If you are thinking about how to help flood affected people in our beautiful city of #BNE in the next week... As someone who lost pretty much everthing in 2011 and who then did a ethnographic study on community responses in the following year ... I have a few thoughts/1

Do you read or write reports about people with lifelong communication #disability? I'm doing research to make reports easier to understand. I'd like to talk to -parents, siblings, friends, paid carers -allied health professionals harmonyturnbull.org/2022/01/05/do-… #a11y #DisabilityTwitter

Are you celebrating #Ramadan this year? ✨ I'd love to speak to you about how and why you're celebrating, for my first ABC News piece (!!) DMs open #journorequest

Recommend this thread strongly: not just for SLTs but all leaders....

In a city where diplomats and embassies abound, where interpreters can command six-figure salaries, where language proficiency is résumé rocket fuel, Vaughn Smith was a savant with a secret. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/inter…

Do you work or live with a person for whom Key Word Sign has been recommended? Would you like to attend a free online workshop to learn signs? We are investigating different modes of online training in KWS. Ethics approved study from Sydney Health bit.ly/KWSonline_study

My July 1 2021 to June 30 2022 🕸️site expenses amount to ≥AU$2,450. AU$718 is needed by June 30 for it to break even in this 🇦🇺financial year. 🙏PLEASE consider donating speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?opti… THANK YOU for the 75 donations received so far. They are greatly appreciated.

Day 1 of the AATNC Conference - exciting to be back in person after 3 years! Thanks to the conference chairs Marlene Eksteen & Danielle Chytra, along with the support of Rebecca Keane for such a great first day! #Imagine22

It's #SpeechPathologyWeek, a week to promote the work done by Speech Pathologists w/ the 1.2 million Australians who have a communication disability. Thank all of our wonderful Speech Pathologists like Seham who are working hard to deliver essential services for our community 👏

It's #SpeechPathology Week and we celebrate all the speechies out there who help support our autism community! Eva, from Aspect Therapy, delivers outreach speech pathology services in rural areas, with the support of a local Allied Health Assistant. More: autismspectrum.org.au/blog/spweek-me…

Aspect Therapy #Careers Information evenings for New Graduate Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. Register here: 👉 Occupational Therapists:lnkd.in/gnV7qXh3 👉 Speech Pathologists: lnkd.in/gKbSHNPp #OT #SpeechPathology #NewGrad #therapy #AlliedHealth

Its been about 5 days now reporting on #PakistanFloods for SBS News A thread on what we've seen and heard, from getting here to visiting some of the hardest hit communities 🧵👇 1/15

Let's talk about thin and strained markets #QandA

The challenge isn't managing the funds #QandA

Getting onto the NDIS is reliant on diagnosis - thin markets impact diagnosis so a whole lot of people get missed. #QandA

But what will we do to bridge the Two Class scheme? What are some of the action items? #QandA

That's the issue - the clear differences based on who you speak to and on what day #QandA

There are so many differences based on who you speak to, what exact words you use to express needs, and how the planner feels on the day #QandA

There are layers to AHP charges. Waitlists, stretched markets, long wait periods. Pay for staff is a huge deterrent from getting good workers. #QandA