Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
8 results found in Aphasia.
- Aphasia-Friendly (Aphasia-Accessible, Aphasia-Friendly Design)
- A set of design practices for making written, spoken, and audiovisual content more accessible to people with aphasia. Established principles (Rose, Worrall, Hickson, Hoffmann) include short sentences …
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- A tangle of abnormal blood vessels connecting arteries and veins directly, bypassing the normal capillary network. AVMs most often occur in the brain or spinal cord and can rupture, causing hemorrhagi…
- Cued Naming Therapy (Cued Naming, Cueing Hierarchy Therapy)
- A structured aphasia therapy approach in which clinicians provide progressively stronger hints (cues) to help a person retrieve a target word. Cues may be phonological (providing the first sound or sy…
- Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (FAST)
- A brief, standardized assessment tool used to screen for the presence and severity of aphasia in stroke survivors and others with acquired language impairments. The FAST evaluates four language areas:…
- Naming Practice (Confrontation Naming, Naming Therapy, Picture Naming)
- A speech-language therapy technique in which individuals with aphasia are shown pictures of familiar objects and asked to produce the corresponding word. Naming practice is one of the most common and …
- Photo-based Communication (Visual Communication Aid, Image-based Communication)
- A communication strategy that uses photographs or images as the primary medium for conveying meaning, sharing experiences, and supporting conversation. For people with aphasia, intellectual disabiliti…
- Remnant book (remnant scrapbook, memory book)
- An AAC strategy that uses collected physical artifacts—such as ticket stubs, photos, business cards, and other tangible items—organized in a book or album to support communication for people with apha…
- Western Aphasia Battery (WAB, WAB-R, Western Aphasia Battery-Revised)
- A standardized assessment tool used to evaluate language function in adults with acquired neurological disorders, particularly aphasia following stroke or brain injury. The WAB measures spontaneous sp…