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Creating an Anti-Racism Environment

Speech and Language Therapists

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Speech and Language Therapists work with people of all ages and backgrounds, from toddlers struggling to find their first words to elderly people recovering from a medical episode.

You may find that your clients have experienced racism when trying to access healthcare and support in the past, or you may be an SLT who has experienced racism while trying to carry out your work.

The resources here will help you understand the lived experiences of racism within speech and language therapy, and signpost you to the support you may need.

Policies and statements

Research and reports

  • ().
  • (report and oral evidence transcripts available)
  • (Open Access)
  • - NHS Race & Health Observatory 
  • (Open Access)
  • (.PDF) - Birmingham City University
  • (Paywall)
  • - NHS England

Support and Advocacy Groups

  • - This charity supports refugees who wish to settle in the UK. In particular their  is a helpful resource for understanding the lived experiences of those seeking asylum in the UK.
  • - An independent think tank focusing on race equality in the UK.
  • - This American organisation works to meet the needs of black professionals working within, and service users accessing support for, communication disorders.
  • - Founded by medical student Malone Mukwende, this platform aims to educate clinical staff on the presentation of various conditions on black and brown skin. It includes free digital copies of Mukwende's book "", along with online resources including

News and blogs

  • - BBC News.
  • (University of Middlesex) ().
  • - The Lead

General resources

  • - The King’s Fund
  • School of Health & Social Care: Procedure for raising concerns in partner organisations (.docx) - In alignment with the university’s policy statement on equality, diversity and inclusion, we have created a document that sets out how our School supports students and staff who experience racism and discrimination during practice placements. You may wish to develop something similar in your place of work.
  • - the latest episode (part 3) features, among others, Chloe Nkomo, an inspirational student advocate who Professor Winifred Eboh worked with on some survey data and, here, she discusses the findings relating to white privilege, which you might find especially interesting  
  • - which Chloe discusses in the above, co-supervised with Professor Winifred Eboh with colleagues from the University of Reading 
  • - programme of learning videos including from SLTs with lived experience of racism 
  • (including in education/training)
  • – podcast and twitter channel “opening up discussions around race, ethnicity & the lived experiences of #SLT/#SLT2B’s from under-represented and misunderstood communities”
"We need to be able to educate others not only at work but in the community. All topics of racism are equally important, but if all of us had the basic tools this would start to make a difference."
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Blog: Shame as a place of transformation

In this blog, Dr Lindsey Nicholls from the School of Health and Social Care reflects on why we cannot shy away from difficult conversations around race and racism, and the importance of hearing and listening to stories from people in marginalised groups.

Read the blog