Speakers: Laura Cook and Denise Wong

Speakers: Laura Cook and Denise Wong - Voices of Aphasia

​Voices of Aphasia are an aphasia friendly hybrid choir and lead by Music Therapists. Laura leads the choir, whilst Denise accompanies on the keyboard alongside Tony, a stroke survivor on the guitar.

Aphasia (or dysphasia) is the term for neurological problems with communication and language, including speech, reading and writing. It can present after a brain injury (including stroke and traumatic brain injuries) which causes damage to the parts of the brain responsible for processing and producing language. It is estimated that around one third of people who survive a stroke will be left with some form of aphasia.