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collaborating with visiting minority-world SLPs, while
maintaining their own caseloads and advocacy efforts.
Despite employing different frameworks, the authors
in this collection consistently conclude that policies and
solutions need to be locally and collaboratively derived and
issue-orientated without merely transplanting best practices
across countries.
From the papers presented it is evident that as
a global profession we are beginning to establish
networks committed to advocating for improved service
availability and accessibility for all PWCD regardless of
where they, or we, reside in our world. We are excited
about innovative collaborations of SLPs, such as the
International Communication Project (see http://www.
), that highlight the
work of SLPs in diverse locations and open up avenues
for future dialogue. What we share here, are just a few of
the stories of minority–majority world SLP clinical practices
that are striving to change the way we work in varied
contexts. We hope that these ideas translate or inspire
others working (or thinking about working) in majority-world
contexts to create a vibrant network of collaborative SLPs
internationally.
References
Hartley, S. (1998). Service development to meet the needs
of “people with communication disabilities” in developing
countries. Disability and Rehabilitation, 20(8), 277–284.
Dr. Bea Staley is a speech pathologist who has been working with
young children and their families for 15 years. She has worked in
Australia, Kenya, America and the Northern Mariana Islands. She is a
lecturer in the School of Education at Charles Darwin University,
where she teaches classes around diversity, disability and inclusion.
Suzanne C. Hopf is an Australian speech-language pathologist that
lives in the Republic of Fiji. Suzanne’s PhD describes typical Fijian
children’s speech, language and literacy development, and how
Fijians support children and adults with communication and
swallowing disabilities.