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| Web Pages |
| Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center |
| Located at the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center and affiliated with Boston University. |
| Aphasia Center of California |
| A nonprofit, community-based organization providing group and individual speech-language treatment, caregiver's groups, and recreational classes for individuals with aphasia following stroke. |
| University of Arizona Aphasia Clinic |
| Division of the Adult Speech-Language Clinic in Tucson. Services include individual and group aphasia therapies. |
| Moss Rehab: Aphasia |
| Overview of the Philadelphia-based hospital's offerings for aphasic individuals and their rehabilitation teams. Links to further information about the hospital's Aphasia Center, research activities, and MossTalk aphasia therapy software are provided. |
| Global Aphasia: Q & A |
| Detailed information concerning symptoms, diagnostic tests, therapies, and communication strategies. Reference links are included. |
| Coping Strategies for Families Adjusting to Aphasia |
| Communication tips and suggestions for support, provided by Healthtouch Online and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. |
| National Aphasia Association |
| Nonprofit organization devoted to assisting people with aphasia and their families. Its online offerings include fact sheets on aphasia, support group listings, reviews of research, tips for finding a speech-language pathologist, and information on upcoming NAA conferences. |
| International Aphasia Project |
| Studying stroke-induced communication difficulties, in multiple languages, to achieve a better understanding of the brain mechanisms that are responsible for normal and abnormal language functions. |
| Yahoo! Groups: Aphasia |
| Mailing list created to share information, questions, and feelings about aphasia. Its members specifically encourage aphasic persons to contribute to the ongoing discussion. |
| Aphasia |
| Consumer-oriented primer by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Includes descriptions of aphasia varieties and related disorders, introductions to assessment and treatment methods, and links to ASHA's articles on augmentive communication and family adjustment to aphasia. |
| Aphasia Forum |
| Discussion groups and background information for aphasic individuals, caregivers, speech therapists, and researchers. Presented in Italian and English by the Neuropsychological and Speech Therapy Service of Genoa University. |
| Speakability |
| UK charity that is dedicated to helping aphasic individuals rebuild communication through information services, self-help groups, training of treatment professionals, and public advocacy. |
| British Aphasiology Society |
| Professional association seeking to disseminate information about aphasia and its treatment, encourage excellence in the scientific investigation of aphasia, promote the interests of aphasic individuals, and draw upon their expertise. |
| York-Durham Aphasia Centre |
| Ontario-based partnership of speech-language and social work professionals, community volunteers, and family members working with and for adults with aphasia. Locations of YDAC facilities include Stouffville, Richmond Hill, Newmarket, and Maple. |
| Aphasia |
| Overview of aphasia subtypes, authored by Sherry T. Gliesche, MS, SLP, and presented by the International MS Support Foundation. |
| Aphasia - Information for Caregivers |
| Supportive information for families of aphasic stroke survivors, from Caregiver-information.com. |
| Talkback Association for Aphasia, Inc. |
| Assisting aphasic individuals and their carers through aphasia friendly fact sheets and local services in South Australia. |
| Aphasia Hope Foundation |
| A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation promoting aphasia research and working to ensure that all aphasia survivors and caregivers have an awareness of, and access to, appropriate therapy. |
| Aphasia Tavistock Trust |
| Bedfordshire-based charity whose aims are to establish clinics across the country, support research into speech and language therapy, and to determine the most cost-effective treatments. |
| TWU Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders: The Stroke Center |
| Transdisciplinary training center for rehabilitation of stroke that utilizes professionals, graduate students-in-training, and volunteers to deliver services to individuals with aphasia. Situated in Dallas. |
| Adult Aphasia: Recent Research |
| Fact sheet covering established aphasia types and therapies, support organizations, and new approaches to evaluation, characterization, and treatment. Published by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. |
| UK Connect |
| Supporting aphasic individuals in the United Kingdom through an integrated program of therapy, education, and research. |
| Science of Aphasia Conference |
| International symposium to be held in Trieste, Italy, August 22-27, 2003. Treatment issues and neuropsychological, neuro-imaging, and linguistic aspects of the condition will be discussed. |
| NINDS Aphasia Information Page |
| Basic information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. |
| ERUDIT Aphasia Tutorial |
| Demonstration of a neural network classifier for the diagnosis of aphasia subtypes. |
| eMedicine - Aphasia |
| Clinical review of aphasia and its subtypes, authored Daniel H Jacobs, MD. |
| Academy of Aphasia |
| Professional association of aphasia researchers, offering conference notices, employment listings, and an international directory of aphasia clinics online. |
| aphasiahelp.org |
| Information, penpals, and personal pages, specifically for people with aphasia. |
| Intensive Residential Aphasia Communication Therapy Program |
| Offered through the Dalhousie School of Human Communication Disorders in Halifax, Nova Scotia, inteRACT supports the philosophy that aphasic individuals can learn strategies to deal with their condition and continue to lead full, communicative lives. |
| Aphasia Institute |
| A provincially incorporated charitable organization based in Ontario, Canada. Assists patients with aphasia, their families, and professionals in the field. |
| Primary Progressive Aphasia and Frontal Dementia |
| Featuring a patient-and-family guide to PPA and description of the PPA Program of Northwestern University's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center. |
| Dyscover |
| Support groups for dysphasic individuals in Surrey (UK). Managed by speech-language therapists. |
| The Copenhagen Aphasia Study |
| An investigation of aphasia and its treatment, with a special focus on the development of software for communication and rehabilitation. Developers are invited to collaborate on an open-source project. |
| University of Michigan Aphasia Services |
| Providing intensive rehabilitation services, discussion groups, and other programs for adults with aphasia and their families through the University Center for the Development of Language and Literacy in Ann Arbor. |
| Pittsburgh Aphasia Treatment, Research, and Education Center |
| A collaboration of the UPMC Passavant Speech, Voice and Swallowing Center and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Communication Science and Disorders School of Health and Rehabilitation. Services include intensive treatment and support groups. |
| BCM Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory - Study on Aphasia and Treatment for Sentence Production Deficits of Stroke Survivors |
| Clinical study investigating a therapeutic approach to aggramatism in Broca's Aphasia. Based in Houston, Texas, at the Baylor College of Medicine. |