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Congress Proclaims June National Aphasia Awareness Month!
Washington, DC-
On Monday, June 8th, 2009 Senate Resolution 172 was unanimously passed by the Senate to proclaim June 2009 National Aphasia Awareness Month. The National Aphasia Association is indebted to Senator Tim Johnson of South Dakota and his legislative staff, for his sponsorship and efforts to bring this resolution to fruition once again.
This Congressional Resolution is now part of the Congressional Record and can be used as advocacy tools to increase aphasia awareness throughout the year. Text (PDF) of the resolution can by found by clicking on the following link. Senate Resolution 172
The NAA encourages everyone to write a letter to the sponsor of the resolution to thank him for recognizing the importance of increased public awareness and devoting his time to this important issue.
Special thanks to NAA Board member, Dr. Paul Rao, for spearheading these efforts!
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About The National Aphasia Association
The NAA's mission is to educate the public to know that the word aphasia describes an impairment of the ability to communicate, not an impairment of intellect. The NAA makes people with aphasia, their families, support systems, and health care professionals aware of resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. The NAA respects and values cultural and linguistic differences and makes every effort possible to acknowledge the impact of culture and language on the performance of each individual with aphasia. The NAA provides supportive and advocacy services to all persons with aphasia regardless of individuals' race-ethnicity, religious affiliation, cultural and cognitive linguistic background or sexual orientation.
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The National Aphasia Association
Ellayne Ganzfried, Executive Director
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