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What’s Got Us Talking: A UTS Speech Pathology Podcast

What’s Got Us Talking: A UTS Speech Pathology Podcast

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Discover the latest research and insights in Speech Pathology from the University of Technology Sydney. Join Professor Bronwyn Hemsley, Head of Speech Pathology at UTS, as she starts the conversations shaping the field. A must-listen for speechies, students, and their curious friends.

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  • Machines Helping Humans: The Possibilities & Pitfalls of VR / AR in Speech Pathology

    Machines Helping Humans: The Possibilities & Pitfalls of VR / AR in Speech Pathology
    Dec 1 2025

    In speech pathology, the rapid evolution and implementation of artificial intelligence, particularly virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), opens up an amazing world of new opportunities for our assessments and therapy with children and adults.

    In this episode of ‘What’s got us talking…’ UTS researchers Dr Lucy Bryant and A/Prof Catarina Pinto Moreira (UNESCO Co-Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality) expand upon the practical and ethical challenges that clinicians might face, and need to be aware of, before they think about using artificial intelligence (AI) and VR / AR devices.

    We explore the promises and pitfalls of immersive technologies like AR and VR, and how these could help reshape speech pathology assessment, therapy, and services.

    Resources:

    Bryant, L., Brunner, M., & Hemsley, B. (2019). A review of virtual reality technologies in the field of communication disability: implications for practice and research. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(4), 365–372.
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2018.1549276

    Bryant, L., & Hemsley, B. (2022). Augmented reality: a view to future visual supports for people with disability. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(3), 800–813.
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2022.2125090

    UNESCO Chair: Artificial Intelligence and Extended Reality
    https://unescoaixr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/UnescoAIXR/

    XAVIER - Combines AI and VR in radiology
    https://unescoaixr.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/Xavier/

    Host: Professor Bronwyn Hemsley
    Guests: Dr Lucy Bryant and A/Prof Catarina Pinto Moreira
    Producer: Ali Aitken

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    21 min
  • Dementia & Communication for Connection: The Vital Role of Speech Pathologists for Support

    Dementia & Communication for Connection: The Vital Role of Speech Pathologists for Support
    Nov 24 2025

    Dementia often changes a person’s communication while also increasing their need for connection and support. In this episode of ‘What’s Got Us Talking…’, we explore the impact of communication changes in dementia, and the important role speech pathologists play in enabling more successful communication and connection.

    Resources:

    Dementia Australia:
    Talking to someone with dementia https://www.dementia.org.au/living-dementia/staying-connected/talking-someone-dementia

    Speech Pathology Australia Factsheet on Dementia and Communication:
    https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/common/Uploaded%20files/CommunicationHub/Fact-Sheets/Dementia%20and%20communication%20FINAL.pdf

    Speech Pathology Australia Dementia Practice Guideline:
    Working with People with Lived Experience of Dementia https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Shared_Content/Smart-Suite/Smart-Library/Public/Smart-Library-View.aspx?resource=920

    Systematic Review of Communication Partner Training Programs for Families of People with Dementia (Open Access)
    Folder, N., Power, E., Rietdijk, R., Christensen, I., Togher, L., & Parker, D. (2023). The Effectiveness and Characteristics of Communication Partner Training Programs for Families of People with Dementia: A Systematic Review. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad095

    Host: Professor Bronwyn Hemsley

    Guests: Naomi Folder and Gwenda Darling

    Producer: Ali Aitken

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    21 min
  • Safeguarding Communication Rights: Sounding the Alarm on Facilitated Communication / Spelling to Communicate

    Safeguarding Communication Rights: Sounding the Alarm on Facilitated Communication / Spelling to Communicate
    Nov 17 2025
    In this episode of “What’s Got Us Talking …” we explore the dangers of facilitated communication and variants Spelling to Communicate and Spellers Method. We outline the importance of recognising an individual’s communication rights and their need to access a method of communication that reflects their own thoughts, and not those of the facilitator. Facilitated Communication and variants (Supported Typing, Letterboarding, Spelling to Communicate / Spellers Method) are increasingly being used due to: (a) growing numbers of speech-language pathologists and clinics delivering FC/S2C services; and (b) promotion in The Telepathy Tapes (Seasons 1 and 2), which dangerously and incorrectly interpret failed message passing tests as pseudoscientific telepathy rather than being evidence of facilitator control over the messages produced. This episode features some of the authors of a new paper outlining the communication rights of individuals exposed to the dangers of facilitated communication and variants (Spelling to Communicate, S2C, Spellers Method), listed below. Outline of Communication Rights and Authorship Assessment in FC/RPM/Spellers (Open Access) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23297018.2025.2544116 Hemsley, B., Beals, K., Lang, R., Schlosser, R. W., Shane, H. Simmons, W., Skinner, S., & Todd, J. (2025). Safeguarding the communication rights of minimally- or non-speaking people who are vulnerable to Facilitated Communication, Rapid Prompting (Spellers method) and variants. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 1-21. Systematic Review of Facilitated Communication (Open Access) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2396941518821570 Hemsley, B., Bryant, L., Schlosser, R. W., Shane, H. C., Lang, R., Paul, D., Banajee, M., & Ireland, M. (2019). Systematic review of facilitated communication 2014–2018 finds no new evidence that messages delivered using facilitated communication are authored by the person with disability. Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 3. https://doi.org/10.1177/2396941518821570 (Original work published 2018) United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Article 16 Freedom from Exploitation, Violence and Abuse: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/article-16-freedom-from-exploitation-violence-and-abuse Article 21 Freedom of Expression and Opinion and Access to Information: https://social.desa.un.org/issues/disability/crpd/article-21-freedom-of-expression-and-opinion-and-access-to-information Website and YouTube resources: Blog posts, videos, critiques of studies, and lists of organisations with position statements opposing FC/RPM https://www.facilitatedcommunication.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@fcisnotscience POSITION STATEMENTS on FC/RPM/S2C/Spellers American Association of Speech Language Hearing: ASHA Position Statements on Facilitated Communication https://www.asha.org/policy/ps2018-00352/ ASHA Position Statement on Rapid Prompting Method (Spelling to Communicate, S2C, Spellers Method) https://www.asha.org/policy/ps2018-00351/?srsltid=AfmBOopseOn5HhRP7E0er6QJYNt97hjImlHsPcb9S2MUc9Qud8X4Mwdp ASHA Evidence Map on Systematic Review of Facilitated Communication https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Articles/ArticleSummary/75d47271-e474-ee11-814b-005056834e2b Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability - ASID Position Statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method https://asid.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sept-2024-Final-Position-Statement-on-FC-and-RPM-13-July-202475.pdf Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists https://www.rcslt.org/members/delivering-quality-services/facilitated-communication/#section-2 Host: Professor Bronwyn Hemsley Guests: Dr Katherine Beals, Dr Jeffrey Chan and Professor Karen Nankervis Producer: Ali AitkenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    21 min
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