2010 Stroll N Roll Wrap-up
On a beautiful September morning, about 300 strollers and rollers gathered at the starting line of Kessler Foundation�s 9th annual Stroll �N Roll.
To see photos from Stroll'N Roll 2010 click here
On a beautiful September morning, about 300 strollers and rollers gathered at the starting line of Kessler Foundation�s 9th annual Stroll �N Roll.
To see photos from Stroll'N Roll 2010 click here
HARRIS INTERACTIVE SURVEY FINDS LARGEST MINORITY GROUP FALLS BEHIND IN COMPANIES ATTEMPTS TO DIVERSIFY
Kessler Foundation/NOD Survey of Employment of Americans with Disabilities finds that largest minority group falls behind in companies' attempts to diversify.
Deadline for applications for this $50,000 award is December 15, 2010.
September 27, 2010 Kessler Foundation has established an annual award program in honor of the Founding Director of its Research Center, Joel A. DeLisa, MD, who retired from the Foundation this year. This $50,000 award seeks to identify and reward the…
Bonnie St. John and Alana Wallace gave their perspective on the new Survey, as people with disabilities. St. John, who has a prosthetic leg, is a member of the board of National Organization on Disabi
July 26, 2010 Wallace stars in the public service announcements for…
Opinion leaders from around the nation gathered to share their experiences with the latest in intervention.
Kessler Foundation Convenes First National Aphasia Summit
Kessler's June 18 Conference, Life after Spinal Cord Injury, provided a forum on employment issues for almost 100 attendees.
June 23, 2010
Registration Closed for Aphasia Summit
Clinical Research Summit, Innovative Physiologic Treatments for Aphasia, June 21, 2010
June 21, 2010 Clinical Research Summit - Innovative Physiologic Treatments for Aphasia
Up to 6 Category 1 CME credits…
The National Aphasia Assoc's Speaking Out! Conference! will be June 12, 2010,7:30AM - 4:45PM, at National Rehab. Hospital, 102 Irving St NW, Washington, DC.
Please visit www.aphasia.org/RegionalConference.html
At 8:40 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2010, wheelchair racers from around the country will kick-off the series of seven events that comprise the Fred d�Elia Memorial Day Ridgewood Run.
The title of this year�s conference is: "Empowering People with SCI to Complete in Today�s Workforce"
May 14, 2010 The job market is tough. For people with disabilities, the workforce presents a whole other set of challenges. The next chapter of the Life after Spinal Cord Injury conference series, entitled "Empowering People…
The Tenth Annual Wheelchair 10K is the wheelchair division of the Ridgewood Run that is held annually on Memorial Day. For the first time, this year�s race is the designated Wheelchair Track and Fi
April 12, 2010 The Tenth Annual Wheelchair 10K is the wheelchair division of the Ridgewood Run that is held annually on…
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
"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…
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
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