Award
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 5R01DC019352-05
Reducing social isolation for adults with chronic communication disabilities
Recipient
University of Washington
Award Amount
$308,203.00
Ceiling
$308,203.00
Awarded
March 21, 2025
Identifier
5R01DC019352-05
This NIH-funded project investigates social support and communication barriers affecting adults with chronic communication disabilities to improve social participation and clinical care approaches.
Description
Research project aimed at exploring perceived social support for communication as a unique construct contributing to life participation, and how third-party disability affects communicative participation among individuals with speech or voice impairments due to Parkinson’s disease, laryngeal dystonia, laryngectomy, and oral-pharyngeal cancer.