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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 30

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

Home - Music Mirrors

A Music Mirrors is a brief life story in our own words, with sounds and music embedded to spark memories later. Not a playlist but a memory toolkit...

www.musicmirrors.co.uk

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Aug 21

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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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

Sophie MacKenzie @sophiemack11.bsky.social · Aug 20

And what a wonderful conference it was as - inclusive, collaborative, inspiring! Thanks to @abracabadger.com and all the fantastic organisers! My last as @basaphasia.bsky.social Chair! See you in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 20

And that’s a wrap on #BASconf25 in Dundee - the City of Discovery!

We’ve loved connecting, learning, and celebrating with the amazing aphasia community 🌟

Huge thanks to Dr Abi Roper for leading such a fantastic event.

Safe journeys home — see you in Cardiff next year! 🗓️

#aphasia #community

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Aug 19

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

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks, Sheetal!

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Aug 16

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!

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Dr Anna Volkmer @annavolkmer.bsky.social · Jun 15

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_...

qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk

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British Aphasiology Society @basaphasia.bsky.social · Jun 7

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...

Conference Programme | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025

blogs.city.ac.uk

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Apr 8

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...

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Primary Progressive Aphasia Awareness @ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social · Apr 4

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/...

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

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Apr 4

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

Maya Henry @mayalhenry.bsky.social · Mar 31

The inaugural International PPA Awareness Day is this Friday April 4th! Join a webinar hosted by the National Aphasia Association.
aphasia.org/event/intern...
@ppaphasiaawareness.bsky.social

International PPA Awareness Day - The National Aphasia Association

The NAA is hosting the first annual International PPA Awareness Day! Join the one-hour webinar to see people with PPA share their experience through photos, art, poetry and more! The … Continued

aphasia.org

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Apr 1

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

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 ...

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Mar 29

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

Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Mar 29

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! 🎵

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.’

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Nelson J. Hernandez @nelsonjslp.bsky.social · Mar 16

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

John E Pierce @jepierce.bsky.social · Mar 16

We know communication partner training is extremely important for carers of people w #aphasia, but what about other interventions? Our PhD candidate @nelsonjslp.bsky.social conducted a review. There are lots of promising approaches! Most with exploratory evidence only.
doi.org/10.1080/0963...

Carers in post-stroke aphasia: a scoping review of interventions and outcomes beyond communication partner training

Carers of people with aphasia face unique challenges. Research has demonstrated that these carers have a higher burden of care and more negative stroke-related outcomes in comparison to carers of s...

doi.org

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Feb 7

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

Submit an Abstract | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025

blogs.city.ac.uk

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Elissa Manzi @emanzi.bsky.social · Feb 4

Welcome!!

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Holly Wilson @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social · Dec 30

📣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_...

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Dr Abi Roper @abracabadger.com · Dec 9

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

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