Ghana — Great Strides in Speech and Language Therapy
Several years’ work on the part of three SLTs, plus an ex-patriot Australian, have culminated in the establishment of a two-year, post-graduate SLT training programme.
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Creating a Fiji Where All Children Are Included and Valued
The Frank Hilton Organisation’s (FHO) department of audiology and speech pathology provides ongoing speech and language interventions developed by visiting speech pathologists who train FHO employees as speech pathology assistants.
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A Chapter on Speech and Language Therapy in Sri Lanka
Lack of awareness and ignorance are two significant problems that speech and language therapists in Sri Lanka trying to overcome.
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Why Is Communication a Basic Human Right?
There are still voices that remain less heard, or even unheard. People with communication disabilities are at risk of being part of the group who are ‘unheard’.
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Communications and UN Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals provide a unique opportunity to address communication disability.
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How New Zealand Is Upholding the Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities
There have been gains over the past 10 years that need to be celebrated, and there is much work to be done.
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Addressing Accessibility as a Human Rights Issue
The Accessible Canada Act aims to ensure all areas of federal jurisdiction are free from barriers to accessibility, which will help all people living in Canada, but especially those with disabilities.
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Raising Global Awareness of Communication as a Human Right
Not only is communication a human right, it is the essence of what makes us human.
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The Development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Second World War had just ended. In the late 1940s, nations were beginning their recovery from its horrors and atrocities. A significant part of that included founding the United Nations.
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Learning the Ropes in Barbados
Our days began at 7:30 am as we travelled throughout the island seeing clients from preschool age to mid-’90s, and with conditions ranging from speech sound disorders to severe dysphagia.
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