Fall 2023

A Seat at the Table: A Reflection on Engaging Disabled People and Their Families in Research and Service Design
Dr. Phoenix and authors explore the metaphor “a seat at the table” in the context of including Disabled People and their families in system-level service design and research. They challenge us to consider inclusivity by interrogating this vision of “the table” in terms of ownership, participation, and consequences after a discussion ends.

Outside the Frame: Thinking Beyond the Visible in Medical Education
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Medical school can install students in locales both familiar and unfamiliar: the darkened hush of a lecture hall,

The Case for Disability Justice in Physical Therapy Education and Practice
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Congratulations to Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Vanessa Lista, SPT (Neumann University) and Priyanka Bhakta, SPT (Emory University),

Steps Toward Inclusion for Those Without Words
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What is JHR?
Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Sarah Blanton, reflects on how JHR came to be while detailing the mission and vision of JHR as well as ways to support.
CHEP-JHR Student Essay Contest 2023-2024
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The Consortium for Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism (CHEP) of the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) advocates

Resonance
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The news came via text from a colleague. Adam had died the day before, from a cause not

Old Woman in a Hospital Bed
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Quietly I rest, but solitude closes in.No noise is noisier than no noise at all.I’m fading, blanched white

Sumpter
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“Healing Through Connection: A Physical Therapy Student’s Experience Witnessing and Recovering from the Uvalde Tragedy of 2022”
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Healthcare professionals working in a hospital setting must respond to a variety of stressful situations while on the

A Miracle of Modern Medicine and Mobility
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Early in my career I worked very closely with a patient who many on my ICU team said

50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, with Mark Johnson
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Photo of Mark Johnson (1995) by Billy Howard from the book Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a