NIH R01 · 2024
Reducing social isolation for adults with chronic communication disabilities
PROJECT ABSTRACT Social isolation is a major contributor to poorer health outcomes, quality of life, and even survival. Adults with communication disabilities are at a high risk for social isolation because communication impairments make it difficult for them to interact with others. Many communication disorders in adults are chronic, thus restoring typical communication abilities to enable people to resume usual participation in daily activities is not feasible. For that reason, people with communication disabilities depend on accommodations in the environment to help them remain active and engaged. Communication inherently involves interactions among people. Thus, the most critical…
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