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Aphasia
Computerized communication aid developed
June 13th, 2005
A computerized communication tool for patients with aphasia has been developed and evaluated. Scientists in the Netherlands conducted a study with the aim of constructing "a portable computerized communication aid for aphasic people to support communication in everyday life." "A multidisciplinary team of aphasiologists, augmentative and alternative communication specialists, speech and language therapists and technicians developed a portable, modular system, PCAD (portable communication assistant for people with dysphasia), running on a commercially available handheld computer," reported M. van de Sandt-Koenderman and coauthors at the Rijndam...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2005-06-13)
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