Session Dates and Rates
2024 Sessions
Session J: September 30 - October 25 (20 days)
Session K: October 28 - November 22 (20 days)
Break Week / Holiday: November 25 - 29
Session L*: December 2 - 20 (15 days)
2025 Sessions
Session A*:…
Joe’s Story: Using Art to Describe Aphasia
Joe Iovino, U-M class of 2018, recently visited UMAP to share a project he made about aphasia. His mother had a stroke when he was very young and she was working toward aphasia recovery while he was growing up. Joe’s…
UMAP Featured as a U-M Story of Our State
The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) makes a difference in peoples’ lives. Because of this, the University of Michigan Stories of Our State series chose to feature UMAP, showcasing the impact our program can have on not just the…
Finding a Second Family at UMAP: Anna’s Caregiver Story
In January 2018, like many across the nation, my husband Ryan and I were recovering from the flu. Overall, though, life was good. I had started a new job, and we were just trucking along like a normal couple in…
You are Not Your Aphasia: Gene and Lisa’s Story
As a self-described “fun-loving couple,” Gene and Lisa Simon love to camp and golf, have fun and enjoy their time together. When Gene had two strokes in one year and subsequent aphasia, of course their lives changed. But they haven’t…
Putting Aside the Rivalry for Recovery: A Loyal Buckeye Fan Seeks Treatment at U-M
Name: Cris Assif
Hometown: Champions Gate, FL
Cris Assif is a self-proclaimed “Buckeye for life,” but after a stroke paralyzed the entire right side of his body and left him unable to even swallow, he knew he needed the best…
Theron & Amy: Tackling Aphasia, Together
Client: Theron Coleman
Hometown: Suttons Bay, MI
Theron and Amy Coleman make a great team — whether they are working on their family-owned cherry farm or parenting their three kids. Together, they have weathered Theron’s stroke and subsequent aphasia and…
In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Al Part 2
In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…
In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Chris
In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…
In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Theron
In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, we wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but we also wanted to ensure the voices of people with aphasia were part of…