CAC News

Congratulations to CAC member, Jen Tuff, for being awarded the King Charles III Coronation medal. The medal recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to a particular community or province in Canada. Here are some photos of Jen and her family at...

Registration is open for Alberta Aphasia Camp 2025 When: September 12-14, 2025 Where: Gull Lake Centre (1.5 hours south of Edmonton; 2 hours north of Calgary) Cost: Early bird deadline: July 1, 2025 ($175) Registration deadline: August 1, 2025 ($200) Registration...

The CAC is proudly celebrating our 10th anniversary this year. See the attached poster for details about our in-person event on Saturday, November 9, 2024. Please RSVP with an email to contact@calgaryaphasia.com by October 26, 2024.  

The University of Alberta's Corbett Aphasia Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) Program has an 11-week online group treatment block running from September 10 to November 28, 2024. See the attached poster for details and registration link - CARE Fall 2024 - Poster...

Tara suffered a stroke on November 8, 2023 that resulted in expressive aphasia. She has been posting about her post-stroke experiences in her podcast, You Should Write a Book ~ The Podcast. Check out the aptly titled post, Fu@k Aphasia, from November 19th and all of...

The Alberta Aphasia Camp is holding its 10th annual camp on September 15 - 17, 2023. Some things are changing: March of Dimes Canada is no longer partnering with us to deliver Aphasia Camp. Alberta Aphasia Camp will be delivered 100% by faculty and students from the...

Details of this year's Stroke Awareness Day are available in the attached poster. file:///C:/Users/klindland/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/GYA37F1X/2023%20Stroke%20Awareness%20Day%20Poster.pdf

Apple is introducing some aphasia-friendly features to their products. For details check out this story from the National Aphasia Association. https://www.aphasia.org/stories/new-aphasia-friendly-features-coming-to-apple-products/

Check out these helpful Aphasia Talk Tools from the National Aphasia Association. https://www.aphasia.org/stories/tips-tricks-and-tools-aphasia-recovery-connections-talk-tools/

Here is an up-to-date listing of the in-person and virtual conversation groups and book clubs we are currently hosting. CAC Group List Poster - May 2023