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:20261016T093000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_132_5d83887ce6ea736c191df0b8ee37b7b5@portal.aphasiasupport.org SUMMARY:Aphasia Uncovered - Kirklees X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

It is thought that 85% of the UK population do not know what aphasia is and yet we estimate there to be 2\,118 people livi ng with aphasia in Kirklees after a stroke. This f ree training session seeks to push back against th at and help people to truly understand the conditi on and consider how to adapt their communication s tyle when talking with a person with aphasia. This training session is aimed at staff and volunteers from other charities or organisations who may sup port people with aphasia in their role in Kirklees . It is part of a West Yorkshire wide series of tr aining sessions being delivered in 2026-2027 by Ap hasia Support and is funded by the British Aphasio logy Society.

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< span style="font-size:11pt\;">< span style="background:#FFFFFF\;">Understand what aphasia is and how it a ffects people in a range of different ways. < /li>\n
Use a total communication approa ch when communicating with a person with aphasia\n
Understand some of the techniques and digital tools you can use to support your comm unication with a person with aphasia
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~~< span style="font-family:Aptos\, sans-serif\;">Understand the support landscape for people wi th aphasia and their carers in Kirklees.~~
\n DESCRIPTION:It is thought that 85% of the UK population do not know what aphasia is and yet we estimate there to be 2\,118 people living with aphasia in Kirklees after a stroke. This free training session seeks t o push back against that and help people to truly understand the condition and consider how to adapt their communication style when talking with a per son with aphasia. This training session is aimed a t staff and volunteers from other charities or org anisations who may support people with aphasia in their role in Kirklees. It is part of a West Yorks hire wide series of training sessions being delive red in 2026-2027 by Aphasia Support and is funded by the British Aphasiology Society.\n \n \n \n Thi s training session will help you to:\n \n \n \n \n Understand what aphasia is and how it affects pe ople in a range of different ways.\n Use a total communication approach when communicating with a p erson with aphasia\n Understand some of the techn iques and digital tools you can use to support you r communication with a person with aphasia\n Unde rstand the support landscape for people with aphas ia and their carers in Kirklees.\n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20261016T093000 DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261016T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261016T123000 LOCATION:Huddersfield Mission\n 3-13 Lord Street\n Huddersf ield\, HD1 1QA\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://portal.aphasiasupport.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=132 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR