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UC Davis creates new college program for students with intellectual disabilities
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Proactivity and partnership pay off for nursing homes in a pandemic, study suggests
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Lauren Strober, PhD, of Kessler Foundation reports on first prospective study of employment in multiple sclerosis, identifying factors and behaviors ...
nTIDE Sept 2020 Jobs Report: Unease rises as numbers fall for Americans with disabilities
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August 2020 COVID update: Shift to actively looking to work may signal slowing recovery
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Perspective on employment rates after spinal cord injury – 30 years after the ADA
Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord ...
Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility
Credit: West Virginia University Widespread COVID-19 testing may be an obvious way to control an outbreak in a long-term care ...
Evidence-based vocational rehab practices raise employment rates after spinal cord injury
Kessler Foundation scientists detail benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by ...
Kessler Foundation tests digital therapeutic approach to improve walking after stroke
Karen Nolan, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, is site investigator for a multi-site trial of a music-based digital therapeutic device with ...
New dopamine sensors could help unlock the mysteries of brain chemistry
Researchers develop a wider spectrum for dLight1 sensor, allowing multiplex imaging of neurotransmittersCredit: UC Regents Sacramento, CA-- In 2018, Lin ...
Researchers report positive results for ReWalk ReStore exosuit in stroke rehabilitation
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nTIDE August 2020 Jobs Report: Modest gains encouraging for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire nTIDE Report--featuring The Chicagoland Entrepreneurship Education for People with Disabilities (CEED) Project, an ...
COVID-19 impact survey yields unexpected findings for individuals with progressive MS
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