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RRTC: Employment and Disability
The mission of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Employment for People with Physical Disabilities is to research and promote positive employment outcomes for people with physical disabilities.
Research Project
Six Tips for Safer Backpack Use
Improperly used backpacks can injure muscles and joints, leading to neck pain, back pain and shoulder pain. Here a six suggestions for proper and safe backpack use:
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Development and Testing of HCBS Outcome Measures
This project will develop and test HCBS outcome measures.
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
Easy Read: How disability models affect person-centeredness in home and community-based services
This clear language document provides background and definitions to help you understand the concepts and ideas presented in our policy brief, "The Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home and Community-Based Services."
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Easy Read: How disability models affect person-centeredness in home and community-based services
EASY READ: How disability models affect person-centeredness in home and community-based services
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PAPER: Robotic locomotor training more cost-effective than conventional training for patients with complete spinal cord injuries
For patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI), locomotor training to improve or recover motor function after injury is a cornerstone of rehabilitation therapy. A new study reported in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation found that the cost-effectiveness of the type of locomotor training received – traditional versus robotic – depends on the severity of the injury.
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Policy Brief: The Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home and Community-Based Services
This brief explores the medical, social, and biopsychosocial models of disability, their relationship with evolving frameworks of person-centeredness, and implications for providers and others who deliver services and supports
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Collaborator Spotlight - Ari Houser: COVID-19 proves the critical importance of data
HCBS Participant Council member Ari Houser is senior methods adviser for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), where he has been employed for 18 years.
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Gaps in research and services persist for Americans with disabilities as they age
Experts have identified several needs for older adults with and without disabilities that would enable them to thrive in their communities.
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