Margaret Walker (speech therapist)

Margaret Walker FRCSLT MBE is a speech and language therapist

Margaret Walker

FRCSLT MBE
Occupation
  • Speech Therapist
Academic background
Academic work
Institutions
  • Botleys Park Hospital
  • St George's, University of London

Career

Walker was one of the three developers of the language programme Makaton. The name of the programme is derived from the first letters of the names of the three therapists who helped devise the programme in the 1970s: Margaret Walker, Katharine Johnston and Tony Cornforth.[1]

Walker was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in 1986,[2] an MBE in the 1997 Birthday Honours for services to Healthcare whilst working at St George's, University of London, and in 2019 was recognised in the Pride of Britain Awards.[3]

References
  1. Sheehy, K. & H. Duffy. "Attitudes to Makaton in the ages of integration and inclusion" (PDF). International Journal of Special Education. pp. 91–102. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  2. "SLT Recognised at Pride of Britain". Bulletin: The Official Magazine of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: 8. January 2020.
  3. "Special recognition: Margaret Walker". Daily Mirror, Pride of Britain Awards 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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