Integrative Reconnective Aphasia Therapy

07/22/2026

So proud of Malik Gillani for his bravery, resilience, and efforts to advocate for the Aphasia community! You truly are a star! 🤩

For more than two decades, Malik Gillani has helped people tell stories that might otherwise have gone unheard. As the cofounder of nonprofit Silk Road Rising—now the Silk Road Cultural Center—Gillani helped build one of Chicago’s leading theater companies dedicated to amplifying the voices of...

06/30/2026

Thirty days. One message that never gets old: people with aphasia deserve to be heard, included, and supported — every day of the year.

This month you showed up. You shared, you commented, and you participated in scavenger hunts, all of which we hope you'll keep in mind moving forward. 🧑‍💻

One thing that stayed with us: how willing this community is to show up, pay attention, and learn.

Aphasia Awareness Month may be ending — but the work continues. 📝

If you want to go deeper:
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→🔁 Share this post with one person to help us spread awareness about aphasia.

Thank you for being part of this month’s mission with us. 🤗

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06/25/2026

You found it. Aphasia-friendly design is EVERYWHERE. 🔍

Last week we challenged our community to find examples of supported communication design in everyday life — and you delivered.

From menus to road signs to Father's Day posts — these designs make communication more accessible for people with aphasia, and honestly, better for all of us. This is what inclusive design looks like in the real world.

Share this post with someone who designs spaces, menus, or any type of mass communications — they might be more impactful than they realize.

Thank you to all who participated!

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06/24/2026

This group continues to do amazing things for the Aphasia community! Way to go!

The word is finally starting to spread about aphasia. Despite affecting more than 2 million Americans annually, few people have heard about the neurological...

06/23/2026

📣 One more chance to participate before we post results on Thursday!

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Can you spot aphasia-friendly design in the real world? 👀
🔍Picture menus at restaurants.
🔍Visual schedules at airports.
🔍Signs with both words and images.
🔍Color-coded maps.
🔍Step-by-step instructions with illustrations.
Supported communication design is all around us — and it helps EVERYONE, not just people with aphasia.
Your mission this week: find one example (or more!) of visual or supported communication in your everyday life and share it in the comments, or tag us in your post/story.
We'll be rounding up some of your finds next week.
June is . Share this post to help spread the word about Aphasia. 💚

06/19/2026

💬 Three words. So much meaning.

Last week, we asked our community to look at a photo and describe it with only 3 words. And you showed up!

What strikes us most? How much we can say with so few words — and how different every answer was, even looking at the same photo. That's the power of language. ✨

A small exercise with a big reminder: this is how people with aphasia navigate communication every day.

👏 Thank you for playing along — and for taking time to understand just a little more deeply what it means to "find the words."

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06/17/2026

Spreading the word “Aphasia” on vaca…thanks to Mark Harder 🙂

06/17/2026

Can you spot aphasia-friendly design in the real world? 👀
🔍Picture menus at restaurants.
🔍Visual schedules at airports.
🔍Signs with both words and images.
🔍Color-coded maps.
🔍Step-by-step instructions with illustrations.
Supported communication design is all around us — and it helps EVERYONE, not just people with aphasia.
Your mission this week: find one example (or more!) of visual or supported communication in your everyday life and share it in the comments, or tag us in your post/story.
We'll be rounding up some of your finds next week.
June is . Share this post to help spread the word about Aphasia. 💚