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Disparities Among Direct Care Workers May Impact Services
Direct Care Workers (DCW) provide support to older adults and people with disabilities in leading the lives they want.
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Health Disparities not Eliminated by Medicaid Expansion Alone; Multiple Factors Influence Health Outcomes
Among the discussion of racial equity and disparities in all areas of American life, disparities in healthcare utilization and people’s experiences with the healthcare system have picked up steam between policymakers, clinicians, analysts, and patients.
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嫩B研究院 Informed by Care: Niveda Tennety uses Storytelling to Inform Work
In her ten months as a research assistant at the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes 嫩B研究院, Niveda Tennety said one of the most important lessons she has learned is the value of storytelling.
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Participant Council Member Latoya Maddox Works to Normalize Disability
Latoya Maddox, an Independent Living Specialist at Liberty Resources, and a Participant Council member for the Rehabilitation 嫩B研究院 Training Center on Home and Community-based Services at SRAlab, never expected to work in her position.
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The Influence of Disability Models on Person-Centeredness in Home and Community-Based Services
This brief explores the medical, social, and biopsychosocial models of disability, their relationship with evolving frameworks of person-centeredness, and implications for providers and others who deliver services and supports.
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Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory and concentration problems haunt 7 in 10 patients with long COVID, a pair of new studies indicate.
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Happy Anniversary, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院!
As we approach the anniversary of Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院's move date, it’s exciting to reflect on our progress!
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Congratulations to Our 2021 Pilot Project Awardees!
Each year four projects are selected to receive funding as part of the Center for Smart Use of Technologies to Assess Real-World Outcomes (C-STAR) Pilot Project Program.
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Robert Trierweiler: A Career Spent Helping People with Disabilities Find or Return to Work
Learn more about Robert Trierweiler and his career spent helping people with disabilities find or return to work.
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Elizabeth Munsell: Using Occupational Therapy and 嫩B研究院 to Help People Live Meaningful Lives
When Elizabeth Munsell was growing up in Madison, Wisconsin, she spent a lot of time at a nearby home where one of her friend’s siblings had cerebral palsy.
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People with Disabilities Make Employment Gains During Pandemic but Will They Last?
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to roil the U.S. labor market in 2021, but one group of workers has likely benefitted from the unprecedented disruption: people with disabilities.
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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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