Invited Speaker: Doctor Rebecca Amery – Workshop: Working together to develop augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in Indigenous languages with Aboriginal families living with MJD in the Northern Territory
| Thursday, May 8, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| DoubleTree by Hilton |
Details
Working together to develop augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in Indigenous languages with Aboriginal families living with MJD in the Northern Territory- Join our intercultural team of Yolŋu and Warnumamalya families living with MJD, researchers and community workers, with Balanda speech pathologists, other allied health professionals, linguists and researchers – to reflect on the ways in which our languages, culture and worldview impact our work to support communication participation for people living with MJD and progressive ataxic dysarthria.
Speaker
Doctor Rebecca Amery
Course Coordinator & Lecturer - Speech Pathology
Charles Darwin Universiy
Working together to develop augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems in Indigenous languages with Aboriginal families living with MJD in the Northern Territory
Biography
Dr. Rebecca Amery is a lecturer and clinical education coordinator in speech pathology at Charles Darwin University. She completed her PhD in 2023, focusing on the collaborative development of aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems with Yolŋu families living with Machado-Joseph disease. Dr. Amery has a diverse background, holding a Graduate Certificate in Yolŋu Studies from Charles Darwin University and a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from the University of Newcastle. She has extensive experience working as a speech pathologist with people who have complex communication needs, both in Australia and internationally, including in Vietnam and Indonesia. Her research and clinical interests include intercultural and culturally responsive speech pathology, communication access, and AAC1. Dr. Amery’s work is particularly focused on improving communication opportunities for Aboriginal Australians through the development of bilingual AAC systems.
