Stroke and Aphasia Awareness Presentation by Thomas Broussard

Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D. is an awarded author, public speaker and three-time stroke
survivor. He is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, naval officer, naval shipbuilder, and a business
owner in career development and training. He received his Ph.D. at The Heller School at Brandeis
University, Waltham, MA and focused his work on supporting people with disabilities and
employment. He became an associate dean at the Heller School until he fell down on Main Street
with stroke and aphasia.
Since his first stroke, he has published four books about stroke, aphasia, recovery and
plasticity; the foundation of all learning. He has been conducting a national "Aim High for
Aphasia" awareness campaign dedicated to educating the wider public about aphasia, a
language disorder, typically from a stroke. About 180,000 people acquire the disorder each
year, yet most people have never heard o[it. His most recent book, The ABCs of Aphasia: A
Stroke Primer is dedicated to people with aphasia and all those who have never heard of it
(aphasia) before.

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