JB Orange is Professor Emeritus and Adjunct Research Faculty, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western University, London Canada. He also is Scientific Director of the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging at Western. Professor Orange’s research addresses language and cognitive-communication disorders of adults and older adults with special emphasis on discourse and communication of individuals living with dementia. Examples of current funded research include investigations examining the nature and type of conversational breakdowns and repairs among different dementia types and determining the effectiveness of person-centred communication enhancement education and training program for health care providers.