Around a quarter of a million people in the UK suffer from aphasia, also known as dysphasia, as a result of stroke, head injury or other neurological condition.

People with aphasia find it hard to speak, read, write or understand language.

Our Mission

Speakability is the national charity that supports and empowers people with aphasia to overcome the barriers
they face by:

• supporting people with aphasia and their carers through its information service, national network of Self-Help Groups and programme of activities
  
  
• influencing individuals, organisations and statutory bodies in order to improve services for people living with aphasia
  
  
• raising funds to support these aims

Our contact details are:

Speakability
1 Royal Street
London
SE1 7LL

Information Service and Helpline:
Tel: 080 8808 9572 
Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm
Answerphone at all other times

The meeting was hosted by members of the Farnborough Speakability Group and they invited friends from the Basingstoke Speakabliity Group to join them for the day.

The highlight of the day was the opportunity for Group members, carers and volunteers to speak to HRH The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Wessex), the Lord lieutenant of Hampshire and the Mayor and Mayoress of Rushmoor. Also in attendance were Edward Hodgkins and Roy Matthewson (Speakability Trustees) and Melanie Derbyshire (Chief Executive).