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Happy Aphasia Awareness Month! Did you know that 84.5% of the general public have NEVER heard of aphasia?? Here is a great video to share with those who don’t know about aphasia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkgSCIXo3k#action=share    

Save the Date! The Alberta Aphasia Camp is holding their 5th annual camp on September 14 - 16, 2018. The camp is targeted at adults who are living with aphasia. The camp focuses on both recreation and relaxation in a supported communication environment. Campers choose...

Check out this wonderful project from the University of Windsor's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab! Aphasia Friendly Canada's offers: support and training to businesses to help them become more aphasia friendly support groups and resource listings for individuals living...

Lauren Marks, author of the book A Stitch of Time, talked about her experience living with aphasia in a recent interview on the TODAY show. Learn more about her story by watching the  attached video clip....

Aphasia Access is inviting individuals to submit videos to complete their video series illustrating the 5 Core Values of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia. For details on this project and how to submit your video, check out the following link....

In this informative series of articles,Tactus Therapy explains the key differences between global, Broca's and fluent aphasia and provides strategies to support more effective communication with a person who has one of these types of aphasia....

Our very own Jim & Marg Steel featured in Heart & Stroke's 2017 report: Different Strokes: Recovery, Triumphs and Challenges at any Age. Faces of Stroke

Our volunteer extraordinaire, Marg Steel, was recently interviewed by the Propellus volunteer centre. Check it out at the following link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BSOn1N0gy_0/?hl=en

The Alberta Aphasia Camp is holding their 4th annual camp September 8 - 10, 2017. The camp is targeted at adults who are living with aphasia. NEW this year! The camp will be moving to a more central location, and are pleased to partner with Gull Lake Centre. This is 1...