The National Aphasia Association
The NAA's mission is to educate the public to know that the word
aphasia describes an impairment of the ability to communicate, not
an impairment of intellect. The NAA makes people with aphasia,
their families, support systems, and health care professionals
aware of resources to recover lost skills to the extent possible,
to compensate for skills that will not be recovered and to minimize
the psychosocial impact of the language impairment. The NAA
respects and values cultural and linguistic differences and makes
every effort possible to acknowledge the impact of culture and
language on the performance of each individual with aphasia. The
NAA provides supportive and advocacy services to all persons with
aphasia regardless of individuals' race-ethnicity, religious
affiliation, cultural and cognitive linguistic background or sexual
orientation.