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Accessibility and automated vehicles

By rehabmagazine December 15, 2023 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 […]

Community Care Top Stories

Connecting the fall prevention dots with Loop

By rehabmagazine December 12, 2023 0

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations in Canada. On average, 13 older adults die and 259 are hospitalized every day from falls. Every year in Canada, between 20 and 30 per cent of older adults experience a fall. These numbers will continue to climb as older Canadians are now the fastest-growing […]

The Leading Edge Top Stories

The Leading Edge

By rehabmagazine December 8, 2023 0

A researcher, clinician, and First Nation scholar who was born and raised in rural Northwestern Ontario Dr. Christopher Mushquash brings together his clinical experience as a psychologist and his community-based participatory approach focuses on Indigenous mental health and substance use through evidence-based practices that align with First Nations values. This approach

Community Care Top Stories

Immigrant and refugee seniors face social isolation and loneliness

By rehabmagazine December 4, 2023 0

Social isolation and loneliness are problems many seniors face. Immigrant and refugee seniors are no exception. Social isolation refers to a low quantity and quality of contact with others, while loneliness is the subjective feeling of being disconnected from others. These conditions contribute to increased depression and social anxiety, as well as the risk of […]

Tool helps workers with chronic conditions find job-tailored accommodations

By rehabmagazine November 29, 2023 0

The Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool identifies job supports that workers can implement — on their own or with their supervisor’s approval — that allow them to keep working without having to disclose their health condition. Thanks to advances in health treatments and medical procedures, a growing number of people with chronic health conditions […]

Research Top Stories

I suffer from the world’s most beautiful disease, and also the most expensive to treat

By rehabmagazine November 22, 2023 0

My name is Antonio and I suffer from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA, for friends). My life expectancy was only a few years when I was born, almost half a century ago. And all because I “got” a rare, neurodegenerative disease, which is among the genetic diseases with the highest associated mortality. What happens, simply put, is that […]

Technology Top Stories

Swimming with The Water Strider

By rehabmagazine November 15, 2023 0

Few words are needed to understand the essence of the Water Strider Float, the smiles of children safely enjoying time in the water with their families tell the whole story. That started as a graduate research project has evolved into the early stages of a device that has the potential to help children with neuromotor […]

Healthcare

Spotlight on…

By rehabmagazine November 8, 2023 0

Celiac Canada (CCA) Providing education, resources, services and advocacy and to support for people who requires a gluten-free diet, Celiac Canada’s vision is to have every person with celiac disease diagnosed and empowered (1.9% of the population, more than men). As an organization, the CCA has brought provincial organizations together and been able to interact […]

Opinion Top Stories

A provincial remedy to the excesses of medical assisted suicide

By rehabmagazine November 1, 2023 0

Decriminalizing “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) in 2016 apparently confirmed a powerful social bias in favour of personal freedom. Presented as a free choice—affecting no one else – euthanasia seemed acceptable to most Canadians. However, this tells only part of the story, for euthanasia is not only about death by choice; it is also defined […]

Frontlines Research

Frontlines

By rehabmagazine October 25, 2023 0

Huntington’s plus A ground-breaking study has identified a single molecule of a toxic protein segment called PolyQ as the trigger for Huntington’s disease. By flooding cells with specific proteins that counteract its effects, they were able to prevent its spread. This promising finding paves the way for the development of potential drugs to slow the […]

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