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COVID-19 Pandemic Strains System for People With Dual Diagnoses of Mental Health Issues and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
The COVID-19 pandemic strained many of the services offered by HCBS programs and required organizations to adapt.
In the News
RIC Patient Heads to the Paralympic Games
Kelsey was born with scoliosis, kyphosis and diastematomyelia. Our Caring for Kids Program was Kelsey’s introduction to adaptive sports.
Patient Story

Jesus Monserrat "Monse" Dominguez Saldana, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Senior I Physical Therapist

Sleep of Inpatients: Empower Staff to Act for Acute Stroke Rehabilitation (SIESTA)
A multidisciplinary group of researchers will adapt, implement and evaluate a state-of-the-art intervention to promote sleep for stroke patients undergoing acute rehabilitation.
Research Project

Meet Mentees from the 2024 Global Sports Mentoring Program Class
Meet Mian Absar Ali of Pakistan and Omar Hegazy of Egypt, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mentees from the Global Sports Mentoring Program Class of 2024. They recently visited Washington, D.C., to present plans to expand access to adaptive athletics in their home countries.
Blog

Eric Earley Successfully Defends PhD
Graduate student researcher Eric Earley successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Sensory Substitution in the Presence of Vision: Providing Joint Speed Feedback to Improve Myoelectric Prosthesis Control and Adaptation," on December 10.
In the News

Summer Fun Kicks Off with 2024 Sports for Kids Camp
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab kicked off summer by welcoming more than 30 campers to an action-packed week of adaptive sports at the annual Tengelsen Family Foundation Sports for Kids Camp, held in partnership with the Chicago Park District.
Blog

Glenn Paustian, SLP
Director, Inpatient, Allied Health, Adaptive Sports and Fitness Programs
Gabrielle Schmidt, MA, LPC, ATR
Art Therapist
Elizabeth Chan, MD
Attending Physician

Patient Engagement Intervention in Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
We believe that EMR can be adapted successfully and that the manual and materials can be customized for use in inpatient SCI units. We anticipate that EMR will bring better experiences and outcomes to patients. Patients will engage more and put more effort into therapy, and they will have more positive changes in daily function, mood, and satisfaction than the SOC group.
Research Project