40 years of history and life,
it's time to celebrate!
40th anniversary show
40 ans d’histoire et de vie
AQPA 1982 – 2022
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Association québécoise des personnes aphasiques welcomes a distinguished guest: the Little Prince. He lost his rose, his fox and his aviator. He is looking for friends. His parent, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, intended to give a sequel to his Little Prince. He died before carrying out his speech. He would be delighted, wouldn’t he, to know that we are taking the Little Prince on a journey to a planet as little known as the asteroids that welcomed him: the planet Aphasia.
Because the problems of people with aphasia resemble those of the Little Prince! They too need human relations, benevolent interlocutors, bonds of friendship and finally, a community, an understanding living environment, in other words, a planet where life is good. It is the AQPA and its neighbor, the Maison de l’aphasia Foundation, which meet these conditions.
Let’s play the game: today, let’s call AQAP, the planet Aphasia, a still young and valiant planet that looks to the future with confidence. Since 1982, the planet Aphasia has imposed itself in the Quebec cosmos of people with aphasia. We’ll go around it. It has manifested itself to the whole world (or almost) through its lights… filmed or printed. Full of creative detours, inventive projects, it moved donors. Today, she is living, advancing with confidence towards a future full of promise… she dreams of it. We envy it. But if the planet Aphasia unfolds so cheerfully, it is because it is carried by very complicit wings: its volunteer bees!
The light, the rose… it’s each one of us
Videos from the 40th Anniversary Show
Conferences - "Crossed Words around aphasia"
«Meeting for the research in aphasia »
In 2022, the organization of symposiums that allowed fruitful exchanges between the community sector and the world of aphasia research, to the great benefit of people with aphasia and their loved ones. The AQPA, like the Maison de l’aphasie Foundation, was associated in the planning and financing of the project thanks to two researchers Carole Anglade (University of Sherbrooke) and Anna Zumbansen (University of Ottawa) who obtained a Connection grant of the Human Sciences Research Council to present 4 conferences that took place between April and November.
The symposiums aimed to facilitate exchanges between the various players in Francophone aphasia research (people with aphasia and relatives, community organizations, clinical workers and managers of rehabilitation services and researchers).
The multidirectional exchange of knowledge was put forward by all the stakeholders and they emerged as winners.
During this first conference, under the theme of “Crossed Words around aphasia” – the following guests and presentations took place:
- Edith Durant, Ph.D – “La Thérapie POEM“
- Anna Zumbansen, Ph.D – “La technique de la TMS dans la récupération du langage“
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During this second conference, under the theme of “Crossed Words around aphasia” – the following guests and presentations took place:
- Melody Courson, Ph.D – “Le dommage à distance du thalamus et son impact sur la récupération du langage après un ACV“
- Guylaine Le Dorze, Ph.D – “Que souhaite les personnes aphasiques et leurs proches, vivant dans la communauté, après la réadaptation.“
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During this third conference, under the theme of “Crossed Words around aphasia” – the following guests and presentations took place:
- Sophie Chesneau, Ph.D – “Le mystère de la compréhension des textes“
- Marie-Christine Hallé, Ph.D – “La famille a besoin d’être soignée pour être capable d’être soignant: Perspective sur le vécu des proches et leur inclusion dans la réadaptation de l’aphasie“
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During this fourth and last conference, under the theme of “Crossed Words around aphasia” – the following guests and presentations took place:
- Alexandra Tessier, Ph.D – “Pour une communication inclusive dans les transports publics“
- Karine Marcotte, Ph.D M.O.A. – “Qu’est-ce que les orthophonistes évaluent quand vous parlez? “
- Claire Croteau, Ph.D – “Le Service Au Proches d’une personne aphasique (SAPPA): de quoi s’agit-il?.“
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