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This Speech-Language-Hearing Month, let's celebrate the power of #AAC in giving every child a voice, no matter how young they are. #EveryVoiceMatters #CommunicateAwareness #AmplifyAccess #SpeechandHearingMonth #BetterHearingandSpeechMonth #Augcomm #AugmentativeCommunication

My session - Navigating 'Minefields': Myth-busting the politics EDI in schools. We will explore the changing landscape of EDI - anchoring ourselves in political impartiality guidance.

“How has attending EELC impacted the way you plan to teach children and work with families and colleagues in the future?” Previous EELC attendee, Dannae, shares her insights on the EELC experience. ✨ Step beyond the ordinary and dive into the extraordinary. Join us at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC to see why the EELC is not your average conference. Instead, it’s a chance to transform the way you approach your work and get in touch with experts who will inspire you to be extraordinary, too. Learn more about EELC’s sessions, events, and more here: https://ow.ly/AgTu50Seybm . . . #EELC2024 #transformativelearning #educationconference #conference #earlychildhoodeducation #washingtondc #register #professionaldevelopment #teachinginsights #familyengagement #colleaguesupport #beextraordinary #conferenceexperience #inspiration #educatorstories #joinus #learnandgrow #educationevents #networkingopportunities #expertinsights #transformyourwork #discovermore #educationleaders #network #learnmore #connect #cda #mycda #ece

Educators and aspiring educators: Don't miss NCFR's Nov. 12 webinar! Build skills and attitudes of acceptance, belonging, and provide an equitable sense of community with your students, their families, colleagues, and constituents. https://lnkd.in/e2P-R-e5

Upcoming webinar with RACGP: Our Woven Ways: Supporting goal setting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents Thursday 25 July 2024, 7:00–8:00pm AEST Registrations are open for the next webinar with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Continuing on with the case study explored in the third webinar in this series, this fourth webinar will examine ways to support goal setting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents through culturally safe practice. In meaningful goal setting, GPs can listen to the ideas and know-how of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents as a basis for making change. This supports the assumption that parents come with histories of doing their best for their children and that they are capable of setting and reaching goals which best support their children. It also ensures that mainstream practice avoids culturally biased or prejudiced practice. Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gggrMP68

It's going to be a true heavy lift to bring purpose and meaning into organizations without having the power and vitality of these concepts weakened and spoiled by business-as-usual timidity and short-term thinking! Gatherings like this one seem to be working hard to do exactly that. If you see the value, dignity, and uplift potential in meaning and purpose, you might be interested, check it out for free.

CCNetwork: By the Numbers demonstrates the strength of the Network, the cumulation of expertise and experience, visually displayed in projects, resources, and Impact Stories. Click around and see what's happening your area.

Supporting Faculty with Historically Excluded Identities Diversifying the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders has been a challenge since this field was initially established. Despite academic and professional standards in place to address cultural and linguistic diversity and calls to increase the number of professionals with historically excluded identities, we have remained stagnant in our progress. Despite laws prohibiting discrimination and a constitution that speaks of establishing justice and promoting the general welfare of people, deeply-rooted, systemic issues that impact our ability to diversity the field remain. But Why? If we say we want to diversify the field, provide culturally responsive services, establish justice and promote the general welfare of all people, what's stopping us? This webinar examines institutional culture-past and present- and challenges faculty to consider messages-intended and unintended-we send to individuals with identities that have been historically excluded in academic spaces. This webinar will also challenge participants to reflect on their own experience to reframe how they approach addressing cultural and linguistic diversity across the field. Join us for this webinar on November 19 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. ET.

Day 1 Reflection: A Rights-Focused Future for PBS in Australia I had the privilege of attending Day 1 of the Advanced PFA-SBT workshop with Gregory Hanley. I am truly inspired by the shift toward a person-centred, rights-focused approach. It’s heartening to witness this framework being embraced with such enthusiasm and intention here in Australia. We are fortunate to live in a time where these values are not only acknowledged but actively incorporated into practice. I left the day with my head full—bursting with new information, but also brimming with ideas for how we can disseminate these principles more widely across PBS practice in Australia. The road ahead may be long (never say never!), but the power of Happy Relaxed and Engaged (HRE), universal protocols, and carefully shaping steps in a chain is undeniable. One of the most important takeaways was the reminder that dangerous behaviour of concern is not inevitable. It is neither ethical nor safe to “ride out the burst” when it comes to escalating behaviour. There are better, safer ways to support individuals while respecting their rights and dignity. Looking forward to continuing this important conversation today!! 🤔How are you seeing rights-focused approaches influencing your own work or community? What do you think we can do to spread these practices even further? I’d love to hear your thoughts! #humanrights #traumaassumed #hre

Awesome podcast episode with Meghan Herron, recommend checking it out!