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Surveys Seek to Identify Job Accommodations that Get People Back to Work
A new study at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab intends to find out the best strategies for people with physical disabilities to ask their employers for flexible schedules or workplace changes.
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Isabella Chua, MScOT
Occupational Therapist- Hand Therapist
A Million Dreams at AbilityLab
Just a year after our new research hospital opened, we have already begun to revolutionize rehabilitation for patients with our new translational care model.
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Meet the Research Team: John Abbate
Research Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab gives him a chance to put this into practice.
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Meet the Research Team: John Abbate
Research Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab gives him a chance to put this into practice.
In the News
Research Informed by Care: Niveda Tennety uses Storytelling to Inform Work
In her ten months as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Niveda Tennety said one of the most important lessons she has learned is the value of storytelling.
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Center for Bionic Medicine Wheelchair Featured at NIDILRR Celebration
A revolutionary wheelchair developed by SRAlab researchers was prominently featured at a celebration for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR) 40th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 18.
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Research Informed by Care: Niveda Tennety uses Storytelling to Inform Work
In her ten months as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Niveda Tennety said one of the most important lessons she has learned is the value of storytelling.
In the News
Jessica Presperin Pedersen, OT, OTD
OT Research Scientist
Assistant Professor Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Evelyn’s Story: A Moving Milestone on Anniversary of Spinal Cord Injury
Evelyn and her young daughter, Julia, were rear-ended by a driver traveling at high speed. After 10 days in an acute-care hospital, Evelyn transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab for inpatient care and rehabilitation.
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Dr. Arun Jayaraman and Sara Prokup Featured on CNN
A new Samsung-sponsored video on CNN highlights GEMS, a lightweight, robotic, hip assist hardware/software device. The video also includes soundbites from Arun Jayaraman, PhD, director, Max Näder Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes Research, along with footage of Dr. Jayaraman and Sara Prokup, physical therapist.
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Six Years of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
To commemorate Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s six-year anniversary in our flagship hospital, we’re celebrating bold moves, big bets and breakthroughs that are advancing rehabilitation science and patient care.
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