23 Jun Aphasia Advocate Summer 2017
On May 1st, NJ Governor Chris Christie signed into law the Mike Adler Aphasia Task Force, making NJ the first state in the country to enact legislation to increase support services to people with aphasia...
11 Jun NJ to help stroke, brain injury victims with common language disorder
By Dino Flammia You want to tell your spouse about your day, but you can’t find the words to do so. Countless times daily, there’s a word on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out of your mouth. Writing a routine sentence — a...
08 Jun Aphasia Task Force first of its kind
Senate Majority Leader helps raise awareness of communication disorder BY LOIS GOLDRICH New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck hasn’t seen it all, but she’s seen quite a bit. “I’ve been around long enough that, fortunately and unfortunately, there are not too many things to legislate...
01 Jun New Jersey is giving voice to people with Aphasia
Some speak their own language, while others don’t speak much at all. Some can’t read. Others can’t write. But as anyone with Aphasia knows, it is not for a lack of trying or wanting. Nor is it for a lack of good ideas, compelling thoughts...
15 May 5th Annual Clink for a Cause
Join us at our annual friendraiser, Clink for a Cause, as we raise awareness about aphasia, raise our glasses to those in the aphasia community and meet new friends who support our cause! This year, we will celebrate at American Whiskey in NYC from 6:00...
05 Apr Stroke Survivors With Aphasia Showcase Handcrafted Jewelry
Something Special, Adler Aphasia Center’s vocational artisan program in which stroke survivors with aphasia design and handcraft unique jewelry and gifts, will be hosting a Spring Boutique on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Adler Aphasia Center, located at 60 West...
04 Apr How Maywood Stroke Survivor Turned Her Life Around
MAYWOOD, N.J. — Adler Aphasia Center's Rebecca Iovino was 37 when her 2005 stroke brought her busy life to a halt. A Teaneck mother of two, Iovino was an architect working with her husband, Anthony, at the family’s firm. Her life revolved around family and her bustling...
23 Mar Ridgewood fundraiser to benefit aphasia sufferers
Village residents Bill and Barbara Grundy will be the hosts of a "Bach and Brunch" fundraiser Sunday for the Adler Aphasia Center. Bill Grundy, a former Ridgewood High School football coach and gym teacher in Demarest, suffered a stroke at age 50 that caused him to develop aphasia. The...
16 Mar From member to volunteer: Adler Aphasia Center inspires local woman to give back
In 2010, while she was an elementary school teacher at Gibbs, a public school in New Milford, Stacy Kaplan of Fair Lawn, then 47, got married at a ceremony conducted by Rabbi Francine Roston, the leader of Congregation Beth Tikvah there. (The synagogue, also known...
01 Mar Aphasia Spotlight: Meet the Adler Aphasia Center
Dealing with aphasia can be a long, hard road for many. Thankfully, there are organizations dedicated to helping and supporting that journey. Meet the Adler Aphasia Center and the services it provides to people with aphasia. Adler Aphasia Center is an innovative post-rehabilitative therapeutic program that addresses the long-term...