LIFE Center: Videos & Media

Videos & Media

Welcome to the LIFE Center video and media collection. Parts of this collection are available for online viewing and are tagged “Watch Online Now.” Materials available for online viewing only within the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago are tagged “Watch Online at RIC.” Scroll down and use the filter on the right to search for material by health condition or primary topic area.

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Title	Date	Type
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’BrienThe film is about Mark O’Brien, journalist and poet, who developed polio as a child, and was dependent on an iron lung for the rest of his life.	Reviewed June 2012	Video - Videotape
Burden of KnowledgeThis film joins many mothers and couples for an in depth discussion on prenatal testing.	Reviewed June 2012	Video - Videotape
Burn CenterThis film gives an in-depth look at the amazing accomplishments of the doctors, nurses and patients of the University of California San Diego Regional Burn Center.	Reviewed June 2012	Video - DVD
Camp - RIC Children’s Amputee and Limb Deficiency Program video“Summer Fun”“Summer Fun” is a short video that captures the fun activities enjoyed by children during the 2001 RIC camp.	Reviewed July 2010	Video - DVDWatch Online at RIC
CANThe Dick and Rick Hoyt StoryDick Hoyt routinely participates in triathlons accompanied by son Rick, who is disabled. “CAN” is their story.	Reviewed December 2008	Streaming VideoWatch Now
Cancer as a Turning PointFrom Surviving to ThrivingThis collection of audio tapes are Volume I of 2 of the “Healing Journeys” conferences.	Reviewed August 2005	Audio Tape
Cancer as a Turning PointFrom Surviving to Thriving This collection of audio tapes are Volume 2 of 2 of the “Healing Journeys” conferences.	Reviewed August 2005	Audio Tape
Caring for the CaregiverThis caregiving video provides ideas, training and solutions for today’s disability professionals.	Reviewed April 2004	Video - VideotapeWatch Online at RIC
Carson: A DocumentaryA family’s journey in overcoming challenges associated with Cerebral PalsyThe video Carson is the true story of Carson Boyd, a young man with cerebral palsy who is a spirited athlete, and who worked with others to learn to adapt to play sports such as baseball.	Reviewed September 2012	Streaming VideoWatch Now
Celebrating Inclusion in WorshipSeth’s Bar Mitzvah	Reviewed October 2009	Video - Videotape
Chair YogaThe Sitting Mountain SeriesGetting fit where and while you sit by doing chair yoga benefits individuals who cannot participate in traditional physical activity for whatever reason, including age or medical conditions.	Reviewed December 2010	Compact Disc
Challenge of Osteoporosis for People with DisabilitiesThe Challenge of Osteoporosis for People with Disabilities reviews the disease and how it relates to persons with disabilities.	Reviewed December 2006	Video - VideotapeWatch Online at RIC
Challenged Life: Spinal Cord InjuryThis video educates people about spinal cord injuries.	Reviewed November 2006	Video - VideotapeWatch Online at RIC
Challenging AttitudesChallenging Attitudes is a video designed to inform, educate, and stimulate activism on disability rights in the workplace.	Reviewed April 2009	Video - DVD
Changing IdentitiesThis documentary explores the creation of art as a means for the people whose lives have been changed by traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries or stroke to rediscover who they are and to forge new identities.	Reviewed June 2012	Video - DVD
Chicago Matters: Inside Housing 2002 Series (Audio Collection)This series of audio tapes gives listeners can inside view of housng in the city of Chicago.	Reviewed June 2005	Audio Tape
Chicago Transit Authority (Streaming Video)Accessible Services InformationVideo description of accessibility features in the Chicago public transportation system	Reviewed February 2012	Streaming VideoWatch Now
Child Care with Bilateral Transradial AmputationsThis video shows the level of independence which can be achieved by a motivated individual using a prostheses.	Reviewed August 2012	Video - DVDWatch Online at RIC
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource CenterReeve Health Minutes on VideoThis foundation promotes the health and well-being of people living with spinal cord injury, paralysis and mobility impairment by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.	Reviewed March 2013	Streaming VideoWatch Now
Christopher Reeve: Hope in MotionThis video follows Christopher Reeve over many months of treatment and public campaigning for funds for stem cell research.	Reviewed October 2008	Video - DVD