BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20261209T093000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_131_5d83887ce6ea736c191df0b8ee37b7b5@portal.aphasiasupport.org SUMMARY:Aphasia Uncovered - Calderdale X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

It is thought that 85% of the UK population do not kn ow what aphasia is and yet we estimate there to be 998 people living with aphasia in Calderdale afte r a stroke. This free training session seeks to pu sh back against that and help people to truly unde rstand the condition and consider how to adapt the ir communication style when talking with a person with aphasia. This training session is aimed at st aff and volunteers from other charities or organis ations who may support people with aphasia in thei r role in Calderdale. It is part of a West Yorkshi re wide series of training sessions being delivere d in 2026-2027 by Aphasia Support and is funded by the British Aphasiology Society.

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\n \n DESCRIPTION:It is thought that 85% of the UK population do not know what aphasia is and yet we estimate there to be 998 people living with aphasia in Calderdale a fter a stroke. This free training session seeks to push back against that and help people to truly u nderstand the condition and consider how to adapt their communication style when talking with a pers on with aphasia. This training session is aimed at staff and volunteers from other charities or orga nisations who may support people with aphasia in t heir role in Calderdale. It is part of a West York shire wide series of training sessions being deliv ered in 2026-2027 by Aphasia Support and is funded by the British Aphasiology Society.\n \n \n \n Th is training session will help you to:\n \n \n \n \ n Understand what aphasia is and how it affects p eople in a range of different ways.\n Use a total communication approach when communicating with a person with aphasia\n Understand some of the tech niques and digital tools you can use to support yo ur communication with a person with aphasia\n Und erstand the support landscape for people with apha sia and their carers in Calderdale.\n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20261209T093000 DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261209T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261209T123000 LOCATION:Voluntary Action Calderdale\n Resource Centre\n 8b Hall Street\n Halifax\, WYK HX1 5AY\n United King dom\n URL:https://portal.aphasiasupport.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=131 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR