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Health Literacy video: Help Your Patients Understand
This video is geared toward professionals in the health care field. It is a guide to assist professionals help their patients with health literacy.
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Locked-in Syndrome
Locked-in Syndrome is a condition in which all voluntary muscles of the body are paralyzed, except for those that control eye movements.
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Chagall Tapestry - biblical and artistic explanation of artwork
One of the greatest artistic treasures for all the people with a disability. Learn the story of the Marc Chagall Tapestry located in the Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, 10th floor.
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SARFS -Small Accessible Repairs for Seniors in Chicago
Funding help for accessibility improvements
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Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Wellness
The Osher Center practice at Northwestern Medicine provides integrative and wellness services.
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Physical Deconditioning
After experiencing an injury or with any chronic disease, it is common to experience deconditioning, a physical and/or psychological decline in function. Prolonged bed rest and inactivity can affect nearly all systems of the body. Some of these effects include:
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Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center
Services and products for those who are hearing impaired and non-hearing.
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YMCA - fitness programs for people with disability
YMCA , a non-profit community service organization, works to meet the health and social service needs of men, women and children throughout the world. Going to the gym may seem insurmountable for people with an intellectual disability, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a sensory impairment. This contributes to feelings of isolation and physical and/or physiological problems among these individuals.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Information Resources
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system attacks part of its peripheral nervous system. This can cause weakness and sometimes paralysis, and presents differently in stages for each person.
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March of Dimes
The goal of this national organization is to prevent birth defects through increasing public awareness and promoting and funding research.
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