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Almost 30 years after the ADA, lack of job accommodations continues to be a barrier to employment
When the researchers looked at people who had received accommodations such as flexible scheduling, help with transportation or a personal care attendant/assistant, they found employment rates that were eight percentage points higher than those who had not.
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Natasha Kallish: Journalism and Psychology Set Her on a Path to Community-Based Research
Kallish is currently assisting with two CROR projects and handling its social media. By tweeting more frequently and tailoring the tweets to an audience of physicians, professors and academics, she has expanded the center’s Twitter following by 20%.
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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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Pamela Capraro: A Career of Helping People with Disabilities Return to Work
Pamela Capraro and her husband were trying to find better care for their nine-year-old daughter in the late 1980s when they brought her to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) for an appointment.
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Healthcare Outside of the Hospital
3 remote monitoring devices are transforming how we track health.
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Chicago Chefs Show Their Love For ‘Breakfast Queen’ Ina Pinkney, After Broken Leg Puts Her In Wheelchair; ‘She Is Like A Cup Of Sunshine’
na Pinkney’s famous West Loop restaurant might be closed, but the Morning Insiders learned her years of good will are being rewarded at a time she needs it most.
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Health Care Outside of the Hospital
Dr. Jayaraman was quoted in an article about the use of wearable sensors to track patient recovery.
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Monica Rho, MD, Selected as AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced that Monica Rho, MD, is one of 125 professionals chosen for the new IF/THEN program.
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Humboldt Park man driven by dance to walk again
An inspiring story of Robby Williams who is making strides in RT&O Lab to dance again. His story is covered in an exclusive ABC News Chicago interview.
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ABC7: Humboldt Park man driven by dance to walk again
A combination of perseverance and passion for dance is the driving force behind the recovery of a Humboldt Park man.
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New Publication: Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Treats Neuroma and Phantom Pain
New publication co-authored by Dr. Todd Kuiken describes how a surgical procedure developed to enhance prosthesis control may also reduce post-amputation pain.
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Stroke Recovery as a Doctor with Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
An audio version of Dr. Todd Kuiken's personal essay about experiencing a stroke in the summer of 2016.
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