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Aphasia Awareness Month

Aphasia Awareness Month has a special meaning for us this year. We are thrilled to announce that the Aphasia Institute has recently received annual funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Ontario Health that enables us to continue providing selected free training, resources, and support across the province – with many other resources and tools […]

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CBC Interview: What it’s like to have aphasia, the ‘devastating’ language disorder Bruce Willis has

There’s a general lack of awareness and understanding about aphasia, with only seven percent of people in a 2020 online survey by the U.S.-based National Aphasia Association able to accurately identify it as a language disorder. Yet, aphasia is more common than Parkinson’s Disease.  But that awareness is shifting now that it’s been revealed that actor Bruce Willis is

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On International Women’s Day, we think of Pat Arato…

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 is International Women’s Day, “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.” [Google.ca] On this day and so often, we remember our founder, Pat Arato – a pioneer, visionary, and mentor. When her husband, the late Oscar Arato, suffered a stroke that left him with aphasia,

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GivingTuesday: Be Part of Something Big!

November 30th, is GivingTuesday, the day of giving back. It is now more important than ever that we work diligently to ensure that people living with aphasia receive the support they need. While we are working toward the day we can safely re-open our doors, in the meantime we continue to provide our vital services

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Talk the Talk: What Aphasia Group Leaders can Learn from Conversation Analysis

We hope you’ll join us next month for the second webinar in our Speaker Series.Conversation analysis has been a useful explanatory method for describing the coordinated actions of speakers with aphasia and their partners. This webinar summarizes clinically relevant findings from conversation analytic studies that can help aphasia clinicians recognize conversation behaviours that impact group

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"Volunteering at the Aphasia Institute has been an amazing experience. It’s such a great feeling to help someone express themselves, or help someone understand another’s message. It can be challenging sometimes, but that just makes the moment a connection goes through that much more special. More than anything, I really appreciate the strong sense of community that the Aphasia Institute creates and being a part of that community."
- Vidya David, Volunteer
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