The Australian Aphasia Association

About Us


Our History

The Australian Aphasia Association (AAA) is a not-for-profit support and advocacy association and registered charity for people with aphasia, their families, and the professionals who help them. The AAA was established in 2000 and supports families and members from all states and territories across Australia.

Board Members

The Board consists of Associate Professor Deborah Hersh (Chair), Claire Bennington (Deputy Chair), Damir Muftic, Kathryn Pettigrove, Kim Beesley, Miriam Williams, Emily Beric, Claire Hession, and Frankie Banszki.

AAA National Conference 2021 (Online)

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Our hard work in 2020-2021

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Our three most popular memberships

Memberships

Individual with Aphasia

$20
This membership category is open to everyone with aphasia, care-giver, friends or family member.

  • Your membership includes:

  • Access to the membership section

  • Aphasia Link newsletters

  • Discounted event registration fees

  • And much more!

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Family and Friends

$25
This membership category is for a person with aphasia, and up to 3 other family members or friends.

  • Your membership includes:

  • Access to the membership section

  • Aphasia Link newsletters

  • Discounted event registration fees

  • And much more!

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Health Professionals

$40
Membership for Speech Pathologists and other Allied Health Professionals with an interest in aphasia.

  • Your membership includes:

  • Access to the membership section

  • Aphasia Link newsletters

  • Discounted event registration fees

  • Resources for health professionals

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Our Latest News

13th National Conference 2021 (Online)

The AAA National Conference will now be held online for the first time in our history. When: June 2021 for aphasia awareness month (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th) Where: Online webinar  Submissions …

Speech Pathology Week

This week is Speech Pathology Week (23-29 August). The theme this year is communicating with confidence! Speech Pathologists are able to help people, including people with aphasia, communicate with confidence.

Join the AAA Board of Directors

The Australian Aphasia Association is looking for 2 new Board of Directors If you are interested and would like to know more about this exciting opportunity to help lead the …

Online Aphasia Group – Join Us!

Members are invited to join our Online Aphasia Group! You can sign up for free by clicking this link: https://aphasia.org.au/members/online-aphasia-group/. Let us know if you would like some support to …

Relaunching our 1800-APHASIA phone service

Do you have some questions about aphasia? Would you like to know more about what the Australian Aphasia Association does? Give us a call on 1800 APHASIA (1800 274 274) …

National Volunteer Week 2020

This week is National Volunteer Week (18th to 24th May 2020). The Australian Aphasia Association is here today due to the hard work of all our volunteers over the past …

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Contact Details

PO Box 6104, St Lucia QLD 4067
1800 APHASIA (1800 274 274)
questions@aphasia.org.au