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U-M Aphasia Program March 2020 Session

March 2, 2020 Events, News, UCLL, UMAP

The U-M Aphasia Program March 2020 session is coming up fast! If you’re looking to rebuild communication skills after a stroke or head injury that left you with a communication disorder our program may be the right choice for you! …

U-M Aphasia Program February 2020 Session

February 3, 2020 Events, News, UCLL, UMAP

The  U-M Aphasia Program February 2020 session is beginning soon! Our intensive, individualized speech therapy program may be the right choice for you if you’re trying to rebuild communication skills after a stroke or head injury that left you with…

Taking a Teamwork Approach to Recovery: Tom and Janice’s Story

January 13, 2020 Success Story, UMAP

  Name: Tom and Janice Herlihy Hometown: Burlingame, California  Tom and Janice are the kind of couple that when you mention one, you usually mention the other. Traveling, raising their kids, moving cross country, enjoying life — Tom and Janice,…

Practice your communication with the U-M Aphasia Community Group!

January 8, 2020 Events, Group Therapy, News, UCLL, UMAP

  A new session of the U-M Aphasia Community (UMAC) group is starting soon and the new year is the perfect time to recommit to building your communication skills. All in the aphasia community are welcome to join, regardless of…

Searching For Teletherapy, Finding UMAP

December 13, 2019 Success Story, UCLL, UMAP

Stacy and Rhetta Johnstone  Hometown: Ventura, California Stacy and Rhetta Johnstone have been together for 40 years. “We kinda grew up together,” said Rhetta. “It’s always been fun being with Stacy.”  After Stacy’s stroke in 2016 and subsequent aphasia and…

UMAP Remains Responsive to Client Experience, Expands Tech and Individual Offerings

December 9, 2019 News, UCLL, UMAP

In response to client feedback and in keeping our program tuned to client needs and wants, the U-M Aphasia Program (UMAP) is now offering additional individual therapy and increased access to teletherapy for people with aphasia. As part of the…

U-M Aphasia Program Featured in How Music Can Help Aphasia Article

August 21, 2019 General, News, UMAP

In 2013, country music super star Randy Travis suffered a massive stroke and resulting aphasia. A recent article in Everday Health details his journey: “The 54-year-old had a packed schedule with tour dates and an acting role in an upcoming…

Support UCLL through Giving Bag Program

August 8, 2019 News, UMAP

You can now support UCLL — and language and literacy — through the Fresh Thyme Giving Bag program. The University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) has been selected by the Ypsilanti Fresh Thyme Farmers Market grocery store as their…

UMAP Director Discusses Aphasia and Speech Therapy

June 28, 2019 News, UMAP

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…

Ted Baxter Shares his Story to Help Bring Aphasia Awareness

June 12, 2019 News, Success Story, UMAP

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…