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Publications

The publications shared on this page reflect Kessler Foundation's commitment to sharing evidence-based insights and research findings with our community. Covering a wide range of topics, our newsletters, reports, and updates reflect our multifaceted approach to maximizing recovery, independence, and inclusion for people with disabilities. 

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Your Impact

Your support maximizes recovery, independence, and inclusion for people with disabilities. Thanks to you, a new study combines spinal stimulation and gait training to improve outcomes for people with traumatic brain injury.

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Brainwaves

Brainwaves is the traumatic brain injury research newsletter from Kessler Foundation and the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System. Here you will find insight, information, and resources to help individuals living with brain injury, their families, and caregivers. 

Read the latest Brainwaves Brainwaves Archives Archivo del boletín informativo en español de Brainwaves

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Your Generosity Gives Life to Our Work

Because of you, our pioneering research and grantmaking are changing the landscape of what is possible. All this brings new hope to individuals living with disabilities, their families, and our communities. To learn more about all you make possible, please read our 2024 Impact Report.

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Real Life Science

Real Life Science shares easy-to-understand findings from our traumatic brain injury research studies that have been published in academic journals. 

Read the latest Real Life Science Real Life Science Archives

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Facets

Facets, the newsletter of Kessler Foundation's Center for Autism, provides information and perspectives on breakthroughs in autism research and showcases the Center's diverse community outreach initiatives. Articles highlight how our researchers empower individuals on the spectrum to recognize their strengths, apply them in everyday life, and harness them to thrive professionally. 

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MileStones

MileStones, the multiple sclerosis research newsletter from Kessler Foundation. Here we’ll share information and insight on advances in the understanding and management of MS, including our current research.

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Unlocking Potential: Essential Insights for Disability Workforce Success

Unlocking Potential provides a roadmap for future employment initiatives for people with disabilities by exploring the critical success factors and challenges identified in 21 programs funded by Kessler Foundation grants.

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2024 National Employment & Disability Survey

Kessler Foundation, in partnership with the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, conducted the 2024 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Hospitality Industry. The aim was to investigate effectiveness of employer practices related to recruiting, hiring, and providing workplace accommodations within the hospitality industry. Supervisors provided information about the most frequently used employer practices, the effectiveness of these practices, as well as specific experiences utilizing these practices.