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Accessibility of Stuttering Therapy for First Nations Families: Jordan’s Principle Application

Anny Dubé

Saturday 1:15PM - 2:15PM EDT

This workshop looks at the issues surrounding speech therapy for First Nations communities and funding for a range of health, social and education needs. Jordan’s Principle makes sure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services, and supports they need when they need them. Every First Nations person who stutters, their guardians in case of children, and every First Nations service provider should know how Jordan’s Principle can help provide therapy needed by First Nations children who stutter. This presentation will present hope and solutions to the lack of accessibility of services for children who stutter from First Nations heritage.

What to expect

  • Participants will know how to use Jordan’s Principle in order to get financial support to pay for therapy services needed by First Nations children who stutter and their families.
  • Participants will know where to go to get more information about Jordan’s Principle.
  • Participants will hear innovative examples of how Jordan’s Principle can be used to answer the needs of First Nations children who stutter.

About the presenter

Anny is a person who stutters, and a speech-language pathologist who works for First Nations communities in Quebec. She became Jordan’s Principle Coordinator for the Anishinabe community of Lac-Simon in 2017. She is now a consultant in Jordan’s Principle applications and she offers speech therapy to people who stutter.

Last updated: 2022-10-02