Aphasia Community Support Pittsburgh

This June, Pennsylvania House of Representatives officially recognized Aphasia Awareness Month, while also honoring Kimberley Jones for her unwavering advocacy and impact in the aphasia community.
Kimberley, pictured in the black suit, is an active member of both the Pennsylvania Communication Access Coalition (PCAC) and the Pennsylvania Aphasia Association (PCAA). Following her stroke and aphasia diagnosis 14 years ago, she has continued to use her voice to educate others, support fellow individuals with aphasia, and champion communication access across the state.
We are proud to celebrate Kimberley’s dedication and the awareness she brings to aphasia every day. Her perseverance and advocacy remind us that aphasia affects communication—not intelligence—and that every person deserves to be heard and understood.

Reminder!

We have our next Big Aphasia Group Meeting this Wednesday, June 15th from 10:30am-12:30pm! 

The agenda is as follows:
- Meet and Greet 
-Updates
-Guest Speaker: Todd from Ringlet app
-Small Groups
     • Topic Group: planning video social media content for aphasia awareness month
     • Game Group: taboo
     • Open Conversation Group 🗣️

Location:
University of Pittsburgh SHRS Wellness Pavilion 
622 N Homewood Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15208

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

We had a great meeting this week!

June 10th Recap:

-We started off with hearing from our guest speakers!

-We then shared some updates:
    • Update 1 - PCAA Pennsylvania Coalition for Aphasia Advocacy
    • Update 2 - potential news opportunity!
    • Update 3 - potluck (signup: Potluck Sign Up 6.24.26 - Google Sheets)
    • Update 3 - Proclamation of Aphasia Awareness Day

-We then broke off into our small groups!
• Topic Group: We continued planning games, activities, and potluck details for our Aphasia Awareness Celebration on June 24th! Members agreed on playing “Name that tune” and discussed incorporating aphasia crafts. We also continued Mara and Emily’s discussion of the art project to decorate the PTARI office on Pitt’s Campus and began brainstorming some ideas.
• Game Group: Our game group this week played Spot It! Spot It is a fast-paced card game where players quickly search to find the matching symbol between two cards. Members had fun playing various versions of the game and seeing who could spot the match the quickest!
• Open Conversation Group

Join us next week, Wednesday, June 17th, where we will hear from Todd from “Ringlet” to get advice from us on how to make the app more aphasia friendly!

Reminder!

We have our next Big Aphasia Group Meeting this Wednesday, June 10th from 10:30am-12:30pm! 

The agenda is as follows:
-Meet and Greet 
-Updates
-Guest Speakers: Mara and Emily
-SLP PhD Students Aphasia Design Project
-Small Groups
     • Topic Group: to be determined...
     • Game Group: spot it
     • Open Conversation Group 🗣️

Location:
University of Pittsburgh SHRS Wellness Pavilion 
622 N Homewood Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15208

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

We had a great meeting this week!

June 3rd Recap:

-We started off with a recap of the Clinical Aphasiology Conference (CAC)!
-We then shared some updates/reminders:
• Update 1 - Our Aphasia Awareness Celebration Potluck is on June 24th from 10:30 am-12:30 pm.
Link to potluck sign-up: Potluck Sign Up 6.24.26 - Google Sheets
• Update 2 - Join us on Tuesday, June 23rd, for the 2nd annual Aphasia Awarenes
• Update 3 - Don’t forget about the Pirate Game Outing on Thursday, June 25th!
-We then broke off into our small groups!
• Topic Group: We began planning games and potluck details for our Aphasia Awareness Celebration on June 24th! We discussed things such as “My Aphasia Tip” to share tips for communication success and what you’d like to see to improve for people with aphasia in the future.
• Game Group: Our game group this week played Telestrations! Telestrations is a hilarious game that combines telephone and Pictionary. Players start by writing down a word or phrase, then the next player draws it, the following player guesses what the drawing is, and so on. Members had fun taking turns trying to keep the message going around the table!
• Open Conversation Group

Join us next week, Wednesday, June 10th, where we will hear from SLP PhD Students Emily Goldberg and Mara Goodman!!

Reminder!

We have our next Big Aphasia Group Meeting this Wednesday, June 3rd from 10:30am-12:30pm!

The agenda is as follows:
-Meet and Greet
-Updates
-Small Groups
• Topic Group: aphasia awareness month potluck celebration planning
• Game Group: telestrations
• Open Conversation Group

Location:
University of Pittsburgh SHRS Wellness Pavilion
622 N Homewood Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15208

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Happy June 1st! As of this past month, June is officially recognized as National Aphasia Awareness month! Let’s spread awareness, promote communication access, and support individuals living with aphasia.

We had a great meeting this week!

May 20th Recap:

-We started off with… celebrating our May Birthdays!
-We then shared some updates:
    • Update 1 - PCAA districts week is from May 18th-22nd
    • Update 2 - Proclamation of Aphasia Awareness Day is June 23rd
    • Update 3 - Our Pirate game outing will be June 25th!
    • Update 4 - ARCH Aphasia Fair is October 17th

-We then broke off into our small groups!
     • Topic Group: ringlet trial for Pirate game meet up
     • Game Group: conversation jenga
     • Open Conversation Group

Join us at our next meeting, Wednesday, June 3rd!

Reminder!

We have our next Big Aphasia Group Meeting this Wednesday, May 20th from 10:30am-12:30pm!

The agenda is as follows:
-Meet and Greet
-Updates
-Small Groups:
• Topic Group: planning the Pirate game meet up with Ringlet app
• Game Group: conversation jenga
• Open Conversation Group 🗣️

Location:
University of Pittsburgh SHRS Wellness Pavilion
622 N Homewood Ave
Pittsburgh PA 15208

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

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