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The iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research Opens Today
Aerospace technology meets rehabilitation research to help people living with the effects of aging and disabling injury and illness. There is nothing else like it in the world. And it is here in Canada.  
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Posted on: Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Scholarship support promising careers of graduate students with disabilities
Two graduate students are the latest recipients of a unique scholarship aimed at helping burgeoning scientists living with a disability to pursue and advance a career in rehabilitation research.  Posted November 28, 2011.

Toronto Rehab and WSIB improve care for workers injured on the job
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in Canada. TBI can profoundly affect a person’s cognitive skills, memory and language as well as their independence, work life, and ability to participate fully in the community. Toronto Rehab’s new specialty clinic expands its services to treat workers with head and neck injuries. 
 


Retraining people with spinal cord injuries to stand and balance
Born in the Russian city of Salsk not far from the Black Sea, Dr. Dimitry Sayenko could hardly have predicted where life would take him.

Toronto Rehab’s 6th Annual Research Day: An action-packed day
Congratulations to everyone who took part in Toronto Rehab’s 6th Annual Research Day and to the students and postdoctoral fellows honoured with awards.


Graduate student receives $20,000 scholarship to pursue master’s degree in rehabilitation science to help children with disabilities today at Toronto Rehab’s Research Day

The scholarship program, believed to be the first of its kind in Canada, will provide Eric with $20,000 plus additional funding for educational expenses incurred as a result of his disability. The funding will help Eric pursue a master’s degree in Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. The scholarship is made possible by TD Bank Financial Group, which has pledged $550,000 to date for the TD Grants in Medical Excellence: A Scholarship in Rehabilitation-Related Research for People with Disabilities.

Toronto Rehab named Top GTA Employer
Nov 22, 2010 – Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Toronto Rehab) has been named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2011. This designation recognizes Greater Toronto employers that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. More...

Toronto Rehab scientist honoured – twice

Dr. Catriona Steele, whose work has shed light on the causes and treatment of swallowing disorders, is the 2010 recipient of the Speech-Language Pathology Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award and a newly-elected Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). More...

Toronto Rehab Scientist Named President-elect of RESNA
Aug. 16 - 2010 – Dr. Alex Mihailidis, a Toronto Rehab scientist and biomedical engineer, will be the next president of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). More...

July 30th, Toronto Rehab researcher braves freezing winter conditions to study slips and falls this summer

While this summer’s hot and humid weather is forcing people to find ways to stay cool, researchers at Toronto Rehab are trying to stay warm while studying how people cope with winter walking conditions. More…