Elissa Manzi

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Exciting news! Registration is open for the 2026 International Conference of the British Aphasiology Society 🧠💬📅 7–9 Sept 2026 📍 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 🔗 2026bas.co.uk Theme: “Living well with aphasia”.

A pleasure to be representing @basaphasia.bsky.social at the UK Stroke Forum this year in Aberdeen. And to be a small part of @abracabadger.com and Caitlin’s wonderful talk about AI and #aphasia rehab. #UKSF25

There is an amazing project headed by @heatheredwardsm.bsky.social called Music Mirrors- sharing life stories through music. It’s amazing! www.musicmirrors.co.uk

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆

Written & performed by Scots Scriever, Taylor Dyson,
for #BASconf25

Life wis different then, things taken fur grantit
Haud it a up in a hazy gold shimmered nostalgia
When the reality is iy a crashin white cauld
Memories are fragmentit noo
And time moves at a different pace,

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Well done, Susie. Really interesting and it really resonated with people with lived experience listening too.

😂😂 you were wonderful! So lovely to see you and catch up xx

Thank you, Sophie, for all your hard work and guidance in your role as chair! You will be missed. And a warm welcome to Elissa Manzi our new chair 🤗 @emanzi.bsky.social

Great to consider how we can integrate gesture work from the acute stage, with all aphasia severities & how targeting gesture can support other communication modalities #aphasia #SLT #mySLTday #BASConf25

Such a privilege to present in @basaphasia.bsky.social conference symposium with @abracabadger.com, @annacaute.bsky.social, Chirag Girish Kiran and @susieslt.bsky.social about #gesture ax & therapy. 1/2 #BASConf25 #aphasia

Consideration of application to the clinical setting... and lots of discussion, including the importance of combining gesture with other modalities

We now have a symposium with speakers discussing perspectives on gesture assessment and treatment with Anna Caute, Abi Roper, Chirag Girish Kiran, Sussex Williams, Elissa Manzi. Gesture is critical to communication and there is an unmet need for standardised assessment. #BASconf25

Thanks, Sheetal!

Brilliant to start #BASConf25 hearing about the wonderful city of Dundee! Excited for the day ahead @basaphasia.bsky.social

What an incredible afternoon at the Norwich Aphasia Choir concert. The joy in this picture says it all! More than just music- it was a reminder of the power of community and communication. Now I’m excited to head to Dundee to share about the choir’s songwriting at @basaphasia.bsky.social Conference!

We are doing a survey to understand why other professionals do/don't refer people with Primary Progressive Aphasia for speech-language support

We want Drs, nurses, psychologists, social workers, OTs, PTs & any other profession.

The survey can be accessed here: qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Check out the finalised BAS Conference 2025 programme.

Early bird registration closes this Friday (13th June). Get your online and in person tickets booked now to take advantage 😀

blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/conf...

2 days left to tell us what communication/eating, drinking and swallowing related topics you would like included in the UK Stroke Forum programme. All ideas welcome! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

MPs invited to PPA House of Commons event The house of Commons has invited MPs in advance of the world’s first PPA awareness day

Our PPA awareness day work has also made it to the UK 🇬🇧 headlines too!

@rosemary-townsend.bsky.social
@annavolkmer.bsky.social

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

PPA Awareness Day is today! Looking forward to the webinar this afternoon @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social

RCSLT consultation: UK Stroke Forum 2025 Please complete this short form to tell the RCSLT what topics in stroke communication and swallowing you would like to see featured at the UK Stroke Forum conference in 2025 (25-27 November). We are ...

We would love to hear from you! What topics in stroke communication and swallowing would you like to see featured at the UK Stroke Forum in November? Let us know your thoughts here: shorturl.at/jOcVf @basaphasia.bsky.social @ukstrokeforum.bsky.social #SLT

#aphasia #mysltday #slt #aphasiachoir #musictherapy #slpeeps

This image shows a musician with a guitar smiling next to a flip chart with song lyrics.

The lyrics to a song written by the aphasia choir, on a flipchart. The lyrics are: ‘rough seas, stormy waters, Chasing words just out of reach Overwhelming darkness Aphasia took my speech Brain haze, clouded thoughts, Where words fail, music speaks. It’s a beautiful day Cast the anchors away Letting go, feeling free Riding the waves of the sea Rays of light are coming through the clouds.’

Yesterday our aphasia choir wrote their own song. All words carefully chosen collaboratively by choir members, with a contribution from each individual included. We used art and total communication to generate ideas and support those with severe aphasia. And it was indeed a beautiful day! 🎵

Thanks for highlighting our review! An under researched area that I’m looking forward to shedding more light on‼️

The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open!

Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here:
blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm...

• Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK
• Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025
• Conference: 18-20 August 2025

#aphasia

Welcome!!

📣CALLING ALL #SLTs 📣

❗️Do you think ‘#EasyRead’ information should be easier to read?
❗️Can you tell us what the criteria for ‘Easy Read’ should be?
❗️Do you want to be involved in shaping best practice?

Please fill out our surveys:

herts.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Red logo showing a rail bridge icon with three rainbow-esque arcs representing the sides of the bridge. Text reads "BAS2025 DUNDEE"

British Aphasiology Society International Conference. Dundee. Aug 18-20th 2025.

Preparations for #BASconf25 in Dundee are coming along swimmingly!

The conference theme is #Community.

Visit the website for more information and to sign up for updates.

blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/

#Aphasia #SLT

a woman with pink hair and glasses is smiling in front of a microphone with the words " there 's so much to explore " above her Alt: a woman with pink hair and glasses is smiling in front of a microphone with the words " there 's so much to explore " above her

Check out the #ASHA2024 hashtag for juicy insights from the American Speech Hearing Association conference in Seattle just now.

Very interesting stuff being shared from speech and language professionals around the world.

#Slpeeps #BSkySpeecies #SLT