At the IALP conference in Athens, Jane McCormack and I organised a syposium on the development of clinical tools for considering communication based around the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. This symposium was designed to complement the keynote address by Professor Travis Threats. The symposium presenters came from across the globe:
1. Assessing voice activity and participation in dysphonic children (Estella Ma et al., Hong Kong)
2. Using the ICF as a clinical framework: Parents’ and professionals’ perspectives of the impact of speech impairment in early childhood (Jane McCormack et al., Australia)
4. Considering the ICF as a conceptual framework for understanding quality of life of adults with acquired communication disorders: Strengths and limitations (Madeline Cruice, UK)
5. The FOCUS (Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six): A measure of communicative participation (Nancy Thomas-Stonell et al., Canada)
6. Considering context in the evaluation of intelligibility (Sharynne McLeod et al., Australia)
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| Karla Washington, Nancy Thomas-Stonell, Jane McCormack, Sharynne McLeod, Linda Worrall, Madeline Cruice |
