VR therapy for communication disorders

Goal

Develop and evaluate a virtual-reality tool to support clinical therapy for people living with communication disorders, providing safe, repeatable, controllable practice environments.

Approach

In partnership with clinicians at Metro North Health, the project designed VR scenarios that let patients rehearse communication tasks, with difficulty and context tuned by therapists.

Outcomes

Funded by a AUD 100K Metro North grant, the work demonstrated the feasibility of clinician-guided VR therapy for communication rehabilitation.