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What is the RIC?

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What can I do with the patient portal?

Traumatic Brain Injury occurs when the brain is damaged. Damage to the brain can occur in many ways, both accidental and from abuse. While an injury to the head can cause TBI (traumatic brain injury), not all head injuries are traumatic brain injury. TBI is an acquired brain injury. In days gone by, children were believed to have less incidents ...

Is Ric billing you twice for the same visit?

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is now Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. More than just a change of address, this shift enables our continued mission to be the global source of science-driven breakthroughs in Human Ability. ... Patient Portal. Communicate with your doctor, see your appointments and more. learn more. Patient Stories. At ...

What is it like to work at Ric?

The RIC ( Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) was founded in 1954 and has made many innovations over the years as it sought to deliver quality care to those in need. Such care ranges from the direct treatment of and advocacy to patients and the facility is also highly involved with research and education into the entire spectrum of physical ...

What is the right of children to education?

This law protects the emotionally disturbed and learning disabled from discrimination and guarantees that they receive an education. Special classes and help can be provided for these children depending on their individual needs.­.

Why is it so hard to diagnose traumatic brain injury?

Children with traumatic brain injuries are harder to diagnose because the symptoms of TBI are harder to define in children. In some cases, the symptoms of traumatic brain injury do not manifest until the child is older. One of the symptoms, speech problems, cannot be determined until the child is old enough to speak.

What is traumatic brain injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury occurs when the brain is damaged. Damage to the brain can occur in many ways, both accidental and from abuse. While an injury to the head can cause TBI (traumatic brain injury), not all head injuries are traumatic brain injury. TBI is an acquired brain injury.

What is the frontal lobe of the brain?

The frontal lobe of the brain determines and controls our social skills and interpersonal behaviors. So if a child has problems socially and behaviorally later in childhood, traumatic brain injury may be the cause. Likewise, if the reading and writing areas of the brain have been damaged, the damage may not be noticed until the child reaches ...

Welcome to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is now Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. More than just a change of address, this shift enables our continued mission to be the global source of science-driven breakthroughs in Human Ability.

How Can We Help?

Our new research hospital is designed to treat the whole patient – physically and mentally – as well as their caregivers. See all the Conditions + Services offerings we provide care for.

Patient Outcomes

At AbilityLab, you’ll become part of a thriving medical-research community that will champion and celebrate your successes. We’ll help you achieve your best outcome, faster.

Why the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?

Our new research hospital serves our patients in ways that are unprecedented in medicine.

New Degree Students

Newly accepted students who have not yet paid their enrollment deposit will need to set up their MyRIC Account password first before paying the deposit.

Non-Degree or Visiting Students

If you have never taken courses at the College before you can create an account online .

Returning Students

If it has been three semesters or more since you have been enrolled, you need to call the Records Office at 456-8213 so that we can either enter your information into the system or update your record.