
Dyscover - specialist aphasia support
@dyscoveraphasia
Dyscover is a specialist charity offering long term professional support, hope and opportunity to people with aphasia and their families.
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http://www.dyscover.org.uk 04-09-2015 12:37:30
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54 UK #SLTs in #PPA took a deep dive into the non fluent variant today guided by the hugely expert Jason Warren who shared early indicators & later stage symptoms. Richard Talbot (rtslt.bsky.social) described a successful script club & the network voted on topics for mtg on 4 Dec! Dr Anna Volkmer for info


😊 Am very pleased to get this new RCSLT 💙 & Dyscover - specialist aphasia support #SLTForPPA campaign launched. 🙏🏻 Massive thanks to philip robinson 🍊 @pxrobbo.bsky.social, Dr Anna Volkmer, and Rosemary Townsend for working with Claire Moser, Elissa Cregan, and me on it. #PPA #PrimaryProgressiveAphasia #SLPeeps #Aphasia



Attended the stroke group network conference Stroke Association How groups can support carers. This is a project Dyscover - specialist aphasia support are working on currently to optimise our existing carer support. I hope to liaise further with Carers UK re; their Share & Learn sessions.


Very proud to be present last week at AshteadRotary awards with @helenemaguire last week, where our late Chairman was honoured with a posthumous Service Recognition Award in acknowledgement of his special service to the community and Dyscover #aphasia



Great news for Dyscover - specialist aphasia support , thank you HSF Charity for supporting this important service #PrimaryProgressiveAphasia


Great to have spent #WorldStrokeDay2024 in the company of such resilient, hopeful & inspiring people from Dyscover - specialist aphasia support teaching future Speech & Language Therapists UCL speech & language therapy about #aphasia This is the 3rd of 5 lectures co planned & presented by ppl with aphasia




Today, we're proud to be joining 45+ other organisations in supporting the briefing for Mikey's Wish Foundation's #InvestInSLT petition debate. The debate is happening at 4.30pm today and you catch watch it here youtube.com/live/PQgj8HSw9…


Did you know that speech and language therapy is the main intervention for people living with PPA? Shalom Henderson Dr Anna Volkmer Jackie Kindell & Rosemary Townsend chat about the latest research & how therapy helps maintain meaningful conversations pod.fo/e/2ad691

We are looking for a great Volunteer Coordinator to join our team! Email [email protected] #charityjobs #volunteercoordinator #surreyjobs


#PPAawareness day is here! 🙌🏻 motivated,inspired & shaped by people living with #PrimaryProgressiveAphasia & driven by a community of international #SLT #SLP s who believe in better access to therapy support & resources. Huge thx to the amazing Dr Anna Volkmer & Dyscover - specialist aphasia support


Today is PPA (Primary Progressive Aphasia) Day and thank you to Dr Anna Volkmer Rosemary Townsend for organising the webinar to highlight the need for SLT involvement for this condition

