Speak Out August 2021

National Conference 2022

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Victoria, Australia

Call for papers The online submission is available at www.

Strait Islander researcher (in-person or via video). • Use of strengths-based language. Closing date for submissions is Midnight AEST Tuesday 14 September 2021 . Please don’t wait, submit your abstract today! This will assist the scientific program chair (SPC) in managing the review process and help us develop the conference program in a timely manner. Early review will also give authors more time to consider any reviewer comments. Keynote speakers The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is pleased to introduce to you the first of our two keynote speakers. Dr Joanne (Jo) Watson Joanne (Jo) Watson, PhD has practiced as a speech

speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/spaconf2022 . We would encourage you to "spread the news" through your many networks, colleagues and friends. Send them the link to the conference website where they can read more about the conference and submission process. If nothing else, recent events have demonstrated the ingenuity and resolve required to provide quality speech pathology services. Specifically, challenging and changed times have reminded us to stretch and reach beyond our perceived borders to achieve excellence with our practice, research, information dissemination and client and family engagement. It has also reaffirmed that speech pathologists’ reach and impact is far and wide. Please consider our theme when making your submission. On the conference website you will find instructions for making submissions, to give you assistance with the submission process. There is also a checklist to ensure that you are prepared to finalise the submission. There is a two- step process at the start for the online submission where you select the option of 1. an oral or poster presentation, or 2. a workshop presentation. We request that you read the relevant instruction that applies to you, prior to submitting your abstract. Speech Pathology Australia values research which is consistent with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples’ values and perspectives on research methodologies. Presentations which include an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander presenter will be prioritised. If submitting a paper relevant to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, please ensure within your abstract that it demonstrates the ways in which your project incorporates the following principles: • Origins in/driven by community aspirations. • Engagement in community consultation. • Collaboration with community. • Involvement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples in project planning, implementation, and reporting. • Presentation includes an Aboriginal and/or Torres

pathologist, researcher, and lecturer in the disability sector for 30 years. Jo has an extensive national and international profile, having lived, practiced, taught, and engaged in research while in Hong Kong, China, Australia, and the USA. She brings to her work invaluable experience as a daughter and sister of two wonderful women with disability.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from La Trobe University in 1991, she practiced in Tasmania, Victoria, Hong Kong, China, and the USA. In 2001 Jo returned to Melbourne to take up a position at Scope Australia, then called the Spastic Society of Victoria. While at Scope Jo undertook a PhD through Deakin University graduating in 2016. In 2015, Jo jointly founded and established Deakin’s postgraduate program in disability and inclusion, which she now directs as a Deakin University Faculty of Health Senior Lecturer. Jo’s research is focused on supporting people with intellectual disability and complex communication support needs to live self-determined lives and is fueled by a steadfast commitment to equality. Jo is unwavering in her conviction that human communication is central to enabling people with disability to achieve their human right of autonomy. She believes that the Convention on the

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