Formation | 1985 |
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Founder | Dr. Henry H. Kessler |
Purpose | Improve function and quality of life for persons with spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis and other neurological and orthopedic conditions |
Kessler Foundation, established in 1985,[1][2] is a nonprofit in the field of rehabilitation research for people with disabilities.[3] Kessler Foundation has its roots in the Kessler Institute,[1] founded in 1949 to improve medical outcomes and employment of people disabled by brain or spinal injury.[4] Kessler Foundation conducts rehabilitation research with the goal of increasing function for cognition, mobility, and long-term outcomes, including employment, for people with neurological disabilities caused by diseases and injuries of the brain and spinal cord.[5]