Decolonizing health professionals' education: audiology & speech therapy in South Africa

M Pillay, H Kathard - African Journal of Rhetoric, 2015 - journals.co.za
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 …

Confronting pathology by revealing a critical landscape in communication sciences and disorders: A scoping review

FN Hussain, L Padía, MR Brea… - Journal of …, 2023 - criticalstudycommunicationdisability …
Systemic oppression impacts equitable access to resources and life opportunities. This
paper presents the findings of a scoping review of how the Communication Sciences and …

Contextually relevant resources in speech-language therapy and audiology in South Africa-are there any?

M Pascoe, V Norman - 2011 - open.uct.ac.za
In this editorial introduction we aim to explore the notion of contextually-relevant resources.
We argue that it is the responsibility of Speech Language Therapists (SLTs) and …

Renewing our cultural borderlands: Equitable population innovations for communication (EPIC)

M Pillay, H Kathard - Topics in Language Disorders, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The professions of speech–language pathology and audiology provide valuable services for
persons with communication, hearing, and feeding/swallowing disabilities. However, from a …

International and cross-cultural issues: Six key challenges for our professions

J Marshall - Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 2003 - karger.com
This paper discusses a number of key challenges facing professionals who work with
people who have communication disabilities. The challenges are related to working …

Are South African speech-language therapists adequately equipped to assess English Additional Language (EAL) speakers who are from an indigenous linguistic …

T Mdlalo, P Flack, R Joubert - South African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.co.za
This article presents the results of a survey conducted on Speech-Language Therapists
(SLTs) regarding current practices in the assessment of English Additional Language (EAL) …

Decoloniality and healthcare higher education: Critical conversations

M Pillay, H Kathard, D Hansjee, C Smith… - … Journal of Language …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background We explore the theoretical and methodological aspects of decolonising speech
and language therapy (SLT) higher education in the United Kingdom. We begin by providing …

The power struggle: Exploring the reality of clinical reasoning

T Pillay, M Pillay - Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Historically, clinical reasoning has largely been considered from an empirical,
biomedical standpoint. This epistemology, rooted in imperial rule, is influential in how …

Can the subaltern speak? Visibility of international migrants with communication and swallowing disabilities in the World Report on Disability

M Pillay - International journal of speech-language pathology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Wylie, McAllister, Davidson, and Marshal (2013) argued that the speech-language
pathology profession must be encouraged to consider novel ways to deliver equitable …

It's crunch time: Exploring the sensibility of food textural acoustics for individuals with dysphagia

TF Karani, M Pillay - South African Journal of Communication …, 2021 - scielo.org.za
Abstract KARANI, Tasneem F. and PILLAY, Mershen. It's crunch time: Exploring the
sensibility of food textural acoustics for individuals with dysphagia. S. Afr. J. Commun …