,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjad ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,kirk7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ,june #bjad z  
,national ,aphasia ,aw>5ess ,mon? &     
support+ ef=ts to increase aw>5ess (    
aphasia4  ,:]eas aphasia is a           
communication impairm5t caus$ by bra9   
damage t typically results f a /roke2   
,:]eas aphasia c also occur ) o!r       
neurological disord]s1 su* z a bra9     
tumor2  ,:]eas _m p ) aphasia also h    
weakness or p>alysis 9 ! "r leg & "r    
arm1 usually due to damage to ! left    
hemisph]e ( ! bra91 :i* controls        
language & movem5t on ! "r side ( !     
body2  ,:]eas ! effects ( aphasia may   
include a loss (1 or r$uction 91 !      
ability to speak1 compreh5d1 read1 &    
write1 b ! intellig5ce ( a p]son )      
aphasia rema9s intact2  ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,neurological

 ,disord]s & ,/roke 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    
preamble z ! ,,n9ds71 /rokes are !      
f\r?-lead+ cause ( dea? 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  ,:]eas /rokes are a lead+ cause
 ( s]i\s1 long-t]m disability 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2  ,:]eas ! ,,n9ds e/imates t !re
 are approximately #e1jjj1jjj /roke     
survivors 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas !  
,,n9ds e/imates t p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
suff] approximately #gie1jjj /rokes p]  
ye>1 ) ab\t #a_/c ( ! /rokes result+ 9  
aphasia2  ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,,n9ds1  
aphasia affects at lea/ #a1jjj1jjj p 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  ,:]eas ! ,,n9ds        
e/imates t m ?an #bjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates are afflict$ ) aphasia ea* ye>2  
,:]eas ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld /rive 
to le>n m ab\t aphasia & to promote     
rese>*1 rehabilitation1 & support       
s]vices = p ) aphasia & aphasia c>egiv]s
 ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  ,:]eas p ) 
aphasia & _! c>egiv]s envision a _w t   
recognizes ! sil5t disability ( aphasia 
& provides opportunity & fulfillm5t = p 
affect$ by aphasia3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t

 ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 designates ,june #bjad
 z ,national ,aphasia ,aw>5ess ,mon?2   
7#b7 supports ef=ts to increase aw>5ess 
( aphasia2  7#c7 recognizes t /rokes1 a 
prim>y cause ( aphasia1 are ! f\r?-l>ge/
 cause ( dea? & disability 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7#d7 ackn[l$ges t aphasia      
des]ves m att5tion & /udy to f9d new    
solutions = p exp]i5c+ aphasia & _!     
c>egiv]s2  7#e7 supports ef=ts to make !
 voices ( p ) aphasia he>d1 because p ) 
aphasia are (t5 unable to communicate ) 
o!rs2 &  7#f7 enc\rages all p 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,aphasia    
,aw>5ess ,mon? ) appropriate ev5ts &    
activities4