{"id":14974,"date":"2021-08-23T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14974"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:16:11","slug":"communication-is-everyones-right-speech-pathology-week-22-28-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/08\/23\/communication-is-everyones-right-speech-pathology-week-22-28-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication is everyone&#8217;s right: Speech Pathology Week 22 \u2013 28 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication is essential to a person\u2019s development and quality of life. Being able to share information and be understood is crucial to forming relationships and engaging in education and employment. Because of this, people with communication disabilities face many barriers to participating equally in society.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abs.gov.au\/ausstats\/abs@.nsf\/Previousproducts\/4430.0Main%20Features982015?opendocument&amp;tabname=Summary&amp;prodno=4430.0&amp;issue=2015&amp;num=&amp;view=\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Australian Bureau of\u00a0Statistics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0approximately 1.2 million Australians have some level of communication disability.\u00a0These\u00a0disabilities\u00a0are most often found in\u00a0children and older people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">That\u2019s why the theme for\u00a0this year\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au\/SPAweb\/whats_on\/Speech_Pathology_Week\/SPAweb\/What_s_On\/Speech_Pathology_Week\/Speech_Pathology_Week.aspx?hkey=bda669cc-f0ed-4c09-ba3f-58623572a886\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Speech Pathology Week<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(22\u00a0&#8211;\u00a028 August)\u00a0is:\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Communication is everyone&#8217;s right<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0Communication is a basic human right and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speech Pathology Week\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seeks to make Australians aware of this.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every\u00a0day,\u00a0researchers at Griffith University are\u00a0working\u00a0on\u00a0important\u00a0projects\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au\/SPAweb\/whats_on\/Speech_Pathology_Week\/SPAweb\/What_s_On\/Speech_Pathology_Week\/Speech_Pathology_Week.aspx?hkey=bda669cc-f0ed-4c09-ba3f-58623572a886\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">seeking to\u00a0enhance\u00a0the communication abilities of people<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0across all walks of life\u00a0and from diverse backgrounds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The following open access research, held in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffith Research Online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(GRO), is a snapshot of the research being undertaken\u00a0at Griffith\u00a0to help ensure everyone can communicate with confidence:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/389181\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Evidence based speech pathology practice for individuals with autism spectrum disorder<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/391092\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">An unconventional path to greater social-communication skills and independence for an adolescent on the autism spectrum<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/142196\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Telehealth language assessments using consumer grade equipment in rural and urban settings: feasible,\u00a0reliable\u00a0and well tolerated<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/392342\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">What speech can tell us: a systematic review of dysarthria characteristics in Multiple Sclerosis<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/125272\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Systematic review of behavioral interventions targeting social communication difficulties after traumatic brain injury<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/386709\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cAre we\u2026providing them with an equal service?\u201d: speech-language pathologists\u2019 perceptions of bilingual aphasia assessment of Samoan-English speakers<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/401472\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emergent literacy assessment in children with autism spectrum disorder who have limited verbal communication skills: a tutorial<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Visit GRO to\u202fdiscover\u202fmore\u00a0open access\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/handle\/10072\/1\/discover?query=speech+pathology&amp;filtertype=hasFulltext&amp;filter_relational_operator=equals&amp;filter=Full+Text\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">speech 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Being able to share information and be understood is crucial to forming relationships and engaging in education and employment. Because of this, people with communication disabilities face many barriers to participating equally in society.\u00a0 According to the\u00a0Australian Bureau of\u00a0Statistics,\u00a0approximately 1.2 million Australians have some<a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/08\/23\/communication-is-everyones-right-speech-pathology-week-22-28-august\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Communication is everyone&#8217;s right: Speech Pathology Week 22 \u2013 28 August&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":18391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[162],"class_list":["post-14974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-researchers","category-students","tag-general"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Vanessa Gatt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2021\/08\/SP-Week-2021-Twitter-6-1000x0-c-default-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}