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Aphasia Alliance Campaign

Aphasia Campaign Scotland
CHSS launched a campaign to highlight the fact that a thirdof the estimated12,500 people who have a stroke in the Scotland every year will be left with aphasia. Aphasia is a condition which affects the language skills of people after they have experienced brain damage. It can affect speech, understanding, reading and writing.

Because aphasia is a “hidden disability” the difficulties faced by people living with the condition are often not recognised. Everyday activities such as having a conversation, answering the phone, watching the television, travelling by bus or asking for something in a shop suddenly become a source of profound frustration and anxiety for the person with aphasia and for their families and friends.

We want to raise awareness of this issue, and are working with a range of partners including members of the Aphasia Alliance and Royal College for Speech and Language Therapy in Scotland.

CHSS has produced a wallet sized card which can be used by people with aphasia to identify themselves to retailers and transport providers. There is also a fact sheet about communicating with people who have aphasia and a range of publications about stroke illness.

Our group members and volunteers distributed these materials in their local community. Services such as shops, banks and restaurants were offered a factsheet explaining how they can help people with communication difficulties. They were given a window sticker to make customers aware that their staff were offered support and understanding to people with aphasia.

CHSS Stroke Support nurses provide help to people with aphasia and are able to link them in to appropriate local services when they return home from hospital.

Our Community Services support groups throughout Scotland for people and families who have been affected by stroke. We also offer outreach services which include communication support for people in their own homes and help for people who want to return to work, college or leisure activities.

To obtain free copies of our aphasia campaign materials please contact CHSS Publications Department on 0131 225 6963 publications@chss.org.uk

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