313 Results
Generic Background Image

Incontinence: Tips to Manage

This video from the National Stroke Association explains the different kinds of incontinence and some strategies to manage this condition.

Media Type

Online Video

LifeCenter Item

³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 Receives Center Grant to Test Effectiveness of Home and Community Services

A new center grant recently was awarded to Shirley Ryan ³Ô¹ÏÌìÌÃ91 to create a system to evaluate home and community-based services. The grant ¡ª with funding of $4.4 million over five years ¡ª started on Sep. 1 and is through the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Blog

pushing wheelchair

Listing: Caregiver Support Resources

This listing provides information on a variety of resources for support as caregivers travel through their journey, as well as hiring a family member as your caregiver and the support resources to aid them.

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item

Life Center Image

Prosthetics - Elephant Prosthetic

Chhouk is an orphaned baby elephant in Cambodia who had to have his leg amputated due to an injury. This video depicts how an international team worked together to fit Chhouk with a prosthesis.

Media Type

Online Video

LifeCenter Item

lifecenter

Spinal Cord Injury Video of Dr. Kessler

Allison Kessler, MD, now a physician at Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, sustained a spinal cord injury in a skiing accident. This YouTube video details how she became the coxswain for the Harvard crew team.

Media Type

Online Video

LifeCenter Item

lifecenter

Concussion Resource Center

The Concussion Resource Center and ImPACT were set up to draw awareness to the serious condition of concussions, especially in athletes.

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item

Cerebral Palsy Logo

Cerebral Palsy Foundation - CP Channel

The Cerebral Palsy foundation works to transform lives and empower research, and support of living better lives with Cerebral Palsy.

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item

APTA logo

American Public Transit Association - transportation

A resource to connect public transportation options for each county and person with transportation needs.

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item

lifecenter

AXIS Dance Company

AXIS Dance Company's mission is to create and perform high quality contemporary dance that is developed through the collaboration of dancers with and without disabilities.

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item

nurse with stethoscope

Exceptional Nurse

Connections for nursing students and nurses with disabilities who are also working in disability care

Media Type

Online Resource

LifeCenter Item