Speakers

5^th EAST AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON COMMUNCATION DISABILITY

List of Speakers

NAME OF PRESENTATION	NAME OF SPEAKER /S
SLAP – Spoken Language Assessment Profile	Astrid Kramer (Germany)
Conception of an empirical survey to orofacial and swallowing disorders in children with disabilities at special needs schools in Tanzania.	Isolde Hoefinger-Pattis (Austria)
SOS approach to feeding	Natalie Myles (VSO - Kenya)
Developing social communication skills through play	John Onala (Kenya)
The roots of communication competence	Dr. Carol Westby  (USA)
Assessment and Intervention in Children with Cognitive Impairment	Prof. Deedre Werner (Kenya) Jacqueline Frazier (USA)
Understanding the Cognitive, Academic and Speech-Language Implications of Dyslexia.	Prof. Deedre Werner (Kenya) Jacqueline Frazier (USA)
Teaching Communication using Pivotal Response Training	Jacqueline Wandia (Kenya)
Using practical steps and strategies to support communication and inclusion in Ghana	Belinda Bukari (Ghana) Clement Ntim (Ghana)
Pioneering a VFSS service in East Africa	Poonam Shah (Kenya)
ORAL HYGIENE and Speech Therapy : How can we make a difference?	Fiona Hewerdine (NZ)
Palliative care principles and AIDS: what this might mean for the Speech and Language Therapist	Fiona Hewerdine (NZ) Dr John Weru (Kenya)
Swallowing Disorders	Fiona Hewerdine (NZ)
Music and communication	Janet Wainaina (Kenya)
Teaching communication using music	Caroline Mwangi (Kenya)
Basic Communication Package	Prof Juan Bornman & Enid Moolman (South Africa)
Visual supports for behavior and independence	Joanne Fry (USA)
Practical tools for working with children with autism	Trixie Pujol (Kenya)
Improvements in feeding George safely	Mama George (Kenya)
Stammering confidently	Mr Twahir (Kenya)
Yes we all can	Nabil Adamjee (Kenya)
The Lidcombe program and its success in our family	Santie de Villiers (Kenya)
The World is Not Flat: Global Issues in Health Care and Disability for Speech Language Pathologists	Prof. Dolores Battle (USA)
Factors affecting the implementation of the newly launched health care profession of Speech and Language Therapy by Health managers and Leaders in Uganda	Julius Omoding (Uganda)
Addressing the needs of people with communication disabilities in Ghana	Dr Cate Crowley (USA)
Catering to a diverse audience- SLP Practices in India.	Bhairavi Prassana (India)
PRECEDE-PROCEED: A Framework for Working with Under-served Populations	Rosario Roman (USA)
Stroke and depression	Dr Maina (Kenya)
Sustaining of capacity building of SLT in Tanzania – a collaborative multi level approach	Prof Ulrike Ludtke (Germany)
Special Education Professionals – A Trans-disciplinary Approach to Intervention in Kenya	Natalie Myles (Kenya)
Professional learning model for sustainable change	Anthony Gioko (Kenya)
Collaborations in Multi-Disciplinary Service Provision for Children with Disabilities	Yellow House (Kenya)
Competency framework for newly qualified therapists	Poonam Shah (Kenya)

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Speakers- All those interested in speaking should submit an abstract of 250 words (maximum), and a 50 word bio to sltkenya2013@gmail.com by 30th April 2013.

Posters- We are also accepting posters for the conference. Posters will be displayed in the main conference hall or in the exhibition area. Those interested should email the above requested details (abstract and bio) as well as the poster to sltkenya2013@gmail.com by 30th June 2013.