advocate for our patient's right to communicate.
2,090	Peter Gibbs	UK	what could be more important?
2,089	Helen Foley	Australia	I have been involved with mental illness, both for myself and with peer support and have seen the positive ways and the incredibly negative and long-lasting traumatic ways of dealing with crisis or judgement in times of non-crisis.
2,088	Christine Nguyen	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist currently working with deaf children and with children with special needs. I believe that everyone has the rights to communicate- verbal or non-verbal.
2,087	Chanelle Metcalfe	Australia	Facilitating people to communicate is a passion of mine. No matter through what means.
2,086	Brenda Nur	Canada	I'm a communication health professional.
2,085	Marla Kovatch	usa	It should matter to everyone! I think speech, language, hearing, and communication is taken for granted until a delay or deficit in these area/s enters a family dynamic. I am a speech language pathologist, CSD clinical supervisor, and CSD lecturer and continue each day to raise awareness of CDO & help clients maximize their skill/s to achieve functional communication.
2,084	Jessica Norton	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist.
2,083	Emma Hammond	United Kingdom	Communication is part of a person's personality and depriving them of their right to communicate makes them less of a person.
2,082	Petrina Jackson	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist.
2,081	Tomi McVay	USA	Every voice deserves to be heard and understood!
2,080	Megan Hansen	United States
2,079	Sonja Carpenter	New Zealand	I have a daughter with a speech impairment who uses a communication device. I am also a speech therapist.
2,078	Patricia Meenan LaPierre	USA	I agree that it is everyone's right to communicate and I recognize that everyone has the potential to communicate.
2,077	Simone Gregoire	USA	I'm a speech pathologist and have seen what it means for an individual not to be able to communicate.
2,076	Bonnie Fattori	US	It affects everyone
2,075	Lauren Macdonald	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist, I see every day the impact that communication has on all aspects of someone's life. I also see the amazing changes that can happen when someone improves their communication skills. I have committed my professional life to helping people with communication difficulties, and firmly believe that communication is a basic human right.
2,074	BARBARA LEONARD	USA	I WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO STRUGGLE DAILY TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS. SUPPORTING THEIR COMMUNICATION CHANGES THEIR LIVES AND FULFILLS A FUNDAMENTAL NEED
2,073	Charlotte Eynon	England	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist
2,072	Lynn Barker	USA	School Speech Language Pathologist
2,071	Sally Hartley	UK and Australia	I have spent my career working towards better support for people with communication disabilities particularly in low income countries
2,070	Sarah Bennett	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist in the schools!
2,069	Marycarolyn Jagodzinski	U.S.A.	For quality of life issues in order to maximize a person's potential
2,068	Jóhanna Guðjónsdóttir	Iceland	Because I and all pepople need to be able to communicate to fulfill social, educational and emotional potetial:
2,067	Sarah Swann	England	SLT
2,066	Amy Scarpa		I am a CDIS graduate student
2,065	Kerry Danaher	England	Everything - I am a SLT!
2,064	John Randall	shire	because i care
2,063	Telicia Noack	Australia	God gave us the gift of language and the ability to communicate. When people can't communicate, they can feel inferior as a person. Communication is vital to living life. It enables us to live in our community.
2,062	Beverley Hazlewood	Australia	I am a student Speech-Language Pathologist and I have a deep feeling for persons who have difficulty communicating.
2,061	sophie owen	wales	Communicating with others and having the ability to tell your story is priceless.
2,060	Jamie Gilbert	Usa	My daughter stutters
2,059	Cassandra Rossow	Australia	Communication is important and so many more people need to be aware of how it affects some people in their daily lives.
2,058	Jessica Steele	Australia	Speech pathology student.
2,057	Jess Lind	Australia	It matters to me because I am an SLP student and understand the negative impacts that not being able to communicate can have on an individual socially, emotionally, mentally and academically. Everyone should have the right to be able to communicate their needs, wants and desires, what if that was taken away from you?
2,056	Sara Palma Brito	Portugal	It matters to me because I'm a SLP
2,055	Nguyen Huynh	Viet Nam	I strongly believe that every one has the right to communicate regardless of gender, origin or religion. And I want to contribute to helping people who have difficulties in speech and language to understand and to interact with people. That's one reason why I want to become a Speech Language Pathologist in the future
2,054	Areini Arzu	USA	It matters to me because I am an aspiring Speech Language Pathologist.
2,053	Kristi Hasegawa	USA	As a retired Speech-Language Pathologist, every person should have access and opportunity to maximize one's communication skills. Communication skills have important implications for abilities that will change many areas of your life including: academic skills, employment skills, and social/emotional skills. By optimizing communications skills, you maximize life's opportunities.
2,052	hilary johnson	Australia	communication barriers shoudl be eliminated
2,051	Daniella Aceto	Australia	Studying Speech Pathology
2,050	Julieanne Torkington	Australia	Because communication is a basic human right and can greatly affect one's life if they are unable to communicate
2,049	Dani-Ella Heckathorn	Australia	As a speech pathology student I have come to realise the impact of communication impairments, the value of successful communication, and the unmet potential of people experiencing communication impairments
2,048	Darshell Sanderfer	United States of America	Being an SLP I understand the importance of having the ability of sharing thoughts and understanding thoughts that are shared. Every should know that what they have to share is valued.
2,047	Dorothy Clohesy	Australia	Because I'm a speech pathology student and therefore understand that communication difficulties are 'invisible' disabilities that negatively impact on people across all their communiative enviroments, and potentially result in further damage to their physical and mental health.
2,046	Kate Gunzburg	Australia	Communication is a basic skill that everyone should have the privilege to use.
2,045	Julie Dunic	New Jersey	I know people that have trouble communicating so I know how impactful this issue is.
2,044	Janet David	Australia	I work daily with people who have communication impairment - I believ that each person needs the support to learn how to express their hopes and dreams.
2,043	Sue Woodward	Australia	As a founding director of Trinh Foundation Australia, whose goal is to assist the Vietnamese to establish Speech Therapy as a profession, it is satisfying to see how through the provision of training programs enables the Vietnamese to assist their countrymen with communication impairments and in so doing it changes so many lives.
2,042	Bailee Gilbert	United States	As a person who stutters I feel like every person should have the chance to have their voice heard.
2,041	Sally O'Donnell	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and know how difficult it is to live life to its fullest if communication is impaired.
2,040	Pablo Calderon	USA	A family member has a speech delay.
2,039	Brenda Krause	United States	I am a future SLP
2,038	Maegan Kiger	United States	I am an SLP and sister to a person with Autism. I truly believe that one cannot pursue happiness without communication.
2,037	Bryce Agland	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist who strongly believes that all people have the right to communicate
2,036	Mark Vernon	uk	because it is the right of everyone to communicate.
2,035	Sally-Ann Garrett	UK	I am a SLT in UK, and have supported people with the most complex communication disorders, and recognise how tough life is for them.
2,034	Colette Lloyd	UK	As a parent and a student SLT I believe the gift of communication is an essential right for everyone
2,033	Sally Brajkovich	Scotland
2,032	Andrea Russell	England	We communicate in so many different ways....its not always about the verbal or written word. I work in the wonderful world of autism where you have to use all of your senses to communicate. Behaviour is communication-so you need to look for more than words to communicate.
2,031	Marc Sharp	UK	Everyone is equal and we should all have the right to communicate
2,030	Helga Thors	United States	I am a SLP and I believe that communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
2,029	emma smith	England	communication is essential+I'd think tht even if I wasn't an outta practise slt
2,028	Sarah Lewis	Uk	An amazing and compassionate friend opened my eyes to it.
2,027	Catherine Leonard	Canada	As an S-LP student, helping people to communicate is one if my greatest joys in life.
2,026	Susan Murray	United Kingdom
2,025	samantha read	England	As a SLT to be, I think it is important to raise awareness of the importance of Communication and how SLT's can help with difficulties
2,024	Deirdre Kenny	Australia	I am passionate about the right of everyone to communicate
2,023	fiona davies	uk	it's the the basis of humanity.
2,022	Sigríður Halldórsdóttir	Iceland
2,021	Lucy Smith	Australia	Without communication we can't do anything! It needs to be promoted so that we are able to function and participate in society.
2,020	sarah majury	northern ireland	communication = QOL
2,019	Colleen Visconti	United States
2,018	Marisol Berrios-Baez	Puerto Rico	Í'am a Speech Pathologist
2,017	Christine Lyons	Australia	My wish is for all to be able or communicate to the best of their ability!
2,016	helen urwin	United Kingdom	SLT student
2,015	Emily McArdle	Uk
2,014	Elisabet Arnardottir	Iceland
2,013	Andrea Barton-Hulsey	United States
2,012	Maureen McCarron	U.S.A.	Developing higher ed training programs in developing countries, so that consumers are more likely to receive treatment for communication disorders.
2,011	Lisa Duff	New Zealand	Communication is a human right
2,010	Muno Richards	NZ	It is a human right
2,009	Annabel Grant	New Zealand
2,008	Kate Gray	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and see from my clients the difficulties they face e.g. returning to work, engaging in leisure activities etc
2,007	Katherine Powell	Australia	I'm an SLP2B
2,006	Ruth Hartman	Australia	Without communication people lose their independence and sense of self. No one needs to lose communication. All should have access.
2,005	Svetlana Kozlova	USA
2,004	Oneida Chi	USA	Communication is a fundamental right & people around the world are discriminated against based on their skills with/ without communication.
2,003	Kirsty Buxton	UK	My sister is a speak and language therapist and I have a nephew who is severely autistist with speach and communication difficulties
2,002	Sarah Jane Osborne	Ireland	SLT student
2,001	R Smith	United States	Ability to communicate with others and build relationships
2,000	Shari Fronda	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist working with school-aged children who have complex communication needs secondary to physical disabilities, I know the importance of increasing public awareness and removing attitudinal barriers to ensure that ALL individuals right to communicate is respected.
1,999	Sofia Tilton	United States	I have a sister with a Traumatic Brain Injury. She was unable to speak for over a year and therefore, alternative modes of communication were vital in her initial recovery. I am also a speech-language pathologist in private practice that works with individuals with communication impairments as a result stroke or traumatic brain injury.
1,998	Jenny Schukow	Canada	Effective communication enables individuals to become connected to each other and have more enriched and satisfied lives.
1,997	Sue Helsper	United States	This is not a "US" issue it is a "world" issue
1,996	rob wilson	uk	I take it for granted the myrical of speech but reframed I can see it is a right!
1,995	Gillian Velmer
1,994	Hester Burt	Scotland	As a support worker for young people with learning disabilities and a qualified speech and language therapist I see the importance of communication to a person's quality of life. We need to be able to communicate in order to form relationships, express ourselves and make choices. Everyone deserves the opportunity to be able to do these things.
1,993	Richard Cave	UK	communication difficulties frequently have a massive impact to daily life.
1,992	Jody Maryniak	United States
1,991	Liz Evans		Because too many people, in too many countries, don't yet recognise communication as a basic human right.
1,990	Alan Buxton	United Kingdom	Family members working in speech therapy
1,989	Francesca Muntoni	West Midlands	My Grandma suffered a stroke and has lost the ability to speak
1,988	Renata Whurr	England	Speech and Language Therapist
1,987	Kate Hargreaves	Middlesex	As an Educator, in particular, and with many friends who work or live with people who have communication difficulties I feel strongly about this petition
1,986	Carrie Forde	United States	As a speech language pathologist, I see first-hand how communication deficits can impact people of all ages, their families, and their communities.
1,985	Boriana Zaharieva	Bulgaria
1,984	lauren kemp	uk
1,983	Hannah Jackson	United Kingdom	Because everyone deserves to have their opinions, needs and desires heard.
1,982	Peter ODriscoll	England	It's a no brainer
1,981	Amanda Morano	United States	I am a Speech Pathologist who see firsthand the detrimental outcomes when patients are unable to communicate wants, needs and ideas effectively.
1,980	Jenny Watson	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist
1,979	Aelia Youngs
1,978	Andrew Stewart	Canada	Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
1,977	Elizabeth Ashby	UK
1,976	Katy Harrison		I am a Speech and Language Therapist
1,975	mark haley
1,974	Heather Haley	United Kingdom	To be able to communicate is to be able to be yourself, show who you are, what you really think and what you really want. It's the only way to be truly happy and everyone has a right to be happy.
1,973	Martina Boyle	Ireland
1,972	Kathryn Balsamo	Malaysia	I'm an SLP working in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1,971	Giuseppe di Martino
1,970	Lisette Ogg
1,969	Fern Jones	New Zealand	I am an SLT and a sibling of someone with a communication disorder. I feel strongly that all people have the right to communicate with the world around them. All people should have the opportunity to access as much of their environment as they can and want to.
1,968	Sue Sillitoe	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist who has worked in China with children with disabilities, who have very little opportunity to communicate
1,967	Noel Simon	China	I work as an SLP at an international school with over 50 nationalities.
1,966	Elise Cassidy	Australia	I'm a Soeech Pathologist and witness on a daily basis the barriers that people with a Communication Disorder face.
1,965	Suzanne Howitt
1,964	Rebekah Basily	US	Communication is vital for a person's quality of life.
1,963	Sophie Milne	New Zealand	Communication is vital.
1,962	sandrapetsan peters	Canada	I am an Intevenor who work with deafblind individuals
1,961	Lorilet Monegro	United States	I am an SLP, I love helping individuals communicate
1,960	Silvia D'Onofrio	canada	As an slp I see the rights of aphasic individuals constantly violated
1,959	Keilettia Alford	United States	I am a future SLP.
1,958	Sara Moore	New Zealand	Crucial to raise awareness about those who struggle to communicate.
1,957	Ana Tavares	Portugal
1,956	Lena Moreb	United States	I am studying to be an SLP
1,955	Caitlin Williams	United States	Because everyone deserves the right to communication.
1,954	Cássia Losquiavo	Brasil	Comunication is só important
1,953	Beth Baker	Nova Scotia	I'm a speech-language pathologist. My passion is helping every person communicate to their fullest potential. We need to remove any barriers preventing that from happening!
1,952	Allison Zadrozny	Australia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. As a Speech Pathologist, I see this on a daily basis and see how people struggle without adequate communication skills. As a mother, I can see how it affects a family unit.
1,951	Adriana Bregman
1,950	Anne Marie Breen	Ireland
1,949	Kingsley Bower	Canada
1,948	Shaima Alqattan	Kuwait	I am a researcher interested in child development of Arabic phonology, I would love to take part in this awareness campaign. This is badly needed in the Middle East.
1,947	Rebecca Finn	England	I feel that more awareness needs to be raised within the public domain about the good work us SLTs do and the impact communication support has on a persons well being.
1,946	Kathryn Stephens
1,945	Laura Bankhead	Northern Ireland
1,944	Cheryl Hawley	USA	I work as an SLP
1,943	nichola wright	France
1,942	Sakie Kodama	Canada	I want a voice on this issue
1,941	Debi Medzon	canada	I am an SLP working with those who have communication disorders
1,940	Amy Hilton	United Kingdom
1,939	Kimberly High, M.S., CCC-SLP	United States
1,938	Thomas Hallahan	USA
1,937	Kathleen Faulls	New Zealand
1,936	Angela Tamborella	United States
1,935	Julianna Filice-Hanna	USA	Everyone has something to say and share, it makes us human. Supporting this basic right is why I'm an SLP!
1,934	Joanna Levett	Kent	Working with children with communication difficulties makes me aware of the impact.
1,933	Thomas Mayer	Germany
1,932	Hannelie Bezuidenhout-Yspeert	UAE
1,931	Tracy Anderson	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist. I have experienced how powerful a client feels when they are able to communicate and how terrible it is when someone cannot express themselves.
1,930	Ana Luiza Morrone	Brasil	Porque sou Fonoaudióloga e defendo a comunicação para a sobrevivência humana!
1,929	Carol Hinchey		because I'm a human being!
1,928	Lauren Davies	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist and so know first hand what a huge impact communicaiton difficulties can have on a person.
1,927	Raiene Abbas	Brazil	I am a speech pathologist
1,926	Zoe Chadwick	England	I worked as a volunteer SLT in Bolivia in 2011 and there was so little access to support for communication disabilities, as is often the case across countries in South America. I fully support the need to raise awareness around the world about the importance of being able to communicate.
1,925	Sarah Hastilow	United Kingdom	I am a communication professional
1,924	Anna Katarzyna Kowalska	Wales	I am a Polish teacher and speech therapist who works with bilingual children and children with speech and language difficulties.
1,923	Müzeyyen Ciyiltepe	TURKEY	Be able to indicate one's needs and wishes is upmost important feature of freedom.
1,922	Jessica Stevens	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist and i passionately believe that everyone has the right to communicate.
1,921	Leah Moors	UK	I love communicating and my work as an SLT shows me how I can help others to love it too.
1,920	Kate Osland		As a speech pathologist who works with people with communication difficulties, I see how limiting life is without an effective means of communication.
1,919	Ellie Hore	Australia
1,918	Tracy Kay Kendall	NZ	It's a persons God given right to be able to communicate.
1,917	Sharon Collins	New Zealand	As a Speech Language Therapist, it's my responsibility to advocate for the rights of people with communication disorders.
1,916	Routhelle Gaerlan	NZ	Speak for those who can't
1,915	Evelyn Terris	New Zealand	Because as a speech therapist I have worked with these issues
1,914	Voon Pang	New Zealand	Working with people who stutter has taught me (and others) that effective communication involves more than fluency. Being able to communicate is a basic human right - one that I fully support
1,913	Khean-Ai Alethea Chew	USA	I am an SLP who knows the need for everyone to communicate effectively.
1,912	Eleanor Jackson	New Zealand	I am a speech language therapist so this relates very closely to my work.
1,911	Shafaq Hassan
1,910	Cynthia Konow-Brownell	USA	I'm a speech language pathologist.
1,909	Rebecca Hagan	United States	I am a speech language clinician and work with people experiencing communication disorders every day. I understand the impact that difficulties with communication can have on a person's well-being in all areas of their life including social relationships, learning, job opportunities, and emotional well-being.
1,908	Kerri Phillips		Being a family member of an individual with communication deficits as well as a practicing SLP
1,907	Dwight McConnell	USA	This is a great initiative and is consistent with the goals and values of the organizations I work with, HealthCare Ministries of the Assemblies of God and the Global CHE Network.
1,906	Rhoda Agin	Usa	The degree to which a person is able to express his wants, needs and pleasures is the degree to which he interacts and influences his society.
1,905	Karen Quine	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist & work with people with disability & communication disorders. Many people cannot access help due to long waiting lists as financial stress.
1,904	Tomoko Yokooji	USA	I'm a speechie!
1,903	Jane Musgrave	New Zealand
1,902	Jo Davies	New Zealand	Communication is fundamental to everything we do as human beings
1,901	Amy De Faveri	Berkshire
1,900	Diana Barreneche	USA	It is human!
1,899	Francisco Becerra	Spain	Because it's a basic human right
1,898	Lynn Williams	United States	As a speech-language pathologist, I want to ensure this basic human right to all people.
1,897	Sahra Mengal	Denmark	I work as a pediatric SLP and I try my best to help children with communication disorders on a daily basis. By signing this pledge I hope to bring more awareness of the challenges that children with communication disorders face every single day.
1,896	Hatun Zengin-Bolatkale	USA	I am a researcher and clinician who has a strong passion to help those with communication disorders and their caregivers.
1,895	Kathryn Jennings	Ireland
1,894	Lidia Rodríguez	Spain	Because Communitation is a Human Right and we all need to be involved on it.
1,893	Amulya Chandra	United States	I'm a speech-language pathologist who works with children and adults with communication disorders.
1,892	Mabel Toledo	USA
1,891	Lynn Dunlop	UK	I am a speech and language therapist working with children with speech, language and communication needs. Our service has a massive impact on children's quality of life, and I believe it should be available to people in all parts of the world.
1,890	Bonnie Kramer	USA	As a Speech/Language Pathologist with over 34 years of experience working with adults and children, I have seen the ways impaired and lack of communication affect those individuals as well as their family, friends, co-workers, and community. When individuals are unable to communicate, they are without a crucial part of their humanity. Everyone has the right to fulffill their potential to communi
1,889	Roseanne Clausen
1,888	Vilmarie Escudero	United States	Since communication is so important to be part of a society, it's important to encourage that every single person have the possibility to develop this capacity to its fullest potential.
1,887	Lata Krishnan	United States
1,886	Moira Little	Scotland	As a Speech and Language Therapist, I highly value the ability to communicate personally and to facilitate others to communicate to their full potential
1,885	Jericka Hensley	United States	Communication is such a vital part of life to communicate our wants and needs.
1,884	Carol Koch	USA	What matters to me is that we support the development of educational and clinical training programs in other countries to facilitate the development of the professions. In this way, the comprehensive communication needs of the people can be met.
1,883	Liesbeth Deman	Belgium
1,882	Catherine Gregory		I'm a Speech Pathologist and have seen first hand the devastation that losing the ability to communicate can have on adults, their partners & families. I have seen the difference that access to therapy and a mode of communication can have upon a person's health, wellbeing and quality of life.
1,881	RM Bowell	Ireland	Communication difficulties can have a huge impact on personal relationships and the community at large.
1,880	Clare Camacho	Guam
1,879	Aysha Jamall	Pakistan	I am an advocate for early intervention and inclusion
1,878	Aviva Cohen	Ireland	Communication difficulties have an impact on the whole family. My husband lost his speech eight years ago when our daughters were aged 5 years old and 10 months old.
1,877	Sarah Konopka	Hong Kong	I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist. Also, communication is what drives interactions with others. Without it, life would be much less enjoyable.
1,876	Jesica Rennie	Australia
1,875	Hilde Lowell Gunnerud	Norway	i am a speech and language therapist
1,874	wendy syvertsen	usa	nurse practitioner
1,873	Elena Torre	USA	Communication enables the individual and the community and is the foundation of art & life.
1,872	Dana O'Keefe	United Staes	I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist
1,871	Arnell Brady	United States	Oral language is how we improve the quality of life.
1,870	Lauren Longhurst	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
1,869	Adrian Bradley	Ireland	I am a Speech and Language Therapist who is committed to the right of every individual to have a voice and to be heard. To have the opportunity to communicate and to participate.
1,868	Addý Guðjóns Kristinsdóttir	Danmark	I am a SLP and I witness how important communication is, everyday.
1,867	Ellen Schnell	USA
1,866	Ursula Röder	Germany
1,865	Karla Washington	USA	I work with young children and their parents who are culturally and linguistically diverse. Often misdiagnosis occurs, due to lack of information about typical development in languages other than English. I wish to increase the database of knowledge available on CLD in children regarding typical development. Partnering and connecting with others, is therefore important
1,864	Katherine Schmiel	United States	as a parent of a child who struggled to learn to speak due to hearing problems and a communciation specialist for 28 years, I have been on both sides of this issue. I know how difficult it can be to watch your family member struggle, wanting to communicate!
1,863	Maha Bishr	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist who works with children with communication disorders.
1,862	IGNACIO OLAVARRIA	Spain	MY SON HAS DISLEXIA
1,861	Kirsty Tansey	UK	Communication disability and speech & language therapy is still not seen as important as other disabilities by other health professionals.
1,860	Monica Fernandez	USA	As an educator and speech pathology assistant I recognize that communication is a fundamental social process, and a basic human right.
1,859	Edie Hapner	USA	As a member of the global communication world, I believe that communication is a basic human right and that anything I can do to help people around the world gain access to communication skills, is my responsibility.
1,858	Vicki Anderson	USA	Communication is a fundamental, spiritual, human need.
1,857	Ellen Cathopoulis	USA
1,856	Helene Jewell		I love communicating and the miriad of ways that we can do it, it's what makes us as humans so fasciniating and amazing. It is vital that everyone has the opportunity to communicate as and when they want to or need to.
1,855	Ellen Bampton	England
1,854	Stijn Deckers
1,853	Laurel Linton	USA	Because people need advocates
1,852	Eudora Nelson	USA	Communication is a basic fundamental skill that all people yearn and should rightly have to express their deepest needs and emotions.
1,851	Kathleen Seah
1,850	Holly Hassler	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and helping other communicate to their fullest potential is my passion.
1,849	Leanne Togher	Australia	My work with people with acquired brain injury and their families has given me great insight into the barriers faced by these people due to communication difficulties. It is their right to have the best evidence based practice speech pathology intervention, to help them achieve their full potential.
1,848	Thelma Uzonyi	USA
1,847	Tiyana Jones	Australia	Communication is a fundamental part of our lives. As Brian Tracy puts it "communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life." Thus, every single individual should have access to the support they need to enable them to reach their full potential.
1,846	Melissa Sartori	United States	As an SLP in the US, I know that I am honored to be able to share my knowledge with families. I have seen firsthand that these services are not as easily accessed around the world.
1,845	Sarah Labaz	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist
1,844	Agata Guzek	US/Poland	I am a future SLP.
1,843	Nicola Sheppard	Australia	As a future Speech Pathologist it saddens me to know the vast number of people who are restricted in their lives due to the lack of services surrounding basic communication needs.
1,842	Christina Dowelling	USA	Above all else communication is most important
1,841	Kara VanHooser	USA
1,840	Aaron Beardsell	Australia
1,839	Jacqueline Lucke	USA	The hope is that if people are educated about communication disorders they will also support making sure people have access to available services.
1,838	Therese Taha	USA	infinite reasons based on my family and profession of 30 years as speech language pathologist
1,837	April Lipkie	USA
1,836	Monique Moreno	Australia	Communication enriches our human connection and underpins everything we do in our daily lives. As a Speech Pathology Masters student, i advocate for services which support people with communication difficulties.
1,835	David Draiden	Australia	Communication is necessary for our species to develop and suceed. Communication allows for insight and the cultivation and growth of ideas, and all human accomplishments are directly attribute to many minds working together. Whether it be written or spoken, communication is a human right, and we should support those who may have intial difficulty in expressing their voice.
1,834	Eeshwar Rajagopalan	Australia	I have friends who are speech pathologists and know others with speaking difficulties.
1,833	Star Kost	Australia	I am a student Speech Pathologist and I believe that everyone has the right to communicate their values and beliefs.
1,832	Jasbinder Minhas	Australia
1,831	Jasmeet Kaur Flora	Australia	I'm a speech pathology student and I want to advocate for those who don't have a voice but still have something to share with the people in this World.
1,830	Jennifer O'Donnell	Canada
1,829	Hildigunnur Kristinsdottir	Iceland	I am a speech-language pathologist
1,828	Kerry Harris	New Zealand	Everyone has a voice
1,827	Chris O'Connor	United Kingdom	The right to communicate freely is a fundamental human right.
1,826	Alana Watts	Australia
1,825	Brianne Arraez	United States	the basic and fundamental ability to make a difference and connect with others
1,824	Laura Drake	United States	I am a student of Speech-Langauge Pathology and a member of NSSLHA. Serving people with communication disorders is what I want to do every day of my life.
1,823	Barbara Offenbacher	USA	I believe that communication is an innate human function responsible for our purpose on this earth.
1,822	Jovielle Coxon		After having been involved in a major trauma which left me voiceless for what seemed an eternity, communication in all of its forms (gestures, signs, eye gaze, AAC devices, vocalizations, and verbalization, etc) means so much more. Once the opportunity to communicate was restored, I could tell my family how much I loved them, and communicate to medical staff my pain, wishes, and desires.
1,821	Lori Yauch	USA	I am a Speech Pathologist who workss with neurologically impaired adults who require my services to promote atonomy within their environments . With out effective communicatiion they can no longer communicate basic wants/needs or control their own environment
1,820	Catherine Beers	USA	I have witnessed the impact of a communication disorder and see the injustices that occur as a result. It is our responsibility to uphold the right that every individual is able to access functional, effective, and efficient communication.
1,819	Abigail Davies	Uk	I'm an Slt working with children
1,818	Kristin Szewczyk	USA	Due to the service providers I supervise and the students I previously serviced
1,817	Bev Logue	USA	For any person who is unable to communicate, their family, their community, their country and their world, is the lesser for that inability.
1,816	Carmen Anderson	Spain	I am the mother of two dyslexic sons
1,815	Vanya Hunter	United kingdom
1,814	Jim Cartwright	USA
1,813	Jennifer Maietta	USA	I'm a speech-language pathologist (proud #slpeep!) and believe that communication is connection.
1,812	Nicola Read	England	I am a speech & language therapist. I see the impact of communication difficulties and the change we can make in the lives of people and those around them when they get help with communication.
1,811	Carrie Cooper	United States
1,810	Alison Westwood	UK	I work with people with communication disabilities and believe one of the most important things I can do is to be an advocate for those who need support to express themselves freely
1,809	Carrie Leone	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and I believe everyone has the right to communicate in some way.
1,808	Helen McEwan	France	It is my work and thus my passion!
1,807	Carey Payne	USA	being both a consumer and provider of professional communication services, communication is primal for my life
1,806	James Hamme SR	United States	Resources need to be committed to the most basic needs of humanity, to be able to express our feelings and desires
1,805	Mary Grace Hamme	USA	I am apart of a team that travels to Ethiopia to work with children who are Deaf. I am a graduate student in Speech Language Pathology
1,804	Catarina Figueiredo	Portugal	I am a SLT (Speech Language Therapist)
1,803	frida handayani	indonesiq	lets make communication is equal to everyone
1,802	Angela Lin	USA
1,801	Annie Kumar	USA	As a speech language pathologist, I have a passion to help people, especially children, communicate.
1,800	Dana Kimbar
1,799	Nicole Ferguson	United States	Because quality of life = communicating with family and friends
1,798	David Harper	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist who works with very young children and their families. I have seen the difference communication makes in their lives.
1,797	Jovy Ochoa	United States of America
1,796	Tennille Burns	Australia	Communication impairment needs to stop being a silent problem!
1,795	Rebecca Sawada	United States	This is my profession and my career
1,794	Deborah Ting	USA
1,793	Leanne Yao	Canada	I am a speech language pathologist and I am also a parent of a child who has communication disorders.
1,792	Virginia (Ginger) McGowan	USA	As a society, we need to assist those individuals who are challenged with disability and disadvantages.
1,791	Frances Poteet		I am an SLP
1,790	Esther Gatuma	USA	My mother got celebral malaria which gave her a stroke and watching her struggle to communicate when she was recovering from the stroke changed the trajectory of my life. Nobody deserves to be silenced by anybody or disease.
1,789	Mary Ross	USA	I am a Speech Language Pathologist. I spend my days giving people a voice, the tools to send their message, to participate in the story that is our lives, to connect, to enjoy the one life that is theirs to live.
1,788	Carys Jenkins	Wales	I'm a speech therapist working with non verbal individuals
1,787	Ilene Kelley	USA
1,786	Susan Adams	MD	Communication is a basic human right
1,785	Anne Simon
1,784	Latrice Sorrells	USA
1,783	Margaret McCall	USA	Our human connection is made richer and stronger through our communication. We are not islands but part of a cloth woven of words and gestures.
1,782	Jennifer Kerr	United States	I work with adults with communication disorders and have loved ones who have had communication disorders.
1,781	Kathleen Knoops	Belgium	Communication is everything!
1,780	Michelle Kennedy
1,779	Eve Gaige	USA	Basic human rights matter to me.
1,778	Sarah Alleyne	United Kingdom	Potential/Ability/Life-changing
1,777	Harwinder Kaur	United Kingdom	Communication is paramount in early years to enhance all areas of learning. All children in need are entitled to the support they require.
1,776	Angela Gedge	United Kingdom	I work in inner-city areas and see daily the impact of language deprivation.
1,775	Christine Wilson	United Kingdom	Every child/young person has the right to put their views forward, their feelings, needs and to learn.
1,774	Angela Akobi	United Kingdom
1,773	Sherifa Ewers-Thompson	United Kingdom	This will have apositive impact on the day-day struggles/difficulties children are facing. Also lack of speech/language service causing negative impact.
1,772	Jennifer Graham	United Kingdom	Working with children of all ages.
1,771	Jackie Allen	United Kingdom	I work with health visiting team 0-5 age range. Refer into speech and language therapy.
1,770	Yvonne Walker	United Kingdom
1,769	Tranum Moghal	United Kingdom	Communication is vital for the survival of the human race. It needs to be a priority.
1,768	Ginny Gaige	USA	I am human.
1,767	Siddika Begum	United Kingdom
1,766	Stasha Migliaccio	United States	Effective communication has made an incredible difference in improving the quality of my professional and personal relationships. Everyone should have the opportunities to get those skills
1,765	Amira Ali-Gobern	Un	I work in Early Years and see a lot of children with speech and language delays.
1,764	Jackie O'Kelly	un	I work with people who have CP where communication may be a problem.
1,763	Catrina Faux	Un	Seeing the difference speech and language therapy has made in my setting it would be amazing for more children and families to be able to access this support.
1,762	Dakshika Bandaranayake	USA	I am passionate about raising awareness and making speech pathology services accessible to all in my country and everywhere else.
1,761	Kayla Brinkman Theimer	USA	Because services to help support those with communication challenges are getting cut or under-funded too often!
1,760	JANET HICKMAN	uk	because I work with people with communication difficulties and a wider recognition is needed
1,759	Cheryl McDougald
1,758	Lillian Majaess-Barnes	Canada	It's a human right.
1,757	Sheila Hadikoesoemo	Indonesia	I'm an SLP working in Jakarta and I see everyday the growing needs and the limited resources in my country for people with communication disorders. I believe that it is everyone's right to be able to communicate
1,756	Linzi Green	UK	I believe the ability to communicate is a basic human right
1,755	Lester Aungst	USA	I am a retired speech-language pathologist who has seen the effects of communication disorders and their treatment.
1,754	Rebecca Koupal	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and communication is essential to human life.
1,753	Kimberley Carroll	USA
1,752	Elizabeth Nielsen	USA
1,751	Maan Sukte	PA
1,750	Bethany Shaffer
1,749	Kathy Hughes	USA
1,748	Larissa Kelly	US
1,747	Kristin Hojnacki	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist and I believe that all individuals deserve the right to communication
1,746	Julie Goin	USA
1,745	patti niemtzow	USA
1,744	Glenn Carter	United Kingdom
1,743	Melissa McClung	U.S.	I'm a bilingual SLP and have always loved language - it is what connects us all as human beings.
1,742	Michelle Stewart	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and am passionate about empowering others to have a voice. It is everyone's responsibility to ensure the rights of others are upheld, especially the right to communicate.
1,741	Elizabeth Flowers	Philippines	I am an ASHA certified SLPwho has see first hand through work and personally with relatives who have had communication difficulties, how important it is to be able to communicate ones basic wants, needs,& thoughts.
1,740	Rebecca Sinclair
1,739	Karen Carmody	Hong Kong SAR, China	Those with the smallest voices need the biggest advocates
1,738	Karen Aguilera	USA	Being able to share our thoughts, feelings, and stories with others is what makes us human
1,737	Amy Penland	USA	Many of my professional efforts are committed to providing services for individuals with severe communication disorders.
1,736	Jessica Simon	United States	As a future speech pathologist, I believe that every person should have the right to communicate in the fullest way possible.
1,735	Angelique Sanders	USA
1,734	Maha Elazar	United Arab Emirates	Communicatiom leads to community that is understanding mutual valuing and leadership.
1,733	Dorothy Barnett	United States	My draught is a speech, language professional
1,732	Kristina Hammond	USA
1,731	Amber Clark	United States
1,730	Donna Brown	US	I am a professional who has worked with many individuals and their families to improve communication skills. I also have family members who have benefited from interventions. I am totally committed to the pledge already.
1,729	Cathy Clark	Australia	I have seen both the negative impact of communication difficulties and the benefit of access to appropriate support and services. Communication as a basic human right is everybodies business to promote; espeically for those who can't promote it for themselves.
1,728	Elias Colaço	SAR Macau - China	I am a communication professional.
1,727	Laurie Sterling	USA	I'm a speech pathologist and work with individuals with communication deficits on a daily basis.
1,726	Justine Watson	Canada
1,725	Monica Bergevin	USA
1,724	Silvia Meléndez-Briskie	United States
1,723	Jennifer Trost	USA
1,722	Whitney Reese	United States
1,721	Kristine Caraig	USA	I'm interested in hearing more about communication disorders outside of the USA.
1,720	Thomas Maberry	USA	Everyone deserves the right to have their thoughts heard.
1,719	David Kessler	United States	As a current Communication Sciences and Disorders student, I have had the opportunity to see how speech/language therapy for communication disorders can drastically improve people's lives.
1,718	Gretchen Foster	Australia	I see the results of inconsistent early intervention for communication delays & disorders in my role as a speech pathologist in rural Australia.
1,717	Amanda Tighe	US	It is important for others to understand the impact of communication and it's disorders
1,716	ANGELA CANGEMI	USA	Because I agree that everybody has the potential to communicate, at least to some degree, and also because I am a graduate student studying Communication Disorders. I have seen many people struggle to learn to communicate again and would personally devote all my time to help and show that they do have the potential.
1,715	Keiko Shimoida	USA	I am a bilingual speech-language pathologist
1,714	Kelly Cousineau	United States	I'm a speech-language pathologist and work to improve the communication of my patients every day.
1,713	Marla Guariglia	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
1,712	M. Kay Warfel	United States	Communication is the basis for getting along on a personal, professional, or global basis.
1,711	Haylee McHugh	United States of America	I am an SLP working with children with disabilities many of which are nonverbal and use AAC to communicate basic wants and needs. This is an important issue.
1,710	Nicole Troncale
1,709	Seijra Toogood	USA	Communication is a right that should be given to everyone regardless of race, economic status or disability.
1,708	Vicki Spellman		Communication is important to everyone
1,707	Rosalie Nabors	United States	Human communication is our most basic right
1,706	Elsa Silva	Portugal	Being human also means to communicate to form relationships and to simply interaction with someone else.It's something essential on a daily basis!
1,705	Mary Iverson	USA	It is a basic human right to communicate with others!
1,704	Carole Badarni	United States	I have spent over 60% of my life working towards the belief that without the right and means to communicate what is important to us and in our own fashion, we lose ourselves at the most basic of levels.
1,703	Deborah Yeager	USA	I am a Speech-Langauge Pathologist who has spent her life helping children learn how to communicate and informing school district administration about communication as the basis for all learning!
1,702	Dale Hendel	USA
1,701	Miriam Trader		I am a speech-language pathologist and I also recogize from below that communication is a human right.
1,700	Mary Beth Mytych	USA	I am priviliged to serve young people in an educational setting who need to be given every opportunity to express themselves to their fullest ability.
1,699	Mia Brouwer	USA
1,698	María Isabel Quiñones Estévez	Puerto Rico	Como Patóloga del Habla y Lenguaje, entiendo que la comunicación es un derecho fundamental de la población mundial. Todos y todas tenemos el derecho a expresar nuestro sentir.
1,697	Anu Sampath		Having worked with kids with communication delays in the east & the west, this project is very close to my heart. Being able to communicate opens up so many more opportunities which otherwise might be missed.
1,696	Jessica Miller
1,695	Kirsten Knode		My son has a speech delay.
1,694	Cynthia Hicks	United States
1,693	Ann Streufert	United States	I'm an SLP.
1,692	Ann Burford Bilodeau	United States	I have been a speech pathologist for 30 years and have seen the power of communication!
1,691	Monica Grey	USA	I have witnessed first hand the demoralizing, devastating resesults of communication disorders in both children and adults.
1,690	Jamie Tettey	Virginia	I am a speech Pathologist and know the importance of communication
1,689	Christine Merriman	USA
1,688	Kristie Maddox	US	It saddens me to know that a child born with communication difficulties in many nations are treated as problems for their families and society. They need an advocate and resources.
1,687	Sandra Combo	United States of America
1,686	Stephanie Winn	USA	As a speech pathologist I have had the amazing opportunity to see, first hand, the difference improved communication can make on someone's life.
1,685	Eileen Farah	United States	This is important to me because there is lack of equality globally in opportunity to communicate
1,684	Renate Wiebel	Germany	as Speach Therapist and beside Mother of two handicaped chiildren
1,683	Frances Smith
1,682	Julie Ali	Alberta	The ability to communicate determines educational, social and employment outcomes. The failure to develop communication abilities results in handicaps that are life long, pervasive and result in ongoing chronic anxiety, tension and depression. In order to be fully actualized, you need to be able to hear, interpret, communicate and carry on multiple layers of conversation.
1,681	Jayme Lundy	USA	I'm a speech language pathologist
1,680	Riva Sorin-Peters	Canada	Communication is vital to well-being and relationships
1,679	Elisabet Michaelsen	USA	global communication and information exchange
1,678	Regina Quigley	Germany	As a speech-language pathologist working from birth to adult in three different countries I have witnessed first hand the importance of one's need to communicate to their potential. Thank you for initiating this project!
1,677	Kayla Fatula	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist who helps children and adults find (or improve) their voice everyday.
1,676	Rosario Roman	United States	People with disabilities have rights and need people who can help them advocate for themselves by breaking the barrios of mis-communication.
1,675	Jorge Guerrero	United States	I am a professional in the field working with children with communcative disorders. I witness first hand what a difference intervention and support for these children makes in their lives. I wish that was possible for children everywhere in the world.
1,674	Arleen Jacobs	US
1,673	Rev. Theresa Novak Chabot, MA, CCC-SLP	United States	World leaders need to be made aware that their communication-impaired citizens have the basic right to live more productive lives through remediation services. Denying that right is a total injustice.
1,672	DAN STEWART	USA	Communication is vital to both personal and professional development.
1,671	Manuela Rasing	USA
1,670	Heather Williams	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist.
1,669	Marnie McLellan	USA	I am an SLP working with students with disabilities (moderate to severe cognitive and physical disabilities). The majority of the students on my caseload have complex communication needs.
1,668	Karen Scott
1,667	Natalie White	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist working with children and adults.
1,666	Andrew Flynn	United States	I am a speech pathologist and work every day to improve the communication of my patients
1,665	MaryAnn Romski	USA	Because I believe it! And, I am working with colleagues in South Africa on an NIH Fogarty grant on speech and language delays in children with neurodevelopmental disorders
1,664	Kyra Cordle	USA	For underserved children around the world with cleft palate and associated feeding, hearing, and speech problems
1,663	Sherry Wilson Fitzpatrick	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist.
1,662	Carole McCann-Gaboury	MA	I have been a speech-language pathologist for over 30 years and have first hand knowledge of the in pact of communication disorders on an individuals the quality of life.
1,661	Anna Morosoff	NC	it matters to everyone
1,660	Sharyn Caudell	USA
1,659	marsha silver	United States	speech pathologist
1,658	Lisa Melody	USA	Communication is vital to life!
1,657	Linda Louko	United States	Difficulties with communication result in barriers to success for everyone!
1,656	Elisabeth Pouncey	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
1,655	Rachael Aguilos	United States	As a speech language pathologist in the public schools, I strive to help all children learn to communicate.
1,654	Marilyn Falkowski	U.S.	To me doing our best to decrease communication barriers is essential for all people. It is important for access to information, socializing, safety, mental health, defending oneself, and sharing knowledge, to name just a few. I would like to see all countries increase their access to services that facilitate this basic human right.
1,653	Tiffany Moore	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist. The ability to communicate is so important and a crucial part of life.
1,652	Claudia Mornout	USA	Those with communication disorders cannot speak for themselves. We are their voice.
1,651	Hannah Schlusemann	Germany	I am a speech and language therapy student
1,650	Melissa Pierce	United States
1,649	Robin Fitton	USA	As a practicing SLP, it is critical!
1,648	Raquel Strauss	USA	As a bilingual speech-language pathologist, I recognize the need to communicate in whatever form that takes for everyone on this globe!
1,647	Ashley Arruda	USA	I am a SLP and Communication is the root of our being in the world. If we cannot communicate, then we cannot form bonds with other people and/or express what is important to us.
1,646	MARINELLA TSOUKALA, M.A., CCC-SLP	GREECE	Communication is the most fundamental need of all ages.
1,645	Amber Fisher	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist, I've dedicated my career to helping individuals with communication disorders.
1,644	Yelena Melnikova	USA
1,643	Reethee Antony
1,642	Mary Fitzpatrick	USA	As a speech and language Pathologist I a have a great belief in the ability of all to communicate We provide services to those who are challenged by barriers to communiocayion. So let's all pull together and make our basic right as humans a right we will always enhance and support!
1,641	Ana Daccach		It is important to me because I believe that all humans have the right to communicate either by speaking or signing
1,640	Melissa Beithon	USA	because it is my passion, my profession and my belief--communication is a BASIC HUMAN RIGHT!
1,639	Allison Bashaw	USA
1,638	Priscilla Hernandez		As a multi-lingual speech-language pathologist of multi-cultural background, and avid world traveler, I want to hear what people have to say. I want the human experience to revolve around communication so that we all understand each other and make this place a bette world.
1,637	Sabina Cherenfant	USA	I am an SLP
1,636	Jacqueline Hughes	USA	SLP
1,635	Madelyn Soales	USA	Communication is the gateway for learning and personal relationships.
1,634	Sandra Przybylski	United States	I've been an SLP for over 35 years and have an adult son with autism. Being able to communicate is a basic human right.
1,633	Susan Robinson	USA	I'm a speech/language pathologsit and communication is a right taht everyoen should have access to in some form or another
1,632	Rita Purcell
1,631	Teresa Signorelli	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist and researcher in communication sciences. I know how critical effecive communication is.
1,630	Jami Keller	USA	I work with people with communication difficulties every day.
1,629	Cynthia Densmore		Everyone should have a voice!
1,628	Erika Blanchard	USA	As an audiologist I have the opportunity everyday to see how opening the doors of communication for a family makes a positive difference.
1,627	Meg Glasston	United States	Speech-language pathologist; communication=peace
1,626	Jennifer Feid	USA
1,625	Carla Commisso-Kelvin	USA
1,624	Laura Custance	Azerbaijan	As an American SLP living in Azerbaijan I see many children and adults in desperate need of communication support.
1,623	Melanie O'Connell	Canada	I have family members who have had speech and language difficulties. I saw the impact that the ability (or lack there of) had on their communication. Now I am an SLP trying to make that same impact in the lives of others.
1,622	Philip Prinz	U.S.A.
1,621	Lina Slim-Topdjian	United States
1,620	Thomas Löhr	Germany	I'm a speach therapist
1,619	Rebecca De La Garza	USA	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and my job is help all the patients/clients I encounter to access the basic human right of communicating!
1,618	Jennifer Marden	Netherlands	I am an SLP specializing in AAC. I have worked with many people who work extremely hard to communicate.
1,617	Elizabeth Rogers	United States	I work with deaf children and I see the impact on their lives when they are identified late or do not have the appropriate intervention services. Communication is so important and more people around the world need to be educated and aware!
1,616	J Scott Yaruss	USA	As a speech-language pathologist working with people who stutter, I am acutely aware of the difficulties people face in communicating. My career goal is to help people communicate more easily and successfully...this initiative is an ideal way of spreading the message about the importance of communication for all.
1,615	Susan Lieb	USA	because some children lack access to basic communication rights
1,614	Leora Cherney	USA
1,613	connie bakker	Canada	Communication is what makes us human!
1,612	Carla Louisa Reyes
1,611	Jennifer Jordan	USA
1,610	Jasmine Aronson
1,609	Deborah Uram	USA	As a Speech Pathologist, I have spent my career advocating that communication can come in many forms. It's not just about talking; it's about having the opportunity to interact with others using whatever adaptations are needed to do so.
1,608	Peggy Jacobson	New York
1,607	Maria de Fátima Maia	Portugal	I am a speech-language pathologist and I really believe that communication is a basic human right
1,606	Jennifer Kogan	USA	I'm a SLP working with children with communication impairment & disorders everyday!
1,605	Kathryn Pierce
1,604	Rachel Davenport	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and believe passionately that everyone has a right to communicate and to be able access support to help them do so if they have problems with communication.
1,603	Gayle A. McNeir M.A., CCC-SLP	USA
1,602	Lillian Krikheli	Australia
1,601	Anamae Freehauf	USA
1,600	Nan Rubin	USA	All persons communicative abilities should be optimized and I personally am dedicated to fostering communicative growth in those with challenges.
1,599	Stephanie Schuster	United States
1,598	Tanya Sloane	Canada
1,597	Lauren Zubow	USA
1,596	Xigrid Soto	United States	I work with individuals with communication disorders as a speech language pathologist
1,595	Jean Graham	USA	To be able to communicate is a human right and necessity. I work with individuals with Autism.
1,594	Joyce Pon	United States	Because I'm a speech-language pathologist, have a sister with a communication disability, and am a mother who sees the beauty of typical language development.
1,593	Janine Cipolaro	USA	to support outreach to individuals with communication disorders and to ensure a strong future for my profession
1,592	Gaenor Dixon	Australia	I have a child who struggles to communicate, and very limited support available
1,591	Michael Polin	United States
1,590	Shameka Johnson	USA	I am from a country where services are limited.
1,589	Erika Nicsinger	United States	I believe in the rights of all to communicate.
1,588	Robert Hanyak	USA
1,587	Heidi Gudmundset	Norway	The ability to communicate effectively with others is important to you quality of life. I have worked for the last 25 years as an SLT trying to make a difference in the lives of those who have difficulties communicating.
1,586	Megan Turner	USA
1,585	Siiri Karm	Estonia
1,584	Glynnis Hubbard	USA	as a fellow human and as an SLP
1,583	Deborah Dixon	United States	Communication is fundamental to everything we do!
1,582	Jacqueline Brown	United States	I am a speech language pathologist
1,581	Gloria Olness	United States	I seek to serve these populations through teaching of service professionals and public advocacy.
1,580	Stevie Bobbitt	USA
1,579	Annabel Hodges	Essex	Putting myself in the shoes of people who do not have the means to communicate - in their position, I would want every piece of kit and all help I could get!
1,578	Rosanna Sutherland-Johnson	United States	I am an aspiring SLP who knows the importance of communication
1,577	Tricia Soares	USA	People traveling the world find it difficult to communicate in a new language. However, so many people have difficulty communicating in their own, native language. This is why I became a speech pathologist. Communication is the foundation of living and relationships.
1,576	Kristin Whitfield
1,575	Crystal Smilden	United States	I am going to school to become a Speech-Language Pathologist. This is my passion and I dedicate my heart to help my future patients better communicate.
1,574	Pamela Terrell	United States
1,573	Alice Townsend	United States	I am a graduate student in speech language pathology and I understand that communication is how people get their needs met, relate to other people, and build relationships. The ability to communicate impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Everyone should have access to some form of communication.
1,572	Mawada Saleem	Jordan
1,571	Maram Aldarwish	Saudi Arabia	I am a student of Speech Pathology, therefore I understand the need of individuals with communication barriers that need to be broken
1,570	re7ab rehab	Saudi arbia
1,569	Erin Magrino	USA
1,568	Adrienne Bratcher	United States	My lifelong journey is to ensure communication of all
1,567	Brittany Rickard	Canada	As a speech-language pathologist, I believe that communication is everything. Without it, we cannot experience the world around us. Everyone has the potential to communicate, and deserves the opportunity to do so as a basic human right.
1,566	Patricia Prelock	USA	As a speech-language pathologist, I have seen personally and professional the value of having a way to communicate your needs, thoughts and ideas. It is so important that all individuals have a way to communicate.
1,565	Christal Vuich	USA	I'm a speech pathologist who has a father with communication difficulties.
1,564	Susan Davies	BC, Canada	I am the clinical supervisor for the speech & language team so believe that every child deserves to be able to communicate to his or her potential.
1,563	Natasha Ogryzlo	Canada	I am a speech pathologist, and see the effect of communication disorders every day.
1,562	Mariam Owiesat	Kingdom of Saudia Arabia	I'm a speech pathologist and special education Prof. Assistant
1,561	Elisabeth ward	U.S.A.	Because human potential around the world matters to me.
1,560	Catherine Crowley	USA	I work with people with communication disabilities in the US, Latin America, and Ghana
1,559	Yasin Khader	Jordan
1,558	Ghadeer alhares	Jordan	I believe every one has the right to communicate
1,557	Teris Schery	USA	Have lived in India, Brazil, Germany as well as foreign travel over 40 years leads me to realize the universality of communication needs to live a full life.
1,556	Yaser Natour	United Arab Emirates
1,555	Stephanie Mueller	United States	I am currently enrolled in a clinical doctorate audiology program
1,554	Ashley Larva
1,553	Kenn Apel	United States	As a speech-language pathologist, I am keenly aware of the importance of spoken and written language in all aspects of daily life.
1,552	Sarah Grace Hudspeth
1,551	Judy Montgomery	United States	I believe that the ability to communicate removes international barriers to peace.
1,550	Buddhima Samaraweera	Sri Lanka
1,549	Wendy Fick	United States	As a research assistant in the area of Communication Sciences and Disorders I have seen the effects of difficulties in communication. Everyone should be aware and willing to help people experiencing difficulty in communicating effectively with others.
1,548	Felicity O'Brien	USA	I trained in Australia, worked in the UK and now live and work in the USA. I have seen how the same issues and difficulties affect people across 3 nations. We have a responsibility to speak for those who cannot communicate effectively for themselves. If the international community works together we can be so much more effective than if we work in isolation. We all have something to offer.
1,547	Marlea O'Brien	United States	People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
1,546	Karla McGregor	United States
1,545	Alexis Smith	United States	All people should have access to care and opportunities for communication.
1,544	Ishara Ramkissoon	USA	I am an audiologist who is interested in being part of the successful human communication network.
1,543	Nimisha Muttiah	Sri Lanka	Communication disorders are still not considered a priority for many individuals with complex communication needs in many developing countries such as Sri Lanka.
1,542	Mili Kuruvilla Dugdale	United States	I am from India and while working as an SLP there was shocked to discover the lack of awareness about communication problems and rehabilitation among a vast majority of the rural and some urban communities. I would like to see a difference and make a difference!
1,541	Beth Ng	Canada	I am a practicing speech-language pathologist who daily sees the impact communication skills have on children's ability to access school curriculum and interact with their families and other children.
1,540	Melissa Johnson	USA
1,539	Kathryn Drager	United States	Personal and professional interests
1,538	Jodel Page	USA	I work with people who have great difficulty communicating using AAC and I'm passionate about my role to help as many people communicate their wants, needs, desires, dreams, hopes and thoughts, daily, easily and every time they want!
1,537	Rachel Hughes	USA	I am an SLP student who works with children who have trouble with communication
1,536	Susan Walsh	USA	Communication is how humans relate to all other humans.
1,535	Sylvia Evans	USA	It's one way I can contibute to Speech Pathology, even though I no longer work in the field.
1,534	winnie chung	usa
1,533	Denise Segal	USA	As a Speech-Language therapist and Linguist, I see communication as fundamental in our lives.
1,532	Kim Papastavridis	USA	Some individuals lack the opportunity to develop their communication potential.
1,531	Pamela Storey	USA	Every person can reach their potential.
1,530	Rashmi Patel	Australia	Without communication how can we bring awarness for justice ,equity and equality,fairness
1,529	Ingrid Blood	USA	As an audiologist and university professor, I advocate for communication as a human right.
1,528	Charlotte Molrine	USA	All persons should be able to affect their world and connect with others through the responsivity, expression, and creativity afforded by communication.
1,527	Kaitlin Bolewicz Bell	United States	As a professional, as a family member of people with communication disorders, and as a supporter of basic human rights.
1,526	Joseph Smaldino	USA	Communication ties us together and makes the seemingly impossible, possible
1,525	Lisa Domby	USA	I work regularly in Guatemala, where there are several training programs for speech therapists, but no established career path for them. I hope to use the results of this project to collaborate with colleagues in Guatemala with the aim of promoting communication as a basic human right.
1,524	Roger Reeter	United States	Awareness of the SLP/AUD professions need to spread.
1,523	Victoria Chesterley	USA	I'm an SLP and the ability to communicate is what connects us to other people. If we can't connect with other people, we are truly alone.
1,522	Dabarash Albizu	USA	As an SLP and former educator I am committed to preserve, maintain and enhance the ability to exercise our basic right to communicate with one another regardless of ability, ethnicity or location.
1,521	Bess Sirmon-Taylor	TX
1,520	Kerry Egan		I'm a Speech-Language Pathologist
1,519	Miriam Krause	USA	I believe increasing access to opportunities for all people should be one of our highest priorities.
1,518	Danielle Rutledge	USA
1,517	Thomas Murry	USA	Because I travel all over the world to try to pimprove voice communication
1,516	Elizabeth Delsandro	US	Basic human rights for all
1,515	Emily Anderson	USA	Communication IS a basic human right.
1,514	Susan Lesser	United States	It is important to help people live the best lives possible. Communication is indeed a basic human right.
1,513	Lorraine Adcox	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist.
1,512	Danielle Pontecorvo
1,511	Judy Johnson	USA	I believe in the fundamental right of all individuals to be able to communicate. Ability to communicate goes beyond borders and effective communication will make for a better world for everyone.
1,510	Morgan Moore		I'm a speech-language pathologist. Everyone has the right to successfully communicate!
1,509	Tena McNamara	United States of America	Communication is a significant ingredient for a prosperous and fulfilling life. The more we work together on this issue, the greater the awareness.
1,508	Ken Bleile	US	Communication is a basic human right
1,507	Dana Meeks	USA	Speech Pathologist
1,506	Kristen Barber	USA
1,505	Carole Zangari		Everyone has something to say. Everyone.
1,504	Norimune Kawai	Japan	I'm a speech-language pathologist and a professor of SLP and special education.
1,503	Deb Helwig	WI	I am a speech-language pathologist
1,502	Darja Petro	Croatia	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
1,501	João Miguel Ferreira	Portugal	I´m a SLP
1,500	Linda Armstrong	Scotland
1,499	Barbara Ehren	USA	The declaration says it all!
1,498	Eileen McHale	United States	As an SLP who lived for an extended period of time overseas, I understand the importance of breaking down linguistic and cultural barriers.
1,497	Ruth Wallace	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and believe that more could and should be done to support people with communication difficulties and to raise the profile of the profession.
1,496	Charmian Powell	Australia
1,495	Dicy Hall
1,494	Layli Evans	Australia
1,493	Jadranka Cesljarevic
1,492	Maria Geissler
1,491	Amber Martin	United States	As an audiology assistant I see everyday how much communication affects people's lives.
1,490	Rachel Kee		I am an SLP student & I believe every individual has the right to communicate.
1,489	Elizabeth Wright	United States	I am a speech language pathologist and communication is the one thing that every human has a right to do and should be given the opportunity no matter what.
1,488	Shannon Mackintosh	New Zealand	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and know that when a person has a reduced capacity to communicate that this makes them vulnerable and lessens their quality of life.
1,487	Bridget Gallagher	USA	My youngest brother was not able to speak as child until he began seeing a speech therapist, and he was finally able to communicate! Watching that transformation inspired me to pursue a career in speech pathology. Communication is a vital part in a person's quality of life, I see that firsthand with my patients each day.
1,486	Ana Lopes
1,485	Prof. Dr. Seyhun Topbas	Turkey	Being an SLP professor
1,484	Judy Page	USA
1,483	Angela Barnes	United Kingdom	I have worked with children with communication problems and it highlighted the importance of being able to communicate our basic needs and be able to share with othes.
1,482	lizzie ruse	uk
1,481	Elizabeth Panek	USA	Communication is a basic human right that should and can be given to all.
1,480	Maria Matteschk	German	because I'm a speech and language therapist
1,479	Viki Bradley	Norfolk	Communication is the foundation to all learning from cognitive, emotional and social
1,478	Gill O'Connor	England	I signed because every time someone is excluded from communication with others, we all lose something.
1,477	Isobel Connolly	Ireland	I am a speech & language therapist and see people disempowered by their communication difficulties every day
1,476	Chloe Selby		I'm an SLT!
1,475	Anita McAllister	Sweden	Communication is my trade
1,474	Liz James		I am a Speech and Language Therpist supporting children in London to communicate effectively. Communication is a basic human right and people across the globe should have access to the support that they need to communicate.
1,473	Leisha Vogl	United States	As a speech-language pathologist, I believe that EVERY individual has the right to communicate and be understood.
1,472	Michelle Adams	USA	I have two children with communication disorders and I am currently in school to become an SLP
1,471	Sally Dennis	England	Because I've seen how communication problems can effect people.
1,470	Anita Williams	Uk	Because too many people have no access to AAC
1,469	Juliann Woods	United States	Communication is the most basic human right.
1,468	Susannah Thomson	United Kingdom
1,467	Kathryn D'Ambrose	USA	I am an SLP.
1,466	elizabeth wood	uk	better outcomes for children
1,465	Elisabeth Dulcet i VAlls	Spain	Because I am Speech and Language Therapist
1,464	Sara Walton	UK
1,463	sally ferris	uk
1,462	Gail Evans	United Kingdom	I'm a Speech & Language Therapist
1,461	Renata Mosca	South Africa	I am a speech language therapists
1,460	rachel harrison	england	its a basic human right and everyone should have the chance to communicate
1,459	jane norell	west midlands	that children having a voice
1,458	jill nagle	england	i work in the field of AAC
1,457	Carolyn Wiles Higdon	USA	The ability to communicate is a fundamental right of every human being!
1,456	Rachel Chivas	Australia
1,455	Kelly McAuley	USA	I'm (almost) a speech-language pathologist and I believe communication is at the center of every human interaction.
1,454	Tarryn Bracken	Australia	Everyone has a right to communication.
1,453	Danielle Donnatin	United States of America	This matters to me because I am going to school to become a speech language pathologist and the thought of helping a person be able to communicate makes me so happy. I would love to be able to do something that important in my life.
1,452	Emily Hinckley	MA
1,451	Maria Scaringi	Canada	Speech-Language Pathologist & Life Care Planner "The ability to communicate and exchange our thoughts is what differentiates us from all other living forms".
1,450	João Canossa Dias	Portugal	I'm a professional working with people with communication disorders
1,449	Joachim Bressmer	Germany	Interested by profession
1,448	Ana Beirao	Portugal	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
1,447	RHiannon Kim Thompson
1,446	Hanne Uddling	Sweden
1,445	Carina Martinho	Portugal
1,444	Rojbas Nam	Kurdistan	As a speech and language therapist, I know that the communication is vital for each one. Thanks for that oppurtunity to write.
1,443	Ali Kurmanc	Turkey	Because it is very important!
1,442	Koree McLellan
1,441	Sidorela Doci	USA	I have a deaf sister
1,440	Nia Johnson	USA
1,439	Dana Gooden-Schroeder	USA	As a speech-language pathologist, I fully believe that communication is a basic human right and have experienced first hand the limitation that communication disorders can have on my clients ability to fulfill their social, educational, emotional, and vocational potential without intervention.
1,438	Kerrie Sansky	USA	I am an SLP and my sister has TBI.
1,437	Meghan Mosier	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist who works with children with intensive, low-incidence disabilities.
1,436	Margot Beckerman	USA	I am an audiologist
1,435	Maria Emília Santos	Portugal	I' m a SLT and psychologist working with people with language and communication disorders after stroke or traumatic brain injury
1,434	Victoria Carlson-Casaregola	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist; also, on a personal and moral/ethical level, I believe that communication is essential and that everyone should be supported in communicating.
1,433	Karoline Stell-Justi
1,432	Ralf Jirka
1,431	Ryan Stancil	USA
1,430	Maria Gabriela Oliveira Passos	Portugal
1,429	Isabel Amaral	Portugal	I am an SLP with a particular interest in non verbal communication and multiple disadilities
1,428	Carla Silva	China	I know it because I'm a speech and language pathologist
1,427	Karin Kohl	Germany	as a speech therapist I deal with this matter everyday...and I know of what healthful impact good communication skills are !skills
1,426	Astrid Frylmark	Sweden	My job as SLT shows me the needs of people disabled in language and communication
1,425	Mohsen Ahadi	Iran	Because i am an audiologist and everyday i am seeing people who suffer from communication disorders...
1,424	Jaqueline Carmona	Portugal	I am a Speech and Language Therapist and am awere how not to be able to communicate has impact in every second of ones life
1,423	Margarida Grilo	Portugal	Because I`m a speech and language therapist
1,422	Susana Freitas	Portugal
1,421	Luísa Taveira	portugal	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people with communication difficulties
1,420	Norina Lauer	Germany	I am a speech and language pathologist and it is a basic human right that matters to all of us.
1,419	Mette Thomsen	Denmark	I am a Speech and Language Pathologist and Therapist
1,418	CLAUDINE BORREMAN	Belgium
1,417	Edith Scholberg	Belgium	I am a speech language pathologist and it's indeed a basic human right!
1,416	Marleen D'hondt	Belgium
1,415	Erika Hazi	Australia
1,414	Louise Tindale	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people with communication difficulties
1,413	Brittany Lapp	USA	My two nieces have hearing loss and wear hearing aids.
1,412	Alexandra Lay	Canada
1,411	Natalia Cadavid	Osceola	I support all human rights.
1,410	Lauren Seeley	United States	As an SLP working with young children, I see how frustrating not being able to communicate effectively is for children with speech and/or language impairment.
1,409	Duncan Ferguson	Canada	I work with special needs teens
1,408	Arlene Sturn	Canada	i am a speech-language pathologist and language and communication is the number one thing parents want for their children
1,407	Akyko West	USA
1,406	Phoebe Chen	USA
1,405	Michelle Murray		I'm a SLS working with pre-k disabled children
1,404	Fanny Duboys	Belgium	I m a speech therapist
1,403	Therese Mathers	England	As an SLT I see everyday how limiting communication disorders can be on the quality of a person's daily interactions, independence and self-esteem. I love working working with people to minimise these effects.
1,402	Paola Alvarado	United States	This is important to me because of two beautiful little girls in my life. They're hard of hearing diagnosis has opened my eyes and heart to this basic right that most of us take for granted, hearing and communicating.
1,401	Anneli Yliherva	Finland	I am a speech and language therapist and senior lecturer in SLT
1,400	Ingrid Michaux	Belgium
1,399	Kirsty Harvey	United Kingdom	Im an SLT
1,398	Rebecca Masko	USA
1,397	Sarah Katrin Böhnel	Germany	I am a speech therapist.
1,396	Renate Baldauf	Germany	Communication is the most fundamental of human capacities
1,395	Susanne Schmidt	Germany
1,394	Willfried Baldauf	Germany	It is a recommendation of one of my best friends.
1,393	Katrina Rohr	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist, and I recognise communication as a necessary component of daily functioning and participation.
1,392	Gregor Warwas	Germany	I´m a speech therapist
1,391	Felicity Burke	Australia	Many joys have come my way over 35 years in the speech pathology profession. I have seen lives turned around by communication.
1,390	Jessica Lee
1,389	Sarah Gooding	Scotland	I am a speech and language therapy student and am passionate about this
1,388	Ingrid Verduyckt	Belgique	As a sister to a brother with communication disorders. As a Speech Language Pathologist.
1,387	Jessica Welsh	United States	I work closely with people who have aphasia and hear stories every day about the impact communication difficulties has on individuals and their families.
1,386	Sophie Broadbridge	United Kingdom	As a future speech therapist I am passionate about everyone having the right to communicate and help advocate for people with communication difficulties. I think we need to raise more awareness of this and support ICP 2014!
1,385	Celine Hupet	Belgium	It matters all of us!
1,384	Bernadette Adams	England	Every one has the right to be able to communicate and if our children & adults struggle to communicate then our job is to help facilitate it.
1,383	Anja Balssat	Germany
1,382	Christine Bruns	Germany	I´m a human beeing, too and my husband is a speechtherapist, who works every day with people who have speech disabilities.
1,381	María Inés Sánchez Espinosa	Argentina	I'm a human
1,380	Nathalie Thomas	Belgique
1,379	archanaa selvam	India	I am a SLP
1,378	Maris Pahka	Estonia	I am a speech and language therapist.
1,377	Laura Mizzi
1,376	Patricia Broughton	United Kingdom	I am a Speech & Language Therapist
1,375	Karen Hadley	United States	As a SLP , everyday I see the effects of difficulty with communicating can have on a student and family.
1,374	PASCALE GREVESSE	Belgique
1,373	Jakob Bieleveld	Germany	As a speech-language pathologist I know my patients' limitations very well.
1,372	Joan Koslowske	USA	As an slp I have personally witnessed the significant impact impaired communication has on the social, educational, emotional and vocational potentials of my patients/students.
1,371	Pati King-DeBaun	USA	I believe everyone with has the right to communicate.
1,370	Bethan Atkin	England	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
1,369	Hannah Longlands	UK	I work with stroke patients with a range of communication difficulties.
1,368	Dorothea Ziller	Deutschland	I am a speech therapist and am confronted in daily working life with disabilities in communication and their consequences.
1,367	Laura Dymond	UK	I am a speech and language therapist and believe in working together to help people achieve their potential to communicate, in order to have access to the same opportunities as everybody else.
1,366	Wencke Reßler	Germany	I`m a speech and language therapist and know the importance of communication
1,365	Lisa Kyle	United Kingdom	Training to be a Speech and Language Therapist
1,364	Jade Gosling	England	People with communication difficulties need access to the support that they deserve.
1,363	Shana Tognazzini	United States	Having watched many people with ALS lose their ability to speak, including my own father, it is my mission to support their abilities to make their communication accessible. Without the ability to communicate, a person can not direct their care, express wishes, or share their thoughts. Instead, they are left to witness life instead of actually participating in it.
1,362	Lisa Doyle	UK
1,361	Beckie white	UK
1,360	Hannah Reeves	United Kingdom	I am an Speech and Language Therapist and have seen first hand how a communication disability can impact on all areas of a person's life.
1,359	Lusanda Donnelly	United Kingdom	Student SLT
1,358	Kristina Kristoffersson	Sweden	It's my work and believe.
1,357	Bhavini Parikh		I am a Speech-Language Pathologist
1,356	Marie-Noëlle Julien-Denis
1,355	Petra Zimmermann	Germany	I am a speachtherapist and i am supporting aphasic patients.
1,354	Kate Pollard	England	Who shouldn't this matter to? Communication has an impact on so much that we do; forming relationships, expressing ideas or needs, learning and so on. Therefore individuals with communication disorders deserve appropriate support.
1,353	James Peach	UK	Everything involves communication of some sort- not being able to communicate is just as much a disability as not being able to walk
1,352	Jenny Bray	United Kingdom	Son would not be able to excel in school without the aid of speech therapists
1,351	António Fernandes da Silva	Portugal	A comunicação é importantíssima, quanto mais não seja para tentar aprender com aqueles que não o podem fazer!
1,350	Rosie Howe	United Kingdom	Family member improved so much after speech therapy
1,349	Gareth Roberts	United Kingdom	Communicating is the heart of everything!
1,348	Karen Deller	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language Therapist.
1,347	Mareile Jahns
1,346	Kay Piercy	Wales	Cousin has speech therapy
1,345	Michaela Piercy	United Kingdom	Understand the importance of SLT as a SLT student
1,344	Sean Pert	UK	I am a speech and language therapists working with bilingual children with speech, language and communication needs.
1,343	Marta Miranda	Portugal	I´m Speech Therapist
1,342	Prof. DR. Ulla Beushausen	Germany	Im an expert in Communication and communication disorders
1,341	Marian Hagan	N.Ireland	Need to raise awareness of communication difficulties for people, thoughout the world.
1,340	Natalie Wilding	England	Training SLT- Communication matters!
1,339	Deutscher Bundesverband für Logopädie e.V. German Association of Speech- and Language Therapists	Germany
1,338	Margaretha Gustafsson	Sweden	All childrens needs is important.
1,337	Amber Devine-Stinson	USA
1,336	jacqueline jacabacci	United States	I am a future speech pathologist and it hits close to home to me because I have a cousin who has a TBI who can not speak but uses a communication devise in order to communicate. This matter is very important to me.
1,335	Melonie Melton	USA	I work with children with complex communication needs and see evidence every day of the profound impact a communication disorder can have on a child and their family.
1,334	Samantha Russ	USA	I am currently studying to become a Speech-Language Pathologist.
1,333	Kaitlin Kuck	United States	Because I am the sister of an amazing brother who has Down syndrome. His greatest handicap is communication and SLP's have helped him so much. I am also in training to become an SLP because i believe so strongly in the right to communicate for everyone
1,332	Kimberley Hopgood	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist, and I feel that communication is vital to having a good quality of life
1,331	Christine Cox	United States	I'm human and being human it is vital that we advocate for communication for all !!
1,330	Leanne Abate	United States	I am a speech-language pathologist and I value communication for all human beings.
1,329	Leanne Medcalf	New Zealand	Because I'm a Speech Language Pathologist.
1,328	Lillian Colley	Australia	I work as a speech pathologist with children with severe disabilities and complex communication needs. The right to communicate underpins everything I do!
1,327	Melissa Colombo	USA	I am an SLP
1,326	Erika Dziouksz	US	I am an SLP
1,325	Sara Bierman	United States
1,324	Mary Anne Nericcio	USA	This matters to me because I am a speech pathologist and my patients matter!
1,323	Cynthia Antunes	USA	Graduate Student in Communication Disorders
1,322	Mary Foreman	United States	Future SLP
1,321	Ana Zuniga	United States	I am a speech language pathologist and I work closely with those who cannot/have difficulty communicating.
1,320	Lindsey Manoharan		Communication is the tool that unites us, whoever we see, wherever we're from. It matters and as an SLT, I have worked in the UK and overseas - I know that ongoing work in this area is vital!
1,319	Stephanie Pindar	United States	This issue matters to me because I firmly believe in what this movement stands for. Speech IS the most fundamental of human capacities and it needs to gain recognition as such.
1,318	Jenni Clow	England
1,317	Lynsey Rafferty	Scotland
1,316	Laura Walsh	Uk	I'm a student speech and language therapy and my sister who is autistic has greatly benefitted from speech and language therapy
1,315	Elise Englebretson	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and believe communiction is a basic human right
1,314	waseema sarodia	England	Speech and language therapy student, Communication underpins all aspects of life!
1,313	Hawazin Khataybeh	Jordan	As a speech and language therapist I deal with people with communication disorder and I know how it's hard on them and their caregivers to communicate their needs and understand their feelings
1,312	Rachel Smart
1,311	Ami Nicholson
1,310	Natividad García	SPAIN
1,309	Ali Howell	UK
1,308	Asuncion Rocher	Spain
1,307	Merja Eskola	Finland	I am a speech-language pathologist. We all need communication to survive.
1,306	Louisa Spence	UK	I am a Speech and Language Therapist
1,305	Nevena Ilieva	Bulgaria	I am SLP
1,304	Olof Sandgren	Sweden	I'm a researcher in speech-language pathology and struggle with this every day.
1,303	Nha Lu	Sweden	Because everyone deserves to be able to communicate.
1,302	Linda Foskey	Australia	I work with people with communication problems as a Speech Pathologist. I see the impact of communication difficulties every day.
1,301	Marja Hämäläinen	Finland	I´m a speech therapist.
1,300	Rachel Flemming	United States
1,299	Christian Bruns	Germany
1,298	Miglena Yaneva
1,297	Piia Aro-Pulliainen
1,296	Piia Siivonen	Finland	The opportunity to communicate is a basic human right!
1,295	Kelly Dwyer	United States	I am a mother and SLP. I witness the importance of communication on a daily basis - whether it be through speech, signs, computers, or eye contact. It is a privilege to help my students communicate with their family and friends.
1,294	Pamela Tanulevicius
1,293	Theresa Purviance Meehan	Ireland	My grand-daughter has language & speech delays.
1,292	Raquel Botelho
1,291	Paula Valente	Portugal	I´m a SLP
1,290	Catarina Olim	Portugal
1,289	Christine Olivera	USA	Too many needs; not enough care available
1,288	John Scott	Canada	Because a lifetime of experience as a speech language pathologist and translator has taught me that without clear communication, life is less than human.
1,287	Siobhana Watson	United States	My daughter has severe language & speech delays/disorders
1,286	Pirkko Rautakoski	Finland	I am a speech-language pathologist
1,285	S. Jeannette Eadie	Canada	As a Speech-Language Pathologist for the past 30 years I have seen the benefit of services for clients and their families who experienced stroke, cancer, traumatic brain injuries, swallowing disorders, voice disorders and students with speech, language and learning differences affecting their education. Working collaboratively so that Every Student Has A Voice.
1,284	Raisa Santana	USA	The ability to communicate effectively has a direct effect on an individual's quality of life.
1,283	Anna Hourihan	United States	Future Speech-Language Pathologist. I would also like to be involved in policy making processes to help and advocate for individuals with communication disorders as well as prevent future communication disorders (i.e. stroke, TBI awareness and prevention)
1,282	Rossella Muo'
1,281	Kylie Gould	Canada	People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential.
1,280	Rebecca White
1,279	Madelyn St. Croix	Canada	Having grown up in family unit in which 3/5 of us had a diagnosed communication disorder, I have been aware, practically from birth, of the importance and impact of communication skills upon one's life.
1,278	Sara Drage	USA
1,277	Denise Tomey	USA	I am a Speech/language Pathologist who has been providing services for my school district since 1975. My main objective is to provide all of the children in my charge the ability to make their wants and needs known.
1,276	Kelli Meusel	USA	As a speech-language pathologist I have dedicated my career to helping people communicate.
1,275	christopher arellano	United States	I have family members that suffer from communication disorders.
1,274	Leslianne Sugiura	Canada	I am a communication health professional and I see the impact that communication disabilities have on the lives of individuals and families on a daily basis. Increased awareness of the importance of communication and recognition of individuals' right to communicate will raise the profile of our professions and hopefully have a positive impact on access to intervention, support, and resources.
1,273	Susan Finnes	United Kingdom	My son has autism and is non-verbal - assumed to be low functioning until we found a method of helping him to communicate -The Rapid Prompting Method. He is now able to show his intelligence and express his thoughts and opinions. I believe there are thousands of others like him who are not given this opportunity . What a waste!!
1,272	Andreas Schwarz	Deutschland / Germany	It confirms my daily work as a Logopäde.
1,271	Hilde Roeyers	Belgium	Because communication is everything!
1,270	Hope WatsonHopeW	Canada
1,269	Meg Dickson	Canada	My father-in-law had a stroke and needs the help of speech pathologists.
1,268	Laura Badger	USA	I'm an SLP working with students and adults with communication disorders
1,267	Holly Dunham	Norfolk	I work with individuals with communication difficulties as a speech and language therapist
1,266	Åsa Rosqvist	Sweden
1,265	Caris Hamilton	Canada	I am an SLP working with adults who have had a stroke
1,264	Karin Bolin	Sweden	I am a teacher and work with children Language impairment.
1,263	saffron melhuish		I am a student speech and language therapist
1,262	Lőrik József	Hungary
1,261	Amanda Barone	USA	As a Speech-Langauge Pathologist, I see the importance of communication every day. I also see the devisatating affects of communication disorders. A person who has a communication disorders is unable to communicate basic needs. It could be something as simple as "I need to use the bathroom." If that is not crucial enough, imagine being unable to tell a caregiver why you are upset that day.
1,260	Jessie Walrond		I'm a speech therapist and see this all the time, communication is a basic human right and essential for living life to the full!
1,259	Dearbhla Quinn	England	Professional role as a speech and language therapist
1,258	Janette Yaxley	England	Professional role
1,257	ketty holmström	Sweden	I work with children with language disabilites
1,256	Shelley Hester	England
1,255	Anneli Ojaste	Estonia
1,254	Mari-Liis Põld	Estonia
1,253	Meg Ward	USA	Our son has a speech and language impairment and I have seen the difference therapy has made for him. Effective means of communication has impacted his whole life.
1,252	Aileen Wright	Ireland	communication matters.
1,251	Dana Zemke	China	I'm a speech-language pathologist in Beijing, China where this problem needs more attention.
1,250	Christiane Hoffschildt	Germany	I am a SLP
1,249	Paul Corthals	Belgium	In many studies and cases I have seen the importance of communication when it comes to quality of life
1,248	Raili Rahuoja	Estonia	I'm SLT
1,247	Kristina Hansson	Sweden	The ability and opportunity to communicate is a large part of what makes us human. It is not only a human right, it is a human need. By being a speech-language therapist, engaged in research on language impairment, trying to understand and developing ways to support persons with language/communication problems, this is what I think about daily.
1,246	Dr. Wiebke Scharff Rethfeldt	Germany	Speech Language Pathologist for multilingual and culturally diverse individuals
1,245	Frédérique Henry		I am a speech therapist and PhD in language science. As a person I believe everyone should be listened to and able to express one's opinions and feelings. Too often today (still) people who have communication problems are not considered enough.
1,244	Frédérique Henry	France	As a speech therapist and PhD in language science, I believe everyone should be listened to and able to express one's opinions and feelings. Too often today (still) people who have communication problems are not considered enough.
1,243	Jo Verstraete	Belgium
1,242	andy van kollenburg	the netherelands	because as a speech and language therapist we see the need with people andchildren with communication impairment
1,241	Alisa Stolte Heigl Jones	USA	I am a speech/language pathologist and see too often people whose communication needs are not met because rules and laws about them are made by bodies removed from the humanity of the needs.
1,240	Aileen Patterson	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapist involved in national, EU and International collaborations I see the impact of communication disability is similar worldwide.The sharing and application of knowledge and raising awareness is vital to ensure all people with communication needs can access the best possible help and resources to enable them to participate fully in all aspects of life.
1,239	Kaushar Girach	U.K
1,238	Rhea Marshall	N.Ireland	I am a speech and language therapist and know the difference it makes to individuals and their families when they have an effective means of communication. It effects their whole lives.
1,237	joanne White	UK	I am a Speech and Language therapy student. I am passionate about enabling others to communicate successfully by any means available to them.
1,236	Maria Peeva	Bulgaria	SLT
1,235	Kayleigh Wain	England	I am a student SLT and have been fascinated with communication for years. One can never imagine what it is like to have this suddenly robbed from you. Or never able to show wants and needs.
1,234	Bauke Leijenaar	Netherlands	ist a basic right
1,233	Stacie Attrill	Australia	Government policies should enable all peoples, regardless of who they are or where they live, the opportunity to communicate successfully and have their voices heard.
1,232	Penny Kay	U	My son has autism and I work with non verbal autistic children who are treated as bing low intelligence because they can't speak which is absolutely not the case. Not only does everyone have the right to communication they also have a right to be educated at an age appropriate level and not be assumed that lack of language means lack of understanding.
1,231	CPLOL Comité Permanent de Liaison des Orthophonistes-Logopèdes de l'Union Européenne	FRANCE	Because we are Speech and Language Therapists and know about the impact of speech, language and communication disabilities.
1,230	Nathaly Erazo	usa	because im a social worker and I believe everyone should have access to communication
1,229	Francis Pino	United States	I am student majoring in communication science and disorders and any related issues matter to me, and I hope to help those in need once I am a professional.
1,228	Simca Hadley	USA	As an aspiring pediatric speech-language pathologist, I understand the importance of and necessity for communication.
1,227	Lauren Dudley	United Kingdom	I attend a stroke club for people with communication difficulties.
1,226	Jessica Shiner	England	I am a speech and language therapist
1,225	Rebecca Murray	England	As a speech and language therapist it is my role to help those with communication difficulties. and with lack of awareness of the implications of communication loss and cuts in funding. something needs to be done so that everyone has the opportunity to communicate their views.
1,224	Sara Bingham	Canada	because everyone has the right to communicate
1,223	Amy Eastwood	New Zealand	Communication is an extremely important human right and I believe everyone should be able to express themselves and communicate to their full potential
1,222	Rebekah Durrans	New Zealand	As a speech language pathologist I see many people affected my communication difficulties and know that whom I see is only a portion in the whole population, as many children and adults with communication difficulties are not funded for and slip through the gaps. It is heart breaking and frustrating to me to see funding cut to such a crucial aspect of someone's life.
1,221	Danielle Waterhouse	New Zealand	I'm a Speech-Language Therapist
1,220	Rebecca Heywood	United Kingdom	because communication allows for opportunity and independence.
1,219	Rowan Stevenson	England	Its important!
1,218	Kate Kelsall	80234	Because I have Parkinson's with a deteriorating voice
1,217	Amee Gudka	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language therapist I understand the impact communication has on somebody's quality of life.
1,216	Francine Pierson	U.S.A.
1,215	Tamara Sterling	US
1,214	Amy Clayfield	Wales
1,213	Laura Roberts	USA	I am currently in graduate school to obtain my MS in Communication Disorders! This is very close to my heart.
1,212	Sally P. Kinealy	USA	EVERYONE has the right to be heard.
1,211	mary spremulli	USA	I am a speech language pathologist, my mother had a stroke with aphasia, and my father, parkinsonism with vice and speech changes
1,210	Nate Cornish	United States	I'm a bilingual speech-language pathologist and I work to make sure that everyone has the right and ability to communicate regardless of differences and obstacles.
1,209	Chelsea Hutchison	United States	I study communication disorders everyday. Bringing about awareness to fix this issue could possibly increase an individual's quality of life one day in the future.
1,208	Wendy Gore	United Kingdom	It matters greatly to me. My husband cannot communicate after suffering a stroke
1,207	Emma Kirk	United Kingdom	We need to raise awareness that everyone can communicate, but not everyone finds it easy...
1,206	louise gaw	wales	I work daily with impaired people in hospital and see the significance and difficulties ensued in effective communication.
1,205	Michelle Bedford	wales
1,204	Danielle Fuccio	South Australia	As a speech pathologist, I believe that communication is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all! I am committed to supporting and advocating this in my practice in order to maximise every individuals participation and independence in all aspects of their lives.
1,203	Katie Gardner	United Kingdom	A good quality of life cannot be achieved without an effective means to communicate & engage with the world around you.
1,202	Jodi Sita	australia	I care about their quality of life and people recognising this and respecting this.
1,201	Olivia Page	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and I believe communication is essential in ensuring we understand others and we are understood ourselves. It is the basis of human relationships, is pivotal to one's health, allows access to opportunities and participation in activities.
1,200	Ashley Harling	Australia	Being able to communicate is so important for every person everywhere.
1,199	Rachael Furner	Australia	As an educational speech pathologist, I see first hand the impact of communication difficulties on learning and social outcomes, along with the difficulties faced by teachers in how to best support these children. I would like to see greater educational opportunties for our students through the upskilling of our teaching workforce go recognise and support communication difficulties.
1,198	Parisa Nowroozi
1,197	Thomas Dixon		People should be able to communicate their needs and wants
1,196	Lindsay Dixon		I am an SLT and these beliefs are at my very core
1,195	Vivian Doufa	Greece	I am speech language pathologist
1,194	eve brotzel
1,193	clare Byrne	United Kingdom	As a Speech & Language Therapist working with Adults with Learning Disabilities realise changes need to occur in our communities to ensure people with communication difficulties can access fully. Education and awareness training is key
1,192	hannah dedecker	UK	I am a speech and language pathology student
1,191	Caroline Lebel	Canada	Je suis orthophoniste
1,190	Ailsa Taylor	England	I am a speech and language therapist. Communication is fundamental to being human. Everyone should have the opportunity and support to reach their communication potential.
1,189	Judith Saunders	Wales	I am a speech and language therapist and agree that people with communication difficulties should have access the support they require no matter where they live in the world.
1,188	Claire Ross	Scotlanf	Communication is essential to quality of life. It is who we are
1,187	Lisa Edwards	Wales	I am a Speech and Language Therapist with experience and an interest in the field
1,186	vicky Collins	Wales	work with patients with communication problems
1,185	Jennifer Boer	PNG	I see people without help for their communication needs.
1,184	Nichole Dempsey	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist who understands that everyone hasa right to communicate even if it's through other means.
1,183	Melissa Lovell	Australia	As a speechie I have seen the effects of communication breakdown on individuals and families, it's time to share this with the wider population to increase the awareness of communication difficulties and raise hope for those affected!
1,182	Susan McMackin	England	I am a Speech Language Therapist who often sees the impact of poor communication on young people's ability to be included in wider society.
1,181	Hannah Wedley	Australia
1,180	Paula Ferrari	Australia
1,179	Catherine Crestani	Australia	Ensuring everyone has language to communicate is necessary for a fair go
1,178	Catherine Newell	Papua New Guinea	As a Speech Pathologist I have seen the vast need for support and assistance of those with communication disabilities particularly in my current country of residence (PNG) where communication disabilities are often not well understood and many people with communication disabilities are unsupported .
1,177	Elizabeth Clark	Australia	I teach students about human communication and I have worked with many people who have struggled to find ways to communicate with others.
1,176	Steve Samson	Australia
1,175	Lori Hoffman	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist I work with children who have communication difficulties on a daily basis. Every day spent at work is aimed at helping children to better communicate and voice their opinions in any way possible!
1,174	Emily Wechter
1,173	Stephanie Tinsley	United Kingdom	I suffer from selective mutism and hearing difficulty
1,172	Greyson John	america	i have selective mutism
1,171	Michael Ramsdell	Kentucky	Please see Devin's Speech Project
1,170	Kellie Broumley	United States	I have relatives diagnosed with communication disorders. I am also an undergraduate Communication Disorder major.
1,169	Rebecca Young	Canada	I am a specialized educator working with non-verbal autistic populations.
1,168	Emma Fitzgerald	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist
1,167	Eithne O'Donovan	Ireland	We need to be reminded to recognise the potential we all have to communicate whatever the barriers.
1,166	Elly Sampson	United Kingdom	Communication is essential to be part of a community; everybody has a right to that.
1,165	Yildiz Katkin	UK	communication is the foundation to everything. Wellbeing, friendships, work, life. As a peach and language therapist I am passionate about supporting children, young people and adults both directly and indirectly via raising awareness of this need that is so often overlooked and can seem invisible.
1,164	Graham Thomas	United states
1,163	deborah henry	Australia	I work as a sp path in a child youth mental health service and see the impact of communication disorders on functioning as a human being
1,162	Angie D'Aoust	Canada
1,161	Larissa Meikle
1,160	Emma White	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist. I see the impacts of communication impairment every day.
1,159	Sinead Brosnan	Ireland
1,158	Joanne Adsett	Australia	As a speech pathologist I am concerned that many children can't access early intervention services due to long public waiting lists. Families who cannot afford private services are particularly disadvantaged. This will have a long term impact on language and literacy levels.
1,157	Katey Clancy
1,156	Lauren McDonald	Wales	Communication is a vital part of life. I want to show my support to those who lack this basic right.
1,155	Victoria thomas	usa	important issue
1,154	Avril Chiat	Australia	I work with those with complex communication deficits and face the barriers daily
1,153	Gertrude Mizzi	Malta	I am a qualified Speech-Language Pathologist. It is my professional goal to aid all those who struggle with communication in their everyday lives, young and old.
1,152	Julie Hemmett	Australia
1,151	Alison Russell	Australia	Communication is a basic human right
1,150	Emma Tyrrell		The prospect of not being able to communicate to my full potential or for anyone to be in that situation is unbearable. Decision makers need to consider what it would be like to not be able to successfully communicate and the aspects of their life that require communication.
1,149	Sue McAllister	Australia	I have seen first hand the negative impact of communication disabilities and it matters to me that so many people do not have the opportunity to maximise their communication potential. Communication enables everything.
1,148	Claudia Aldridge	England	I'm an SLT
1,147	Angela Lowndes	Australia	I'm a speechie, everyone deserves the chance to communicate their wishes and needs in life.
1,146	Katherine Sanchez	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist
1,145	Sarah Finegan	Australia
1,144	Jane-Elise Healey	Australia
1,143	Kristen Payne	Australia	I work as a health professional.
1,142	Simone Arnott	Australia	I have seen the negative impact of living with a communication disorder.
1,141	Jenna Hogarth	Australia	As a Speech Pathologist too often do I see communication difficulties creating a barrier to living a fulfilling life in today's complex and varied society.
1,140	Diane Jacobs	Australia	As a speech pathologist I work with individuals with communication disorder and their families.
1,139	Marissa Stone	Australia
1,138	Emms McLaughlin	Australia	Communication is fundamental to who we are and how we relate to the world. Everyone who has difficulty with it deserves help and support to maximise their quality of life. I am a speech-language pathologist.
1,137	Wendy Mitchell	Australia	Every person has the right to be treated equally and provided with whatever aids are required to make that happen.
1,136	Rebecca Barrow	Australia
1,135	Meryl Lai	australia	not being able to communicate can be frustrating and impact on social functioning and participation
1,134	Gemma Mirtschin	Australia	As human beings being heard, listened to and understood is vital for daily functioning and must be supported in all individuals, especially those who are faced with barriers.
1,133	Leah Hanley	Australia	Communication is a fundamental skill of humans and barriers (especially those that can be addressed) to communication affect individuals in profound ways. Every person has a right to communicate.
1,132	Linzi Green	Uk	I am a speech and language therapist working with vulnerable people with communication disorders on a daily basis
1,131	Sarah Billing	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist supporting and providing the opportunity for all to be able to communicate.
1,130	Audrey DECHARNE	Australia
1,129	Orietta Mariano	Australia
1,128	Hannah Sheridan	Australia	I am a speech pathologist
1,127	Fiona Collins	England UK	Because as a teacher I can hopefully make a difference to those who can't speak up for themselves.
1,126	Elizabeth Baird	Australia	Basic Right
1,125	Alicia Croston	Australia	The ability to communicate is often taken for granted. We need to support those for which communication is a challenge.
1,124	Cliona Angelino-Kearnes	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist.
1,123	Robynann Williams	Australia	I am a speech pathologist and believe that good communication is as essential as breathing
1,122	Danielle Daly	Ireland	I'm a Speech and Language Therapist and I believe that the opportunity to communicate is a basic human right
1,121	Megan Baird	Australia
1,120	Rebecca Lindhe	Australia	I'm a speech pathologist!
1,119	Anna Sciacca	Australia	I'm studying speech pathology
1,118	Maria Gustavsson	Sweden	I am a speech and language therapist.
1,117	Sally Morgan	UK
1,116	Jayne Collins	United States	Being a speech pathologist, the ability to help children communicate has been my life's word
1,115	Heather Thompson	CS	I am a speech-language pathologist and I want to help as many individuals as I can. All individuals should be able to lead healthy. communicative lives and strong socially productive relationships in order to be involved citizens of the world.
1,114	Sabrina Jeria	Canada	I'm a healthcare communicator who works with patients with communications difficulties.
1,113	Surinder Mann	England	express your needs
1,112	Suzanne Leavesley	Western Australia	I am a former speech therapist and I have dysphasia after my stroke in 2012.
1,111	Michelle Taylor		I work with people with varying levels of communication difficulties
1,110	gerda Mcardle	United Kingdom	Because it is something that as a society we preach freedom of speech and deplore countries that we deem not to adhere to that right while in our own country a law has just been enacted that prevents the voice of groups and charities to publish and protest against the actions ot the government when it has neither included legislation in their manifesto nor listened to the majority
1,109	Marie Gascogne	Uk	I am a speech and language therapist supporting service design to deliver better support for children and young people with communication needs
1,108	Ylva Peilitz	Sweden	Rätten att få förstå och kunna uttrycka sin röst i samhället är tydlig. Men gör vi tillräckligt för att förutsättningarna ska finnas för alla?
1,107	Camilla Olsson	Sweden	I'm a speech language therapist.
1,106	Jacqueline Lacinski	usa	I am a speech therapist.
1,105	Victoria Chesser	Australia	It matters to be because it should matter to everyone!
1,104	Rachel Daruty	Australia	Update myself on how to support the development of basic communication
1,103	Ulrika Guldsteand	Sweden	I am a Speech and Language therapist, I see every day what it means to have problems with communication, even small priblems. I also have a grandmother with aphasia
1,102	Barbara Ginley	Ireland	I am an SSLT working with people with communication disorders on a daily basis
1,101	Lois Turner	Canada	I am a Speech Language Pathologist
1,100	bayan salah	palestine	i'm a sppech therapy and audiology student and it's part of my study field duty and my ethics as a human to respect others rights and support it ..specially that i'm from a country who lacks awareness of such things
1,099	Cheris Frailey	USA	I am a speech-language pathologist.Communication is so important and has an impact on everyone's lives every day.
1,098	J Kasp	USA	I'm a Speech Pathologist
1,097	Marie Firing Lunde	Norway
1,096	Charly Harris	UK	Communication is fundamental to humanity and the impact of a communication difficulty is so often underestimated. I believe all people, whatever their cognitive level should be supported to communicate their thoughts, feelings and wishes as effectively as possible, whether verbally or non-verbally.
1,095	Mary Fleming	Australia	Because I work in child and adolescent mental health and see the impact of communication difficulties on a daily basis
1,094	Birgitta Rosen	Sweden	I am a Speech and Language pathologist
1,093	Kristy Swift	Usa	I'm an SLP
1,092	Katerina Shtereva	Bulgaria
1,091	Vicky Watkins	New Zealand	I work as a Speech-Language Therapist with adults with acquired communication difficulties and their families
1,090	Chutamanee Onsuwan	Thailand
1,089	Whitney Postman	United States	I conducted fieldwork on aphasia in Indonesian, 1 of the world's most widely spoken languages, in Manado, Sulawesi. In 2004, my paper was the 1st to be published on aphasia in Indonesian in a peer-reviewed international journal. Yet the number of SLP's, including Professors praising the virtues of cultural and linguistic diversity, who have expressed interest in this work remains negligible.
1,088	Pushpa Ramachandran	India	Because I believe in breaking barriers that come successful communication.
1,087	Jennifer States	United States	After witnessing the multiple issues my sister's family endured trying to receive help for her daughter's communication issues.
1,086	Aubrey Green	United States	Because I am a future SLP
1,085	Amity Craig
1,084	Deborah Akinyele
1,083	Mary Ellen George
1,082	pedro brás da silva	portugal	i'm a slp working with deaf and hard of hearing children and their families
1,081	Cara Cushman	MO
1,080	Rosária Braga Pereira	Portugal	I am a Speech language pathologist
1,079	Alejandra Auza	Mexico	Communication difficulties are silent and in many cases not early detected. People have the right to communicate what they need, feel & experience in life.
1,078	Ashley Phillips	United States	Everyone should have access to the tools they need to communicate effectively in society. More support is needed because people need access to technology that is avaiable.
1,077	Matt Bondi
1,076	Isabel Costa	Portugal	I'm a SLP
1,075	Naomi Seow	New Zealand	I work as a Speech-Language Therapist with adults with acquired communication difficulties.
1,074	Shona Spen	Canada	it affects us all. we're in this world together, therefor we should love and support eachother and have more patience
1,073	Lynne Hewitt	United States	Because I know the serious impact that communication disorders have on individuals and I am committed to helping people achieve their full potential.
1,072	Ilias Papathanasiou	Greece
1,071	Allison Wong	78759	I am passionate about communication disorders and am getting my master's in speech-language pathology
1,070	Jennifer Kemp	Canada	Communication is a fundamental human right. Individuals who struggle to communicate should have access to affordable SLP services.
1,069	Samantha Morgan	USA	I am studying to become an Audiologist
1,068	Alicia O'Neill	United States	As a speech-language pathologist and as a human being, I believe we are put on this earth to build relationships. How can we build relationships without the ability to communicate to our fullest potential?
1,067	Carmen Resto	Puerto Rico	Communication disorders affect everyone even if your not the patient. SLP working with neurogenic disorders.
1,066	amber reid	Canada	suffering from spasmodic dystonia
1,065	Anna Rhodes	England	As a practising Speech and Language Therapist I am aware that many children do not receive the targeted support they need to develop good communication skills.
1,064	Jenny Grant	Scotland	I am studying Speech and Language Therapy at university and think the profile of the profession and service users needs to be raised
1,063	Adrienne Cruser	USA	Communication is essential to everyone's success!!!
1,062	Speech Link	England	Speech Link support pupils in primary schools and secondary schools with speech, language and communication difficulties.
1,061	SARAH WALL	ENGLAND	SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIST.
1,060	Jaimee Dutton	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist and believe everyone has the right to be able to effectively communicate
1,059	Valery Yura	USA	I am a SLP and I work with persons who have communication disorders.
1,058	Julie Sorhaitz	Canada	I work with individuals with communication disabilities and also have family and friends who also live with this challenge.
1,057	Joshua Cameron	New Zealand	I'm Ops' Manager for http://vocalsaints.co.nz. The need for our services ALWAYS outweighs the help available.
1,056	Sarah Campbell	New Zealand	I'm a Paediatric Speech Therapist - I see the difference that the ability to communicate makes to children every day.
1,055	Amy Cooper	United Kingdom	This is the reason I've just qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist
1,054	Margie Tucker		I am an educator. Communication is essential to a full learning experience.
1,053	Kirsty Park	United Kingdom
1,052	Sarah McMillan	Australia
1,051	Franceska Edis	Australia	I see the effect of communication impairment everyday in my work.
1,050	Wayne Whatford	Australia	To communicate, to express our thoughts and feelings and share or dreams and desires with others is to be human. Why should anyone expect any less.
1,049	Roisin Carroll	Ireland	It is paramount to raise awareness of how communication barriers can impact on a person's quality of life. I am personally interested in how therapy using technology can assist people with disorders as a result of brain injury or stroke such as aphasia.
1,048	Tracey Badcock	New Zealand	Because every human being has the right to be able to communicate and recieve communication in a way suitable to the individual.
1,047	Linda Henderson	New Zealand
1,046	Jean Gross CBE	UK	I ledour own national year of communication here in UK in 2011.
1,045	HARA ANASTASOPOULOU	Greece	communicate means express your idea free, feel free, imagine & dream loud!
1,044	Emma Notarangelo
1,043	Samantha McConnachie	United Kingdom	I am a student speech and language therapist
1,042	joanne lai	scotland	Being able to express yourself and be heard by others is an essential human right
1,041	Felcia Lau		Being able to communicate with others to exchange ideas and express feelings is the essential way of living together happily. There is no one whose feelings should be ignored, especially to the human who has difficulty to express themselves.
1,040	Fergus McGlone	Scotland	Student Speech and Language Therapist
1,039	Stuart McDonald	United Kingdom
1,038	Joe Morrison	United Kingdom	Speech and Language Therapy Student
1,037	Paula McParlane	United Kingdom
1,036	Staci Neustadt	USA	I am an SLP who believes everyone should be heard! I help create AAC apps to help those that can't communicate verbally.
1,035	Laura Smith	United Kingdom	My sister has no speech so I understand the value and importance of communication. Professionally I have campaigned for years for improved support and services for all, particularly those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN)
1,034	Mark Wood	Australia
1,033	Alison Fielding	uk
1,032	James Haley	England	Dignity
1,031	Wibke Kukler	Germany	Communication is my daily work, I know how important it is ..from birth till the end of life.. I'm a SLP
1,030	Zara Newnham
1,029	Katrina Tsoutsoulis	Australia	I am in my final year of masters in speech pathology so I understand the importance of communication! I would like to help and support those with communication disorders as I've seen first hand how frustrating it can be. Everyone deserves the right to communicate and express who they are. It is one of the most important factors to provide a healthy and happy well-being.
1,028	Charlene Freedman	Australia	Every person should have the opportunity and the means to express his/her needs, wants, emotions, opinions and ideas.
1,027	Olivia Koh	United Kingdom
1,026	Chrstina Thomson	Australia	As a speech pathologist I feel that the importance of communication is greatly undervalued and underfunded in society, it needs needs greater awareness.
1,025	Kalan Hall	Australia
1,024	Natalie Retamal	Australia	Because it should matter to everyone. Communication is power.
1,023	Suzanne Kirwan	Ireland	As an SLT, I appreciate how important early identification of communication difficulties is. The ability to communicate our needs and wants is such a basic human right, and one that is denied to so many.
1,022	Emily Scarff	Australia	I am an Occupational Therapist
1,021	Freya Langmead	Australia	I am a Speech Pathologist working with people with disabilities
1,020	Bridget McArthur	New Zealand	makes gains in communication. I think that it is important for those at a government level understand the impact a communication difficulty can have on an individuals life and further impact our communities.
1,019	Natalie Clark	UK
1,018	Cassandra Wood	Australia
1,017	Priyal Vora	United States	I'm an SLP and help individuals with communication disorders develop a communication system which will improve their effectiveness of communication to express wants/needs/ feelings and participate socially
1,016	Nichola Harris	Australia	too many individuals do not receive help with their communication skills and awareness of communication difficulties is still limited.
1,015	Ward McRorie	Canada	Its a basic human right!
1,014	Leah McRorie	Canada	We all belong and need opportunity to communicate our needs, wants, dreams and be able to advocate for a meaningful life with purposeful days.
1,013	Darlene Thompson	Canada	My children were born with limited communication due to developmental disabilities and one of the most necessary skills was to develop for them
1,012	Florence S	Australia	I'm a Speech Pathologist and I feel that our government need to place more funding in the public health system and employ more SLP as there are not enough for the community. Communication disability is not seen as a problem but a choice in our governments eyes.
1,011	Lisa Bennie	Australia
1,010	Erin Nicholson	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist
1,009	Libby French	New Zealand
1,008	Sara Lees	Canada	Because without communication, we have kaos !
1,007	Philip Wilkins	Australia	Aphasia
1,006	Riana Topan	Canada
1,005	Clare Glazebrook	Australia
1,004	Shirley Locke	USA	Speech-Language Pathologist
1,003	Paraffin Yadav	USA	I am an SLP
1,002	Rinki Varindani	United States	Being a Speech Language Pathologist, I have witnessed how communication disorders impact lives. I am passionate about spreading awareness and education about these disorders, promoting the need for early intervention and making services more accessible and available to all.
1,001	Sara Mischo	United States
1,000	Leona Chan	Canada
999	Lauren Templeton	Canada
998	Clare Turner	United Kingdom
997	Jane Parr	United Kingdom
996	Laura Williams	Australia
995	charlotte whitehead	United Kingdom
994	Andrew Ryder	United Kingdom
993	jo cannon	United Kingdom
992	Miranda Wilks	United Kingdom
991	Thomas Wells	Denmark
990	Charlaine Illingworth	United Kingdom
989	Chelsey Gregory	Canada	I am an S-LP who fully appreciates the cause!
988	Alana Botwright	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student and fully support the need for better awareness of communication difficulties and alleviating the social barriers still evident in today's society.
987	Charmaine Bethel	United Kingdom	Because everyone has a right to be heard
986	Sarah Parkin	United Kingdom
985	Alison Bennett	United Kingdom
984	Fiona Fleming	United Kingdom
983	Rita Loureiro	Portugal
982	Nataaa Torlak	Serbia	"As Speech and language pathologist therapist, I think it is very important to increase public awareness of communication disorders and disability and the severe impact they have on people s lives. Without that, chances to be supported are small. Support is very important for quality of life of people with communication disabilities."
981	Eleanor Newman	United Kingdom
980	Esther Corrick	United Kingdom
979	megan cliffe	United Kingdom
978	Daniel Rees	United Kingdom
977	Jemma Vella	United Kingdom
976	Jenn Clubley	United Kingdom
975	Emma Foster	United Kingdom
974	Jacqueline moulson	United Kingdom
973	Charlotte Rees	United Kingdom
972	Nicola Findlay	United Kingdom
971	Lydia Taylor	United Kingdom
970	Edel Dunphy	Ireland
969	Charlotte Maxwell	United Kingdom
968	kirsty Evans	United Kingdom	I am an SLT
967	Carly Theodosi	United Kingdom
966	Jenna Braddick	United Kingdom
965	Sat rah	Ireland
964	Nicola Waddington	United Kingdom
963	Carrie Prince	United Kingdom
962	Elizabeth Van	United Kingdom
961	Claudia Goswitz	United States
960	P Austin	United States
959	Michelle Galasso	Australia
958	Deb Blatt	United States
957	Amanda Khamis	Australia
956	Carlene Mulhall	United States
955	Andrea Simioni	Canada
954	Claire Eleason	Canada
953	Linda Laugesen	New Zealand
952	Natasha Fitzpatrick	New Zealand
951	Clare Slater	United Kingdom
950	SL Ho	Singapore
949	Caterina Minaudo	Canada
948	Leslie Erven	Canada
947	Lauren Boyce	Canada
946	Jacinta Parsons	New Zealand	People underestimate the importance of the need for communication.
945	Emmy Labrecque	Canada
944	Kim French	Canada
943	Amber Michaud	Canada
942	Joseph LaMothe	Canada
941	Ann Bruder	Canada
940	Alicia Chernik	Canada
939	Vanessa Funk	Canada
938	Caitlin Malli	Canada
937	Jamie DesJarlais	Canada
936	Laura Beckett	Canada
935	Lacey Borys	Canada	I'm going into a career as a speech language pathologist
934	Brodie Cameron	Canada
933	Bretton Lang	Canada
932	Brianna Mager	Canada
931	Katryna Lysay	Canada
930	Alanna Lindsay	Canada
929	Ruth Burtonwood	United Kingdom
928	Kate Millin	United Kingdom
927	Carol Sachar	United States
926	Gillian Rose	United Kingdom
925	Mary Raucci	United States
924	Add Kristinsdttir	Denmark
923	MAGGIE DELPINO	United States
922	Barbara Harvie	United Kingdom	Aphasia
921	Steve Hogg	United Kingdom
920	Eileen Charnley	United Kingdom
919	Mike Guerrieri	United States
918	Annette Cameron	United Kingdom
917	Neil Bindemann	United Kingdom
916	Marian Brady
915	Alex John	Belgium	Communication is all important for a person's well-being.
914	Kendra Coates	Canada
913	Donald Caruso	United States
912	Graham Raynor	Canada
911	Jose Cornejo	United States
910	Katie Byrne	United Kingdom
909	Daniela Andrade	Canada
908	George Williams	New Zealand	Individuals can not function and be part of a healthy society without the ability and opportunity to communicate freely
907	Jodi York	United States
906	Kelly Velasquez	United States
905	Kevin Larkin	United States
904	Joe Meier	Canada
903	Gerald Lewis	United States
902	Jonathan Marcus	United States
901	Peggy Savage	United States	Communication is a human right for everyonet.
900	Rebecca Smith	United States
899	Esther Gatuma	United States	My mother suffered a stroke from cerebral malaria and she needed speech therapy.
898	William Baulkwill	United States	"As an employee of ASHA, I am very aware that the need to communicate is absolutely a basic human right."
897	Laurie Alban	United States
896	Leah Spanier	Canada
895	Rhona Sangster	United Kingdom
894	Adena Dacy	United States
893	Monica Sampson	United States
892	Jennifer Fung	Canada
891	Genevive FIly-Par	Canada
890	Sarah Slater	United States
889	Sean "Casey,"	Canada
888	Julie Radford	Australia
887	Rukhaiya Ebrahim	United Kingdom
886	Kate Morley	United Kingdom
885	karissa zeley	Canada
884	Lala Gafarova	New Zealand
883	Julie Marshall	United Kingdom
882	runn Halldrsdttir	Iceland	Because I believe communication is a basic right and In my work I meet a lot of people with communication disorders that need our support and understanding!
881	Lisa Kosztandy	Canada
880	Brynds Gudmundsdottir	Iceland	Speech language pathologist
879	Stephanie Jansen	Canada
878	Gina McCarty	Canada
877	kevin warne
876	Janine Baker	Canada	"Communication is the most important thing in all relationships. Be it a smile, a sign, a head nod, words or laughter."
875	Jennifer P	United States
874	Mia Travlos
873	Kent Karemaker	Canada
872	Jhanna Gujnsdttir	Iceland	Because it is important to comunicate with other persons.
871	Laura Perry	United Kingdom
870	Monique Lindeman	Australia	"My daughter has a speech language impairment and I can se how it effects her everyday life: Socially it is detrimental as kids need to communicate and when they can't, they are excluded; Learning is hard as teachers use lots of words and expect kids to understand; The basic understanding of life, safety and boundaries are so hard to communicate effectively"
869	Alberto Yordanov	Canada
868	Stphanie Sarah	Canada
867	Amlie Turcotte	Canada
866	Sandrine Binette-Rodrigue	Canada
865	Shanie Gauthier	Canada
864	amy manwaring
863	Elizabeth Faraone	Canada
862	Tiffany St.	Canada	I support children in communicating everyday though the barriers are still there!
861	Jennifer Beer	Canada
860	Alissa Ovsepian	United States
859	8:B8O KA:8=0	Russian Federation
858	Cherie Orellana	United States
857	paula hull	United Kingdom
856	Amy Dasilva	United States
855	Richard Bradford	United Kingdom
854	Joanna Walkley	Australia
853	Margaret Barber	Australia
852	Shona Kong	Australia
851	Donna Cole	Australia
850	Lorraine McAlpine	Australia
849	John Moss	Australia
848	Allan Briddock	United Kingdom
847	Julie Kilpatrick	Australia
846	Alison Boorman-Sears	Canada
845	RUTH HICKSON	Australia
844	Lise Bellavance	Canada
843	Kinga Kubiak	Australia
842	Stphanie Poirier	Canada
841	Florence Dion-Morin	Canada
840	Jean-Alexandre Raby	Canada
839	Vanessa Rancourt-Thibault	Canada
838	Kathryn Francis	Canada
837	Stacey Gourlas	Australia	Son has PLD
836	Sue George	Australia
835	sarah wallace	Australia	My son has a severe primary language disorder and I know how much it affects every facet of his life. It is time this disability is given the recognition it deserves!
834	Gemma Bailey	Canada	I'm a speech-language pathologist that helps individuals with communication impairments regain their voice.
833	Patricia Gibson	Australia
832	Frances Clark-Stone	United Kingdom	Because lack of communication holds people back and communication is a skill that can be learned
831	Helen Chirgwin	Australia	For just that reason...Everyone should have every opportunity to be able to communicate..it is their Human Right!
830	Leanne Hamilton	United Kingdom
829	tiffany coulter	United Kingdom
828	Karen Wallace	Australia	My child has profound primary language disorder
827	Sangay Wangmo	Australia
826	Michelle Williams	Australia
825	Jenny Allen	United Kingdom
824	Tracy Wharrier	Australia
823	Katherine Pratt	Australia
822	Sarah Braithwaite	United Kingdom
821	Nat Brooks	Australia
820	Kerrie Stevens	Australia
819	Kym-Maree Sargaison	Australia
818	Emma Juleff	Australia
817	Marie Hodgkinson	Australia	I have a child with Speech Language Disorder.
816	Lesley Kelk	Australia
815	Serena Lewis	Australia
814	Tracey Lenarduzzi	Australia
813	Shaun Ziegenfusz	Australia
812	Janine Day	Australia
811	Nel Ouwens	Canada
810	Alyssa Weinmaster	Canada	Communication is a basic part of our humanity that we often take for granted.
809	Linda Fletcher	United Kingdom	My son is unable to speak and still has no effective means of communicating at the age of 17. I could not agree more with the final sentence of this pledge - people with communication disabilities shoudl have access to the support they need to realise their full potential.
808	Felipe Henr?quez
807	Romina Catenacci	Chile
806	Kim Stiles	Canada
805	Jose Catalan	Chile
804	Mara Ignacia Rodrguez Morales	Chile
803	Michelle Jackson	Canada
802	Kevin LeClair	Canada
801	Nicole Quintela	Canada	Communication is a vital part of everyone's life and it can easily be taken for granted. Recognizing this as a basic human right will open doors for those who require assistance!
800	Michael Powell	Canada
799	Corinne Toupin	Canada
798	Anna Bouchard	Canada
797	Louise b	Canada
796	Rhonda Ferguson Thomson	Canada
795	Kathleen Graham	Canada
794	Carmen Parsons	Canada	"I am a speech language pathologist with a deep commitment to assisting children with communication challenges succeed in school and in life. In recent years, my volunteer efforts in developing countries have taught me that communication is a basic and essential right for all people everywhere."
793	Frieda Frumento	Canada	If you are unable to communicate you will never receive the help you should have.
792	Shari Eisen	Canada
791	Annemarie Economon	United States
790	Angela Keuling	Canada
789	Nahal Namdaran	Canada
788	Marnie Paul	Canada
787	Lisa Ryan
786	Marie-Louise Carignan	Canada
785	Dana Cooper	Canada
784	Marie-Lyne Boucher	Canada
783	Susie Luptak	Canada
782	Meara Brown	Canada
781	Stephanie Peddle	Canada
780	Dana McNicholas	United States
779	Alison Cox	Canada
778	Sheena Alexander	Canada
777	Sarah Frumento	Canada	Everyone should be able to express themselves so that they can connect with others.
776	Elizabeth Ekins	Canada
775	Jennifer Kowlessar	Canada
774	Anna Delaney	Bhutan
773	Judi Israel	Canada
772	Jasenka Snajdar	Canada
771	natasha tuck	Canada
770	Trina Sampson	Canada
769	Jennifer Le Feuvre	Canada
768	Jennifer Nyentap	Canada
767	Lynne Miller	Canada
766	becky polacco	Canada
765	Lindsay Brunton	Canada
764	Nancy Shippam	Canada
763	Ginette Lalonde	Canada
762	Frdrique Sommaire	France
761	Georgie Brewin	Canada
760	Beth Baker	Canada
759	Miranda Entwistle	Canada
758	Rukshana Juma	Canada
757	Ruth Mailhot	Canada
756	Fayden Wyss Bokhari	Canada
755	Jennifer Hicks	Canada
754	Nadene McBride	Canada
753	Trina Warner	Canada
752	Nancy Greenwood	Canada	"As an audiologist in Canada, I know first-hand the importance of communication and how it is directly related to quality of life."
751	Amanda Babin	Canada
750	Sandy Crowley	Canada
749	Kristina Ostermann	Canada
748	Ian Roth	Canada	Quality of life is dependent on a person's ability to communicate.
747	Elizabeth Dolan	Canada
746	Malerie Beach	Canada
745	Linda Davis	Canada
744	Indira Mike	Canada
743	Robert Montgomery	Canada
742	Diane Bouchard-Lamothe	Canada
741	Nancy Scott	Canada
740	Jacqueline Arsenault	Canada
739	Karen Mattan	Canada
738	Stephanie Barraco	Canada
737	Allison Brennan	Canada
736	Rebecca LeBlanc	Canada
735	Carol Klassen	Canada
734	Jillian Hanmore	Canada
733	Dawn Bryce-Smith	Canada	My beloved son has Apraxia!
732	carly enders	Australia
731	Patricia Dillabough	Canada
730	Elena Vance	United Kingdom
729	Jean Monkman	United Kingdom
728	Laura Lynn Richards	Canada
727	Anna Maria Koo	Canada
726	Jose Amyotte	Canada
725	Tracy Simonar	Canada
724	Lisa Dawn Aizawa	Canada
723	Laurie Graham	Canada
722	Amy Cloutier	Canada
721	Adam Crane	Canada
720	Alexandra Kaempffer	Canada
719	Allison Haas	Canada
718	Caris Bailey	Canada
717	Megan Mckee	United States
716	Keeley Griffith	Canada
715	Danielle Boaden	Canada
714	Diana Lamare	Canada
713	Amanda Indovina	Canada
712	Jennifer Moore	Canada
711	Kayla F	Canada
710	Carin Broome	Canada
709	Sbastien Labb	Canada	Imagin if Stephen Hawking could not communicate.
708	Liza Suhanic	Canada	"Because as a young person, I could not communicate and suffered greatly as a consequence."
707	Talia West	Canada
706	Adrienne Curran	Canada
705	Valerie Couture	Canada
704	Pascale Durocher	Canada	"My son has a specific langage impairment and I know that langage is essential for every activity, including social relation, academic learnings and professionnal life"
703	Erin Henechowicz	Canada
702	Tara McInerney	Canada
701	Jennifer Barker	Canada
700	Ande Stewart	Canada
699	Sheila Charlton	Canada
698	Terri Shea	Canada
697	Terra Fehrman	Canada
696	Jeff Armstrong	Canada	"Humans are inherently a social species. Without the ability to communicate, a person's mental health and cognitive ability can be severely impacted."
695	Megan Kondrackyj	Canada
694	Donna Scorfield	Canada
693	Meaghan Delaney	Canada
692	Linda Lambert	Canada
691	Cheryl Brown	Canada	Communication needs to be a fundamental human right.
690	Paula Malczewski	Canada
689	Shannon Hitchcock	Canada
688	Amie Stilson	Canada
687	Sara Skolsky	Canada
686	Fiona Collins	United Kingdom
685	Tamara Agar	Canada
684	Emily Balkam	Canada	Everyone deserves the right to communicate!
683	Marianne Paul	Canada	"Communication is the root of society. Without communication, one cannot find and request help; miscommunication leads to conflict. Being able to communicate is a basic skill that is now needed even on employment that used to be more ""manuel""."
682	Mary-Jane Slingerland	Canada	"The right to communicate is just as important as the right to live. Without life you can't communicate and if you can't communicate, you cannot live a full life! As a speech-language therapist I see this playout daily in the lives if my clients."
681	Sheila MacDonald	Canada
680	Stefanie Pinguet	Canada	"I am a speech language pathologist and see every day the impact of communication deficits have on people, their families, ability to participate in care decisions and return to work."
679	Mike Serink
678	Betty Norman Bray	Canada	It is in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
677	Laurel Allen	United Kingdom
676	Julie Herczeg	Canada
675	Alexandra Lay	Canada
674	Sam Williams	Canada
673	Jaimie Atkins	Canada	"As a speech-language pathologist, I care deeply about an individual's right to connect with others and communicate wants and needs."
672	Marc-Andr Pronovost	Canada	La communication est essentielle la survie!
671	Stephanie Dudych	Canada
670	Jennifer Blancher	Canada
669	Sarah Blazak	United States
668	Kate Wishart	Canada	Supports for individuals with communication support in BC are being eroded which will significantly affect quality of life for many British Columbians
667	nicole rausch	Canada
666	Lesley Wai	Canada
665	Stephen Shedletzky	Canada	I've overcome a struggle with a stutter and have found my voice. It is every human beings right to be able to communicate.
664	Susan Brant	Canada
663	Katerina Hilari	United Kingdom
662	Charlotte Lundeen	Canada
661	Shannon Brooks	Canada
660	Blythe Silva	Canada
659	Allison Farnand	Canada
658	Karen Nolan	Canada
657	Sadie Coughlin	Canada
656	Rita Francis	Canada
655	Vickie HladyMacDonald	Canada
654	Kalista Smith	Canada
653	Christine Huber	Canada
652	Britney McLaren	Canada
651	Angela Drozda	Canada
650	Shelley Leiner	Canada
649	Marnie Loeb	Canada
648	Anna Gryz	Canada
647	Rita Dube	Canada
646	Denise Lewis	Canada
645	Roberta Konen	Canada
644	Della Chubb	United Kingdom
643	Jillian Frick	Canada
642	Laurie Denley	Canada
641	Gillian Lucas	Canada
640	Gina Meacoe	Canada
639	Jean Evans	United States
638	Katelyn Holst	United States
637	Melanie McClean		Every single person deserves the opportunity to communicate and to be facilitated to do this.
636	Ruth McCartney	United Kingdom
635	Laura McGuiggan		Work as a Speech and Language Therapist - see the impact of communication difficulties on people and their families
634	Christine McCormick	United Kingdom	I work as a Speech Language Therapist
633	Sean Roe	United Kingdom
632	Elliot Hock	United States
631	Catherine Wilson	United Kingdom
630	Sue Haley	United Kingdom
629	Julie Euyoque	United States
628	Kellie Dalton	United States
627	Deborah Hwa-Froelich	United States
626	Amanda Spison	United States
625	Diala Salem	United States
624	John Strickler	United States
623	Ben Morris	United Kingdom
622	Karen W	Ghana	"Every day I see children and adults without the ability to communicate effectively. Their families are desperate and services and supports are piecemeal and critically limited. How would it feel if it was your son, auntie, mother or grandmother?"
621	Ruth Brocklesby
620	Rebecca Almore	United States
619	Sarah Morris	United States
618	Valerie Maples	United States	"As a mother to a daughter who cannot speak, I know first-hand the need to have access to AAC at all life stages for people of all abilities. This is not a want, but a need!"
617	Shahzeb Kausar	United Kingdom
616	Libby Hill	United Kingdom
615	Ellen Hickey	Canada	"I have worked in 4 countries in the Global South. Families of people with disabilities travel far and wide to come to see me, sometimes spending all of their family's money to travel to bring one child or adult for an assessment. Local communication disorders services are essential! People with disabilities are more likely to come from poverty and then to continue that cycle of poverty. Witho
614	Rehana Pasta
613	Cherie Jessop-Neggo	Australia
612	Erin Nicholson	Canada
611	rachel whitmore	United Kingdom
610	Laura Sargent	United Kingdom
609	Elaine Liu	United Kingdom
608	Joyce O'Hare	United Kingdom
607	Nicola Healy	United Kingdom
606	Loredana Distaso	Italy
605	Eadaoin Allen
604	Esther Capes	United Kingdom
603	Elizabeth Savina	Australia
602	Carolina R.L. Daniele	Italy	Because I believe that everybody should have the right to communicate in any way possible
601	Hannah Ford	Australia
600	Fiona Cook	New Zealand
599	Kirsten Wakefield	Australia
598	Michael Markovic	Australia
597	Mariam Seeney	Australia
596	Bari Eisenhauer	United States
595	Carolynn Symes		Close friends' son suffers from Verbal Dyspraxia.
594	Gemma Robson	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapy student and see the vital work we do be vastly under acknowledged
593	Shelagh Russell	United Kingdom
592	Melanie Carte	United Kingdom
591	Shona Campbell	United Kingdom
590	Cheryl Stewart	United Kingdom	My 4 year old son has verbal dyspraxia.
589	Rebecca Sinclair	Australia
588	Rob Walker	Canada
587	Rebecca Leighton	United Kingdom
586	Mia Lvblad
585	Cecilia Vennberg	Sweden
584	Ingalill Ahnland	Sweden
583	Alana Watts	Australia
582	Mary Heritage	United Kingdom
581	Mark QUINN	Australia
580	Kathy Shelton	Australia
579	CELIA HOUGHTON	United Kingdom
578	Molly Manning	Ireland
577	Aoife McGuire	Ireland
576	Lisa Berriman	Australia
575	Rose Harry
574	Steven Harulow
573	Jessica Drake	Singapore
572	Alison Marrs	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language therapist I see first hand the impact having a communication difficulty can have as well as just how much strength families of people with difficulties have. It is tiring to keep fighting for access and support however and raising awareness of this issue is key.
571	Sarah Hastilow	United Kingdom
570	Charlotte Proctor-warden	United Kingdom
569	Lorna O'Kane	United Kingdom	I am a Speech and Language therapist and I know first hand how vital our work is and how far we still need to go!
568	Kellyann lea	United Kingdom
567	Louise Pentony	United Kingdom
566	Karen Bridge	United Kingdom
565	Kathryn Merrick	United Kingdom
564	Tasha Bletsoe	United Kingdom
563	Vivienne Capp	United Kingdom
562	Caroline Baker	Australia
561	Laura Moreira	United States	Human rights define true civilization and communication defines humanity.
560	Brigid McNeill	New Zealand
559	Tiernan Stinson	Australia
558	brendan Kealey	Canada
557	Francine Morris	Canada
556	Jennifer Finbow	Canada
555	Nadine Jacob	Canada
554	Riana Topan	Canada
553	Andrea Reid	New Zealand
552	Chris Stone	Australia	Because the more than 1 million Australians living with a communication difficulty derive the same opportunities as other Australians
551	Angela Adrian	United States
550	Abigail Beswick	United Kingdom
549	Leslie Peterson	Canada
548	Adrienne Yates	Canada
547	Agnes Fuchs	Canada
546	Annette Gorey	United States	The ability to communicate is key to survival in our world.
545	Aileen Stuart	Canada
544	Angela Jacque	Canada	Ability to communicate is life changing and everyone should have this right.
543	joanne helland	Canada
542	Amanda Davis		I am a speech and language therapist
541	Aura Kagan	Canada
540	Amarjot Dhindsa	Canada	Because the ability to communicate should be a basic human right. We need to create a world where that is possible.
539	Kathleen Ladzik	Canada	It is most important that people are able to communicate.
538	Alexandra Poetschke	Australia	"As a Speech Pathologist, I am passionate about helping people with communication difficulties develop their capacity to express themselves and have their needs met."
537	Andrea Konicki Strychalski	United States
536	Alan Henson	United Kingdom	Communication is everything.
535	Alan Price	United Kingdom
534	Alex Smith	United Kingdom	Any difficulty with communication diminishes our quality of life.
533	Alexandra Carling-Rowland	Canada
532	Alison Best	United Kingdom	I am a speech and language therapist
531	Alishia Chamney	Canada	Everyone deserves the right to communicate - regardless of age or ability.
530	alison mccullough	United Kingdom	because communication is a core life skill and we need to ensure that everyone has equal access to this basic human need
529	Alison Fuller	United Kingdom
528	Amanda Comer	United Kingdom	Communication is a prequisite to everything and everyone should be entitled to this right.
527	Amanda Steeves	Canada
526	Amy McCandlish	United Kingdom
525	audrey mckinnon	Canada	"because too many people do not have a ""voice"" of their own. They rely on those who ""know them best"" to interpret for them. What if the interpretation is wrong?"
524	Amelia Piesz	Canada	As a person who has received my Communicative Disorders Assistant Certificate and have worked with many people with communication disorders I understand how important it is for people to be able to communicate their wants and needs in whatever way is possible for them.
523	Amie Hay	Canada	"I work in the field of communication disorders and I routinely hear the concerns of familiesother professionals about the lack of services for people. I believe it is our responsibility to stand up and advocate for the clients, families and other supportive personnel."
522	Andrea Moxley	United States
521	Amy Luck	Australia
520	Ana Marie Magorrian	United Kingdom
519	Anam Ilyas Butt	Pakistan
518	anam yaqoob
517	Angela Crocker	United Kingdom	we need everyone to share responsibility for removing communication barriers. Inclusive Communication has life changing potential for people with communication support needs. Speech and Language therapists have a deep and broad knowledge of communication. they have the skills and experience to help break down the communication barriers.
516	Angelina Batten	Canada
515	Anita Harron
514	ann purse	United Kingdom	we need to learn to find the time to really listen to each other. to work out what we are hearing and check it out! We are too busy to communicate well!
513	anna abrahams	United Kingdom
512	Annabel Grove	United Kingdom	Because unfortunately magic wands don't work.
511	annie kenny	Australia	every person has the same rights as everyone else regardless of any problems they have
510	Anna Rupert	Canada
509	Anne Gamble
508	ANNE BRAEKKAN		"Communication is a basic human right, and is fundamental to all aspects of everyday life"
507	Anne-Marie Talbot	Canada
506	Annie Morin	Canada	Because everyday I work with childrens how have severe communication impairment.
505	Iffah Mazlan	Malaysia	Giving voices to those who can't opens up all the opportunities of communicating with the world.
504	Awurabena K	United Kingdom
503	Arran McAfee	Canada
502	Arun Balaji	India
501	Asha Morris	United Kingdom
500	Anne Scott	United States
499	Ashleigh Denman	United Kingdom	Everyone should have the right to communicate.
498	Ashley Perry	Canada
497	Asma Inayat	Pakistan
496	Anita Small	Canada	I believe in sign language as a basic right for Deaf individuals to communicate and contribute fully in society.
495	MERLIN TAYLOR JR	United States	"I am a person with Asperger-type autism, a brain injury survivor--and a speech language pathologist. God speed justice for all!"
494	Karin Hammond	Canada	"I work with children learning to express their needs, wants and ideas at their highest possible level and see them become more valued individuals in the process."
493	Attracta McPeake	United Kingdom	Communication is a core skill that is essential for everyday functioning.
492	Belinda Aubrey	Australia	My sons have hearing impairments and accessing services that educate me on how to communicate with my children is valuable for them to meet their potential and for thier mental health
491	Aydan Suphi
490	azka azhar	Pakistan
489	Bernie Sawchyn	Canada
488	Heather Baer	Canada
487	Debra Banting	Canada	I believe that my daughter with cerebral palsy was denied access to a pre-employment program for people with disabilities due to her communication challenges
486	Barbara Redmond		"I feel that everyone has the right to be able to communicate, no matter what their abilites are."
485	Barbara McCreesh		Opportunity to communicate is a basic human right
484	Bill Blake	Canada	Grandson is profoundly deaf
483	Andrea Benoit
482	Kerstin Bergroth	Sweden
481	Bethany Abbiss	United Kingdom
480	Beverley McClintock
479	William Mansfield	Canada
478	Bjartey Sigurdardottir
477	anthony voss	Australia
476	charlotte Stace	United Kingdom
475	Laura Kessel	United States
474	Sarah Boyne	Canada
473	Breanne Hetherington	Australia
472	Bronwyn Hemsley	Australia	"What would life be like, if we couldn't communicate - by writing, talking, or typing? Following up 'rights' with funding, policies, procedures, and actions to help everyone to communicate is a responsibility of all governments and citizens worldwide."
471	Brooke Ward	Australia
470	Bryony Simpson	United Kingdom	For too long Communication Disability has been invisible. Why should No Voice mean No choice? With a united International effort we can change this. Sign up now and pledge to work for a better future.
469	Barbara Burnet	Canada
468	Caroline Pickstone	United Kingdom	"As a Speech & Language therapist in UK, I have spent a career working with individuals whose communication difficulty has had a major impact on their life. This petition underlines that and has the potential to do great good."
467	Cae Ashton	Australia
466	Caitlin McGuren	Australia
465	Caitlin Longman	South Africa
464	Fiona Campbell	Canada	People are dying and cannot make their wishes known because they do not have services to support their communication if they cannot talk naturally. This causes so much distress to the patient and their families and healthcare workers
463	Carmen Linton	Canada
462	Carmen Robitaille-Brown	Canada	"I would like to see the ""Decision-Makers"" experience for more than one hour or one environment, how important and unaware we are of the existing communication barriers. Please take the time and make an effort to live the problem and help start the needed changes."
461	carolina belmar	Chile
460	Caroline Martin	Canada
459	Carolyn Patrickcarolynpatrick	Canada
458	Carrie Ballantyne		Support is imperative. What could we be missing out on in all those people with communication difficulties minds? Brilliant minds with no means to communicate it. It makes no sense not to support them!
457	Donna Castle	United Kingdom
456	Catherine Donnelly	United Kingdom	vulnerable people need to be invovled in decisions that affect them
455	catherine stewart
454	catherine peters
453	Catherine Ward	United Kingdom
452	Caroline Bowen	Australia	"Communication is a basic human right and everyone's communication should be heard, read or seen - and valued."
451	Celia Todd	United Kingdom	As an SLT I view communication rights as fundamental
450	Chantal Kealey	Canada
449	Charlotte Enns	Canada	"What message do we send if we don't think people are worth ""talking"" to??"
448	saba noor
447	Lynne Millard	United Kingdom	Early detection and intervention is crucial to ensure children reach their communicative potential
446	Chelsea Van Tol	Canada
445	Chris Plant	Australia	Because communication is vital in making choices
444	Chris Ginn	Australia	My son has a severe communications disability. He has not learnt how to read or write. He is ostracised by his peers. Education does not cater for his disability and so his self-esteem is horrendous. Kids and people in his situation need the help that people with other major disabilities receive.
443	chrissi fischmann	Australia
442	Christen Flottemesch	Canada	"I'm an SLP and promote communication on a daily basis. Plus, I am a human being and value my right to communicate, as well as the rights of others."
441	Christiane Dupont	Canada
440	Christine Harper	United Kingdom
439	Christine Whittaker	Canada
438	Cecelia Hund-Reid	Canada
437	Cindy Millar	Canada
436	Cynthia Humphrey	Canada
435	Cynthia Kolan	United States	"I will answer a question with a question: What would happen if you needed immediate medical or emergency assistance, and you couldn't communicate? Should anyone be placed in that situation?"
434	claire hunt	United Kingdom
433	claire timothy	New Zealand
432	Clare Parkinson	United Kingdom
431	Christine Musgrave
430	Cheryl Manley	United States
429	Concetta Murljacic	United States
428	Samantha Cole	United States
427	Colleen Reinhart	Canada
426	Cordie Moir	Canada
425	Corinne Burgess	Canada
424	Carolyn Muir	Canada
423	Carol Walsh	United States
422	Charlotte Wright		Because this is human rights and all people have the right to be heard and seen.
421	Cynthia Pruden	Canada
420	Deborah Theodoros	Australia
419	Daniela Quezada	Chile
418	Dan Colbeck	Canada
417	Danielle Tessier	Canada
416	Dawn Robinson	United States	"As world leaders for communication disorders, it is our duty to empower, educate and learn from others about the needs of their communicatively challenged population."
415	Debra Berkowitz	United States
414	Dean Sutherland		Everyone can communicate - some people just might need a little support to do so... and there are so many amazing people out there who know how to provide this support :
413	Deanne Smith	Canada
412	Deb Haller	Australia	My son has Primary Language Disorder.
411	Debbie Jones-Snyders	Canada
410	Deborah McKellar	New Zealand
409	Shelley Deegan	Canada	I have worked for 36 years with people who have complex communication needs.
408	denyze harris	United Kingdom
407	Denise Ibbett
406	Derek Munn	United Kingdom
405	Diana Lisboa	Portugal
404	Dionne Lloyd	Australia
403	Karla Winham	Canada	"I work with children who are struggling to develop their ability to communicate. Early access to intervention makes a tremendous difference, but there is not enough awareness and support for them to get the help they need, especially in indigenous communities. ALL children deserve to have access to the support they need to realize their full communication potential."
402	Don Bowen	Australia
401	Daniela O'Neill	Canada
400	Donna Jackson	Canada
399	Diane Paul	United States
398	Elinor Blackett-ord	United Kingdom
397	Ellen Fagan	United States	I work with individuals with communication disorders and witness the importance of everyone having the opportunity to communication
396	Emily Hastings	Canada	"As a speech-language pathologist who works in the education system, I find that a huge barrier to my work in treating communication disorders is the lack of knowledge about the importance of speech and language from parents, teachers, and other education professionals. Speech and language are key ingredients for success in reading, writing, and learning!"
395	Emily Lowther	Australia
394	Emily Merritt	Canada	Training to be an SLP
393	Emma Meyers	New Zealand
392	Emma Barnes	United Kingdom
391	Emma Hughes	United Kingdom
390	Emma Pagnamenta
389	Emma Lang	United Kingdom
388	emma asonye	Nigeria	I have a life dream of being a Speech & Language Therapist. There is a big need in my country. People are dying in isolation.
387	Erane McManus	Canada
386	Erin Hamilton	Canada
385	Linda Kilgore	United Kingdom
384	Fiona Clawson
383	Felipe Arellano	Chile	I'm agree of course.
382	Fiona Davis	Australia
381	valeska baeza	Chile	porque la comunicacin implica respeto y eso es lo que le falta nuestro mundo!!
380	Flor Castro	Chile
379	Fonoaudiologeeks Fonoaudiologos		"La comunicaci?n es un veh?culo de socializaci?n que nos permite cooperar y crecer como especie, compartir nuestro mundo interior y desarrollar mundos imaginarios, compartirlos. Enamorar. Vivir."
378	wendy spencer	Australia
377	Frances Munro	Canada	"Have you ever stopped to think what your life might be like if you were unable to communicate? Communication difficulties have a huge impact on a person s life. They hinder one of the most fundamental of human activities the ability to interact and form relationships with other people. Think of people you know who have trouble communicating effectively can they access the same relationships,
376	Muhammet Esen	Turkey
375	Gabrielle Pharand-Rancourt	Canada
374	Gail Gilmore	Australia
373	Samantha Garrett-Petts	Canada	I am a speech pathology MSc student and this is a topic that I think is extremely important both professionally for our clients and personally
372	Anita Gasparini	Canada
371	Gillian Barnes	Canada
370	Georgina Boughtwood	United Kingdom
369	Georgie Box	United Kingdom
368	geraldine mccluskey	United Kingdom	As a SLT I see the impact of communication disorders
367	Gillian Logan
366	Gillian Rudd	United Kingdom	"Communication is so central to our lives that it cannot be considered an optional benefit - it absolutely must be seen as a basic human right. Without communication, we can't progress and achieve - in education, in friendships, in relationships , in employment... in life. 20% of people have a communication difficulty at some point in their life - the statistics and the reality are too important t
365	Virginia Sellars	Canada	My mother lost her ability to speak through Parkinson's disease. Her communication tools and consultation with a speech pathologist were not covered by B.C. medical.
364	Gail Trotman	Canada	"The freedom to speak is A basic human right! When we fail to recognize the needs of one of us, we diminish all of us."
363	Gail Mulcair	Australia
362	Gordon Rowland	Canada
361	Grace Windle	United Kingdom
360	Grainne Mc Girr	United Kingdom	I work as a speech and language therapist treating clients with a range of communcation difficulties
359	gul arfa
358	Gwendolina Toner	United Kingdom
357	Heather Heaman	Canada	"The medical system needs to focus on quality of life rather than just longevity. In Canada, communication disorders are not a priority for treatment - severely reducing quality of life and resulting in other costs to the system secondary to depression and isolation."
356	Jamie Hack	Canada	"Through my work as a speech-langauge pathologist, I've seen the consequences of communication impairments and the benefit people receive from therapy and support."
355	Anne Hagerman	Canada
354	Harriet King	United Kingdom
353	Holly Duchow	Canada
352	Heather Grant	Canada
351	Heather Johnston	Canada	"Persons with communication disorders are vulnerable and lack the voice to lobby and advocate for appropriate services. The are often our parents, the people who sacrificed themselves for us. They deserve the right to communicate their wants, wishes and dreams."
350	Heather Tomlinson	Canada	"I work with people who are living with aphasia -- a language order that can result from stroke or brain injury. There needs to be much better communicative access for all persons living with aphasia and sustainable, publicly-funded community programs that are designed with their needs in mind. They deserve to have full access to community services and to be able to participate fully in life."
349	Hannah Searle-Jones	United Kingdom
348	Helen Stringer	United Kingdom
347	Helen Fletcher	United Kingdom
346	HELEN DAWSON	United Kingdom
345	Asthildur Snorradottir		I agree with the statement that comuication is the basic human right
344	Tara Perkins
343	Holly Plunkett	Canada
342	Hazel Roddam	United Kingdom
341	Fiona Huettmeyer	Canada
340	hugo segura	Chile
339	Ian Marks	United Kingdom	"I want my children and the children I work with to be happy, feel good about themselves, have friends, have the chance to learn and look after themselves. This won't happen if they can't communicate. It couldn't be more important."
338	Kathryn Shelley	United States	"I work with people coping with aphasia, a reduction in speaking, reading, writing, and sometime understanding language, typically following stroke. Communicative access is achievable with adaptive strategies and educated communication partners! a href=""http:www.AphasiaWTx.org"" rel=""nofollow""www.AphasiaWTx.orga"
337	Ellianna Mantaka-Brinkmann	Greece	"We, as an association would like to increase the awareness of the people in Greece about the communication and the role of the speech and language therapist"
336	Iona Caminada	United Kingdom	Something so simple as having the ability to communicate can transform lives dramatically so there's no question about whether more should be done to make sure EVERYONE has the opportunity to communicate! :
335	Ilias Papathanasiou
334	Isis Cooper	United Kingdom	I work as a Speech and Language Therapist and I see communication as essential to human connections.
333	Judy Clegg	United Kingdom
332	Jeff Heaman	Canada
331	Jane Stokes	United Kingdom	Training the next generation of speech and language therapists it is crucial that we spread the word of this pledge. We need to continue advocating and lobbying on behalf of those with limited ability to communicate.
330	Stacey Moffat	Canada
329	Jackie Duncan	Canada
328	Jackie McAlister	Australia
327	jade mohseni	United Kingdom	Everyone has the right to communication
326	james harker	United Kingdom
325	Jane Moore	Australia
324	jane christie	United Kingdom
323	Jane Pearn	United Kingdom
322	Jane Speake	United Kingdom	Because I work with children who have speech & language difficulties
321	janet edwards
320	Janice Whebby	Canada	I am a communication disorders professional Speech-Language Pathologist.
319	Janna Adler	Canada
318	Janna Mazurkewich	Canada
317	Janet Speight	United Kingdom	I have aphasia myself
316	Joseph Cerquone	United States
315	Joanne Cripps	Canada	"Sign language is a fundamental basic human right. 97% Deaf children are not allowed to use sign language. Hearing babies are encouraged to learn sign language. It is ironic. As you say, communication is a basic human right and this includes Signed Languages. American Sign Language is not a communication method."
314	Jennifer Lewis	Canada	"The ability to communicate effectively decreases stress, frustration and depression"
313	Jennifer Furey	Canada
312	jen hagerman	Canada
311	Jenny Hill	United Kingdom
310	Jenny Marcall		"There is evidence to show that an inability to communicate can cause social, behavioural and mental health difficulties."
309	Jerri-Lee MacKay	Canada
308	Jessica Bird	Australia
307	Jessica Bouchard	Canada	Communication is a vital part of our everyday lives.
306	Jackie Hummelbrunner	Canada	"I work mainly with Stroke survivors and am disheartened by how little value health professionals and administrator place on the ability to communicate! The focus so often is on 'walking' and patients get discharged from hospital to home with no access to community speech pathology if they are able to walk, but if they remain aphasic or unable to communicate effectively, they can not tell family
305	Jill Rosen	Australia
304	Jill Whitaker
303	Jill Williamson	United Kingdom
302	Jim O'Dowd	United States
301	jim Werner	Canada	I would hope that all could have equal access to communication in whatever form they need.
300	Joan Chapman	Canada
299	Janet McNichol	United States
298	Jo Higginson	United Kingdom
297	Joanne Lawson	United Kingdom
296	Joanne Winckel	Canada
295	Joanne Charlebois	Canada	"It is important that we stand up for what some of us consider a fundamental human right, when it is not available to everyone world wide. "
294	Jodie Tapp	Australia
293	Joley Blunden	United Kingdom
292	Joyce Fok	Canada	I believe that the ability to communicate empowers people to participate in and engage in their society.
291	Jonathon Linklater	Ireland
290	Judy Meintzer	Canada
289	Judy Chapman	United Kingdom
288	Judy Schmidbauer	Canada
287	Julia Flewwelling	Canada
286	Julie Rivard	Canada
285	Julie Carr
284	Julie Galarneau	Canada	"Je suis orthophoniste SLP, Je travaille auprs de gens prsentant une dficience intellectuelle et ou un trouble du spectre de l'autisme."
283	Joanne Vondette	Canada	"Human potential and intellect are completely plumbed and fully expressed only through language , either verbal, written , gestural or pictorial."
282	Joanna Wood	Australia
281	Kirsty Brown	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I understand the importance of effective communication and believe everyone should know this.
280	Karen Duff	Canada
279	Kamini Gadhok	United Kingdom	Because everyone needs to know the importance of early intervention for people with communication problems.
278	Kandyce Young	Canada
277	Carol Petersen	United States	"I work with children with complex communication needs. Being able to communicate allows them to advocate for themselves and become engaged in events, rather than always having others make decisions for them."
276	Kathryn Anton	Canada
275	Karen Mackenzie-Stepner	Canada
274	Karen Elliott	United Kingdom	i work with people with mental health problems whose communication needs are often unregcognised and the problems this causes for them are huge!!
273	Karen Rattray
272	Karina Uys	United Kingdom
271	Katerina Shtereva		"Communication problems affecting social, emotional and educational status of each person. Overcoming them is a professional responsibility and privilege of speech therapists worldwide."
270	Kathy Mullin	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist who works every day to help people with communication difficulties.
269	Katrina Basha	Canada	Our ability to communicate is what differentiates us from all other species and hopefully makes us better human beings!
268	Katy Stockwell	United Kingdom
267	kerry erle	Canada	"Communication impairments affect approximately 10% of the population and have an enormous impact on a person's ability to learn and achieve in school; their ability to obtain and keep a job and earn a living; and their ability to have meaningful personal relationships etc. Too often, people with communication impairments are marginalized in society with no access to assessment or treatment."
266	Kerry Danaher	United Kingdom	"It is important for everyone, some realise its importance whereas others do not consciously."
265	Kelsey Earle	Canada
264	Kelly Mason	Canada
263	Katelyn Murphy	Canada	"Language is the only thing that completely separates us from all other species! All people should have the opeertunity to communicate to others their needs, wants, hopes, and dreams! It is a basic right!"
262	Rhaeling Henderson	Canada
261	Kim Chute	Canada
260	Kim Swett	United States
259	Kim Cantwell Lee	Canada
258	Kim Kavanagh	Canada	"I work with clients who have communication impairments, as a Speech-Language Patholologist."
257	Kimberly Ward		"Communication is a basic human right and a fundamental human need....Without a means of communication we cannot share our feelings, ask for basic needs and make our opinions and intentions known to others. I am grateful that I have a means of communicating effectively with others. I feel honoured to be a member of the speech therapy profession and to enable others to do the same"
256	Kim Walker	Canada	I work in the field of communication disorders. I see the impact these disorders have on clients as well as their friends and families. I also see the wonderful strides people make when provided timely and effective therapy.
255	Kaitlin Mackie	Canada
254	Kathleen Engel	Canada
253	Kristy Stefanucci	Canada
252	Barbara Koch	Canada	Communication is a basic human right. It opens the world to you.
251	Krista Campbell	Canada	"As an audiologist I see the impact that gaining or losingthe ability to communicate has on an individual's well-being, independence, and overall quality of life. We are social creatures and our ability to communicate is what helps us build, maintain and repair relationships."
250	Kristy Findlay	Canada
249	Krystle van Hoof	Mali
248	Kim Wong	Canada	"As a speech-language pathologist, I often see people with communication disorders. The public needs to be aware of the nature and presentation of communication disorders, rather than blindly assign labels or judge an individual's intelligence."
247	Kaitlyn Watters	Canada
246	Kylie Hollows	New Zealand
245	kaye zoller	Canada
244	Melinda Guay	Canada
243	Lisa Archibald	Canada
242	Laura Cotton	Canada
241	Laura Lenton	Canada
240	Lori Lafond	Canada
239	Lea Labeau
238	Lebogang Ramma	South Africa	Right to communication is a basic human right and this has to be recognized by the whole world
237	Katheryne Legault	Canada	I am a speech-language pathologist. This campaign is essential for everyone.
236	Liana Price	Canada
235	elizabeth shaw	Canada
234	Lindsay Schafer	Canada
233	lindy jarvis	United Kingdom	everyone has the right to communicate and we shoudl do all we can to assist those who find it difficult.
232	Mistri Payne	United Kingdom
231	Lisa Avery	Canada
230	Lisa McGowan	United Kingdom	Everyone should be able to make their own choices
229	Susan Hissa	Canada	"Everyone has opinions, desires and wishes that need to be expressed and respected. Everyone is respected as an individual with unique skills and abilities that are recognized and valued. Everyone deserves highly competent and creative educators with high expectations for their learners. Everyone learns through life's experiences while communicating with others."
228	Elizabeth Kelly	Canada
227	kenryck lloyd-jones	United Kingdom	communication is essential to being human
226	Leslie Katz	United States
225	Lorraine Lennon	United States	The opporutnity to communicate is a basic human right and everyone should be able to meet their fullest potential.
224	linda mikus	Canada
223	Lila ONeill	Canada
222	Lorie Grant	Canada	"Communication is an essential human function allowing people to share thoughts, feelings and ideas with others. Providing help to communicate for those that need it allows them to maximize their social and cognitive capacities."
221	Katelyn Loshny	Canada
220	Louise Walker	Australia	"Because so often we take our ability to communicate, and the impact this has on our lives, for granted. We need to be able to provide support and opportunities for everyone to communicate in whatever form of communication is available to them."
219	Louise Collins	Ireland
218	Louise Buchanan	Canada	I am a SLP
217	Laura Staley	United States	"I have a niece with autism and she, and everyone like her, needs support to learn to communicate."
216	Liam Gould	Canada
215	Lucie Hogger
214	Lucille Rodrigues-Braga	Canada
213	Lucy Foster-MacDonald	Canada
212	luna zarqa	New Zealand
211	Lynsey Wilson	Canada
210	Lydia Mills	United Kingdom	"Everybody should be given the chance to make their own choices and communicate their needs and wants, however much support that requires."
209	Lynn Ellwood	Canada
208	Lynne Bainbridge	United Kingdom	We work with people with Aphasia
207	Maria Mamalikopoulou	United Kingdom	"Communication is my passion and my work! Treating children with communication disorder has given me an insight of the daily challenges these children as well as their families face. Also, in the lack of funding because Communication Therapy is not perceived as ""life threatening"" the consequences on these children's lives are dire. It only takes a look at the prison population to see it."
206	Michelle Radmanovich
205	Madeleine Holmqvist	Sweden
204	Lena Mak	Canada
203	Margaret Anderson	Canada
202	mandy macfarlane	United Kingdom	"communication is a basic human right ! For All , Babies , Children and Adults ."
201	Manisha Sanchdev	Ireland	Communication affects everything for individuals and society. We should recognise the right and support those struggling and those supporting them. We all should support them.
200	molly petroff	Canada	"As a Speech-Language Pathologist who has helped clients regain and develop communication skills, I believe that more awareness of and respect for the importance of communication in needed."
199	Maria Luscombe	United Kingdom	As a speech and language therapist I see first hand the difficulties encountered by those who have communication difficulties . Increased awareness of these issues will help overcome some of the barriers they face
198	Marian Downey	Australia	I'm a teacher!
197	Marian Silvester	United Kingdom
196	Martina Gallagher	United Kingdom
195	Mary Coulter
194	Mary Hurley	Ireland
193	Sarah Lysaught	Australia
192	Maureen Hall	Canada	Because communication is a basic human right that is all too often not acknowledged!
191	Michelle Coleman	United Kingdom
190	Denise Sorensen	Canada
189	Meg Millar	Canada
188	Megan Boduch	Canada	I am an SLP student.
187	Megan Devenny	Ireland
186	melanie cross	United Kingdom
185	Mellissa Davidson	United Kingdom	As a Speech and Language Therapist I work with individuals with communication needs on a daily basis. Communication needs can often be overlooked and this needs to change!
184	Maureen Fox	Canada
183	Cath Grealy	Australia	I'm an educator!
182	Michael Astolfi	Australia
181	Michelle Bourque	Canada
180	Mary Irmer	Australia	Society depends on Communication.
179	Joanne Bingham	Australia
178	Mariana Mayorga Villouta	Chile
177	Marlayne Migadel	Canada
176	Marlene Lewis	Canada	Communication is the foundation of relationships and sharing our humanity.
175	Maureen O'Brien	Canada
174	Monique Newett	Australia
173	Monique Bois	Canada
172	Morag Dorward
171	Seana Kerr	United Kingdom	"I am a speech and language therapist, and work with those directly affected by communications disorders"
170	Michael Skiados	United States
169	Audrey Boivin	Canada
168	Nicole Campbell
167	Nicola Chamberlain
166	Nancy Vardy	Canada
165	Nancy Meunier	Canada
164	Nargis Haq	United Kingdom
163	Natalie Pincombe	Canada
162	Natalie Morog	Canada
161	Natasha Bouchat-laird	Canada	I am speech-language Pathologist always looking to advocate for our clients and professionals
160	Noella Basque	Canada	I have seen the change being able to communicate has on individuals and families.
159	Nadine Cowie	Canada
158	Nerissa Taylor	Canada	"As a Speech Language Pathologist, I often work with patients who have altered communication abilities. I have seen first-hand the impact of a communication disorder on a person's happiness, healthiness, self-esteem, relations with friends and family, and even participation in daily activities. It is imperative that these patients receive the kind of help they need. That is why this petition is so
157	Nicky Hawker	United Kingdom	I work with people who struggle with communication impairments every day and acknowledge that it is a basic human right and should be supported.
156	nicole graham	Australia
155	Nicole Wild	Canada
154	Nicole Chatelain	Canada
153	Nicole Caissie	Canada
152	Nicole Corkum	Canada
151	Anna Arulampalam	Canada
150	Nora Kennett	Canada
149	Nevene Sharrett	Australia	I have a son Roman who has a Primary Language Disorder PLD & it is something that is very close to my heart. From experience I know how important communication is in everyday life. For our children it affects every part of their daily life as it is a basic need & want that others take for granted. It is important to get the message out there & get as much support as we can for this debilitating di
148	Noemi Takiuchi	Brazil
147	Noeleen O'Donnell
146	Ondina Love	Canada
145	Orenda Pelzer	Canada	I work with children who cannot communicate and see what a profound effect it has on their life. Everyone deserves to have the help they need to be able to communicate.
144	Melanie Osmond	Canada
143	Maria Arenas	Chile
142	Ozioma Jones	Canada
141	Pam Enderby	United Kingdom	The ability to communicate is the essence of humanity---Everyone has the potential
140	Lyall Pacey	Canada	"Communication is not only a tool, but is crucial to the collective memory of humanity. We can only improve ourselves through continued dialogue and dissemination of knowledge."
139	Robin Parker	United States
138	Younghee Park	United States
137	Pascale Dubois	Canada
136	Patricia Alton	United Kingdom	I work with people who have communication difficulties and I witness their everyday struggles with every aspect of their lives.
135	Patricia Hutchinson	United Kingdom
134	Paula Frigon	Canada
133	Paulina Cunningham	Canada
132	Pauline Coombes	United Kingdom	I believe that people with communication disabilities should have access to the support they need to realise their potential.
131	Andrea Pelham	Canada
130	Peter "Julian,"	Canada
129	Philip Drake	Australia	We have seen clearly that difficulties with communication in childhood lead to lack of opportunities and misrepresentation. A VERY high proportion of people in prisons have some kind of communication disorder which should have beed addressed at a young age to avoid them slipping between the cracks and falling outside the mainstream society.
128	Philippa Brandon	Australia
127	Pippa McGrath	United Kingdom
126	Patricia Muir	Canada
125	Brittany Evans	Canada
124	Helen McLauchlan		"Communication allows us to access the world we live in, everybody deserves the right to do that. "
123	Leanne Reston	Canada
122	Penelope Wood	Australia	"In the midst of so many injustices going on around the world, I unequivocally support that everyone deserves a voice and that working towards this is for the best. Helps me know where to start! But then, I am a trainee speech pathologist..."
121	Rebecca Palmer	United Kingdom
120	Rhiannon McComasky	Australia
119	rabia shahid	United States
118	Rachel McMahon	United Kingdom	Communication is key to having a good quality of life
117	Rachael Bonato	Canada	I believe communication is a basic right and a crucial aspect in defining what makes us humans.
116	Rachael Sheldon	United Kingdom
115	Rachel Broczek	Australia	My 2 boys have a primary language disorder
114	Randa Tomczak	Canada	Access to communicate is vital to participating in daily life; e.g. if you can't communicate you can't make a doctor appointment or get the correct medical treatment because you can't tell the symptoms
113	Ravi Lalwani	India	i am speech therapist working for the rehabilitation of speech and hearing disorder.
112	Ray Parks	United Kingdom
111	Rebecca Lee	Canada	"The ability to communicate is a fundamental human right. I work with children with Autism and their ability to communicate makes a world of difference for them at school, at home and in the community!"
110	ROWENA COLES	Australia
109	Ronda Day	Canada
108	Rita Desjardins	United States	"Family history of communication disorders, son born with no nerve in left ear, stigma of wearing a hearing aid"
107	Kayla Reibeling	Canada	"Because communication is the basis of life, the only way we can request for things we need, explain how we feel, and so much more."
106	Richard Welland	Canada
105	Rob Murphy	Canada	"As an Audiologist, hearing and communication couldn't be more fundamental. I see the changes enhancing one's ability to converse can make - and it's always very positive."
104	Robert Alton	United Kingdom
103	Laura Roberts	Canada
102	Robin Matthews
101	Rosie Johnston	United Kingdom	I work with individuals who have a communication impairment and am very aware of how an inability to communicate effectively impacts on someones potential.
100	Claire Blagden
99	Ruth Pologa		"My 7 year old son has a significant language delay, and he often is misunderstood and misunderstands others. This leads to him frequently missing out on play opportunities."
98	Ruth Herbert		Fundamental human right that often is ignored
97	Ruth Chalkley	United Kingdom
96	Rebecca Venediktov	United States
95	ryann sowden	United Kingdom
94	Sophie Bowles	United Kingdom
93	Shelagh Brumfitt	United Kingdom	"Communication is vital to the human experience. It allows us to understand other people, to state what our needs are, to negotiate and work with others. It affects our views of ourselves. Without communication skills we are less effective and and much less integrated into our society. We need better understanding of the need for communication skills and more trained speech and language therapists
92	Sabahat Khan	Pakistan
91	Sally Cowan	Australia
90	Sally Kedge		Language and communication is vital for life. Policy makers and funders need to understand the impact it has on all facets of life and make language and communication development and rehabilitation a priority.
89	Edna Clarke	United Kingdom	Work in hospital for learning disabled
88	Samantha Edmonds		"I am a Speech & Language Therapist, helping people to communicate every day. Communication disorders are often hidden. Everyone deserves to have a voice."
87	Sarah Benetti	Canada	I am an Speech-Language Pathologist and communication is one of the basic necessities of life. My clients deserve the right to gain access to speech and language services when they are in need.
86	Sarah Howard	United Kingdom
85	Sarah McGrath	United Kingdom
84	Sarah Egan
83	Sarah Tinkler-Josephi	Canada
82	Sarah Vander Hoeven	Canada
81	Sarah Woodward	United Kingdom	I am a speech & language therapist and as such am confronted every day with the consequences of communication barriers imposed by society on those who have communication difficulties or who communicate in ways other than speech.
80	Shadi Asadi	Canada
79	Sarah Barnett	United Kingdom
78	Sarah Boucher	Canada	For all my past and future stroke patients
77	Geraldine Schram	Canada
76	Sharon Walker	Canada
75	Shana Elman	Canada
74	Sharron McKinnon	Canada
73	Shauneen McNicholl
72	Stephanie Hayes	Canada
71	Shelley Lycan	Canada	Communication is the essence of being human and allows us to connect with others.
70	Shelley Mcintyre	Australia
69	Siobhan Jeffrey		Most people are already in agreement that communication is a basic human right........so why is it so hard to convince the people in charge of the money and those only interested in number crunching!! Why is 2 way communication so undervalued in some settings e.g. schools! We need to work together and share best practice to overcome this!!
68	Shyamnai Hettiarachchi	Sri Lanka
67	Krysta Dudar	Canada
66	Sara Simison	Canada
65	sinead o'hagan	United Kingdom	"because I believe everyone should have a voice especially those who cannot verbalise what they want to say, other forms of communication are essential and a basic human right!!"
64	Susan Karr	United States
63	Robyn Salonka	Canada
62	Melody Kegel	Canada
61	Sharon Fotheringham	Canada
60	ezwah khalid
59	Susan Wozniak	Canada	Without communication what are we?
58	Sophia Rowell	Australia	I believe that communication is part of educational process- for everyone...
57	Sonia Kane
56	Sheila Pretto	Canada
55	Susan Rafaat	Canada
54	Stefanie McKinley	United States	This is my field of study. We need to be able to communicate to ensure survival.
53	Stephanie Uher	Canada	"I am an audiologist, and I see firsthand how important it is for someone to hear and understand. Not being able to do this really makes a person feel cut off from the world."
52	Stephanie Spada	Australia
51	Stephanie Spencer
50	Stephen Parsons	United Kingdom
49	Steve Snook	United States
48	Stephanie Turriff	Canada
47	Sue Greer	Canada
46	Salima Suleman	Canada
45	Susan Honeyman	Canada
44	Susan Chassie	Canada	Improving communication is my lifelong ambition!
43	Susan Lolacher	Canada
42	Susan Nancarrow	Australia
41	Susan Rvachew	Canada
40	Susan Park	Australia	"I am a Speech Pathologist and know the issues experienced by those, old and young who cannot adequately communicate their everyday needs"
39	Susan Harlow	Australia
38	Suzy DiLorenzo	Canada	"Barriers to communication greatly reduce an individual's, as well as, hisher family and friends quality of life."
37	Selve Krishnan
36	Lynne Adams		The ability to communicate is central to almost every part of life and without it people face real and significant struggles on a daily basis.
35	Tara Kuhn		"Barriers to communication affect family life, education opportunities, employment and social interactions."
34	Sylvia Hemming	United Kingdom	we support people with aphasia
33	Maria Haskins	Canada	"Because my child has speech problems, and I think it is so important for kids to get the help and support they need."
32	Tenley Baker	Canada	everyone has the right to communicate to the best of their capabilities
31	Thora S
30	Travis Threats	United States	"Communication disorders have been referred to as the ""silent disability"" because those with it cannot always fully advocate for themselves. "
29	Tiffany Kaminsky	Canada	Communication is the key to success!
28	Tina Carter	Australia
27	Tami Reimer	Canada	"We as people are social beings and if we can't communicate, how do we function in our society?"
26	Lorna Plant	Canada
25	Teresa Mayne	Canada	"As a speech-language pathologist, I have seen how a lack of communication can negatively affect a person's quality of life. People do not know the true worth of communication until it is lost."
24	Tom Jelen	United States
23	Marg Traboulsi	Canada
22	Tracey McIlmoyle	United Kingdom
21	Rachel Turnbull	Canada
20	ted venema	Canada
19	Una Isdell	United Kingdom	I work with children who have communication difficulties
18	Vicki Deal-Williams	United States	I am a Speech-Language Pathologist!
17	Vikki Rose Graydon	Australia	Having worked for over 25 years with children and young people who are unable to master their native language has highlighted how precious this skill is. Communicating with others is empowering. Not being able to is tragic. We need to give children with speech and language disorders and their families all the support we can.
16	Vivienne Epstein	Canada	"As a speech Language Pathologist, this is the message we need to convey in support of our client population who ned support to get thsir messagse out and to receive the professional supports needed"
15	Wai Han
14	Wayne Whatford	Australia
13	Wendy Anderson	Canada
12	Doug Maples	United States	"I have a daughter with CP who has to use a device for communication. School often does not want to work with her on that. Thus, she is left with no form of communication."
11	Wendy Frenette	Canada	I am an audiologist working in human communication disorders.
10	Wenonah Campbell	Canada
9	Christine Westhaver	Canada	"Communication is part of what makes us human, and the basis for forming connections between individuals. It essential for a full productive and rewarding life"
8	Julie whelan	New Zealand
7	helen wilson	Australia
6	Wendy Quach	United States
5	Eri Yamamoto	Canada
4	Yvonne Mrema	Canada
3	Melanie Clark	Australia
2	Krisztina Zajdo	Hungary	I have been teaching college students about communication disorders for many years.
1	Zarita Pemberton	United Kingdom

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