b'105usuallyintheleftsideofthebrain.Thisdamagecanbecausedbyastroke,atraumaticbraininjury,braintumoretc.DiannecreatedaspecialCentertohelppeoplewithAphasia.TheserviceswerecoveredbyMedicare(theusualpopulation)andsoitwasprofitableandnotreliantonfundingfromtheuniversity.DiannesetthestageoftheAphasiaCenterbydevelopingitsguidingprinciplesTheclinicwastoimprovethequalityoflifeforpeoplewithaphasiaandtheirfamiliessotheycanengageinawidevarietyofsocialandtherapeuticactivitieswiththeaimofdecreasingisolation,aidingadjustmenttodisability,improvingself-esteemandreducingdependencyonasinglecaregiver.ItwasoriginallyplacedintheInterfaithCenterusedforbothreligiousservicesandforpartnershipswiththecommunity.TheCenterisnowinitsownspace.'