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The Aphasia Project1
Generalizability in Research with Cognitively Impaired Individuals
Karyn Moffatt, Leah Findlater, Meghan Allen
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC, Canada
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2The Aphasia Project
What is aphasia? Acquired language
disorder─ Caused by brain damage:
stroke, tumor, trauma,…
Affects 1.1 million North Americans
Impairment of communication abilities
Relative sparing of other cognitive abilities
Aphasia is a loss of words – not intelligence
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3The Aphasia Project
Applications
ESI Planner: Image and
Sound Enhanced
Daily Planner
File Facility: Supports existing
communication strategies
VERA: Uses a visual
language for cooking
instruction
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4The Aphasia Project
Generalizability Challenges
General vs. custom solutions
Large variability in skills and needs
vs.
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5The Aphasia Project
A Couple of Approaches
Designing in the small; testingin the large
Using detailed assessments of functional abilities
Design
Evaluation
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6The Aphasia Project
But what else?