People with aphasia experience difficulties with all aspects of language and this can mean
that their access to technology is substantially reduced. We report a study undertaken to …

This paper describes an exploratory study into the accessibility of the virtual world Second
Life for two young people with aphasia. Aphasia is a communicative disorder most …

Virtual worlds are used in wide-ranging ways by many people with long-term health
conditions, but their use by people with aphasia (PWA) has been limited. In contrast, this …

Aphasia is an acquired cognitive disorder that affects language abilities, while leaving
intellect intact. The overall goal of the Aphasia Project is to investigate how technology can …

Over 2 million people across the United States are living with aphasia, the loss of language
due to acquired brain injury. Aphasia is an invisible disability that may come with negative …

Virtual worlds present both an opportunity and a challenge to people with disabilities.
Standard ways to make such worlds accessible to a broad set of users have yet to emerge …

Introduction This study evaluated an intervention for people with aphasia delivered in a
novel virtual reality platform called EVA Park. EVA Park contains a number of functional and …

We report a novel and accessible questionnaire designed to examine levels of technology
use in adults with severe aphasia and to assess the impact of a co-designed computer …

In this paper we describe the design and exploratory field evaluation of an experience
tagging and sharing application for people with expressive aphasia. We conducted a probe …

This paper explores a number of HCI research issues in the context of the Aphasia Project, a
recently established project on the design of assistive technology for aphasic individuals …