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2009
Adams, K., Sunm, M., Higginbotham, D.J., Yik, F., Bisnatz, A.M.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices include special purpose electronic devices that generate speech output and are used by individuals to augment or replace vocal communication. Word prediction, including context specific prediction, has been proposed to help overcome...
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2009
Adams, Kimberley, Bisantz, Ann, Sunm, Michelle, Higginbotham, Jeffrey
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices are special purpose electronic devices that generate speech output and are used by individuals who have specialized communication needs instead of voice communication. Word prediction, including context specific prediction has been proposed...
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The effect of light touch on standing sway when the stability of the external touch reference becomes unreliable.
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Bryanton, Megan A.; Chodan, Sydney D.C.; Vander Meulen, J.; Fenrich, K.K.; Misiaszek, John E.
Lightly touching a stable reference is associated with sway reduction during standing. Unexpected displacement of the touch reference results in a false-positive balance reaction in some participants, but only with the first such disturbance. This study investigated whether light touch reduces...
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2010
Varelas, Eleni, Nikulak, Julianne, Wingert, Jennifer, Dudych, Stephanie
In Canada, the number of adults with pre-lingual hearing loss who receive a cochlear implant (CI) is growing; however, most of the adult CI centers in Canada reported that “the majority of their patients did not need rehabilitation services post-implant” (Fitzpatrick & Brewster, 2010, p. 293). ...
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2012-03-08
DeBeyer, Michaela, Anderson, Sarah, Servant, Tamaira, Willerton, Kristin, Marcinkow, Alissa, Scheffers, Sarah
Storytelling tasks are commonly used to assess language in a functional context. However, the quality of children's stories can vary depending on how stories are elicited. Research (Pearce, 2003; Schneider & Dubé, 2005) has shown differences in children’s narratives when retelling stories from...
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2012-07-04
Sumner, Andrea, Stongman, Tracy
Some individuals with acquired reading impairments (alexia) can read words in sentence contexts easier than in list format. It has been proposed that this may be due to relatively intact sentence production processes (Mitchum et al., 2005). In this project, we investigated this hypothesis in five...
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The effectiveness of a shortened training module on Motivational Interviewing skill acquisition
The effectiveness of a shortened training module on Motivational Interviewing skill acquisition
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Ivanova, Nadia, Krolczyk, Ania
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a therapeutic technique that has been increasingly used in health care, and MI training for health care professionals has been progressively more promoted. This study investigated the effectiveness of a modified version of the traditional two-day workshop in...
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The Effectiveness of an Edmonton Public Library Materials Pamphlet for Adults with Communication Disorders
Download2016-04-29
Hegstrom, Lindsay, Ankutowicz, Jillian, Brodie, Rachelle, nmajor@ualberta.ca
The Edmonton Public Library (EPL) contains a vast array of resources that have the potential to benefit individuals living with neurological communication disorders. This project builds on two previous projects, the latest of which developed a pamphlet for individuals with neurological...