WHAT IS APHASIA?
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that
impairs a person's ability to process language,
but does not affect intelligence.
Aphasia impairs the ability to speak and understand others, and
most people with aphasia experience difficulty reading and writing.

More about Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Aphasia Bill of Rights
Guideposts for Communicating __________________________________________________________________________________

NAA NEWS
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	The NAA's April 2009 Newsletter is Here! Click here to find out April's Group of the Month, a special announcement about our Annual Benefit and so much more! *NEW* Click here to read older issues of the NAA Newsletter!
	The NAA & Stan Raiff/Power Productions presents... NIGHT SKY Tickets on sale NOW for this off-Broadway play about a brilliant astronomer who acquires aphasia after being struck by a car. Performances run May 20th - June 20th, 2009, with NAA Benefit Performance on June 4th. Visit www.nightskytheplay.org for more information For info about the Benefit, please contact the NAA.
	Check out our new NAA Group of the Month page! Click here to see our Groups of the Month!
	NAA ATTENDS ASHA'S 2008 Conference in Chicago! Click Here to see the pictures!
	The Shadow Factory by Paul West For $20! Did you miss your chance to purchase this great book by Paul West, a person living well with aphasia, at Speaking Out! 2008? Here's your chance to take advantage of the discounted price! Hurry while supplies last! Click here to order
	CONGRESS ONCE AGAIN PROCLAIMS JUNE 2008 APHASIA AWARENESS MONTH! Click Here to Read More!
	APHASIA AWARENESS MONTH RE-CAP Many groups and Aphasia programs were busy during the month of June celebrating Awareness Month 2008 - check out how they rose to the occasion! Awareness Month Activities Page
	The Multicultural Task Force needs your input! Let us know how the NAA can further help bilingual persons with aphasia. E-mail Ellayne Ganzfried, Executive Director, at ganzfried@aphasia.org with your thoughts or questions. Click here for more information about the MTF and to see Aphasia in other languages!
	Represent Your State! Want to help people with aphasia? Sign up to answer your state's aphasia questions! Click here for details
	Designer Jewelry Proceeds to Support NAA! Alexis Sky, Marymount College Alum, will donate profits from her Aquamarine Clusters Necklace. Details Here!

The NAA thanks the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago through Grant Number H133B031127 from the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, US Department of Education,
Washington, DC, and the Kantor Foundation for supporting this web site. PR