National Aphasia Association, Inc.
Mission:
The NAA''s mission is to educate the public to know that the word aphasia describes an impairment of the ability to communicate, not an impairment of intellect. The NAA makes people with aphasia, their families, support systems, and health care professionals aware of resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. The NAA respects and values cultural and linguistic differences and makes every effort possible to acknowledge the impact of culture and language on the performance of each individual with aphasia. The NAA provides supportive and advocacy services to all persons with aphasia regardless of individuals'' race-ethnicity, religious affiliation, cultural and cognitive linguistic background or sexual orientation.
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Rachel Q.
03/24/13
The National Aphasia Association is a wonderful organization that supports the friends and families of people with aphasia, as well as the survivor. When someone loses his speech, it affects everyone in his life. The NAA's list of support groups is very valuable, and the small-but-mighty staff is ...
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Giftnurse
11/07/12
When my husband survived a serious stroke sixteen years ago, he was left without language or comprehension, and he was only 46. I came across National Aphasia through a reference in a stroke info book and called. (I had already called American Heart and National Stroke, and their help was more ...
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