Picturing Aphasia: An Aphasia Documentary
Rehabilitation and Technology Seminar
An Aphasia Documentary
A documentary on aphasia will be on exhibit in New York City from November 11-22, 2002 at Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Art and Science created and produced by student filmmaker, Jeremy Mores McWreath. This film is a compelling presentation that gives an authentic picture of aphasia. It is illuminating, compassionate and sincere in its effort to heighten the public awareness of strokes and aphasia while respecting it victims and acknowledging their tremendous resolve to live vibrant lives under its tremendous influence.
It depicts emotionally the real trauma aphasia represents for those who have it and those who care for those afflicted, and Mr. McWreath felt it necessary to bring this emotion to cinematic life and preserve it forever. Four people with aphasia and their families were willing to share their lives and experience in this project for the sake of accurate compassionate representation and to reach others similarly afflicted. This documentary is designed to function both as a way to raise awareness, understanding for aphasia, and as a therapeutic device for those people with aphasia. The goal of this project is to allow people who have just developed aphasia an opportunity to understand that rehabilitation is not only possible but likely. It is an experiment in communication.
Exhibition Details
Open to the General Public
November 11-22, 2002
12:00-6:00 p.m. daily
The Cooper Union Foundation Building
6th Floor Installation Room
East 7th Street at Third Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Please let the guards at the front desk know what you are there to see and they will direct you. The film will be looped continuously throughout the afternoon with transcripts of the video on display.
Notes on location: Cooper Union Foundation Building is very prominent; it is not connected to any other buildings on campus. It has an illuminated clock on the top floor of the face of the building. The building faces South, and there is a small triangular park (Peter Cooper Park) right in front of the building. There are two elevators in the building, a large one and a smaller round one. They are directly across from each other.
For Information Contact
Louise Santry
Day: (617) 854 4419 or Evening: (617) 268 0517
Email: louisesant@aol.com
Rehabilitation and Technology Seminar
March 7, 2003
Innovative Speech Therapy has asked us to announce the postponement of their Rehabilitation and Technology Seminar. Check this link to our September issue for more info. This seminar will now take place March 7, 2003 at the University of Maryland Shady Grove Conference Center in Rockville, Md. If you live in the area you should consider attending. They are offering a discount to Stroke Network members. See their website at http://www.innovativespeech.com.
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