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David Rowland: Advising Corporate Clients on Implementing the ADA
Once he finds something he likes, attorney David Rowland sticks with it. He went to University of Michigan for his undergraduate degree in political science and then attended University of Michigan Law School. He interned one summer at the Chicago-based firm of Seyfarth Shaw and went to work there after he graduated in the 1980s.
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Heather Evans: Disability, Institutions and Effecting Change in Washington State
Heather Evans works on a project for the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, developing a decision aid designed to help people with disabilities decide when and whether to disclose their condition to an employer.
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Heather Evans: Disability, Institutions and Effecting Change in Washington State
Heather Evans has it tattooed on her arm: Nine to Zero. It commemorates the unanimous vote of the Washington State Supreme Court in 2018 to abolish the death penalty.
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Benjamin Friedman, MD: Medical Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Learn more about Benjamin Friedman, MD the Medical Director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Elizabeth Munsell: Using Occupational Therapy and Research to Help People Live Meaningful Lives
Elizabeth Munsell blends her clinical expertise with research knowledge to add valuable insights related to the domain of employment within occupational therapy practice.
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Robert Trierweiler: A Career Spent Helping People with Disabilities Find or Return to Work
Learn more about Robert Trierweiler and his career spent helping people with disabilities find or return to work.
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Charles Bombardier: Combining Behavioral Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychology to Help People with Disabilities
When Charles Bombardier looks back on his long career in behavioral medicine and rehabilitation psychology, he says it all started with his high school teacher Mrs. Hagan.
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ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Better Data Better
Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.
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Improving Adherence to Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
In this Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Site Specific Project, our research team will conduct a proof-of-concept project in which we use Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design to test an intervention to enhance adherence to exercise guidelines in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using smartphone technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) monitoring, and e-coaching.
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PAPER: Robotic locomotor training more cost-effective than conventional training for patients with complete spinal cord injuries
A new study reported in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation found that the cost-effectiveness of the type of locomotor training received – traditional versus robotic – depends on the severity of the injury.
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Rachel Bond: Interested in Helping People Reduce Anxiety
Learn more about Rachel Bond and her interest in helping people reduce anxiety.
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Miriam Rafferty: A Passion for Helping People with Parkinson’s Live Their Best Lives
These days, Rafferty, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and rehabilitation research scientist at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab working with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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