News: Aphasia House
Graduation Spotlight: Dianne Bennett, Social Work
Meet Dianne Bennett, an experienced educator and social worker. She earned her bachelor’s in psychology and her master’s in guidance and counseling from Brooklyn College in Brooklyn, New York and...
UCF Aphasia House Director Named Distinguished Scholar
UCF Aphasia House Director and Assistant Professor Lauren Bislick has been named as a recipient of the 2023 Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Award for her research and service...
How UCF’s Aphasia House Helps Patients Like Kyle Burke
It’s a Thursday morning in late April and the sound of excited voices and laughter are emanating from the large kitchen at the Aphasia House. Gathered inside are a small...
Communication Disorders Clinic and Physical Therapy Program Team Up to Offer Enhanced Services
The College of Health Professions and Sciences’ Rehabilitation and Wellness Services is integrating clinical care services and will now offer outpatient physical therapy at the Communication Disorders Clinic. The expansion...
Orlando Health Funds Chair Yoga Therapy Program for People with Aphasia
The Aphasia House at the University of Central Florida was awarded a grant through the Orlando Health Community Grant program for more than $21,000 to aid people that have acquired...
How Improvisational Theatre Helps People with Aphasia Become Storytellers
To be human is to tell stories. Whether these are the stories we tell our young children, those we share among friends and acquaintances, or those of local, national, and...
The Performing Arts at UCF Empowers Community Members Living with Aphasia
June is Aphasia Awareness Month, which recognizes the more than 2 million people living with the condition that impacts their ability to communicate. A partnership between the School of Performing...
UCF’S Aphasia House in the Spotlight
UCF’s Aphasia House in the spotlight. Being diagnosed with aphasia is a life-changing event. The loss of your ability to communicate can affect every aspect of your life. Speech therapy...
More Than Words
UCF’s Communication Disorders Clinic provides essential training for its graduate students and critical services to the local community. Nearly two years after Steve Abendschein suffered a stroke, his wife, Tara,...
Aphasia House Welcomes Back Friday-Only Club Members
Friday Only Club is back at UCF’s Aphasia House! The therapeutic support group for persons with aphasia (included during included during comprehensive aphasia treatment program; $10/week after) began meeting in-person...
