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Child Life Activities Add Comfort & Magic to Hospital Stays
Child Life is a degreed profession dedicated to understanding and minimizing the effects of illness and healthcare on children and their families. Child Life Specialists (CLSs) provide psychological, emotional and developmental support for children and families in healthcare settings, helping them cope through age-appropriate education and play.
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After Being Paralyzed from the Waist Down, Man Walks Again
After opening his eyes, Thomas noticed he could move his legs. “I realized I was hurt very badly. I looked down at my legs and I couldn’t feel them.”
Patient Story
Collecting patient-reported outcomes in an inpatient rehabilitation setting is feasible, with dedicated staff
Patient Reported Outcomes, or PROs, are reports of health status that come directly from the patient without interpretation by a clinician.
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Feinberg Post-Doctoral Fellowships Bring Healthcare Expertise to Capitol Hill -Applications Open for 2021 Positions
Both Feinberg Post-Doctoral Fellowships feel they’ve gained a new respect for the political process and the people who devote their lives to shaping healthcare policy. And they’ve added new skills that have already changed the trajectories of their careers.
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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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Clinical Trial: Intuitive Control of a Hybrid Prosthetic Leg During Ambulation
A lightweight powered prosthesis with a safe, intuitive control system.
Research Project
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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Participant Council Member Latoya Maddox Works to Normalize Disability
Latoya Maddox, an Independent Living Specialist at Liberty Resources, and a Participant Council member for the Rehabilitation Research Training Center on Home and Community-based Services at SRAlab, never expected to work in her position.
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COMPLETE: Monitoring Community Mobility after Stroke using Smartphones
Phones are a highly functional wearable sensor. This project looks at data gathered from the phone while those who have survived stroke carry a phone daily.
Research Project
Identifying Promising HCBS Practices and Specific Service-Delivery Competencies
This project will identify promising HCBS practices and specific service-delivery competencies.
Research Project
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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ADvancing interRAI: Multi-State Collaboration to Use Data Better
Having reliable and valid assessment data is necessary to successfully implement any data-driven program improvements.
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