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Wheelchair Basketball Video featuring the Skyhawks

The Skyhawks Wheelchair Basketball team is featured in a video by WTTW Chicago Tonight.

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RTA Travel Training and Mobility Management for People with Disabilities

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Travel Training Program now offers specialized training to any person with a disability or older adult on how to navigate using public transportation in the Chicagoland area.

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Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment

Center for Aphasia Research and Treatment investigates novel ways to treat aphasia and conducts research studies to establish the effectiveness of treatments.

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Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)

FRCD was organized in 1969 by parents, professionals, and volunteers to improve services for all children with disabilities.

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New Horizon Center for Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities & Autism

New Horizon Center for the Developmentally Disabled is a not¨Cfor¨Cprofit agency that provides education and training to children and adults with severe disabilities and autism.

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My Journey with ALS: an Occupational Therapist¡¯s Story

This is a story about an Occupational Therapist, Chris jash, and her living with ALS. Chris passed away in 2015. We mourn her passing, but keep this posting for its insights about living with a disability.

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Cerebral Palsy - World CP Day Resources

World Cerebral Palsy Day is celebrated every year with a different theme and activity. There are 17 million people with CP worldwide. Check this informative website for more information about cerebral palsy, which is the most common physical disability that can occur in childhood.

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Hero of Harvard Crew Video

Allison Kessler, coxswain for a Harvard men's crew team, explains how competitive sports are a central part of her life, even after she became paraplegic following a ski racing accident.

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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.

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