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Tanja Effing-Tijdhof

Tanja Effing-Tijdhof

Tanja Effing has been trained as a movement scientist, physiotherapist, and epidemiologist and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of clinical trials, mostly respiratory and self-management orientated. She has performed multiple systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials, has organized several post-graduate courses, contributed to statement and workshop reports, and has been part of several national and international respiratory expert panels. Tanja is using her skills and knowledge to develop and evaluate sustainable AAC projects to increase AAC capacity and access and to contribute to the body of evidence regarding AAC in countries with limited access to AAC.
Tanja is the Director of Bridge Assistive which is an Australian charitable company that aims to increase Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) capacity and access in countries with limited access to AAC. BridgeAssistive donated the AAC devices used in this study.

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Speaker Events

November 11, 2026 @ 9:30 pm – 10:00 pm EST

Parent and speech pathologists’ expectations and experiences in implementing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in Ghana

View a global list of converted local start times Session ID: 2   Objectives: 1) Describe key barriers and facilitators influencing AAC implementation within Majority World contexts 2) Analyse the […]