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It’s More Than Curb Cuts and Ramps: Support at Work Is Key to a Successful Re-entry for People with Disabilities
To find out why employment levels among people with disabilities have remained stuck at less than 40% in recent decades and identify best practices among employers, Heinemann and a team of researchers conducted an online cross-sectional survey of almost 350 people with disabilities in the Chicago area. The vast majority of them, 270, were employed.
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Surviving Holiday Meals with Picky Eaters (Part Two): Thanksgiving Dinner
The holidays can be a stressful time for families, especially those with picky eaters. Here are some additional tips to help turn the Thanksgiving meal into opportunities for positive experiences with new foods.
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Surviving Holiday Meals with Picky Eaters (Part Two): Thanksgiving Dinner
Here are some tips to help turn the Thanksgiving meal into opportunities for positive experiences with new foods. Pick and choose which may work for your child!
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A Rock Concert on the Road to Recovery
One day, physical therapists in the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app’s Brain Innovation Center spotted a trend: a disproportionate number of patients on the unit had musical propensities.
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Ditching the "Dis-"
Joanne C. Smith, MD shares the career-defining moment that changed the way she approached patients with differing abilities.
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Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program
Internationally acclaimed Aphasia Program at the #1 rehabilitation hospital in the country
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Improving Adherence to Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
In this Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Site Specific Project, our research team will conduct a proof-of-concept project in which we use Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design to test an intervention to enhance adherence to exercise guidelines in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) by using smartphone technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) monitoring, and e-coaching.
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LIFE Center Peer Mentor Program
The Henry B. Betts LIFE Center's Peer Mentorship Program is one way Shirley Ryan 汤头条app is committed to empowering patients by encouraging them to partner with their healthcare team to make the best choices for themselves and their families. Patients are matched with Peer Mentors who offer guidance based on their own experiences.
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Our Take on Toys for the Holidays
With thousands of toys to choose from, picking the perfect gift for a child can be an overwhelming task.
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Some Chicago businesses offer parents support as CTU strike keeps schools closed for 2nd day
The Chicago Teachers Union's strike has forced parents and businesses to take quick action to provide care and activities for children who would normally be in class.
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What Is Your Pelvic Floor? And Why You Should Stop Ignoring It
The pelvic floor is a bowl of muscles at the bottom of the pelvis that helps to control bowel, bladder and sexual function. It consists of three layers from superficial to deep that have differing functions.
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Outpatient Care
Our 14 outpatient and 23 Alliance therapy sites are spread over a wide geographical area and support your therapy needs by offering care closer to home.
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