ABOUT THE TAVISTOCK TRUST FOR APHASIA
In 1988 Robin Tavistock suffered a brain haemorrhage. His life was saved by prompt and highly skilled surgery, but he was left with a severe problem – the inability to access language – known as aphasia. With support from his family and friends and the help of intensive speech therapy, he slowly began to recover, but always experienced difficulty finding the words he needed or wanted to use.
The Tavistock Trust for Aphasia, founded in 1992, works to improve the quality of life for those with aphasia, their families and carers. We do this, amongst other things, by funding pioneering research and projects that will improve services and therapies; by acting as a catalyst in pulling together charities working in the same area; in raising the profile of the condition amongst the public, students of speech and language therapy and the medical profession, so that people can understand aphasia better. Alongside our major funding, in 2005 we launched our Small Grants, which are given monthly, getting help to people at their point of need.
Robin Tavistock
The 14th Duke of Bedford
21st January 1940 - 13th June 2003
THE TAVISTOCK TRUST