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David Rowland: Advising Corporate Clients on Implementing the ADA
When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990, Rowland started helping the firm’s corporate clients figure out how to implement the new law in their workplaces and employment policies.
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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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New Decision Tool Will Help People with Disabilities Work Through the Process of Requesting an Accommodation
Mark Harniss, PhD, set out to create a decision tool that would help people with disabilities think through whether or not to request a reasonable accommodation from an employer.
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New Decision Tool Will Help People with Disabilities Work Through the Process of Requesting an Accommodation
Learn more about the new decision tool that will help people with disabilities work through the process of requesting an accommodation.
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Should I Disclose My Disability When Looking for a Job?
The conventional wisdom in vocational rehabilitation circles has long been fairly straight-forward: job applicants with non-evident disabilities should not disclose their condition or ask for reasonable accommodations until they have received a job offer.
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Should I Disclose My Disability When Looking for a Job?
Vocational rehabilitation experts say it is important for people to know that if they decide to request an accommodation, their employer is allowed to make medical inquiries, including how or if the disability would impact the person’s ability to do the job.
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Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
On March 25, the first class of graduates from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests. This unique program provides a fully-paid fast track to educate, certify and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs) — what we refer to as patient care technicians, or PCTs, at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. PCTs provide basic care to our patients, including basic hygiene, activities of daily living and therapeutic rehabilitation activities.
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WGN Medical Watch Segment Features New Stimulation Device
On March 28, WGN's Medical Watch segment covered the Cionic Neural Sleeve, a new stimulation device that was tested out at a clinic here at the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab.
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Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
In novel research led by scientists at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, patients with spinal cord injury who received non-invasive electrical stimulation simultaneously targeting motor neurons in the arms and legs followed by physical therapy had lasting improvements in walking and grasping.
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Meet the Research Team: John Abbate
Research Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab gives him a chance to put this into practice.
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