Happy 4th of July! We hope you have a fun-filled and safe holiday.
Please keep in mind that all MARI offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4 so that our employees can enjoy the holiday. We will resume regular…
Carol Persad, Ph.D., director of the University Center for Language and Literacy, home to the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP), was recently interviewed by Everyday Health for an article on how speech therapy benefits people with aphasia. Aphasia, an acquired communication…
Todd Favorite, Ph.D., ABPP, and Director of the University Psychological Clinic, recently traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to lead a workshop at the 29th International Conference for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI). The workshop was co-led by…
The Mary A. Rackham Institute’s University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) and the University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) brought the magic of beloved children’s book characters Elephant and Piggie to the KidZone Tent at the Ann…
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) is an intensive speech-language therapy program that provides individuals battling aphasia with the tools they need to rebuild and improve their communication skills. We offer monthly sessions throughout the year, and the August…
Ted W. Baxter, author of memoir Relentless, aphasia advocate, and former University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) client, returned to Ann Arbor to give voice to the millions of people in the U.S. with aphasia who may not be able…
Aphasia, the family of communication disorders that affect an estimated two million people in the U.S., is not often talked about. When it is discussed, many don’t realize the speech-language issues that follow a stroke, head injury or illness have…
The Mary A. Rackham Institute will be presenting an evening of activities for kids during the annual Ann Arbor Summer Festival 2019. MARI’s University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) and the University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL)…
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) is an intensive speech-language therapy program that provides individuals battling aphasia with the tools they need to rebuild and improve their communication skills. We offer monthly sessions throughout the year, and the July…
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) is sponsoring a special event in honor of Aphasia Awareness Month, June. We are excited to invite you to a book reading and signing with author, stroke survivor, and former UMAP client, Ted…