Sunday the 21st of June is Global MND Awareness Day. It aims to raise awareness, honour those affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and support fundraising efforts towards finding a cure. This post provides information about MND and speech pathology. It highlights the important role of a speech pathologist in supporting people with the [...]
Effective communication is a cornerstone for good quality of life. For adults with communication challenges, we can use tools and strategies to optimise communication and enhance quality of life. These tools and strategies can be grouped under the heading Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC). In this article we will explore one type of AAC, namely [...]
For some individuals, verbal communication is not feasible or effective. Does this mean that the individual is unable to communicate? Of course not! It may mean that the person uses something other that speech to get their message across. Cue Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). In this article by our speech pathologist Jordan Duncan, we explain [...]
