Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Inpatient Program

Pediatric Lab • Floor 18

OTHER SPACES TO EXPLORE Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

Stairways Located in three of our Labs, this

There are four different ADLs throughout the building. Each looks and functions like a home, equipped with a kitchen, living room, bathroom and laundry room. Our ADLs are utilized by our OTs and PTs to help our patients regain/ refine daily living skills such as cooking, opening cabinets and drawers, bathing, doing laundry, etc. Each ADL offers a slightly different floor plan to mirror the variety of residential floor plans our patients might encounter at home.

therapeutic stairway that serves as main vertical pathway between floors. The staircase is a powerful symbol and tool for improving human movement, strength and function. It is equipped with an antigravity lift track, which supports a patient’s weight, as needed, for safety.

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Inside Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 10

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