NeurAbility Speech & Language Therapy

09/08/2025

Hi everyone! Halifax Aphasia Café is happening next week on Wednesday, August 13th! Please join us at Keshen Goodman Public Library from 1:30pm-3:30pm🥳 See you there!

10/07/2025

18/06/2025

If you are a person with a brain injury, family member, or professional working with an individual with brain injury, this free training course is terrific. Hats off to the ABI Communication Lab at U of Sydney for creating this well designed, quality resource!

https://abi-communication-lab.sydney.edu.au/courses/interact-abi-lity/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK_7aRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPY2U5ZUJFaEJqc216YjB3AR4F8JJsCiRbmfVhpYEmmIDN5LFlB-IF9F9FzjSY0RxTpCGWIe97TesIMVUiVQ_aem_cz7eKBXy00coZERpZoiSaA

Welcome to interact-ABI-lity – a program which provides information and strategies to help you interact more successfully with people with a brain injury. interact-ABI-lity is the world’s only self-guided communication partner training program to cover different communication changes that happen...

08/06/2025

02/06/2025

Welcome to ! Brain Injury Canada is launching Beyond the Injury, a campaign to shine a light on the profound impact brain injury has on all aspects of daily life. Our goal is to generate greater support within the public health sector and secure funding for programs and resources that will improve the lives of all Canadians living with brain injury. We encourage all of you to use your voice to advocate for individuals with brain injury, their caregivers, and families all month long. Sign up on our interactive online fundraising tool, Raisely, and make an impact today! Click the link to learn more: https://beyondtheinjury.raiselysite.com/

28/05/2025

After more than 50 years, the medical community is moving towards a new TBI classification system. A coalition of experts has proposed a new way to evaluate TBI patients that is expected to lead to more accurate diagnoses and more appropriate treatment plans. The new classification system, called CBI-M, expands the assessment beyond immediate clinical symptoms, with new assessment criteria including biomarkers, CT and MRI scans, and additional factors. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3GYbylJ

12/05/2025

19/03/2025

19/03/2025

Registration is now OPEN!

See details below on our upcoming online workshop covering information on the Canadian Disability Savings Program and the Registered Disability Savings Plan.

We hope you can join us!

21/02/2025

These researchers are developing an AI "language decoder" with the potential to help people with aphasia. The technology learns patterns from the brain scans of people while doing things like watching a short movie, then uses that "to build a language decoder for that person", based on the processing of meaning (semantics).

It might start when a person stumbles over a word. Within as few as four years, a patient with primary progressive aphasia, a neurological language disorder, could go completely mute, said Maya Henry, director of the Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab. According to an artificial intelligence study r...

07/02/2025

Hi everyone! Aphasia Nova Scotia is currently looking for a volunteer coordinator! Please reach out to cpec.aphasians@gmail.com to apply.

21/01/2025

I once attended a conference where the speaker shared this concept, and it really opened my eyes when he shared this perspective. 👀

"What's aphasia like? Imagine...Landing in a foreign country. ✈️ You don't speak the language. 🗣️ You can't read the language. 📖 You can't understand. But you are thinking clearly inside. 💭 Your language is impaired. Welcome to "The World of Aphasia."

This powerful message often helps others understand what people with aphasia go through every day. If you know someone affected by aphasia, please share to raise awareness. 🧠💭 This disability is frustrating - and it is further compounded by lack of public awareness and understanding.

When communicating with people who have aphasia, we should show patience and use simplified language. Imagine yourself in their situation - like being in a foreign country where you can't fully express yourself.

You'd likely feel frustrated, knowing exactly what you want to communicate but struggling to do so.

To support someone with aphasia, be patient, speak simply, use gestures and visual aids, and emphasize key words in your speech. These approaches can help them feel understood and supported in their communication journey.