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HCBS Quality Matters Newsletter
Subscribe to the HCBS Quality Matters Newsletter for high-quality, in-depth interviews with service providers, people who receive services, thought leaders and more. Our "Literature Corner" will keep you current on the latest published research related to HCBS.
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CROR Outcomes Newsletter
Subscribe to the CROR Outcomes Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and issues related to disability and employment, hear from experts in the field, and read about Shirley Ryan AbilityLab staff.
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What is a Ventilator, and How Does it Work?
Traumatic injuries to the spinal cord at the neck-level (cervical) can result in damage to the nerves controlling the breathing muscles. Learn more about how a spinal cord injury (SCI) affects these nerves.
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Soul Moves First
The “Soul Moves First” program for our rehabilitation services, is our way of saying that the spirit needs to move before the body can.
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Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory Generic Core Scales 4.0
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Peer Mentors Model a Life Well Lived
Returning home after a life-changing illness or injury is a positive step in recovery, but it can take time to adjust. Our peer mentor program helps patients and families through the transition.
Patient Story
Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a CROR postdoctoral fellow with an interest in accessible transportation
Jacqueline Kish, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Rehabilitation and Outcomes Research, says that her area of expertise – accessible transportation – isn’t one people think about until they have to.
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Mentoring Resources: C-STAR and NIH
C-STAR shares highlights that have most impacted our experience with mentorship and related topics of value.
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People with disabilities critical allies in disaster planning worldwide
While coping with the effects of disasters is challenging, it can be even more so for people with disabilities.
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Advocates push for inclusive emergency response planning as natural disasters become more frequent in the U.S.
Last year was the eighth consecutive year the United States had 10 or more severe weather events, known as ‘billion-dollar disaster events’ due to the amount of damage they cause.
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The CMS Access Rule: Concerns about proposed measures to evaluate person-centered HCBS
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Service’s Final Settings Rule mandated that all home and community-based services shift to a person-centered delivery method by March 17, 2023, giving providers five years to make the necessary changes.
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HCBS Quality Matters Summer 2023
The 2023 Summer edition of HCBS Quality Matters is here! The newsletter focuses on inclusive disaster planning, profiles two of our HCBS project staff our literature corner and links to our new INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast.
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