Abstract
STRUGGLING FIELD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN PAKISTAN
Highlights
The field of speech-language pathology in Pakistan headed up in 1990 but research in the field began with the commencement of degree programs
The need of speech and language pathology (SLP) as a specialized field in Pakistan emerged with the education of deaf
Diane Schaffer from USA and Linda from England were two expert speech therapists who came to Pakistan to teach and train Post graduate diploma in speech-language therapy (PGD-SLT) students in NIRM
Summary
The field of speech-language pathology in Pakistan headed up in 1990 but research in the field began with the commencement of degree programs. The need of speech and language pathology (SLP) as a specialized field in Pakistan emerged with the education of deaf. Development in education of deaf began in Pakistan by Mr. Siddique Akbar Makhdum in 1949. Later in 1951 College for the Teachers of the Deaf in Lahore was established with the collaboration of USAID and faculty from US to teach speech-language pathology.
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