Connect

Connect

At a glance

Causes

  • Counselling / advice
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Learning disabilities / difficulties
  • Local / community
  • Mental health
  • Physical disabilities
  • Training / employment support

Other details

Geographical remit: 
National - Britain

Objectives

Our mission is to improve the lives of people living with aphasia across the UK

Aphasia is a communication disability caused by damage to the language centres of the brain that can affect understanding of language, speech, reading and writing but does not affect intelligence

We increase the ways in which people living with aphasia can be authentically involved in the services and opportunities available to them  

We work with people with aphasia at the heart of all we do, to be in the driving seat – as demonstrators, deliverers, teachers, evaluators, active citizens, with the support and commitment of those without aphasia to achieve a world where people living with aphasia and communication disability find opportunity and fulfilment.

 

Activities

We pilot and evaluate effective and economical services; raise awareness of aphasia and all that we do is underpinned by practical research in a range of activities - regular groups; Drop-in; Connect for a Day; Aphasia News; Counselling; Volunteering

We provide training and consultancy to decision-makers and front-line providers in health and social care

We produce publications and resources by and for people with aphasia

Connect offers involvement, participation and community.

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