This document identifies the role of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in providing services for people who stammer across Ireland. It highlights the key role that SLTs have in working with and advocating for people who stammer in Ireland. It makes key recommendations for change and emphasises that speech and language therapy services should be available in an equitable manner to all people who stammer.
Acknowledgements:
This paper has been written on behalf of IASLT by a working group drawn from members of the Special Interest Group in Stammering and comprised of Amy Connery, Callum Wells, Charlotte Mellon, Ciara Gleeson, Edel O’Dea, Fiona Ryan, Mary O’Dwyer and Penny Farrell. We also acknowledge the contribution that people who stammer have made to our understanding of our role as speech and language therapists in allyship, advocacy and in creating a culture of acceptance and celebration of the many diverse ways of communicating.
Special thanks to Aisling Keogh, Jonathon Linklater and Margaret Leahy for their support, advice and guidance in the development of this paper. Further thanks to the speech and language therapy managers who completed a circulated survey.
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