Abstract Background Audiologists and Speech Therapists play a vital role in addressing
sustainable development goals by supporting people who are marginalised due to …

Children with disabilities, especially those from the Global North, often figure into public
discourse as beneficiaries of the “digital revolution.” However, if children's voices and …

We argue that there is an urgent need to transform how we educate health professionals in
South Africa. We focus on Audiology and Speech-Language Therapy, which are health …

Although the literature suggests that multilingual augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC) interventions hold benefits for children from multilingual backgrounds …

In the context of the World Report on Disability, question how speech-language pathologists
(SLPs) change practices to benefit under-served people with communication disability. This …

The professions of speech–language pathology and audiology provide valuable services for
persons with communication, hearing, and feeding/swallowing disabilities. However, from a …

Across the globe, an estimated one billion people are on the move today, of whom 244
million are international migrants. Not only have global horizons expanded in the realm of …

Challenges to the conceptualization and delivery of services for people with communication
disabilities (PWCD) have been described in the lead article in this issue, which was itself a …

Background: Chemical exposure leading to ototoxicity is a fresh challenge for occupational
healthcare in South Africa. Objectives: The critical question is:'what is known about …

The success of any preventive healthcare programme is reliant on a functional healthcare
system. Within this system of care, healthcare professionals, including audiologists, can only …