Denise Fyffe, PhD, and Anna Barrett, MD, from Kessler Foundation, and Mary Ann Brigante, RN, MSN, from Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, presented their perspective on the obstacles to conducting
March 8, 2010
"Employment and Return to Work for Individuals With Significant Disabilities: How Far Have We Come."
February 9, 2010
The 8th annual Kenneth L. Estabrook Distinguished Scientist Lectureship was held by Kessler Foundation on March 5, 2010. More than one hundred medical and rehabilitation professionals, as well as other…
February 9, 2010
Presented in cooperation with UMDNJ Department of PM&R and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, this course offers a comprehensive curriculum and up to 70 CME credits. For more information and to Reg
January 13, 2010
Kessler Foundation approved an allocation of $1,933,835 through its Transition to Work initiative. Earlier this year, the Foundation awarded $423,742 to benefit grant programs that increase employme
December 17, 2009
Rodger DeRose, president and CEO of Kessler Foundation, was one of the 130 business leaders called to the White House by President Obama to develop creative approaches to job development.
December 14, 2009
The Navigators adaptive sports team wrapped up their best season in years at the 2009 National Junior Disability Championships in St. Louis, Missouri and the 2009 International Wheelchair and Ampute
November 23, 2009
November 30, 2009
A grant from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation will enable researchers to develop a series of 3 educational videos on the prevention and management of medical complications in persons with spinal cord i
November 30, 2009
This grant for $97,500 from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation will enable researchers to develop a series…
November 30, 2009
A Signature Program Grant from Kessler Foundation funds the Army Wounded Warrior Career Demonstration Project, a national project of the National Organization on Disability.
November 12, 2009
Signature Program Grants support large initiatives that increase opportunities for citizens with disabilities to…
November 12, 2009
Helen Genova, PhD, John DeLuca, PhD, and Glenn Wylie, PhD, received a Multiple Sclerosis Grant Award to develop a method of measuring cognitive fatigue in individuals wit Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Thi
November 4, 2009
Investigators Examine Cognitive Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis Using fMRI
November 4, 2009
�Finding a job is hard enough, having a disability makes it even harder,� emphasized president and CEO Rodger DeRose. This is why Kessler Foundation awards grants to organizations that are exploring…
October 14, 2009
The SCI/Outcomes & Assessment Labs were awarded a 5-year NIDRR grant for the Rehabilitation Research Training Center. Kessler Foundation will collaborate with Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago on t
October 9, 2009
More than $153,000 from the NIH/NICHD will further investigation of visuospatial deficits that are linked to poor rehabilitation outcomes, increased morbidity, and impairments in driving, shopping, sp
October 5, 2009 Visuospatial Rehabilitation after Right Hemisphere Stroke
Principal Investigator: Peii Chen, Ph.D…
October 5, 2009
Cultivating a Better Planet for People With Disabilities
A Community Employment Grant supports Arthur & Friends Greenhouse Project, which is training young adults with physical disabilities to work in agribusiness. (
September 17, 2009
Kessler Foundation is proud to announce that it has received a $13,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
September 5, 2009
Signature Employment Grant focuses on increasing employment for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey.
August 3, 2009
The Kessler Foundation's Signature Employment Grant Program is focused on increasing employment and career advancement for individuals with mobility and/or physical disabilities in New Jersey.
August 3, 2009