Aphasia Access Conversations

Ellen Bernstein-Ellis, Program Specialist with the Aphasia Treatment Program at Cal State East Bay speaks with Michelle Gravier, Jennifer Sherwood, and Albert Mendoza to highlight their research exploring the impact of an online exercise program on the fitness, well-being, and cognitive-communication skills of adults with aphasia as part of the Aphasia Treatment Program at CSUEB. This show addresses several gap areas addressed in the Aphasia Access White Paper authored by Nina Simmons Mackie, including:  Lack of holistic approach to community reintegration,  Insufficient attention to life participation across the continuum for care, and  Inadequate communication access GUESTS:   Michelle Gravier is an assistant professor at Cal State East Bay. In addition to teaching coursework in adult communication disorders and supervising in the Rees Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinic and the Aphasia Treatment Program, Michelle directs the Neurocognitive Research on Rehabilitation of Language Lab (NRRL). Among other r