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A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life

A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life

10/27/2022

PBS News Hour

A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life

Clip: 10/27/2022 | 3m 18sVideo has Closed Captions

A Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life

After having life-changing strokes, Kate Kennedy and Allen Oliver found themselves diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder marked by a patient’s inability to communicate clearly. They had to relearn how to write, read and speak, all alongside other aphasia patients at Boston University’s Aphasia Resource Center. They share their Brief But Spectacular take on how language is your life.

10/27/2022

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