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2024 NIDILRR Invited Lecture, RRTC on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities: Mark Harniss, PhD
Research Project
A comparison of two surgical procedures that restore elbow extension
We want to understand what factors predictably separate the surgical outcomes of different tendon transfers that restore function after spinal cord injury.
Research Project
New Analysis Finds Smaller Labor Market Gains for Black Americans with Disabilities Since the Pandemic
The news about employment opportunities for people with disabilities has been almost uniformly good since the Covid-19 pandemic ended.
In the News
Isabella Montanaro, MS
PhD Candidate
Sights Set on Returning to Active Duty after Spinal Cord Injury
Ryan Novack was in an off-road motorcycle accident that broke his spine.
Patient Story
Technology Development
We aim to combine clinical observations and lab research to improve understanding of technology embedded into the medical setting and ultimately impacting care.
Research Project
Arius Patolot, MD
Medical Director, Lagrange Mem. Hospital Acute Rehab Unit
For COVID Long Haulers, Hope in Rehab (via Bloomberg)
Rehab facilities across the country have started to take in long Covid patients during the pandemic. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, one of the country’s top rehab centers, went so far as to open a wing dedicated to Covid patients.
News
Sajjad Daneshgar, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vanessa Rubel, BS
Research Assistant
People with Disabilities Continued to Make Employment Gains in 2023
Despite the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates in 2023 to their highest levels in decades, the U.S. labor market has remained remarkably resilient.
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