This is a day of education, support, and community for individuals with aphasia and their loved ones.
Open to the public - whether you are a impacted by aphasia or want to learn and show support.
What to expect:
Free health and wellness resources from university and community vendors
Opportunities to connect and learn about aphasia
Basket raffle - proceeds go to the Communication Recovery Collective, a community-led communication support group for people living with aphasia
SOME HIGHLIGHTS:
Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Lisa Keenan-Uschold presented on "Counseling beyond words: Supporting people with aphasia"
Our basket raffle raised $292 to support activities of the UB Communication Recovery Collective
Two guest speakers shared their experiences of living with aphasia (left).
There were several vendors providing free resources for people with aphasia, communication partners, and the community at-large. (right).
Free hearing screens were also available!
Our inaugural event in 2024 was a great success!
The event included:
health and wellness vendors
a conversation with two people living with aphasia and two speech-language pathologists
a chair yoga demonstration
basket raffles
community connection