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AIA Talks – Implications of Aphasia in Daily Life by Javier Gil

New video on AIA’s Youtube Channel. Javier Gil, A.C.S.W, L.C.S.W Psychotherapist, Stroke Survivor and Aphasia Advocate shares personal and professional insights on how aphasie can change...

Aphasia Activities in Vorarlberg

In Vorarlberg, Austria, a lecture was given on stroke and aphasia by Dr. Philipp Werner from the Feldkirch/Rankweil Hospital. More than 560 person attended the presentation. The lecture was organized...

EDF – European Disability Forum General Assembly in Cyprus 2026

Our AIA President, Alexia Kountouri, and Hanka Mayhew attended the event in Limassol, Cyprus and joined disability organisations and advocates from across Europe in important discussions about the...

International Aphasia Day Around the World – Switzerland 2025

1. Thérèse von Wyss, speech therapist and coordinator of the Neuchâtel-based group Espace d’Évasion gives an interview at Canal Alpha about the condition called aphasia. To listen to the...

Conference in Udine, Italy

Conference in Udine, Italy Hanka Mayhew, 18th October, 2025 An Aphasia conference took place in Udine, Italy, last weekend organized by Aphasia Association Friuli and Venezia Giulia. Jean-Marie Annoni...

Today is International Aphasia Day

Today we mark the celebration of the 1st International Aphasia Day! We encourage you to find a moment today and talk with friends or family about what you already know and what you still wish to learn...

Aphasia Research Library – free resource

A/Prof Sarah Wallace has kindly shared with us a new freely available aphasia resource – the Aphasia Research Library: www.aphasialibrary.org The Aphasia Research Library connects people...

1st International Aphasia Day, 20th October

20th October is International Aphasia Day Join us in celebrating the 1st International Aphasia Day! We celebrate it around the world with numerous local events. We encourage you to meet locally, talk...

AIA General Assembly in Cyprus, 2025

The General Assembly of the Association Internationale Aphasie (AIA) took place on 20September 2025 at the Cyprus University of Technology in Limassol. Members from Cyprus and abroad joined both in...

Aphasia Day – 20th October

A new aphasia day has been voted on by the members of AIA: APHASIA DAY, OCTOBER 20TH 2025 During this day we want to increase people awareness to aphasia with all our resources: Marching, singing...

August, September – upcoming AIA events

In this blog post you will find details about AIA’s upcoming events in August and September, 2025. AIA Meeting in French language Topic: informing the public about aphasia and international...

Donate to raise awareness of aphasia

Jean-Marie Annoni, AIA’s Treasurer has just donated to The University of Queensland on JustGiving! The University of Queensland is fundraising for better aphasia awareness! To support their...

EUROPEAN DISABILITY FORUM 2025

EUROPEAN DISABILITY FORUM 21st/22nd June 2025 in Lithuania Hanka Mayhew It is with great sadness that our President Jernej Sluga passed away unexpectedly at the European Disability Forum in Vilnius...

We Mourn the Loss of Our Dear Friend and Colleague, AIA President Jernej Sluga

We were all shocked and deeply saddened to hear of Jernej’s passing last Sunday while he was in Lithuania representing AIA at the European Disability Forum General Assembly. I first met Jernej...

June – Upcoming Online Meetings (ES, FR, EN)

9 DE JUNIO DE 2025 REUNIÓN EN ESPAÑOL ¿Cuándo? Lunes, 09 de junio de 2025, 09 AM Mexico, 11:00 a. m in New York, 12 AM Buenos Aires, 17:00 p. m. Espana...