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It’s More Than Curb Cuts and Ramps: Support at Work Is Key to a Successful Re-entry for People with Disabilities
To find out why employment levels among people with disabilities have remained stuck at less than 40% in recent decades and identify best practices among employers, Heinemann and a team of researchers conducted an online cross-sectional survey of almost 350 people with disabilities in the Chicago area. The vast majority of them, 270, were employed.
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The Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home and Community-Based Services
This brief explores the medical, social, and biopsychosocial models of disability, their relationship with evolving frameworks of person-centeredness, and implications for providers and others who deliver services and supports.
Research Project
Spinal Cord Injury – Quality of Life Satisfaction with Social Roles and Activities
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Muscle Injury and Repair
Defining the relationships between muscle injury and muscle repair.
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Understanding and Applying Pain Science in Physical Therapy
Conor O’Donovan, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), in Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Pain Management Center, explains pain science and how physical therapy and exercise can help people living with pain.
Blog
New wearable sensor may cut costs and improve access to biofeedback for people with incomplete paraplegia
Novel technology could benefit 50,000 in the U.S. alone.
Press Release
The Mental Health Waiver System for Home and Community-based Services
Mental health has been at the forefront of discussions throughout the COVID pandemic. However, mental health challenges were a common experience long before quarantine, social distancing, and masking took a toll on the mental health of Americans.
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Alicia Goldfine, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Speech-Language Pathologist
Rachel Tappan, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Grace Hoo
Senior Project Coordinator for the Neurorehabilitation and Neural Engineering Lab
