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Dr Abi Roper
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Speech and Language Therapist and Techy Researcher at City St George's, University of London. UK.
Based in Dundee 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#Aphasia #Accessibility #CoDesign #BSkySpeechies
#LimbDifferent 👣

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Aug 21
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

Written & performed by Scots Scriever, Taylor Dyson,
for #BASconf25

Life wis different then, things taken fur grantit
Haud it a up in a hazy gold shimmered nostalgia
When the reality is iy a crashin white cauld
Memories are fragmentit noo
And time moves at a different pace,

[1/3]
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
ukstrokeforum.bsky.social
Explore cutting-edge tools, digital therapies, and how AI is reshaping recovery. #UKSF25
Tuesday 25 November. 10 - 11. Technology solutions, AI, and the future of aphasia rehabilitation. Chair: Dr Abi Roper. Speakers; Dr Abi Roper, Caitlin Longman, Robert Bailey.
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
ukstrokeforum.bsky.social
How do stroke survivors get the best quality of life? Join us as we look at wellbeing after stroke. #UKSF25
Tuesday 25 November 15.15 - 16.15. Wellbeing after stroke. Chair: Professor Lisa Kidd. Speakers: Dr Felicity Bright, Dr Sarah Northcott and Dr Lauren Lucas.
November 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
abracabadger.com
A lovely write up about our bonnie Dundee aphasia conference earlier this year.

#BASConf2025

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

@basaphasia.bsky.social
@citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social
@stephwilsoncity.bsky.social
@niamhdevane.bsky.social
@rtslt.bsky.social
City St George’s academics share research at British Aphasiology Society conference | City St George's, University of London
Held in Dundee the conference focused on the theme of community
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
Stroke is the leading cause of aphasia.

To mark #WorldStrokeDay, why not find out more about our research? Explore our website here: www.dara.org.uk/

#aphasia

@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
Home | Dara
Inclusive Data Visualization for Human-Centred Decision-Making
www.dara.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
Wednesday 29th October 2025 is #WorldStrokeDay.

Stroke is the leading cause of #aphasia.

- Find information about stroke via the hashtag #WorldStrokeDay.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
- Visit www.stroke.org.uk/stroke/effec...
www.stroke.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
czastudil.bsky.social
Based on our findings, if genAI is used at all in this context, collaboration between HCI experts, speech-language pathologists, & VSD users is needed to design effective guardrails to mitigate negative impacts of using genAI as a design partner in VSDs.

📄Read more here: tinyurl.com/2uz25u83
(PDF) Helping or Homogenizing? GenAI as a Design Partner to Pre-Service SLPs for Just-in-Time Programming of AAC
PDF | Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices are used by many people around the world who experience difficulties in communicating... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...
tinyurl.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
abracabadger.com
@sarahfjohnston.bsky.social lovely to find you here. :) Welcome! 🦋
October 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
centenoj.bsky.social
Save the date!!! 👇👇👇
www.iarc2026.com/en/Events/ia... ... #aphasia #slp #neurorehabilitation
October 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of aphasia by:

4. Sharing our research. The Dara project explores the accessibility of data visualization. Download our poster below to find out more. 
city.figshare.com/ndownloader/...

#aphasia
#DevLangDis

@sayaphasia.bsky.social
@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
Screen grab of scientific poster available via download link in post. Poster is entitled "Exploring the accessibility of data visualization for adults with language disability"
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
abracabadger.com
Data are part of our everyday lives. 📈

Navigating data can be hard if you have #aphasia or #DLD.

Janet shares her experience in this clip. ⏯️
daraprojectcity.bsky.social Dara DataVis @daraprojectcity.bsky.social · 21d
We are raising awareness of aphasia by:

3. Sharing an insight into data and aphasia.

In this clip, Janet explains how aphasia affects the processing of everyday information for her.

youtu.be/XYXSxNu01gc?...

#aphasia
@sayaphasia.bsky.social
@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
youtu.be
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of aphasia by:

2. Sharing details of the Dara research project. To mark #aphasia awareness day, why not find out more about our research? Explore our website here: www.dara.org.uk/

#aphasia

@sayaphasia.bsky.social aphasia.bsky.social
@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
Home | Dara
www.dara.org.uk
October 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
niamhdevane.bsky.social
Today is the first ever 🟪International Aphasia Awareness🟪 day!

Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
daraprojectcity.bsky.social Dara DataVis @daraprojectcity.bsky.social · 22d
Hot on the heels of #DLDday, Monday is the first international aphasia awareness day.
Why not join in?:
- Find information about aphasia via the hashtag #aphasia.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @sayaphasia.bsky.social
- Visit www.aphasia-international.com
Say Aphasia image with the words 20th October International Aphasia Day. Below the orange Say Aphasia logo, a picture of a globe is shown. Further down a person is shown speaking with a jumble of letters emerging from their mouth A S D E N L T S E T.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of #aphasia by:

1. Talking about our research. The Dara project looks at everyday information - like maps, pie charts, and physical data to see how easy-to-use people with #aphasia or #DLD find it.

#DevLangDis
@sayaphasia.bsky.social
@thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
A map of a street system showing roads, a park and two landmarks: "Botanic Gardens" and "Dara Bridge" A Pie chart labelled "Popularity of ice-cream flavours at a seaside town". Flavours shown include chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and rum & raisin. A photograph of four chunky knit scarves - each showing different sized blocks of colour.
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
Hot on the heels of #DLDday, Monday is the first international aphasia awareness day.
Why not join in?:
- Find information about aphasia via the hashtag #aphasia.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @sayaphasia.bsky.social
- Visit www.aphasia-international.com
Say Aphasia image with the words 20th October International Aphasia Day. Below the orange Say Aphasia logo, a picture of a globe is shown. Further down a person is shown speaking with a jumble of letters emerging from their mouth A S D E N L T S E T.
October 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder by:

4. Sharing some brilliant @radld.bsky.social resources about DLD.

How well do you know Developmental Language Disorder?
Take this quiz to find out:

radld.org/about/dld/dl...

#DevLangDis
#DLDday
DLD Quiz - RADLD
How well do you know Developmental Language Disorder? Take our short quiz to test your knowledge.
radld.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder by:

3. Sharing our research.
The Dara project explores the accessibility of data visualization.
Download our poster below to find out more.

#DevLangDis
#DLDday
@radld.bsky.social

city.figshare.com/ndownloader/...
October 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder by:

2. Talking about our research.

The Dara project looks at everyday information - like maps, pie charts, and physical data to see how easy-to-use people with #DLD or #aphasia find it.

#DevLangDis
#DLDday
@radld.bsky.social
A map of a street system showing roads, a park and two landmarks: "Botanic Gardens" and "Dara Bridge" A Pie chart labelled "Popularity of ice-cream flavours at a seaside town". Flavours shown include chocolate, vanilla, strawberry and rum & raisin. A photograph of four chunky knit scarves - each showing different sized blocks of colour.
October 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
We are raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder by:

1. Turning our website purple

To mark #DLDday, we are turning our website purple to reflect the colour of the RADLD campaign to raise awareness of DLD.

Explore our website here: www.dara.org.uk/

#DevLangDis
@radld.bsky.social
Home | Dara
Inclusive Data Visualization for Human-Centred Decision-Making
www.dara.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
daraprojectcity.bsky.social
Friday is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) awareness day.
Why not join in?
Here's how:
- You will find lots of information about DLD via the hashtag #DLDday.
- Watch our account for updates from the Dara project.
- Follow @radld.bsky.social and @wordaware.bsky.social
- Visit radld.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
annacaute.bsky.social
SLT students at Essex Uni are looking to interview SLTs and SLTAs with experience of using gesture in aphasia therapy in acute settings- please get in touch with Maddy and Laura if you’re interested. @basaphasia.bsky.social @susieslt.bsky.social @aphasiatherapycen.bsky.social @abracabadger.com
maddyhaines.bsky.social maddyhaines.bsky.social @maddyhaines.bsky.social · Oct 9
MSc SLT students at @universityofessex.bsky.social are researching gesture for aphasia therapy in acute stroke care. If you’re an SLT, SLTA or Rehabilitation Assistant with experience, we’d love to hear from you! lr19377@essex.ac.uk / mh24873@essex.ac.uk #Aphasia #StrokeRehab #SLT #SpeechTherapy
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
bookshop.org
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
abracabadger.com
Very excited to see @edwyncollins.bsky.social for his #Testimonial tour London date tonight. Edwyn is my indie hero & a generous contributor to one of our previous #aphasia creativity projects @citystgeorges.bsky.social.

Enjoy his MakeWrite poetry recital:
youtu.be/JC-6FzEN4B0?...

#EdwynCollins
Edwyn Collins Reads Three Makewrite Poems
YouTube video by INCA Project
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
abracabadger.com
Beautiful scenes from Dundee Law this morning 🪶
dundeebirding.bsky.social Dundee Birding (stonefaction) @dundeebirding.bsky.social · Oct 3
An hour at Dundee Law this morning hinted that an earlier start might've been worthwhile with steady movement over - mostly Meadow Pipits, but also Siskins, Skylarks, Pied Wagtails, Chaffinches etc. Pics below - Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel and Bullfinch.

#BirdingScotland
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Dr Abi Roper
claireboardman.bsky.social
👀 Exciting - and important - #datavis #accessibility research role! #London based + full details 👇
jwolondon.bsky.social Jo Wood @jwolondon.bsky.social · Sep 17
🚨#datavis Job alert 🚨

Fancy working with us in London as a researcher using @observablehq.com Plot for accessible #datavis?

To support people with language disability in the use of data visualization for everyday decision making.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a...
Details | City St George's, University of London
Details of job vacancy at City St George's,, University of London
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
abracabadger.com
Come and join us on the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social project! Please share this post with anyone #DataVis who is up for an exciting new project!
#ASSETS2025 #CHI2025 #HCI #DataViz
jwolondon.bsky.social Jo Wood @jwolondon.bsky.social · Sep 17
🚨#datavis Job alert 🚨

Fancy working with us in London as a researcher using @observablehq.com Plot for accessible #datavis?

To support people with language disability in the use of data visualization for everyday decision making.

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a...
Details | City St George's, University of London
Details of job vacancy at City St George's,, University of London
www.citystgeorges.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM