Applying the ICF-CY and the World Report on Disability to supporting children’s communication

This morning between 7:00-8:30 am I presented a lecture titled “Applying the ICF-CY and the World Report on Disability to supporting children’s communication” to 44 students at the University of Cincinnati, OH, USA. It was Tuesday evening in Cincinnati and the presentation was facilitated by Dr Karla Washington. 
I outlined the ICF, ICF-CY, and World Report on Disability, then demonstrated how my colleagues and I have applied these documents within three research projects:

• Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (4,983 Australian 4- to 5-year-olds)

• Sound Effects Study (143 children with speech sound disorders)

• Speaking My Languages Study (speech-language pathologists who work with multilingual children) 

By using the ICF-CY as the foundation for data collection and analysis in these studies, we have been able to present rich, real world findings that relate to children's lives in context.