Join us for a night of hilarity as we host a comedy fundraiser for the Aphasia Center of Ottawa.
Don’t worry, we won’t make you write a speech or debate politics – just sit back, relax, and laugh until your sides hurt!
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With 1 click you can officially say that you have made an impact on the lives of those living with Aphasia.
Without the Aphasia Centre of Ottawa, living with Aphasia is just plain ……isolating
Help us on our mission to reach everyone living with Aphasia!
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder. A person with aphasia may find it difficult to speak, understand spoken words, to read and to write.
We are a community-based centre providing unique services dedicated to long-term speech-language therapy, counselling, advocacy and empowerment for people with aphasia and their families.
Aphasia can happen at any age. Aphasia is often invisible. People with aphasia are intelligent and capable and need to be heard.
The Aphasia Centre of Ottawa is honoured to have our Executive Director Gillian Gailey become a recipient of the 2022 Order of Ottawa Award.
This prestigious award “recognizes exceptional residents who have made a significant contribution in a professional capacity in many areas of city life, including arts and culture, business, community service, education, entrepreneurship, public service, labour, communications and media, science, sports and entertainment or other fields that benefit the residents of Ottawa.” – ottawa.ca
Gillian has dedicated over 30 years of her life making a difference in the lives of those is your community living with Aphasia.
For the thousands of families that are impacted by Aphasia, we are a critical resource for their daily living.
Living with Aphasia comes with challenges. The ACO helps you with virtual group programs specifically tailored to making communication easier. We help you get the WORD out.
Aphasia doesn’t stop at the individual, it affects the whole FAMILY. We help families and caregivers in two ways. We help them learn the skills and techniques to renew their communication with their loved one while also supporting them in good times and bad times.
With professional education and seminars geared at community service providers, we help spread the word. Understanding the affects of Aphasia goes a long way to creating a welcoming community
The ACO is a not-for-profit with the goal of making Aphasia easier to live with.
We do that by:
To make a difference, we employ professional Social Workers, Speech Language Pathologist, Communicative Disorders Assistant, and Volunteers. These individuals make the difference everyday. They do this with funding from amazing Individuals and the following Sponsor Corporations.
With Virtual services, we can get started very quickly.
Follow these steps to get started:
Click the title above to download your form.
The main ACO email address is the best way to get a your referral in the door.
We will help you determine your needs and which virtual services are a best fit for you.
Use our online virtual services portal to get your services from the comfort of your own home.
You’ll also get information and news on Aphasia, our fundraisers, and events!
