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In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Al Part 2

July 2, 2018 News, Success Story

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

June 28, 2018 News, Success Story

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

June 21, 2018 News, Success Story

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 – Cris

June 14, 2018 News, Success Story

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 Series

June 7, 2018 News

June is National Aphasia Awareness Month. In the spirit of Let’s #TalkAboutAphasia, the National Aphasia Association‘s nationwide aphasia awareness campaign, the University Center for Language and Literacy (UCLL) wanted to do just that — talk about aphasia — but also…

In Their Words: Aphasia Experiences – Al

June 6, 2018 News, Success Story

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…

The Ripple Effect: The Benefits of the U-M Aphasia Program Three Decades Later

April 23, 2018 News, Success Story

  Client: Kevin Tholin Hometown: Kewanee, Illinois  It has been decades since Kevin Tholin attended the University of Michigan Aphasia Program — but he credits his time spent at U-M with making those years more valuable to him. “I’ve been…

Article: UMAP and the Power of Intensity

February 21, 2018 News, UCLL, UMAP

The University of Michigan Aphasia Program (UMAP) wrote an article about the importance of intensity in treating aphasia, a communication disorder that results from damage to certain parts of the brain following stroke, illness, or injury. The article appeared in…

Suddenly, I Felt There Was Hope: Jo Anne Nestico’s Story

February 1, 2018 Success Story

Jo Anne Nestico of Harrison Township, Michigan, first experienced language problems when she was eating dinner with her husband. She said she felt fine, but she couldn’t speak in sentences and words that were different than the ones she was…