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Display of award medals for the 11th annual SkyRise event

Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Hosts Eleventh Annual SkyRise Chicago

On Sunday, Nov. 3, Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) and Skydeck Chicago will host SkyRise Chicago at Willis Tower for the 11th consecutive year.

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Emotional Adjustment After Medical Challenges

After an injury or diagnosis of a serious medical condition, individuals often face emotional adjustment as they recover during rehabilitation — and as they return home to their families and communities with changes in abilities or function.

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Listing: Home Modification Contractors, Vendors and Funding

This listing of home modification resources supplies business contractors, vendors and certified aging in place specialists CAPS to assist in your changing home environment needs, including home financial options for people in Chicago.

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Listing: Youth with Disabilities Community Resources in Chicago

This select group of agencies provides support to parents of children with a disability in the Chicago area.

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Listing: Pain Resources

Pain makes life unbearable for some people who live in chronic pain as they search for solutions to situational problems of disease or residual trauma marks of accidents. In this listing of pain resources, you will find a comprehensive list of information to assist with your pain discomfort.

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Emotional Adjustment to Life Changing Events

Someone who has a newly acquired physical condition goes through a range of emotional and physical adjustments. Changes in independence, appearance, relationships and ability to work, drive, and do normal activities at home are all typical and can lead to:

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Henry B. Betts LIFE Center Information

Overview of the Henry B. Betts LIFE Center

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Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center MSKTC

Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC), is a national center that helps facilitate the knowledge translation process to make research meaningful to those with Spinal Cord Injury SCI - Traumatic Brain Injury TBI and Burn Injury.

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Listing: Home Health Care Agencies in the Northwest Indiana Area

Many home health care agencies also offer non–medical caregiver services, such as private duty care, home care aides, live–in assistance, companionship, light housekeeping, and cooking.

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Todd Kuiken and Frank Ursetta of the Center for Bionic Medicine demonstrated CBM's convertible wheelchair at the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR) 40th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 18

Center for Bionic Medicine Wheelchair Featured at NIDILRR Celebration

A revolutionary wheelchair developed by SRAlab researchers was prominently featured at a celebration for the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research’s (NIDILRR) 40th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 18.

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