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What's Coming Up?
Saturday, April 25
Free Wheelchair Wash at The Rehabilitation Institute
Sunday, June 14
Ability Quest:
Walk, Stroll or Roll at Liberty Memorial
Friday, July 10
15th Annual
Day at the Lake at Smithville Lake
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Ability Quest:
Walk, Stroll or Roll!
Join us for Ability Quest, Sunday, June 14, 7:30 a.m. This event will raise funds for The Rehabilitation Institute. If you are interested in participating call Celeste Burks at 816-751-7901. You may also visit the new Ability Quest website by clicking here. |
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Donate Here!
You can also call
Dana Chatlin,
816-751-7815 |
Building Brighter Futures for Children and Adults with Disabilities.
3011 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-751-7700
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Nothing gets her down -
Katherine's making strides!
At age 5, Katherine went through something many of us can't  imagine - she was shot in the head. While playing outside of her home, a stray bullet from a long distance struck her in the head. After immediate treatment and a hospital stay at Children's Mercy Hospital she made her way to The Rehabilitation Institute where she has relearned to talk, sit up and walk. When not at The Institute, Katherine receives therapy from school and help from her siblings at home. "Her siblings help her read and help her exercise," said Joanna. Now, a little over a year after the incident, Katherine is making progress and making everyone in her life's path smile. "When comparing her to where she was and where she is now, she is doing better," said JoAnne, Katherine's mother. "We are pleased that she is still making gains and progressing."
(Above photo: Katherine and her mother, JoAnne. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Star.) |
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Did you know?
Our Pediatric and Adolescent Program offers day treatment and outpatient medical rehabilitation and specialty services such as school reentry, adaptive technology and neuropsychology.
Recent outcomes: 100% of children served who were appropriate for school placement successfully transitioned into school. 98% of children served were able to play with other children their age and/or take part in alternative age-appropriate social activities 90 days after program discharge. |
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REHAB SPOTLIGHT
NICOLE CONFORTI
 Nicole Conforti, Speech Language Pathologist, has been with The Rehabilitation Institute for 7 years. During her tenure, she has worked with children, adolescents and adults. She currently works with the Pediatrics and Adolescents Program. Many of her patients have traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and other neurological impairments. She frequently helps kids with feeding and swallowing issues and children who need alternative and augmentative communications systems. She is also currently working to standardize the Pediatric Test of Brain Injury (PTBI), used for assessing children and adolescents who have suffered a brain injury. Nicole received her bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing from University of Kansas and her Master's degree from the University of Iowa and is licensed for both Kansas and Missouri. Nicole is certified in the Beckman Oral Motor Program, which is designed to improve oral motor skills for speech and feeding. |
Capital Campaign Efforts
are Underway!
In December 2008, we launched our first capital campaign in 40 years! The campaign, Rebuilding Lives: Restoring Hope, will help us create a state-of-the-art facility with expanded space for pediatric and adolescent services, updated treatment areas for spinal cord injury, brain injury and stroke and the addition of a therapy pool - to name only a few improvements. We also will be relocating R.I. Industries from our ground floor to an adjacent building, enabling us to better address the needs of our business customers and provide new work experiences and earning potential for our clients.
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Candidate of the Month 
IVAN JOHNSON JR.
Meet Ivan Johnson Jr. Ivan is a client in our Vocational Rehabilitation program and is looking for a full-time position. He has experience and is interested in janitorial, maintenance, grounds keeping, housekeeping or foodservice positions. He served his country as a medic in the U.S. Army and for 10 years he has faithfully volunteered his time as a maintanence and janitorial worker at the Firehouse Activity Center. If you are interested in interviewing or hiring Ivan, please contact Aimee Adams at 816-751-7924 or by clicking here to email her. | |
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