There are more than 500,000 patients with aphasia in Japan
Aphasia makes it difficult for them to communicate with others
They have a lot of struggling in their daily lives
Despite of their desire, most of their rehabilitation could get terminated
Their struggles and difficulties are not reflected enough on either long-term care insurance or disability welfare system
Supports for the patients and their family are not adequate at all
It could be very confusing to how to address their needs, even for people in medical and welfare field,
In some occasions, others could hurt people with aphasia without realizing, due to their inappropriate way to interact with these patient

Some people with aphasia find themselves isolated due to their bitter experience in the past
We hope that more and more people gain enough knowledge about aphasia and have a clear understanding of their difficulties, which we think leads to the increase in their support and eventually to their own participation in society. In order to do so, we propose establishing “Day to think about aphasia”