REKNEW Projects are researching ways that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) can support adults with degenerative neurological disease as they experience complex communication impairments. REKNEW Projects are conducted in collaboration with various community partners as well as the following organizations:

• Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)  
• Center for Spoken Language Understanding at OGI School of Science & Engineering  
• OHSU outpatient ENT and Neurology clinics
• AAC-Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) in Communication Enhancement  
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) 

REKNEW Projects have reached out to several populations, including adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Locked-in Syndrome (LIS), Dysarthria, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). We have also looked at the outcomes of training caregivers in Alzheimer’s Care Units to use communication systems with their residents.