Come and work with us Anna on the excellent Dara DataVis! If you are an #HCI / #DataVis researcher, with a PhD or equivalent experience, read on! City Language & Communication Science HCID.CITY @CityUniSTEM 📊📈👀 city.ac.uk/about/jobs/app…

The news re. this service is sad & shocking. Even as an SLT who has worked *forever*, I couldn't have navigated a possible #raredementia diagnosis in my family without the amazing expertise of Dr Anna Volkmer & the #NHNN team. The service is a life -line, Department of Health and Social Care & NHS England

Our next study ½ day: "Working with People with Severe Aphasia". Theoretical knowledge and practical ideas for assessment, treatment planning and delivery from Dr Sharon Adjei-Nicol. 6th March 1.30-4.30 via Zoom. £10. More details and to register visit: tinyurl.com/yvk5hbn

Two-day online introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy 16 May and 17 May refindyourway.co.uk/solution-focus…

🪄 Love ‘the magic’ that happens in a group: camaraderie, support and fun Ben Jane . Great to see this paper finally in print Lynette Tope #aphasia tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The iTalkBetter clinical trial is out: tinyurl.com/5up6cc7m It's a self-supporting naming app that helps people with aphasia make large gains in their ability to retrieve trained words. Connected speech also improved and iTalkBetter use caused changes in brain volume #aphasia

In the aphasiacre online seminar this week we're excited to be hearing from Dr. Brielle C. Stark (she/her) on inner speech in aphasia! A unique and fascinating area - looking forward to learning more! 💡 See (correct) times below, register at latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

How do we choose what words or conversation topics to use as treatment stimuli in speech and language therapy? This is not often reported in papers. We asked a group of people with #aphasia what they thought: Link to paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #SLT #SLP City Language & Communication Science

#PhD opportunity for those interested in #stroke and #aphasia 👀 Apply by 17 May City Aphasia Lab British Aphasiology Society Better Conversations Lab aphasiacre

Ready for 2 exciting days ⁦Warwick Conferences⁩ ! Expecting 90 plw #aphasia for an accessible, practical & social time talking abt #Wellbeing. Co presenters - fab team! ⁦Dyscover - specialist aphasia support⁩ claire farrington-douglas⁩ ⁦Gill Pearl⁩ ⁦⁦Dr Abi Roper⁩ ⁦Emeritus Professor Linda Worrall AM⁩

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What amazing outcomes from our 2024 ICAP. Exciting changes in use of technology, speed & fluency of reading, more balanced conversations with friends and ultimately participating more in conversations. Ongoing reflections with claire farrington-douglas

We are looking for a UK based clinician w experience working with people with aphasia & an interest in language. You do not need to be a linguistic analysis expert. You do not need to have transcribed or analysed discourse before. But you should have an interest in this area.

We're delighted that our Aphasia Centre Lead Janet Walmsley and Jon Hunt 🦋 Cuespeak collaborated British Aphasiology Society Conference 2024 to promote our joint training to our BMedSci #SLT2B in the use of #aphasia therapy apps. And today the students are in the training session!🎊 RCSLTLearn @Emjgreg

1 week to go! More participamts greatly appreciated 🙏 Are you a UK #SLT working in #dementia? Interested in #telehealth? Join a focus group to shape practice in this area! Groups run next Thu 21/11 2-4, Mon 25/11 2-4 & Friday 29/11 0930-1130 ⬇️

Just gonna leave this here (and keep reposting it so you all see) 😂 #aphasia #stroke Just in case you’re interested 🥰 Kelly Williams Professor Madeline Cruice Dr Madeleine Pritchard Niamh Devane, PhD Professor Lucy Dipper Dr Kirstine Shrubsole A/Prof Sarah J. Wallace (please tag others)

Excited to be talking in this Stroke Association session on a topic very close to my heart: supporting people with aphasia help others with aphasia. Based on SUPERB trial. See also our course on setting up a peer befriending scheme city.ac.uk/prospective-st… Online and self-directed.

#SLPeeps at the UK Stroke Forum Come and see Robin and I on stand D52 and try the latest goodies in Cuespeak! #UKSF24 #aphasia

Congratulations to @deborahhersh Dr Brooke Ryan Professor Emma Power et al on their $1.3m NHMRC Ideas Grant about therapeutic assessment in #aphasia & ABI.

Are you a member of the #Aphasia Community? Are you looking for a different platform to continue your #aphasia connections with others? I recommend taking a look at @Bluesky. This link is a good starting point: bsky.app/profile/lingeb…