Digital Speech Therapy for the Aphasia Patients: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions

Oche Alexander Egaji, Ikram Asghar, Mark Griffiths

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Abstract

This paper outlines the potential challenges of adopting digital solutions for treating patients with aphasia. Current research has focused on the use of non-immersive Virtual Reality (VR) approach to therapy, and the outcome of their evaluation with people with aphasia has been promising. There is currently no research on the effect of using fully immersive VR technology as a digital therapy solution for people with aphasia. This paper aims to fill that gap by proposing the integration of Immersive VR with an appropriate Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered voice recognition model in creating a digital therapy solution for people with aphasia. The authors hoped that this application will ease the workload of the speech therapist and will enhance the long-term recovery process for people with aphasia.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICICM 2019: The 9th International Conference on Information Communication and Management
Subtitle of host publicationPrague, Czechia, August 23-26, 2019
Place of PublicationPrague, Czech Republic
PublisherACM Press
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-7188-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Aug 2019
EventThe 9th International Conference on Information Communication and Management - Prague, Czech Republic
Duration: 23 Aug 201926 Aug 2019
Conference number: 9th

Publication series

NameInternational Conference Proceedings Series
PublisherACM

Conference

ConferenceThe 9th International Conference on Information Communication and Management
Abbreviated titleICICM 2019
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Period23/08/1926/08/19

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