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New OT Graduate Program to Start at Arkansas University
An Arkansas university has announced a new Occupational Therapy (OT) Masters of Science program that can be completed in two years.
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University of Pittsburgh Surveying CRT Wheelchair Stakeholders
The University of Pittsburgh is seeking opinions on wheelchair service and funding as part of a research project to improve CRT wheelchair policies.
CAF’s 15th Annual Million Dollar Challenge Kicks Off Oct 16
More than 160 cyclists, including 20 individuals with permanent physical challenges, will ride along the California Coast in support of Challenged Athletes Foundation’s 15th Annual Million Dollar Challenge presented by Sully Entertainment.
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Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Opens Redesigned Outpatient Facility
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital announces the reopening of its renovated and retrofitted Outpatient Therapy Facility located on its 61-acre main campus in White Plains, NY.
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Finding Accessible Employment in the Work-from-Home Era
As part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Muscular Dystrophy Association announces a DEI Coalition that will facilitate people with disabilities entering the workforce.
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Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Completes Newborn Screening Pilot Program
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy announces that its Newborn Screening Pilot has successfully reached its completion, screening more than 36,000 babies born in New York State over the last 2 years.
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September 2021 nTIDE: Job Numbers Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels
Job numbers improved for people with disabilities, whose engagement with the labor market surpassed their pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, according to the National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE) for September.
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Jefferson Regional and Kindred Healthcare Announce Plans for Inpatient Rehabilitation and Behavioral Health Hospital
In a joint venture, Kindred Healthcare and Jefferson Regional plan to create a 76-bed hospital in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
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Mount Sinai Opens Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center
Mount Sinai announces the opening of The Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center, which aims to transform and shape the course of children’s rehabilitation.
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SourceAmerica Celebrates Inclusion During National Disability Employment Awareness Month
SourceAmerica and its network of nonprofit agencies are highlighting the importance of inclusion and the workforce contributions of people with disabilities during National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
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Resolution Designating September As Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month Passes
United Spinal Association thanks Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) for championing the passage of a resolution (S. Res. 393) designating September 2021 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
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RespectAbility Launches 2021 Strategic Plan with a Virtual Event
National cross-disability nonprofit RespectAbility calls for massive attitudinal, policy, and programmatic disruption of status quo through bold new strategic plan.
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SourceAmerica Calls On Congress to Pass Benefits Reform for People with Disabilities
SourceAmerica calls on lawmakers to include the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration Act in the Build Back Better Plan.
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The Natalie Barnhard Center Opens Its Doors
Motion Project Foundation Inc announces the grand opening of the first and only Western New York facility helping individuals with neuromuscular conditions such as spinal cord injuries: The Natalie Barnhard Center for Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation and Recovery.
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Paralympic Track Athletes Share Running, Mobility Techniques with Amputees
Dozens of children and adults spent Sunday morning in Manchester, N.H., running and playing during an event focused on helping those who have lost limbs or have other limb differences learn how they can be more physically active and fit, Boston Globe reports.
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Cassidy, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Support Leading Rehab Facilities
Bipartisan legislation aims to recognize innovative medical research and rehabilitation care facilities.
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#TrainersForHire Campaign Challenges Fitness Industry to Hire Trainers with Disabilities
Degree Deodorant launches the #TrainersForHire initiative – a call for more representation in the fitness industry by encouraging fitness companies to hire trainers with disabilities.
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