Tag: Travel
Author Candy Harrington Breaks Down Barriers on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Americans with...
This July, the United States is proud to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Since being signed into law in 1990,...
Fight isn’t over, but polio on brink of eradication
Wiping out polio is proving tougher than expected, but world health experts say the disease's demise is tantalizingly near.
In 1988, there were 350,000 cases....
Paralysis patients take a chance
BEIJING — In January 2004, Kim Allen suddenly began having trouble turning the key in her car's ignition. All too quickly, a spreading weakness...
Clinical Studies Abroad: What Can We Learn?
Recently there has been news from various countries of the effects of transplanting olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) into people with spinal cord injury (SCI)....
Barrier-Free Travel – Book
Barrier-Free Travel: A Nuts And Bolts Guide For Wheelers And Slow Walkers, 2nd Edition Candy Harrington
Authored by the editor of the leading travel magazine...
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...
Are You Interested in Wheelchair Research?
This is an informational resource and notification of a study does not obligate you to participate. You do not need to be located...
Spinal Cord Injury Bladder Management
The Urinary System is made up of five major parts:
The Kidneys
The two kidneys filter waste and excess water from the blood and produce urine....
What is “Autonomic Dysreflexia?”
Autonomic Dysreflexia, also known as Hyperreflexia, means an over-activity of the Autonomic Nervous System causing an abrupt onset of excessively high blood pressure. Persons...
Travel After Spinal Cord Injury
Arranging travel is a fairly straight-forward process for non-disabled individuals. Most people contact a travel agency, choose a destination and hope that their baggage...
