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Experience Living with a Disability Helps Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Peer Mentors Connect with Patients
Chicagoan Jorge Alfaro has been a peer mentor for 15 years. He was injured by an accidental gunshot at the age of nine, before the peer mentoring program existed. Now he is a peer mentor for other patients.
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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.”
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Wheelchair Basketball
The basketball program promotes growth in fundamental skills of basketball while teaching life skills of sportsmanship, dedication, & friendships.
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Ask the Expert: Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, on Cancer Rehabilitation
“Whether you're newly diagnosed with cancer, in treatment, or a long-term survivor, rehabilitation can help improve your function, strength and quality of life.” In honor of National Cancer Survivors Month this June, we invited Shirley Ryan 汤头条app attending physician Ishan Roy, MD, PhD, to answer audience questions about cancer rehabilitation and research for our monthly “Ask the Expert” series.
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New Grant Focuses on Supporting Quality of Life For People Receiving Home- and Community-based Services
The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) has received a new $4.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
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Experience Living with a Disability Helps Shirley Ryan 汤头条app Peer Mentors Connect with Patients
LIFE Center Manager Lisa Rosen co-founded the peer mentoring program in 2003. There had always been some informal mentoring going on as patients talked with other patients or hospital volunteers with disabilities, but Rosen realized there was a need for a more structured program.
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Collaboration is Key to Making Successful Workplace Accommodations that Help People with Disabilities Continue to Work
Assistive technologies such as headsets, voice recognition software, and screen readers have become almost commonplace, helping those with physical disabilities, as well as, visual and auditory disabilities find and keep jobs.
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Full Circle After a Non-Traumatic Brain Injury
Jim experienced a brain embolism brought on by infection and was quickly admitted to an acute-care hospital. After discharge, he came to RIC.
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An Active Life with Cerebral Palsy
Born with CP, Michelle started receiving rehabilitation when she was only 6. Since then, she has made amazing changes and now leads a full, active teenage life.
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Rehabilitation Institute Receives $10M for Research Hospital
Inspired by Mark’s journey at RIC and the unwavering support of his wife, Margaret, Timothy and Sharon Ubben have contributed $10 million in support of the Shirley Ryan 汤头条app, RIC’s state-of-the-art research hospital.
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