Tuesday, February 2nd
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The Lingraphica - An
Assistive Technology for Persons with Aphasia
Richard D. Steele, PhD
Chief Scientist,
Lingraphica |
Abstract: "The
Lingraphica is a
Medicare-reimbursed Speech Generating Device for adults with speech, language,
and communication deficits following stroke. It provides access to an extensive
vocabulary of interactive icons with word, phrases, sounds, and images
attached. The materials can be used in a variety of ways, prosthetically (to
speak for a person), orthotically (to improve distorted or deficient speech),
and therapeutically (to improved performance through stimulation and practice).
In this talk, I will: (i) demonstrate the operations and features of the
Lingraphica; (ii) discuss how rehabilitation research influenced device design
and operation; and (iii) explain the particular ways in which the device
provides critical and non-obvious benefits to users. I will show how an iPod
Application incorporating Lingraphica methods, tools, and materials - called
the SmallTalk for
Aphasia - allow users to carry these benefits out into the
community."
Biosketch: Dr. Steele has been Chief
Scientist at Lingraphica since 1990. Earlier at the Palo Alto VA Rehabilitation
R&D Center, he was Principal Investigator on the C-VIC project researching
computers and aphasia rehabilitation. He has taught at Harvard, Cornell, MIT,
and elsewhere. He received a BS from Stanford University in Physics, and MA and
PhD from Harvard University in Slavic languages and linguistics.
- Contact Information:
- Richard D. Steele, PhD
- Chief Scientist
- Lingraphica
- rsteele -at- lingraphica.com
- 509/534-3161
- Lecture Material:
- Slides - Kb pdf file
- Audio - Mb mp3 file
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