The University of Kelaniya, supported by the International Communication Project 2014, through the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists UK invites you to: සැ ම m id t ට U f; හ F ඬ kh ක් A Voice for all සැ සැමට හඬක් - midtUf;Fkhd xU Fuy; ම Local Discourse - Regional Dialogues ට Speech & Language Therapy, Audiology & Disability Conference 18th to 21st December 2014 At the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka හ ඬ ක්  m i d   t U f; Pre-conference session: 18th December 2014 - Giving Voice to Professional Concerns (Kamini Gadhok, Dominique Lowenthal & Dr. Julie Marshall) Conference: 19th and 20th December 2014 Post-conference session: 21st December 2014 – Managing Linguistic and Communicative Impairments Post-Stroke (Dr. Barbara Shadden) Keynote Speakers:  Ms. Kamini Gadhok MBE, CEO of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, UK  Dr. Barbara Shadden, Emeritus Professor of Communication Disorders, University of kh Arkansas, USA  Ms. Dominique Lowenthal, Head of Professional Development & Standards, the Royal d College of Speech and Language Therapists, UK  Dr. Julie Marshall, Reader in Communication Disability and Development, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK x  Dr. Mary Wickenden, Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child U Health, University College London (tbc) As part of the International Communication Project 2014, we invite you all to join us in Sri Lanka at a conference which hopes to ‘give voice’ to current concerns in the fields of speech and language F therapy, audiology and disability. It will provide a platform for a dialogue on building a strong u professional body and professional identity in South Asia, paying heed to the socio-cultural, economic and political realities of people living with disabilities in this region. y; F d x U F u y; සැ ම ට හ ඬ ක් සැ ම ට හ ඬ ක් සැ m ම id ට t හ ඬ ක් සැ ම ට හ ඬ ක් m id t U f; F kh Call for Abstracts We invite you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations ‘giving voice’ to the themes of:  Professional Identity & Professional Issues  Evidence-based interventions, innovative practice and care-pathways for children and adults with communication disabilities or swallowing disorders in under-resourced contexts  Hearing loss, screening and audiological support  Access to education and employment for all  Voices from the margins  Rights and realities Abstracts of not more than 300 words should be submitted for oral or poster presentation by 1st November 2014. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed by our Scientific Committee and notification of acceptance will be emailed to the corresponding author by 7th November 2014. Clear guidelines for oral and poster presentations together with the date and time of the presentation will be sent to the registered corresponding authors in due course. All abstracts should be e-mailed to [email protected] on or before 1st November 2014. This conference is being organised as part of our commitment to the International Communication Project 2014 Please visit: www.kln.ac.lk/medicine U f; F kh d x U F u y; සැ ම ට හ ඬ ක් d සැ x ම U ට F u y; හ ඬ ක්