Cognitive Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging - Examining the Evidence from Brain to Behavior
“Cognitive Rehabilitation and Neuroimaging: Examining…
Support, Heal, Inspire Our Heroes
On Veterans Day, we are proud to share how your support of Kessler Foundation helps people with disabilities—both visible and invisible—including wounded warriors like Justin Frisbie, realize their dreams of career fulfillment, continued service to others, and independence.…
Expert Outlook: Returning to Work After a Brain Injury
By Thomas Shea, PsyD, Vocational Counselor, Opportunity Project…
Dirk Wakes Up to Life and Helps Others Wake Up Too
As we continue to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we share a story to demonstrate the impact of your support on the lives of people with disabilities like Dirk Hohenkirk. Because of donors like you, Dirk lives a fuller, more engaged life by getting the help he needs to find meaningful…
Jeff Returns to the Job He Loves and a Life More Fulfilled
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. In celebration, we share a story to demonstrate how your support helps people with spinal cord injury, like Jeff McMullen, live fuller, more engaged lives through employment.
My Life as a Research Assistant
Research assistants are on the front lines of Kessler Foundation's research studies, collecting data, conducting interviews, testing subjects, and most often are the first friendly faces research participants meet.
Thank You for an Amazing Virtual Stroll 'N Roll!
Many thanks for a successful and special day! People of all ages and abilities gathered in their own neighborhoods on September 27 for Kessler Foundation’s first-ever virtual Stroll ‘N Roll to prove that abilities are what matter.
Together we raised over…
August 2020 COVID Update: Shift to Actively Looking for Work May Signal Slowing Recovery
Following April’s sharp rise, unemployment has declined since May 2020 for people with and without disabilities, accompanied by a marked shift in
the proportion on temporary layoff/furlough to actively looking for work, as jobs are permanently lost. This shift may be a sign that economic recovery is…
Preventing Illness, Developing Preparedness, and Reaching Out During a Pandemic
By Kari Kaminski, RN, BSN, CRRN and Agata Buczek, RN, BSN, CRRN, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Chester Campus
Although the spread of COVID-19 has begun to wane in many areas of the country, the…
Part 2 - Shifting the Culture in Fashion: Creating Adaptive Clothing for People with Disabilities
By Nicky Miller
In episode two of Kessler Foundation's "Fashion meets Accessibility" podcast series, Nicky Miller, spoke with Mindy Scheier. Learn about how Scheier, a fashionista and entrepreneur is helping the fashion industry rethink the runway. Scheier, stopped by to talk about her partnership with…