Tag: Nonprofit Organization
The Neurogenic Bowel After SCI
The digestive tract is essentially a long tube that begins at the lips and ends at the anus. After food is swallowed, it moves...
Ventilatory Care in Patients with SCI
The breathing muscles are supplied by nerves that emerge from the spinal cord in various locations, from the Cervical through the Lumbar levels. "Even...
Associations & Orgs
American Paraplegia Society
Dedicated to improving the quality of medical care delivered to persons with SCI. Promotes research and the review of scientific findings.
American Spinal...
Communities
AccessDome
A Global Community dedicated to individuals seeking or offering products, services, information, and participation in ensuring that the Web is accessible to people with...
Disability Directories
Disabilities Online
A guide to information concerning disabilities available on the World Wide Web. Database has more than 500 sites - which includes both Canadian...
International Orgs
Australasian Spinal Research Trust (Australia)
The Trust is dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis via promotion and funding of research and dissemination of information...
Other Resource Sites
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
U.S. Department of Justice ADA home page.
ADA Technical Assistance Program
Consisted of a diverse array of projects to further the...
Life Satisfaction Among Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
Every year, approximately 10,000 persons in the United States, typically young adults (New Mobility, 1996), seriously injure their spinal cords and become permanently paralyzed....
TYPES OF SPINAL INJURY
Traumatic spinal cord injuries are associated with skeletal and ligamentous as well as intraspinal pathology. The most common Cervical level for spinal cord...
