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DSA Senate Inquiry into Speech Therapy

This survey is being used to collect information for Down Syndrome Australia’s submission to a Senate inquiry into speech pathology services. Your response will help us provide an accurate picture of the issues people with Down Syndrome have in accessing services. It should only take you a few minutes to complete this survey.
1.How old is your child? Please specify as a whole number in years. For children under 12 months set age to 0.(Required.)
2.Is English your child’s first language?
3.Does your child identify as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Descent?
4.What State or Territory are you based in?(Required.)
5.What type of area do you live in?(Required.)
6.Does your child currently have any communication or feeding issues that would require speech therapy?(Required.)
Response
Speech
Feeding
7.In the past, did your child have any communication or feeding issues that required speech therapy?(Required.)
Response
Speech
Feeding
8.Do you currently access speech therapy services? Please tick all that area relevant(Required.)
9.Are you satisfied with your current access to speech therapy?(Required.)
10.If you're not entirely satisfied with your current service, why not? Tick all that are relevant
11.What funding sources do you or have you accessed for speech therapy?(Required.)
12.Approximately how much money has your family paid (out of pocket) for speech therapy in the last year?(Required.)
13.Please use the space below to provide a detailed story about experiences you’ve had accessing speech therapy services (good and bad). Note these may be quoted directly in our submission and then published on the inquiry website so only provide these if you’re happy for this to be the case. Your name will not be included but your State of residence and the age of your child will be provided for context.