Helpful Links

Australian Aphasia Association
The AAA is a support and advocacy association for people with aphasia, their families and the professionals who help them.

Centre for Brain Research
The Centre for Brain Research at The University of Auckland is committed to finding and developing new treatments for neurological conditions. Working together in the laboratory, clinic, whānau and community, we will provide a brighter and better future for people and families living with brain disease.

Connect
Connect is a not for profit located in the UK for people living with aphasia, a communication disability which usually occurs after stroke.

New Zealand Speech Language Therapists’ Association
NZSTA is the professional association and regulatory body for speech-language therapists in New Zealand. This site contains information about the NZSTA, as well as information for parents and families on speech-language therapy, and information for practising speech-language therapists in New Zealand and overseas.

Stroke Foundation
The Stroke Foundation provides information and support to people with a stroke, their family/whanau and caregivers. Our network of Field Officers and stroke support clubs assist the stroke-affected community. We also provide information through literature, videos and our helpline to the general public.

The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia
The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia, works to improve the quality of life for those with aphasia, their families and carers. We do this, amongst other things, by funding pioneering research and projects that will improve services and therapies; by acting as a catalyst in pulling together charities working in the same area; in raising the profile of the condition amongst the public, students of speech and language therapy and the medical profession, so that people can understand aphasia better. Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford, is the Chairperson of the Tavistock Trust, which has been responsible for bringing together all the associations in the UK who work in aphasia to form the Aphasia Alliance. She is also the Patron of our organisation, and was given life membership of the Association at the AGM in July 2008 in recognition of her patronage.