Our Mission and Aims

The mission of the Aphasia Association of New Zealand is to empower people with aphasia to participate in their own communities.

We aim to:

• Promote and support the participation of people with aphasia, in their own communities.
  
  
• Increase public and professional awareness of aphasia through the education of our communities.
  
  
• Act as a national influence group to attract funding, media attention, and campaign for public policy change.
  
  
• Act as an independent source of information for people with aphasia, families/whanau, health professionals, and the greater public.
  
  
• Facilitate support for people with aphasia and their families/whanau and friends.