For nearly 30 years, the Equal Rights Center has been working to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same rights, choices and opportunities as everyone else. The ERC approaches civil rights from multiple perspectives, using communication, partnerships and encouragement and, when necessary, resorting to the courts. Its comprehensive approach creates lasting positive change. The… Read More »»
Community Integration
Community Integration Research: Stroke Survivors & Driving
February 28, 2011
Driving and reintegration into the community in patients after stroke. Finestone HM, Guo M, O’Hara P, Greene-Finestone L, Marshall SC, Hunt L, Biggs J, Jessup A. Candrive Research Program, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8, Canada. hfinestone@bruyere.org PM R. 2010 Jun;2(6):497-503. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between driving versus not driving and… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Stroke Survivors
February 28, 2011
The relationship of physical function to social integration after stroke. Baseman S, Fisher K, Ward L, Bhattacharya A. Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA. Baseman-susan@cooperhealth.edu J Neurosci Nurs. 2010 Oct;42(5):237-44. Stroke is a leading cause of death and a serious long-term disability in this country. Much of the research on stroke rehabilitation has focused on… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Traumatic Brain Injury & Measurement
February 28, 2011
The reliability and validity of the Community Integration Measure in persons with traumatic brain injury. Griffen JA, Hanks RA, Meachen SJ. Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, 5057 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA. jgriffen@wayne.edu Rehabil Psychol. 2010 Aug;55(3):292-7. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Community Integration Measure (CIM), a scale that assesses… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Traumatic Brain Injury & Ethnic Differences
February 28, 2011
Perceptions of Community Integration in an Ethnically Diverse Sample. Sander AM, Pappadis MR, Clark AN, Struchen MA. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine (Drs Sander, Clark, and Struchen); Harris County Hospital District (Dr Sander); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann (Drs Sander, Clark, and Struchen and Ms Pappadis); and Graduate… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Traumatic Brain Injury & Driving
February 28, 2011
Driving and community integration after traumatic brain injury. Rapport LJ, Bryer RC, Hanks RA. Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 May;89(5):922-30. OBJECTIVE: To examine resumption of driving after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its relation to community integration. DESIGN: Cross-sectional cohort study; survey and cognitive data.… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Spinal Cord Injury
February 28, 2011
Environmental factors and their role in community integration after spinal cord injury. Lysack C, Komanecky M, Kabel A, Cross K, Neufeld S. Occupational Therapy and Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA c.lysack@wayne.edu Can J Occup Ther. 2007; 74 Spec No.:243-54. BACKGROUND: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model presents an… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Mental Illness & Inclusion
February 28, 2011
Conceptualizing community: the experience of mental health consumers. Wong YL, Sands RG, Solomon PL. University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, 3701 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ylwong@sp2.upenn.edu Qual Health Res. 2010 May;20(5):654-67. Epub 2010 Feb 12. In this article we describe a focus group study of the perspectives of diverse groups… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Mental Illness & Neighborhoods
February 28, 2011
Examining the Psychological Sense of Community for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Residing in Supported Housing Environments. Townley G, Kloos B. University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA, Gregory.townley@gmail.com. Community Ment Health J. 2010 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print] The psychological sense of community is an important aspect… Read More »»
Community Integration Research: Mental Illness & Employment
February 28, 2011
Gainful employment reduces stigma toward people recovering from schizophrenia. Perkins DV, Raines JA, Tschopp MK, Warner TC. Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA. dperkins@bsu.edu Community Ment Health J. 2009 Jun;45(3):158-62. Epub 2008 Jul 24. Stigma impedes the social integration of persons recovering from psychiatric disability, especially those with criminal histories.… Read More »»
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