Author: Brett McCardel, MS, CCC-SLP
As part of our National Aphasia Awareness Month efforts, this week we are highlighting ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐!โฃ
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Aphasia Access is a network of healthcare, business, and community leaders working to advance lifelong communication access for people with aphasiaโฃ
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Resources made available by Aphasia Access include:โฃ
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๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ๐: The ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐ถ๐ท and ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด video series serve to educate the public about the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia, while the ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด series provides in-depth training on ways to successfully use communication strategies with people with aphasiaโฃ
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๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐: A comprehensive report released in 2018 that presents the latest data on aphasia frequency, identifies service gaps, and presents impact data on stroke and aphasia care in North Americaโฃ
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๐ง ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: A podcast series that features a variety of professionals who employ the Life Participation Approach in their work with aphasia (the most recent episode is a discussion with Dr H. Sheen Chiou regarding metacognitive instruction training and Goal Attainment Scaling with people with aphasia)โฃ
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๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ: A place for professionals to share resources and materials that they have used for aphasia programming (including aphasia-friendly forms and aphasia group session plans)โฃ
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Aphasia Access is a tremendous organization that offers a wide array of resources for aphasia advocacy and the aphasia community at large. Consider checking out for yourself what Aphasia Access has to offer by visiting https://www.aphasiaaccess.org/โฃ
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