Tag: Nonprofit Organization
Iams Donates Millionth Dollar to Canine Companions for Independence
Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) announced that it has received its millionth dollar in support from The Iams Company. Iams' support of the Healthy...
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Names Peter Wilderotter Vice President of Development
SPRINGFIELD, N.J., June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) has named Peter Wilderotter as Vice President of Development. Wilderotter will...
Unsupervised Trampoline Use Contributes to Jump in Children’s Injuries
Orthopaedic Surgeons Offer Tips to Avoid Trampoline Dangers
ROSEMONT, Ill., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Trampolines are now rivaling swing sets and sandboxes as the staple...
Striving for Normalcy
Rebecca Wylie has learned how to live what she calls a normal collegiate life despite an illness that has left her paralyzed
Every morning, Rebecca...
3D atlas will help navigate the spinal cord
Professor George Paxinos and Dr Yuri Koutcherov of the Spinal Injuries Research Centre at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute have been awarded...
Developing Nervous System Sculpted By Opposing Chemical Messengers
La Jolla, Calif. -- A newborn baby moves, breathes and cries in part because a network of nerves called Motor neurons carry signals from...
Self-Employment for Persons with a Disability
In most of the world, the ultimate determination of self-control is employment. This is the basis for almost all micro-lending activity worldwide. Self-employment carries...
SCI Rehabilitation
It is very important to be confident about the quality of care you or a loved one will receive when entering a Rehabilitation program....
How to Start Support or Discussion Group
We frequently receive calls for information on local support groups. Although there are thousands of people with all over the US, there are...
Coping skills
An accident that results in paralysis is a life-changing event, whether you've lost movement in your legs and lower body or all four extremities....
