Innovators Top Stories

Student-led wheelchair program boosts kids’ confidence, builds community  

By 0
Two occupational therapy (OT) students from the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have developed a training camp that promotes confidence and a sense of community for children who use wheelchairs. The assistive technology program at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children, housed at Specialized Services for Children and Youth in Winnipeg,
Reading Top Stories

Resources

By 0
Carry Strong By Stephanie Kramer A ground-breaking approach to successfully navigating your pregnancy at work that transforms your pregnancy into a career opportunity to embrace with confidence. Penguin Random House The Modern Trauma Toolkit By Dr. Christine Gibson  A blueprint for navigating the complex journey of healing after trauma. With concrete strategies that can
Reading Top Stories

Resources

By 0
Rehab Science How to Overcome Pain and Heal from Injury By Tom Walters and Glen Cordoza The authors suggest that the body is not fragile. It is strong and adaptable. With the right education, exercise strategies, and mindset, you can figure out what’s wrong and take the first steps toward healing. The  book provides 30 […]
Innovators Top Stories

Speak-easier 

By 0
A look at making communication more accessible for all Support for those living with autism, stroke, traumatic brain injury or intellectual and developmental disabilities, accessibility for those who cannot speak are often overlooked, not available or inadequate. Rehab and Community Care Medicine interviewed Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, Ling Ly Tan for her insights
Opinion Top Stories

Editor’s Message

By 0
Stemming the opioid crisis in older Canadians Those of us who didn’t know any-thing different believe that its younger adults who are taking potent street opioids and are the tragic victims of the skyrocketing number of life-threatening overdoses. However, according to a recent report by the NIA called, Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Addressing […]
Top Stories What We're Reading

What we’re reading

By 0
Dementia coverage: Hope vs hype There’s a spark of hope for the almost 750,000 Canadians who are living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia with the introduction new medications—or so we think! Promising the ability to delay the onslaught of disease with marketing style headlines like “game-changer” and “revolutionary advance” news of potential treatments […]
Research Top Stories

Accessibility and automated vehicles

By 0
Widespread deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAV’s) may be a step towards meeting mobility needs, particularly those with a disability. However, for CAV’s to meet a broad range of needs requires accessibility to be taken into account during vehicle and infrastructure design and development as well as in the planning of services. The key […]