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Barriers to Access and Utilization of Care Persist for Individuals with Disabilities in Rural and Urban Settings
There are an estimated 41 million people with disabilities in the United States, according to census data from 2019. While individuals with disabilities can be found in every community in the US, researchers have noticed certain trends in the rates of disability by geographic area.
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Rural Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Challenges Accessing Long-term Services and Supports
In order to meet the growing demand for LTSS, states must adjust their spending and invest more money and workforce development in home and community-based services (HCBS).
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Self-advocate Héctor Ramírez says Resilience Has Helped Them Adapt to Challenging Circumstances
Read about Hector Ramirez who says the identity they embrace most readily is that of “a disabled person.”
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Tonie Sadler Uses Lived Experience and Professional Life to Build the Future of Inclusion
Tonie Sadler says in order to make significant societal changes, the framing of the disability conversation needs to change.
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Parkinson's Foundation Centers of Excellence Leadership Conference 2022
Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 researchers presented at the Parkinson’s Foundation (PF) Centers of Excellence Leadership Conference took place in Boston in May.
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Moving Together: Care Partner Support Group for Cognitive Challenges in Movement Disorders
Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 is a Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Association Research Center of Excellence, and provides education and support for LBD care givers.
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MINDSET-PD: Mental Wellness Initiatives
Please join us for an engaging in a 10-week education and support series focused on the mental well-being of people with Parkinson’s Disease and their care partners.
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IDEAS for Mental Health in Parkinson's Disease
Join us at Shirley Ryan AbiltyLab Homewood DayRehab Center to explore several topics related to Parkinson's Disease and their impact on mental health.
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Celebrating National Aphasia Awareness Month
June is National Aphasia Awareness Month. Join the researchers at Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 discussing research highlights in Aphasia
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COMPLETE: The Efficacy of a Frequency-Tuned Electromagnetic Field Treatment in Facilitating the Recovery of Subacute Ischemic Stroke Patients
In this study, BQ 2.0 is intended to reduce disability in adult patients with subacute ischemic stroke, with a moderate to severe disability which includes an upper extremity motor impairment.
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Early Detection and Therapeutic Intervention to Promote Motor Development in Infants
Project Corbett Ryan intervention is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a one-year long, evidence- and clinical experience-based intervention to improve motor function and reduce the severity of motor delays in infants who have been admitted to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
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