With their help and care most communication disorders needn't have such an impact on the individual and the community. Speech-language therapist working with a group of adolescents using augmentative communication aids. Speech-language therapist assessing a stroke patient. The ability to communicate is our most human characteristic. Human communication is essential to learning, working and social interaction.
Impaired communication can effect every aspect of a person's life.
New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association Inc. Last modified 11 June 2001.