{"id":874,"date":"2018-11-30T23:48:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T23:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.asph.sc.edu\/aphasia\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2019-02-15T17:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T17:17:20","slug":"mike-wellman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.asph.sc.edu\/aphasia\/mike-wellman\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Wellman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"874\" class=\"elementor elementor-874 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7db4ead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7db4ead\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9cd2d4\" data-id=\"a9cd2d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490335f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"490335f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/oiHJga12AqM&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfa99fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfa99fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bbec03e\" data-id=\"bbec03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767a2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767a2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to Dori Tempio and Able SC, a free Community Leadership Academy class was offered to friends of the Aphasia Lab including participants with aphasia and caregivers. On the day of course graduation, students of the course gave a presentation detailing their intentions for future involvement opportunities in the community. Michael Wellman, a long-time Aphasia Lab participant and student in the Leadership class, engaged the audience by telling us about his journey since having a stroke. Before his stroke, Mr. Wellman dedicated 25 years working as a diversity recruiter and strategy consultant for a large corporation in New York. After his stroke, he moved to Columbia and has been involved in the Aphasia Lab for 8 years. Mr. Wellman addressed an important issue in his presentation: that aphasia does not affect intellect and that he still has the knowledge and skills that he has obtained throughout his career that he would like to apply to opportunities in the future. He hopes to become involved in recruitment for organizations that rely on volunteers (such as Red Cross or Habitat for Humanity). Additionally, Mr. Wellman values inclusivity and hopes that by becoming involved in these organizations, he can help them be more accessible to individuals with disabilities, especially on their websites and in literature. With his background knowledge on diversity recruitment and first-hand experiences with having aphasia, he would be a unique and valuable addition to these organizations! Thank you to Mr. Wellman for sharing his inspiring story!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/oiHJga12AqM Thanks to Dori Tempio and Able SC, a free Community Leadership Academy class was offered to friends of the Aphasia Lab including participants with aphasia and caregivers. On the day of course graduation, students of the course gave a presentation detailing their intentions for future involvement opportunities in the community. 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