The document discusses the challenges faced by rural and remote areas in Australia concerning access to speech pathology services, emphasizing that 95% of Australia is rural and 12% of the population lacks service access. It highlights language difficulties among students and young offenders, along with significant waiting times for assessments. The proposed solutions include an asymmetrical interface for telehealth to improve digital service delivery and support remote teacher mentoring.

1. Silvia Pfeiffer, NICTA Project Lead
Asymmetrical Interfaces
in
Telehealth

2. https://aifs.gov.au/publications/tyrannies-distance-and-disadvantage/
The Tyranny
of Distance
95% of
Australia is
rural and remote
12% of
the population
Disconnected
from
Services

3. Language determines lives
• 21% of school students have an
expressive language difficulty upon
entering school
• A disproportionate number of young
offenders have language impairments
• 1/3 of people living in rural and remote
areas live more than 50km from regular
speech pathology services
• 2 months waiting time for initial
assessment

4. Oral language and indigenous culture
Direct speech pathology to schools
in rural and remote NSW
• Manly to Bowraville,
Bourke,Wagga Wagga
• 12 sessions every week
• impact on the lives of
children
• remote teacher
mentoring and training

5. Asymmetrical Interface for Speech Pathology
Speech Pathologist Student

6. Asymmetrical Interface for Speech Assessment
• Touch screen
• Bell, Stickers for Rewards
• Instruction pages
• Hide local video

7. Asymmetrical UI for Digital Service Delivery
• Room camera for context
• Document camera
• Digital document wet signature
• Call centre integration

8. Coviu - a symmetrical collaboration platform
ready for asymmetrical profiling & API

9. Rich Interaction Interfaces
https://coviu.com/
Contact: silvia@coviu.com https://au.linkedin.com/in/silviapfeiffer