Lecture in Annual ANCDS Scientific and Business Meeting 2024:  The Evidence Base for Neuro-Rehabilitation of Acquired and Degenerative Communication Disorders in Diverse Populations: What is Available, What is Needed, and Reasons Why https://www.ancds.org/annual-meeting-information#diversity Tuesday, November 19, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm CST Speakers: Gloriajean Wallace, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS Gerald Imaezue, PhD Anthony Pak-Hin Kong, PhD, F-ASHA Taryn Malcolm, PhD, CCC-SLP Whitney Postman, PhD, CCC-SLP LaToya Roberts, MS, CCC-SLP Ivan Portillo, MS Abstract: This presentation will discuss evidence-based practice (EBP), with a focus on available research that supports the neurorehabilitation care of people with neurogenic disorders, including the increasingly large number of people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.  Presenters will provide the…

The Comprehensive Aphasia Test (CAT), a standardized battery with 34 subtests, has been adapted into eight different languages, with other 11 language adaptations close to being finished. Currently, there are no published CAT adaptations in any Asian languages. Given the paucity of aphasia batteries geared specifically to the Chinese population (Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong, in particular), there is a clinical value in adapting a Cantonese version (i.e., Cant-CAT). A update on the current validation of Cant-CAT can be found here.