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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 83
Author: Steinberg (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SUBJECT : National Aphasia Awareness Month
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution declares that the Legislature
recognizes June of each year as National Aphasia Awareness
Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. Aphasia is a communication impairment caused by brain
damage, typically resulting from a stroke.
2. While aphasia is most often the result of stroke or
brain injury, it can also occur in other neurological
disorders, such as in the case of a brain tumor.
3. Many people with aphasia also have weakness or
paralysis in their right leg and right arm, usually due
to damage to the left hemisphere of the brain, which
controls language and movement on the right side of the
body.
4. The effects of aphasia may include a loss or reduction
in ability to speak, comprehend, read, and write, while
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intelligence remains intact.
5. Stroke is the third largest cause of death, ranking
behind "diseases of the heart" and all forms of cancer.
6. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term
disability in the United States.
7. There are about 4.8 million stroke survivors alive
today.
8. It is estimated that there are about 700,000 strokes
per year in the United States, with approximately one
third of these resulting in aphasia.
9. Aphasia affects at least 1,000,000 people in the United
States.
10.More than 200,000 Americans acquire the disorder each
year.
11.The National Aphasia Association is unique. Its mission
is to educate the public to know that the word "aphasia"
describes an impairment of the ability to communicate,
not an impairment of intellect. The National Aphasia
Association makes people with aphasia, their families
and support systems, and health care professionals aware
of the resources available to assist them to recover
lost skills to the extent possible, to compensate for
skills that will not be recovered, and to minimize the
psychosocial impact of the language impairment.
12.As an advocacy organization for people with aphasia and
their caregivers, the National Aphasia Association
envisions a society in which "aphasia" is a commonly
understood word and resources are available for
educating people with aphasia, their families, health
care professionals, and the public on how people with
aphasia can reclaim their quality of life.
This resolution declares that the Legislature recognizes
June of each year as National Aphasia Awareness Month.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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