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:20261118T093000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_133_5d83887ce6ea736c191df0b8ee37b7b5@portal.aphasiasupport.org SUMMARY:Aphasia Uncovered - Wakefield 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 1\,740 people livi ng with aphasia in Wakefield after a stroke. This free training session seeks to push back against t hat and help people to truly understand the condit ion and consider how to adapt their communication style when talking with a person with aphasia. Thi s training session is aimed at staff and volunteer s from other charities or organisations who may su pport people with aphasia in their role in Wakefie ld. It is part of a West Yorkshire wide series of training sessions being delivered in 2026-2027 by Aphasia Support and is funded by the British Aphas iology Society.

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This training session will help you to :
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Understand what aphasia is and how it affects people in a range of different ways.
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Use a total communication appr oach when communicating with a person with aphasia < /li>\n
Understand some of the technique s and digital tools you can use to support your co mmuncation with a person with aphasia
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Understand the support landscape for people w ith aphasia and their carers in Wakefield.< /span>
\n < /ul> DESCRIPTION:It is thought that 85% of the UK population do not know what aphasia is and yet we estimate there to be 1\,740 people living with aphasia in Wakefield after a stroke. This free training session seeks to push back against that and help people to truly understand the condition and consider how to adap t their communication style when talking with a pe rson with aphasia. This training session is aimed at staff and volunteers from other charities or or ganisations who may support people with aphasia in their role in Wakefield. It is part of a West Yor kshire wide series of training sessions being deli vered in 2026-2027 by Aphasia Support and is funde d by the British Aphasiology Society.\n \n \n \n T his training session will help you to:\n \n \n \n \n Understand what aphasia is and how it affects people in a range of different ways.\n Use a tota l communication approach when communicating with a person with aphasia\n Understand some of the tec hniques and digital tools you can use to support y our communcation with a person with aphasia\n Und erstand the support landscape for people with apha sia and their carers in Wakefield.\n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=UTC:20261118T093000 DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261118T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20261118T123000 LOCATION:Balne Lane Community Centre\n Balne Lane\n Wakefie ld\, WF2 0DP\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://portal.aphasiasupport.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=133 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR