Celebrating Rehabilitation Awareness Week

This week is National Rehabilitation Awareness Week! This nationwide celebration is dedicated to educating people about the benefits of rehabilitation and the capabilities of those with disabilities. It is sponsored by the National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation, whose goal is to develop programs which increase education and opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities.

All three of Salus University’s clinical facilities offer various types of rehabilitation that can help improve a patient’s quality of life. The William Feinbloom Vision Rehabilitation Center housed at The Eye Institute (TEI) offers a range of low vision rehabilitation services, which help those with visual impairments fully use their remaining vision. The Center has a multidisciplinary staff, including optometrists, optometric interns, vision rehabilitation specialists and social workers, who work with visually impaired patients.  They explain how to effectively use certain adaptive equipment and techniques to maximize their remaining vision.

The Pennsylvania Ear Institute (PEI), the main clinical facility of Salus University’s Osborne College of Audiology, provides a comprehensive array of services related to evaluation, rehabilitation, and prevention of hearing impairments. Audiologic (hearing) rehabilitation is the process of providing training and treatment to improve hearing for those who are hearing impaired. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, hearing rehabilitation services focus on adjusting to hearing loss, making the best use of hearing aids, exploring assistive devices, managing conversations, and taking charge of various forms of communication. 

The Speech-Language Institute (SLI) offers client-centered assessment and treatment sessions for those with a wide range of speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders.
SLI works with a variety of clients, many of whom have certain conditions that contribute to their communication and swallowing difficulties, such as a traumatic brain injury, stroke, autism and dementia. Speech-language pathologists work to assess a client’s current functioning level with certain skills and work to rehabilitate or enhance those skills.

National Rehabilitation Awareness Week is a multidisciplinary celebration that encourages individuals to confront their disabilities, overcome obstacles and accomplish tasks associated with daily living. If you or someone you know is currently dealing with a disability and is interested in exploring rehabilitation services, contact us for treatment options.