Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City

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Our mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities. We do this by providing comprehensive medical rehabilitation services and employment services. We specialize in helping children and adults with complex disabilities achieve their greatest level of independence for participation in home, school or work and in the community.

100 West 26th street, Kansas City, MO 64108
Please join us for our second annual event designed to educate veterans and service members on such issues as PTSD, mild traumatic brain injury, substance abuse and pain management upon returning from conflict. In addition to expert speakers on the topics, service providers will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on resources. The details are listed below:
Free to service members, veterans and their families.

War and Recovery is presented by The Rehabilitation Institute, The Dream Works, TriWest and the Brain Injury Association of Kansas City and Greater Kansas City.

Thank you to all who attended and supported this event. We'll be posting information on next year's Bacon-Fest soon!

Terri Price: Institute’s Director of Neuropsychology and Family Services named a Hero in Healthcare by Ingram’s Magazine

Dr. Terrie Price named one of Ingram’s Magazines 2010 “Heroes in Healthcare”
“Heroes in Healthcare are exemplary healthcare providers who go above and beyond the call of duty to contribute to their institution specifically and to the health care industry in general,” said Joe Sweeney, Ingram’s Editor-In-Chief and Publisher. Dr. Terrie Price, Director of Neuropsychology and Family Services was recognized in the Professional Staff Achievement Category. It recognizes individuals from the allied health fields whose performance is considered exemplary by patients and peers. “We are delighted to include Dr. Price in this impressive lineup of professionals who work on the front lines of the medical field,” said Sweeney.
Neuropsychology is a specialty that combines Dr. Price’s two areas of interest – the study of brain-behavior relationships and educating others on brain functions. “I greatly enjoy the diagnostic process of assessing cognitive functions, and have the opportunity to educate people on how the brain works,” says Price. “Most of the individuals that I work with have had a major medical event resulting in life-altering changes,” Price says. “It is a constant testimony to our capacity for courage and hope as individuals wrestle to understand the ‘new normal’ and then remake meaningful lives.”
Congratulations, Dr. Price! The Rehabilitation Institute is fortunate to have you on our team.

RI Industries Achieves ISO Compliance
R.I. Industries, our Extended Work Adjustment Program, has achieved ISO compliance from the International Organization for Standardization. ISO is a quality management system that signifies to business clients that RI Industries work site and processes are designed to produce at a high standard. RI Industries provides business solutions for small, medium and large businesses. The program employs 208 individuals with significant disabilities who provide light industrial sub-contract work ranging from soldering and assembly to packaging, labeling and sorting for local and national businesses.
During the process of becoming ISO compliant, RI Industries was externally audited in several areas including document control, control of non-conforming products, preventative and corrective actions, internal audits and continual improvements. RI Industries is supported by EITAS, Empowering Individuals through Advocacy and Support, Developmentally Disabled Services of Jackson County, Platte County Board of Services and United Way of Greater Kansas City.

The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) awarded the Institute three-year accreditation status. CARF accreditation is awarded to organizations that have completed a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable and accountable. The Rehabilitation Institute was the first rehabilitation hospital in Missouri to receive CARF accreditation in 1971, and the organization has maintained accreditation ever since.

Jim Hamil, pictured with his therapist, creating an original watercolor using his non-dominant hand. Jim’s goal is to exhibit and sale his work in our 2010 Arts on the Hill event.
Kansas City artist, Jim Hamil, and his wife have been long-time friends and supporters of the Rehabilitation Institute. They never dreamt that one day they, too, would need our services. Jim’s new creation was on exhibit at Arts on the Hill, the Institute’s annual art exhibition.
On July 8, 2009, Jim experienced an Arterial Venous Malformation (AVM). The AVM resulted from a series of small blood vessels in Jim’s brain became entangled and began to bleed into his brain. Similar to a stroke, the AVM affected Jim’s ability to walk, talk and function independently. After a three-week hospital stay, Jim came to the Rehabilitation Institute where he is receiving physical, occupational and speech therapy to regain his lost abilities.