On Thursday 8th July at 6.30pm I was invited to a reception at Speakers House, Houses of Parliament, London hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow (of the Bercow Report fame). The reception was in honour of Afasic, the national organisation that support families of children with speech, language and communication needs (SCLN). The speaker's rooms along the bank of the Thames were filled with celebrities (including Bob Hoskins), academics, government officials, speech and language therapists, parents, and young adults, all of whom were passionate advocates for children with speech, language and communication needs. I was very impressed with the strong support these children receieved from across the community, a situation that is quite different from Australia.
In 2011/12 the UK will celebrate the National Year of Speech, Language and Communication focussing on children with speech, language and communication needs!
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| John Bercowe (photo from Afasic) |
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| Bob Hoskins (photo from Afasic) |
