1. Living with Aphasia Alan Hewitt, Project Lead Connect Melanie Derbyshire, Chief Executive Speakability

2. What we’ll do UK Stroke Assembly Look at options and opportunities you might want to try A Workshop to identify … –What works for you? –What is missing? –What you would like to do?

3. An annual event that enables people with stroke and aphasia, their families and carers –to express their opinions and hopes in a UK-wide forum –to learn from each other To enable you to inform messages to go back to government

4. The organisations to help you Others?

5. Options and opportunities www.u3a.org.uk Volunteering www.doit.org.uk Support to explore work www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople www.thehardesthit.wordpress.com

6. Workshop In groups Consider your involvement What would you like to explore? Who could help you do this? What are the gaps?

7. Feedback What’s working? What’s missing? What are the hopes for the future?

8. Tips Sheet – to help you have your say