Tag: Disabilty

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Dear Colleague: As we begin the month of October, we again celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and proudly recognize our workers with disabilities. ...

Still playing to win

Eyes, not hands, now guide the work of wheelchair-bound vascular surgeon in Greenville GREENVILLE -- Glancing at a U.S. Open doubles tennis match on a...

New Red Cross Training Course Aims to Better Serve People with Disabilities Following a...

Friday, September 29, 2006 — The American Red Cross is rolling out the latest in its series of courses to better prepare employees and...

$5 million in new state stem cell research funding

Gov. Blagojevich announces recipients of $5 million in new state stem cell research funding Funds awarded to seven state university stem cell research projects CHICAGO –...

Disabled People ‘Left Behind’ in Emergency Planning

During Hurricane Katrina, Benilda Caixeta, a New Orleans resident with Quadriplegia, tried for two days to seek refuge at the Superdome. Despite repeated phone...

Everyone is a Player

The paralyzed patients at Rehab Hospital are taught how to relearn their skills and sports DAWNA ZANE has won the marathon in Honolulu, paddled in...

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center has over 50 years of experience providing quality care for persons with physical disabilities. In the 1950's, Rancho...

Craig Hospital

Craig Hospital in Denver, Colorado is world renowned as a premier center for specialty Rehabilitation and research for people with spinal cord injury and...

Mount Sinai

The Mount Sinai Spinal Cord Injury Model System (MS-SCI-MS) provides comprehensive care to meet the diverse needs of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI)....

The UAB Model SCI Center

The UAB Model SCI System conducts research to improve upon and maintain a cost-effective comprehensive service delivery system from the moment of injury across...