Afasic Youth Project were delighted to be celebrated as a Highly Commended runner-up in the Hello Campaign Shine a Light Awards for Team of the Year at the finalists’ celebration hosted by Vanessa Feltz . Project Manager Clare Davies-Jones and Co-ordinator Chi Doan received a certificate on behalf of the whole staff team which includes more »

400 delegates from across the country and overseas met at City University London for the three-day Lost for Words: Lost for Life conference, which was timed to coincide with the National Year of Communication. The event was arranged and hosted by City University London in conjunction with UK charities, Afasic and I CAN, and was more »

Since families of Afasic Youth Project members heard of the crisis in funding for their Friday night club, people have come up with a number of ways to help. While our youngest member Dan raised over £300 on a sponsored swim at his local pool,  member Carl’s grandmother,  Mrs Braiden, stepped forward – and stepped more »

The Afasic Youth Project has been running for over 10 years but funding is increasingly hard to find to sustain and develop this innovative provision, and existing funds are expected to run out by Easter. We hope that you will want to help to try to help ensure this work will continue, and would ask more »

Youth Project member Lavinia Scott and volunteer Abigail Beverly broke new ground this month jointly delivering a session on ‘My speech and Me’ to qualified practitioners in Speech and Language Therapy and Education on an MSc course at City University. Drawing on their own experiences growing up with speech and language difficulties they emphasised the more »

With only a few weeks to go before the General Election do you think that politicians are listening to disabled people’s opinions and addressing your concerns? Many young people with speech and language impairments will be voting for the first time. If not, then now is the time to get involved! The National Disabled People’s more »