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In this paper we present the design of an application that helps people with expressive aphasia to express their feelings and share information through digital photographs. Our design is based on feedback from the therapist and persons with aphasia and their partners. The preliminary prototypes are evaluated with persons with aphasia and their partners. The concept is well accepted by the aphasics and it could be easily used during therapy and post-therapy period.
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Koppenol, T., Al Mahmud, A., Martens, JB. (2010). When Words Fall Short: Helping People with Aphasia to Express. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W., Karshmer, A. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14100-3_8
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