My new article: A new ‘AI scientist’ can write science papers without any human input. Here’s why that’s a problem. Philosopher of science interested in chatting? DM me. theconversation.com/a-new-ai-scien… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Last week, the NDIS Amendment Bill 2024 passed the Australian Parliament. PWDA have pulled together a list of the changes and some of their potential impact so we have a better understanding of what we know right now. buff.ly/4cGNKgg

The Distinctions Between Theory, Theoretical Framework, and Conceptual Framework (1/5)

Is it time for a *Code of Conduct* for AAC Practitioners? duty of care to uphold communication rights, the person’s autonomy, multimodal independent forms of communication that can be verified as the person’s own words. ++ in the #GenAI of Large Multimodal Models. #AugComm #AAC

La Trobe University Masters by Research student Charlotte Peverett (she/her) 💉💉🦠 💉💉🦠💉 is increasingly sought-after for her expertise on literacy instruction for students with complex learning & communication needs. Have a listen to upskill & pick up tips on maintaining high expectations of & for such students 👏📚

Cannot wait! #CM2024

New International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology "Expressive vocabulary intervention for four 2- to 3-year-old children with cerebral palsy and speech/language difficulties: A single-case A-B study" by Anna Nyman, Carmela Miniscalco, Anette Lohmander & Sofia Strömbergsson #OpenAccess tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New commentary by Brooke Edwards, Eric Jackson, Elaina Kefalianos, Stacey Sheedy & Prof Mark Onslow: "Contemporary clinical conversations about stuttering: Can intervention stop early stuttering development?" #OpenAccess #SLP International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Getting it wrong on disability rights. Societies don’t just fail to accommodate disability — they can be actively disabling in themselves. unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/…

AI tasked with summarising submissions from an inquiry performed worse than human staff in every single way, reports cameron wilson - crossposted from other platforms. crikey.com.au/2024/09/03/ai-…

Digital Health AU released a new Allied Health Clinical Information System Connections to My Health Record (Industry Offer) on 2 September 2024 via AusTender. Find out more: ahpa.com.au/news-events/al…

I have a question about GLP/NLA - the book describes non-speaking kids using silent gestalts, other kids using mega-gestalts. Do clinicians using approaches based on GLp/NLA classify different types of gestalts based on what? Also single word gestalts? #GestaltLanguageProcessing

So brilliant to have both Mariam Malik and Dr Sharon Adjei-Nicol share and contribute to our #sltbookgrp this evening. Looking forward to hearing from more voices from the margin during the coming months. #reflexivity #thrilled Louise Coigley

The Academy welcomes the release of the Australian Government’s proposals paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings, and a voluntary AI safety standard. The documents released today are an important next step in the Australian Government’s Supporting

What questions do YOU have about #GestaltLanguageProcessing and I will try to answer them (if I can!!) first at Communication Matters on Monday then at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children on Wednesday. #Sloeeos #Slt #GLP #NLA

No answers to this one yet. Do clinicians use these terms which are in the book? (Sub-types of gestalts) particularly “silent gestalts”. ?

Important reminder of the vulnerability of people who have unrecognized communication difficulties, don't assume competence. Services based on verbally medicated approaches without questioning skills #SLTsinMH Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Rehab and Social Psychiatry Faculty RCN MH Forum

If you're interested in automatically generating #AAC symbols to fit any individual's community and culture then come to my lightning talk this afternoon at 4.25pm. #CM2024conf Communication Matters Global Symbols

So pleased to have presented about my scoping review with my co-reviewer Hannah Blandford 🤩🤩 #CM2024Conf. Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE)

Excellent session where Susan Guthrie presented her PhD findings and BronwynHemsley shared her recent mealtime research. Also fabulous to see Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and University of Leeds supporting SLTs in their research careers RCSLT 💙 RCSLTLearn