Young Stroke Special: Smashing it after stroke S2E6 – Speech pathology & inclusive communication enableme podcast

Paul Burns is a young stroke survivor and host of Smashing it After Stroke.

Paul is back for a second season, this time talking to health professionals and industry leaders. Paul and his guests dive into current thinking on stroke recovery within their respective fields, what’s out there for those with invisible injuries and as usual, he picks up some tips and tricks along the way.

In this episode, Paul talks to to speech pathologist Emma Power. Emma is a clinician, researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

Emma and Paul talk about:
- What speech pathology is.
- Different communication and swallowing impairments.
- The value of communication partner training and where to get it.
- Practical tips to support people with different communication needs.
- Why communication accessibility and inclusivity helps everyone in the community.

Download an aphasia-friendly list of resources mentioned in this podcast: https://enableme.org.au/media/q0gbvof2/radio-podcast-stroke-foundation-support-groups.pdf

Read the transcript at https://enableme.org.au/community/podcasts/young-stroke-podcast-series/speech-pathology-inclusive-communication-smashing-it-after-stroke

Find more Young Stroke stories, tips and resources at https://young.strokefoundation.org.au