Language and culture in speech-language and hearing professions in South Africa: The dangers of a single story.

WHAT IT FOUND

This article argues that South African speech and hearing services are dominated by English and Afrikaans speakers, leaving the majority of black African language speakers without care in their first language.

It calls for curriculum reform and culturally responsive practice, but reports no patient outcomes or intervention results.

What this paper is

This is a viewpoint article discussing the linguistic and cultural demographics of speech-language and hearing professions in South Africa. It argues for curriculum transformation and culturally responsive practice but reports no study methods, patient outcomes, or intervention results. There is no clinical finding here to act on.

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