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Should I Disclose My Disability When Looking for a Job?
The conventional wisdom in vocational rehabilitation circles has long been fairly straight-forward: job applicants with non-evident disabilities should not disclose their condition or ask for reasonable accommodations until they have received a job offer.
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Should I Disclose My Disability When Looking for a Job?
Vocational rehabilitation experts say it is important for people to know that if they decide to request an accommodation, their employer is allowed to make medical inquiries, including how or if the disability would impact the person¡¯s ability to do the job.
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Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates
On March 25, the first class of graduates from Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ¡¯s Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests. This unique program provides a fully-paid fast track to educate, certify and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs) ¡ª what we refer to as patient care technicians, or PCTs, at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ. PCTs provide basic care to our patients, including basic hygiene, activities of daily living and therapeutic rehabilitation activities.
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WGN Medical Watch Segment Features New Stimulation Device
On March 28, WGN's Medical Watch segment covered the Cionic Neural Sleeve, a new stimulation device that was tested out at a clinic here at the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab.
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Multimodal Haptic Feedback for Plantar Sensory Substitution
The purpose of this study is to test the use of a system that can read the pressure pattern on the foot and ¡°map¡± that pattern to another part of the body (i.e., legs, arms, or back).
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Multi-site, non-invasive electrical stimulation helps restore function in patients with spinal cord injury
In novel research led by scientists at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, patients with spinal cord injury who received non-invasive electrical stimulation simultaneously targeting motor neurons in the arms and legs followed by physical therapy had lasting improvements in walking and grasping.
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Meet the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Team: John Abbate
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ (CROR) at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ gives him a chance to put this into practice.
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Meet the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Team: John Abbate
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Specialist John Abbate believes strongly in making research accessible. Working in the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ (CROR) at Shirley Ryan ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ gives him a chance to put this into practice.
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Todd Costello, Executive Director, Community Living Alliance
Todd Costello is Executive Director of Community Living Alliance, a Wisconsin-based independent living center that provides personal care, behavioral health services and service design and coordination for individuals with disabilities.
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Todd Costello, Executive Director, Community Living Alliance
Todd Costello is Executive Director of Community Living Alliance, a Wisconsin-based independent living center that provides personal care, behavioral health services and service design and coordination for individuals with disabilities.
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Expansion of self-direction of Medicaid services during COVID-19 pandemic yields positive outcomes, but more research is needed
People who self-direct Medicaid services generally have more control over their daily lives.
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Expansion of self-direction of Medicaid services during COVID-19 pandemic yields positive outcomes, but more research is needed
When a person chooses to self-direct their Medicaid services they make decisions about and manage their own home and community-based services (HCBS) and supports.
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