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Since 2015, the University of Alberta has responded to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action with an emphasis on capacity building and foundational change.
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Physical Therapy
Physical therapists (or physiotherapists) keep people of all ages moving and active in their daily lives.
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Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapists help people get back to meaningful everyday activities.
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Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-language pathologists work with language, speech, voice, fluency, cognitive and other disorders.
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Rehabilitation Science
Rehabilitation scientists conduct research designed to help people engage fully in their lives.
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Rehabilitation Medicine News
Rehab Impact 2024
In this year’s issue of Rehab Impact, we celebrate as always the incredible dedication of members of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in education, scholarship and research, and service.
Forty Years of Giving Started With a Song
22 April 2025
Arnold and Grace Rumbold’s decades-long commitment to stuttering treatment was sparked by a friendship and sustained by evidence of incredible impact
Hearing health overlooked
22 April 2025
Bill Hodgetts discusses the importance of our hearing health.
U of A Unveils ‘Truth and Reconciliation Space’ with Mural by pipikwan pêhtâkwan
11 April 2025
The Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine unveiled a new space inside Corbett Hall, featuring a mural created by Indigenous-led agency pipikwan pêhtâkwan. Esther Kim, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, highlighted the presence of Cree Syllabics incorporated into the mural, noting it as an opportunity to learn about and honor Indigenous peoples.
New Space of Truth and Reconciliation in Corbett Hall honours and celebrates Indigenous ways of being and knowing
10 April 2025
New space honours relationships, offers opportunities for learning and understanding.
Overcoming obstacles: AI-powered app flags mobility barriers for people with disabilities
8 April 2025
Rehabilitation medicine, engineering researchers team up for pilot project to help navigate accessibility challenges on U of A campus.
Intersections in Rehabilitation
Virtual Speaker Series
This Virtual Speaker Series will bring perspectives stemming from Critical Race Theory to inform clinical practice, teaching and research in rehabilitation sciences. Specifically, the Speaker Series will provide Critical Theoretical frames and research to understand racism, equity, and social-justice in the context of rehabilitation sciences in Canada. Critical perspectives are needed to transform and reframe our understanding of health outcomes for all Canadians.
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Research Areas of Excellence
Brain and Mind
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system.
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Living Well
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and preventing long-term impacts related to chronic health conditions.
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Early Years
Researchers are leading discoveries in understanding, assessing, managing and promoting health and wellness in children and their families.
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Research Chairs
Our research chairs are on the leading edge of rehabilitation research in musculoskeletal recovery, spinal cord injury, stuttering, and the neuroscience of literacy.
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