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Weekend Programs
Our year-long and weekend programs are designed to foster a positive quality of life for participants by promoting physical fitness
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Evaluation of a Lightweight Powered Leg
The goal of this project is to develop a lightweight motorized leg and to evaluate this device in elderly persons with above-knee amputations.
Research Project
Sports for Kids Program Registration
All the information you need to register your child for our Sports for Kids program.
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Wheelchair Rugby
The Chicago Bears Wheelchair Rugby Team is a member of the U.S. Quad Rugby Association. Rugby combines activities of football, hockey and basketball.
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Advanced Control Systems for Powered Prosthetic Legs
Robotic powered prostheses have a number of built-in mechanical sensors that can gather information about the position, angle, and force exerted by the prosthetic joints.
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Boccia
A sport of concentration and strategy, the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Boccia Program is open to athletes with upper extremity disabilities of all levels of experience — from beginner to advance.
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Wheelchair Softball
Wheelchair softball is played on hard surface parking lots under the official rules of 16-inch slow pitch softball.
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Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Program
See what sets us apart from other rehabilitation hospitals and why our outcomes for spinal cord injury patients are exceptional.
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Looking Back at the 2024 Olympics & Paralympics
The 2024 Olympics and Paralympics may be over, but Shirley Ryan AbilityLab celebrated the athletes and para athletes, the spirit of competition, and human ability in ways that will live on after the games. Here’s a look back at top memories from Paris 2024.
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PWR! Circuit
PWR!Moves® and PWR!Circuit Group classes were developed by Dr. Becky Farley, a physical therapist, neuroscientist and Parkinson exercise specialist.
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Blackhawks Sled Hockey Team Nets NHL Invitational Championship
For a remarkable fourth time in the past six years, the SRAlab Blackhawks are champions of the National Hockey League Sled Hockey Classic!
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Sled Hockey
Blackhawks Sled Hockey was formed in the fall of 1999 with the support of Chicago Blackhawks Charities, and remains a robust presence in the sled hockey arena.
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