Communication is a basic human right. To promote this and to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2018, we have released a video that highlights just how diverse communications can be. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights

New research indicates that the first speech sounds were uttered about 70,000 years ago, and not hundreds of thousands or millions of years ago, as is sometimes claimed in the literature. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights @ConversationEDU

‘Left out of society: Vanuatu’s deaf community push for national sign language’ (3 minute read). With no official sign language, the deaf community in Vanuatu are unable to communicate widely & are more vulnerable during natural disasters. #IcommunicationP

‘Improving the quality and accessibility of education in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan’ (3 minute read). Issyk-Kul district is one of the longest districts in the #Kyrgyzstan - 192 km. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights #speech #slp #slt

‘’Tongue Movement In Babies Could Point To ‘Silent’ Language Practice’ (3 minute read). A study aims to use ultrasound technology to understand whether language development in infants starts much earlier than the ‘babble’ phase. #IcommunicationP

‘38 HMC students graduate in audiology courses’ (2 minute read). A total of 38 students have completed different specialised diploma programmes in clinical audiology, clinical optometry, and auditory verbal therapy. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights

Unbeknown to some struggling writers, they may have unrecognised dysgraphia, an underlying neurological disorder that impacts the ability to write, keep pace with school expectations, or feel self-confident when engaging in writing tasks. #IcommunicationP

‘Tongue movement in babies could point to ‘silent’ language practice’ (3 minute read). A study aims to use ultrasound technology to understand whether language development in infants starts much earlier than the ‘babble’ phase. #IcommunicationP

‘The gift of gab: How babies come to learn language’ (3 minute read). Understanding how brains learn speech requires starting from before babies have even uttered their first word, according to researchers. #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights

Have you listened to the fourth episode of our ‘International Communicator’ podcast? Listen as Jacques Strauss (@RCSLT) chats with David Rochus, a speech language therapist in Kenya, about the challenges the profession faces in Africa. #IcommunicationP

In 2023, the International Communication Project will continue to advocate for those with communication disabilities, as well as their families, caregivers and communication professionals. Communication remains a basic human right in 2023 #IcommunicationP

Boxing Day will look a bit different this year for MSG specialist audiologist Lawrence Hill as he heads more than 7000 miles away to Malawi as part of a six-week sabbatical. #IcommunicationP #audiology #SpeakUp4CommRights @Channeleyemedia

As 2022 closes, communication remains the most fundamental of human capacities. People need to be able to communicate to fulfill their social, educational, emotional and vocational potential. Everybody has the potential to communicate. #IcommunicationP

‘Woman who beat mouth cancer warns others about symptoms including mouth ulcers’ (4 minute read). "I had to have speech therapy, I lost all my confidence and people were struggling to understand me. It has impacted every aspect of life.” #IcommunicationP

‘Stroke Victim Uses His Communication Device To Reach His Goals and Help Others’ (3 minute read). #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights #aphasia

Unlocking new clues to how dementia and Alzheimer’s work in the brain – Uncharted Brain podcast series (2 minute read).

In the fourth episode of our ‘International Communicator’ podcast, Jacques Strauss (from @RCSLT) chats with David Rochus, a speech language therapist who works in Kenya, about the challenges the speech therapy profession faces in Africa. #IcommunicationP

Based on research going back decades, scientists have found that talking baby talk to an infant happens in industrialized societies. But is it a universal human trait? #IcommunicationP #SpeakUp4CommRights #speech #voice

Estonia is launching a call for speakers of the Estonian language to donate their speech for a database that aims to support companies, public sector institutions, and research institutions in creating services based on speech technology. #IcommunicationP

An ambitious a plan to halve the rate of hearing loss among Australia’s Indigenous children by 2029 has been set, with 1 in 3 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children experiencing otitis media, inflammation & infection of the ear. #IcommunicationP

In the fourth episode of our ‘International Communicator’ podcast, Jacques Strauss (from @RCSLT) chats with David Rochus, a speech language therapist who works in Kenya, about the challenges the speech therapy profession faces in Africa. #IcommunicationP