Introduction: Aphasia is a debilitating language disorder and even mild forms of aphasia can
negatively affect functional outcomes, mood, quality of life, social participation, and the …

Background: Technology devices and applications including virtual reality (VR) are
increasingly used in healthcare research and practice as tools to promote health and …

Personas are powerful tools for designing technology and envisioning its usage. They are
widely used to imagine archetypal users around whom to orient design work. We have been …

About a third of strokes cause aphasia, or language loss, with profound consequences for
the person's social participation and quality of life. These problems may be mitigated by …

Purpose This systematic review explored how virtual reality (VR) has been used to
rehabilitate aphasia. Materials and methods Empirical studies were included where VR was …

People with complex communication needs (CCNs) can use high-tech augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) devices and systems to compensate for communication …

Aphasia is a type of speech disorder that can cause speech defects in a person. Identifying
the severity level of the aphasia patient is critical for the rehabilitation process. In this …

Purpose Students with developmental/intellectual disabilities (ID/DD) often have serious
health issues that require additional medical care and supervision. Serious health issues …

Purpose Acquired communication disorders can result in significant barriers to everyday life
activities, and commonly require long-term rehabilitation. This research aimed to investigate …

Stroke is a cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease that affects the aged population at a
high rate. Patients' functional disabilities can be reduced with effective rehabilitation training …