LPAA Programs
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Having the support of a community that embraces the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia empowers all professionals helping people coping with an aphasia diagnosis. Not included? Please complete this short form to start the process of having your program listed.
Having the support of a community that embraces the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) can be empowering for anyone affected by this isolating diagnosis.
Aphasia Access does not maintain a roster of recommended LPAA centered aphasia centers, however, you can view our community-generated list of LPAA Programs here. As a public service, we have put together this short set of questions that can aid in evaluating potential opportunities for support.
Want to know if a local center embodies the LPAA? Consider these questions:
1. Are any client goals “client centered” (negotiated with the client)?
2. Do client goals include one of more of the following (or related) concepts:
- Explicitly enhance participation in relevant life roles and activities
- Enhance quality of life with aphasia/living successfully
- Promote life changes that are meaningful to the individual (and family)
3. Does the program provide opportunities for the client to interact with other people with aphasia, or programming specifically address relationships with other people?
4. Is the community created via a group of people with similar interests and goals – gathering together as a community, either physically or virtually?
5. Is attention given to a “personal” psychological well-being? Do goals and methods explicitly address individual psychological needs?
6. Are communication supports introduced to people with aphasia and family members?
7. Are participation oriented activities offered to enhance communication and life participation?
8. Are services for caregivers or others offered (e.g. opportunities to meet other family members, receive education and counseling, learn supported communication)
Adler Aphasia Center
Maywood Campus
60 West Hunter Avenue
Maywood, NJ 07607
201.368.8585
info@AdlerAphasiaCenter.org
Aphasia Center of California
(Mailing Address)
3966 Lyman Road
Oakland, CA 94602
(Primary Program Site)
200 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
510.336.0112
aphasiacenter@hotmail.com
Aphasia Center of Maine
6027 Village On The Green #130
Carrabassett, ME 04942
207.415.3133
info@aphasiacenterofmaine.org
Aphasia Center of Tucson
1011 N Craycroft Rd, Suite 301
Tucson, AZ 85711
520.730.8428
aphasiacenteroftucson.com
Aphasia Center of West Texas
5214 Thomason Dr,
Midland, TX 79703
432.699.1261
info@aphasiawtx.org
Aphasia Community Friendship Center (ACFC)
P.O. Box 426
Saline, MI 48176
734.417.7182
MIaphasiacenter@gmail.com
Aphasia House
University of Central Florida
3280 Progress Drive
Suites 500, 220
Orlando, FL 32826-2215
407.882.0468
Aphasia Institute
73 Scarsdale Road
Toronto ON
Canada M3B2R2
416.226.3636
aphasia@aphasia.ca
Aphasia Recovery Connection
424 Second Street
Marietta, OH 45750
740.516.5891
Aphasia Resource Center at Boston University
635 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617.353.8967
AphasiaToolbox.com
800 Vinial Street, B408
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
724.831.8353
Aphasia Treatment Program of CAL State East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd
Hayward, CA 94542
510.885.3241
Austin Speech Labs
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd, Suite 136-S
Austin, TX 78757
512.992.0575
Big Sky Aphasia Program
32 Campus Drive Curry Health Center/CSD/LL
Missoula, MT 59812
406.243.2104
catherine.off@umontana.edu
Brooks Rehabilitation Aphasia Center
2700 University, Blvd West Building B
Jacksonville, FL 32217
904.345.6780
Butler Aphasia Community
Butler University, 4600 Sunset
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317.940.8701
Buzzards Bay Speech Therapy
14 Holmes Road
Mattapoisett, MA 02739
508.326.0353
Calgary Aphasia Centre
Stroke Recovery Association of Calgary (SRAC) Box 501, Station A
Calgary, Alberta T2H 1X1
403.827.7520
calgary.aphasia.centre@gmail.com
Carolina Center for Cognitive Rehabilitation
1495 Rymco Dr., Ste. 102
Winston Salem, NC 27103
336.283.9197
cccogrehab@gmail.com
CLASS, Inc.
535 DockSt. Suite 104
Tacoma, WA 98402
253.874.9220
info@classinc.net
Dalhousie Aphasia Clinic
1256 Barrington Street
6th Floor
Halifax, NS B3J 1Y6
902.494.5158
interact@dal.ca
Duquesne University
421 Fisher Hall 600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
412.396.4047
East Carolina University
3310 Allied Health Sciences Bldg
East Carolina Univ 600 Moye Blvd,
Mail Stop 668
Greenville, NC 27834
252.744.6142
Gundersen Health System
1900 South Avenue, Mailstop-HO3015
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
608.775.3050
Houston Aphasia Recovery Center
5005 Woodway Drive, Suite 110
Houston, TX 77056
713.781.7100
echirstou@harctx.org
The Intensive Aphasia Program at North Memorial
12000 Elm Creek Blvd
Suite #210
Maple Grove, MN 55311
763.581.3536
Loyola Clinical Centers: Intensive Treatment for Aphasia Program
5911 York Rd. Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21212
410.617.1200
Marshall University Aphasia Center
One John Marshall Drive
Smith Hall 143
Huntington, WV 25755
304-696-2985
davis139@marshall.edu
March Dimes Canada, Aphasia and Communication Disabilities Program
13311 Yonge Street Suite 202
Richmond Hill, Ontario
L4E 3L6
905.773.7758
Minnesota Connect Aphasia Now
PO Box 27966
Minneapolis, MN 55427
612.524.8802
contact@mncan.org
Minnesota State University Mankato Aphasia Group
Center for Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Speech, Hearing, and Rehabilitation Services, Minnesota State University Mankato
150 South Road,
Mankato, MN 56001
507.389.1414
Moss Rehab Aphasia Center
50 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215.663.6000
Nazareth College Aphasia Clinic
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
585.389.2798
Neuro Rehab Network
191 High House Road
Cary, NC 27511
919.650.3854
info@aphasiaproject.org
Northwestern Medicine Aphasia Center at Marianjoy
26W171 Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.909.8562
Nova Scotia Aphasia Association
23 Braeside Lane
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3M 3J6
902.445.4960
aphasiaNS@gmail.com
The Ohio State University Aphasia Initiative
1070 Carmack Road Pressey Hall,
Room 99
Columbus, OH 43210
614.688.1188
osuaphasiainitiative@gmail.com
Center for Aphasia Research & Treatment
355 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.238.6163
Snyder Center for Aphasia Life Enhancement
5910 York Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
410.323.1777
info@scalebaltimore.org
Speech Spark Services, LLC
1924 Sinclair Drive
De Pere, WI 54115
920.403.0103
Stroke Comeback Center
145 Park Street, S.E.
Vienna, VA 22180
703-255-5221
info@strokecomebackcenter.org
The Talk Spot
2425 Post Rd Suite 103
Fairfield, CT 06890
203.505.5723
Triangle Aphasia Project
191 High House Road
Cary, NC 27511
919.650.3854
info@aphasiaproject.org
University of Alberta - Corbett Aphasia Rehabilitation and Education (CARE) Program
8205 114St
2-70 Corbett Hall
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T6G 2G4
780-492-5990
csd@rehabmed.ualberta.ca
University of Iowa Aphasia Clinic
334 D, WJSHC (University of Iowa)
250 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
319.335.8729
jean-k-gordon@uiowa.edu
University of Michigan Aphasia Program
1111 E. Catherine St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.764.8440
Voices of Hope for Aphasia
6798 Crosswinds Dr. N
Suite B-102
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
727.249.1953
info@vohaphasia.org
Waterloo Wellington Regional Aphasia Program (WWRAP)
St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph
100 Westmount Rd.
Guelph, Ontario N1H 5H8
519.824.6000
info@sjhcg.ca
Western Michigan University Aphasia Communication Enhancement Program
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5200
269.387.8047
Word Works
1834 Mason Ave.
Daytona Beach, FL 32117
334.750.2513
nusbanh@gmail.com
Teachers College, Columbia University
Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders
525 W 120th St
New York, NY 10027
212.678.3000
mysakcenter@tc.columbia.edu
University of Delaware
540 S. College Ave., Suite 102
Newark, DE 19713
302.831.7100
slhclinic@udel.edu
University of Alabama Speech and Hearing Center
700 University Blvd. E,
Room 145
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
205.348.7131
cd@as.ua.edu
Memphis Speech and Hearing Center
4055 North Park Loop
Memphis, TN 38152
901.678.5828
tcbllngr@memphis.edu