Niamh Devane, PhD
Speech and Language Therapist and postdoc researcher at City, University of London. Here to share research #aphasia, #virtualworlds, #datavis, #telehealth, #tech #bskyspeechies
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWhat research exists on making data visualisation accessible to adults with language disabilities? youtu.be/dViI0H52Skg Watch this brilliant video summary from @edldproject.bsky.social to learn the results of our review. #DataVis #DataViz #Aphasia #DevLangDis #A11y
- Thank you for sharing the key messages from the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social team scoping review @edldproject.bsky.social Almost no research has explored whether data visualisations are accessible for people living with language disability. The Dara study is looking to change that!
- What research exists on making data visualisation accessible to adults with language disabilities? Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/what-re... Original article: doi.org/10.1111/1460... YouTube summary: youtu.be/dViI0H52Skg #DevLangDis #DLD #datavisualisation #accessibility
- This is important because we use data visualisations *every day* for routine decisions. Checking the map to see the quickest route? That is a data visualisation Looking at the weather app to see if it will rain? that's data vis Buying tickets for the cinema? Tracking your steps?
- To ensure participation for all members of society, data vis needs to be accessible. To follow the work of the Dara project: @daraprojectcity.bsky.social www.dara.org.uk
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDHow do stroke survivors get the best quality of life? Join us as we look at wellbeing after stroke. #UKSF25
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDExplore cutting-edge tools, digital therapies, and how AI is reshaping recovery. #UKSF25
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDA 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDStroke is the leading cause of aphasia. This #WorldStrokeDay we are raising awareness of #aphasia by talking about our research. The @DaraProjectCity.bsky.social looks at everyday information - like maps, pie charts, and physical data to see how easy-to-use people with #aphasia or #DLD find it.
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe’re putting together our latest newsletter. 📧 newsletter@bas.org.uk by 7th November with your aphasia related news
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDStroke is the leading cause of #aphasia. To mark #WorldStrokeDay we are raising awareness of a great resource from The Stroke Association to support people with aphasia to practice filling in forms online. www.stroke.org.uk/stroke/effec... @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social @sayaphasia.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Today is the first ever 🟪International Aphasia Awareness🟪 day! Please share and tell someone new about aphasia!
- 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDFriday 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDReceived this from a friend of mine on this special day, #DLDDay: DLD is a hidden, yet pervasive, lifelong disability that affects two children in every classroom. It is 5 times more common than ASD, & even more common than ADHD !!! For more info see RADLD.org speechandlanguage.org.uk Afasic.org.uk
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDWe 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/...
- Come and join the Dara team at City St Georges and creative innovative, accessible data visualization! More about the project here: www.dara.org.uk More about the vacancy for a #datavis #HCI researcher here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a... @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Do you have skills in human-centred data visualization? Do you want to work on an exciting multi-disciplinary project to create accessible data vis (see dara.co.uk)? Have a look at this researcher post Link: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a... Please share widely!
- Do you have skills in human-centred data visualization? Do you want to work on an exciting multi-disciplinary project to create accessible data vis (see dara.co.uk)? Have a look at this researcher post Link: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a... Please share widely!
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhD🚨#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...
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDThank you to my brilliant Chief Scientific Officer Niamh Devane for such excellent work aboard the good ship #BASconf25. :)
- Travelling home after a fantastic #BASconf25 in #Dundee where people living with aphasia, speech therapists, researchers and academics were all present and equal part of the conversations. We had talks, discussions and dancing! Thank you @basaphasia.bsky.social and captain @abracabadger.com
- Travelling home after a fantastic #BASconf25 in #Dundee where people living with aphasia, speech therapists, researchers and academics were all present and equal part of the conversations. We had talks, discussions and dancing! Thank you @basaphasia.bsky.social and captain @abracabadger.com
- And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery! We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟 Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event. Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️ #aphasia #community
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDNext up @niamhdevane.bsky.social presenting on telehealth #apahsia assessment equivalence to face-to-face administration: the FATE-A study #BASConf25
- The #BASconf25 kicks off in Dundee this morning. Keep your eyes peeled for a talk from yours truly about #datavisualization and #language disability - Why does this matter? What are we doing about it? What are the views of specialist speech and language therapists? @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDDundee is looking glorious in the sunshine today. I've been out and about asking the locals if they are ready for next week's @basaphasia.bsky.social conference. Desparate Dan is ready. Oor Wullie is ready. The Dundee Penguins are ready. Rabbie Burns is ready. #BASconf25. Are you ready?
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDSee below for news of exciting work underway in preparation for the forthcoming #BASConf25 @basaphasia.bsky.social conference. Join us in Dundee in August for the unveiling of the final artworks. #Aphasia
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDI’ve not posted in ages but this is newsworthy - I’m delighted we’ve been awarded funding for APT for this incredible project supporting communication for families with aphasia - leading with Prof Rebecca Palmer and a stellar team!!!! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDDo you have an interest in the bridge between academic #datavis and industry/professional practice of visualization? 🚨We are recruiting for a Business Development Manager in London for our £10m centre for doctoral training in datavis. 🚨 Details here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/jobs/a...
- Marking the end of #AphasiaAwarenessMonth, the Dara project has a new website dara.org.uk Dara is undertaking new research into accessible #datavis for people with #aphasia and #DLD. @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- At the #NordicAphasiaConference in Uppsala. Beautiful surroundings for the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social poster! #aphasia #datavis #DLD #NAC2025
- Welcome to BlueSky @sayaphasia.bsky.social !
- Say Aphasia now have 22 support groups in the UK. The new groups are in Stroud, Barnstable, Worcester, Hastings, Bishop Auckland, Hayling Island and York. Here’s all of our support groups in our lovely Say Aphasia website: www.sayaphasia.org/pages/catego...
- 📢 Can you support aphasia research? Face-to-face And Telehealth Equivalence of assessments in Aphasia (FATE-A) is a research project *improving access to healthcare* This is the *final month* of recruitment We are hoping to see 100 people with aphasia More info: blogs.city.ac.uk/FATE-A/take-...
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDThe #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open! Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here: blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm... • Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK • Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025 • Conference: 18-20 August 2025 #aphasia
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDYou beat me to it! 😜 Thank you so much @abracabadger.bsky.social and @niamhdevane.bsky.social for such a thought-provoking and engaging webinar about the important work coming out of @daraprojectcity.bsky.social - so many impactful applications for people with #language #disabilities 👏👏 🙏
- Thank you for having us along today @markjayes.bsky.social, to talk about our work on the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social. It was great to discuss decision making, #DevLangDis, #aphasia and #DataViz with all who attended. Thanks, too, to @niamhdevane.bsky.social for fielding the difficult questions!
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDThank you for having us along today @markjayes.bsky.social, to talk about our work on the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social. It was great to discuss decision making, #DevLangDis, #aphasia and #DataViz with all who attended. Thanks, too, to @niamhdevane.bsky.social for fielding the difficult questions!
- Please join us on 18.12.24 at 16.30-17.30 GMT for our next @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar to hear @abracabadger.bsky.social presenting "Data Visualization. What is it and how is it experienced by people with language disabilities?" Join on Teams: bit.ly/3ZdneGt
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDBritish Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025. Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly! The conference theme is #Community. Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates. blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ #Aphasia #SLT
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDPlease follow @edldproject.bsky.social now here 😊 EDLD is a participant database of >300 families & 80 adults with #devlangdis. We also have easy-read research summaries. www.engage-dld.com @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @michellestclair.bsky.social @drjennyg.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhD18th December. 4.30pm-5 30pm uk time. I'll be talking about the fascinating things we have learned so far on the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social at @citystgeorges.bsky.social. #Aphasia #DevLangDis
- Please join us at our next @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar to hear the fantastic @abracabadger.bsky.social presenting "Data Visualization. What is it and how is it experienced by people with language disabilities?" Join here on Teams: bit.ly/3ZdneGt
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDCalling UK Paediatric SLTs Researchers at City are seeking to find out more about how UK paediatric SLTs select intervention goals and content. If you would like to help, please complete our survey: bit.ly/3Z3DNWv Please share with others if you can
- An example of data physicalisation @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDDo you struggle with communication and using language? You could have Developmental Language Disorder Visit our website www.engage-dld.com/sign-up to find out more and sign up to our database You don't need a diagnosis to join and receive emails about news, events and research centred around DLD
- The impact of DLD on mental health and wellbeing across the lifespan 👇
- 🔓🔓WilmotA @me-boyo.bsky.social SieversR @suze-freogirl.bsky.social NorburyC (2024). Impact of #devlangdis on mental health AND well-being across the lifespan: a qualitative study including the perspectives of UK adults with DLD AND Australian SLTs. BMJ Open. doi.org/10.1136/bmjo... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
- We still have space to talk to adults with DLD about visual data. Do you have DLD? Are you interested in helping to understand what makes good visual data design? If so please get in touch👇
- Do you know any adults with #DLD in the London area? Please share this research opportunity. 📊📈Graphs & graphics are not always user friendly. We want to improve them. We need adults with DLD to help us. Email Niamh.Devane.2@city.ac.uk for info. @wordaware.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDDevelopmental Language Disorder has its own hashtag, #DevLangDis. It hasn't been very busy on here yet, but start posting, searching and sharing so we can build our community and learn together. People with DLD, families and professionals together
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDDo you know any adults with #DLD in the London area? Please share this research opportunity. 📊📈Graphs & graphics are not always user friendly. We want to improve them. We need adults with DLD to help us. Email Niamh.Devane.2@city.ac.uk for info. @wordaware.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDI'm delighted to announce that the next international conference by the British Aphasiology Society will take place in Dundee, Scotland on 18-20 Aug 2025. Bookmark the website to learn more details as they arrive! blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/ See you there! 🏴 #BASconf24 #BASconf2025 #BSkySpeechies
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhD
- Having lots of interesting conversations about #datavis, #accessibility & #aphasia at #BASconf2024 What we do know about how to make datavis accessible comes from literature related to people living with cognitive difficulties Do we need new guidance for people with language difficulties?
- What is data visualisation? Why is it important that it is accessible? Come and find me and my poster at #BASConf24 to hear more! @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Having lots of interesting conversations about #datavis, #accessibility & #aphasia at #BASconf2024 What we do know about how to make datavis accessible comes from literature related to people living with cognitive difficulties Do we need new guidance for people with language difficulties?
- Image above from our scoping review: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39163312/
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDCan we use an #Alexa device to support #aphasia therapy? Here's a poster summary of some work I presented yesterday the the Bristol Aphasiology Society conference in Leicester. #BSkySpeechies #BASConf2024
- Hearing Steph Wilson describe the work to date on the @daraprojectcity.bsky.social, exploring accessible data visualisation for decision making in #aphasia and #DLD #CGVC2024
- Reposted by Niamh Devane, PhDRead our new #OpenAccess paper! 🗺 📊 A scoping review about Data Visualization & Decision Making in Adults with Acquired & Developmental Language Disabilities doi.org/10.1111/1460... With @jwolondon.bsky.social, @niamhdevane.bsky.social, Steph Wilson, Danielle Szafir, Nikki Botting, Madeline Cruice
