Welcome
Welcome to ACT for Yorkshire Ltd. Tessa Ackerman and Zoe Coates each have over 25 years experience as Speech & Language Therapists; moving from the NHS to set up in independent practice together in 2011. We provide a specialist service for adults with communication and swallowing difficulties following a neurological condition such as:
- Stroke >>
- Head Injury >>
- Parkinson's Disease >>
- Dementia >>
- Motor Neurone Disease >>
- Multiple Sclerosis >>
- Huntington's Disease >>
- Brain Tumour >>
We also treat people with
Current News
Virgin Trains launch communication cards for passengers with 'invisible disabilities
An initiative helping passengers with communication difficulties has launched on Virgin Trains. JAM cards, which can be presented physically or on an app, stand for "Just A Minute". The cards allow holders to signal to train staff that they have an “invisible disability” in a discreet way, and avoid embarrassment.
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Story taken from The Evening Standard - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/virgin-trains-launch-communication-cards-for-passengers-with-invisible-disabilities-a4090241.html
Client comments
"Outstanding professionalism" - E. Richardson, North Yorkshire. Dec 2017
"You taught us strategies with which to cope with the aphasia. These continue to be very helpful" - NG, Sheffield. Oct 2017
"We always felt well informed about costs and what to expect during the therapy sessions" - Mr & Mrs Parry, Ilkley. Apr 2016.