Implementing recommendations of the World Report on Disability for indigenous populations.
Typically, the types of services provided for people with communication disorders (PWCD) and the ways the services are provided have been designed for dominant populations in the Minority World. If services are to be truly accessible and equitable, they must be designed to account for cultural variations in beliefs, needs, and desires of PWCD and their families. This article describes the health conditions that put indigenous populations at particular risk for communicative disorders and gives examples of ways in which speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have addressed the recommendations of the World Report on Disability when working with PWCD in indigenous communities in Minority World countries.
Bilingual Multicultural Services, Albuquerque, NM, USA. mocha@unm.edu
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D003147:Communication Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003469:Culture; D014943:Global Health; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D044382:Population Groups; D015995:Prevalence; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000379:methods; D014944:World Health Organization