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- Assistive Devices/Products for Independent Living
- Transfer Lifts/devices
- Products for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Exercise Devices/Equipment
- Bed/Comfort Products
- Hygiene Assistance
- Urological/Incontinence Supplies
- Medical Supplies
- Reading Aids
- General Resources
- Treatment Centers/Rehabilitation
- Research for Treatment/Cure
- Bulletin Boards/Chat
- Newsletters/Magazines
- Articles/Pamphlets
- University of Miami/Rehab Team Site
- NSCIA Factsheets
- Books to Buy
- Health, Mind and Body
- Medical/Rehabilitation
- Email List Groups
- Other Resources
Assistive Devices/Products
- Ablephone
- Access With Ease
- Access to Recreation
- Achievable Conceptsy
- Adaptive Technologies & Research
- AllegroMedical
- Cane Candle
- CARE4U
- Comfort House
- Consequential Ideas Paraplegic Designs For T-shirts / Greeting Cards
- Contact Assistive Technology - tty's, assistive listening, low vision products, accessibility, mobility and self-help aids
- Dining with Dignity
- Extensions For Independence
- EZTIE
- Flip Lacer, the belt buckle for shoe laces.
- Freedom Living Devices
- Help Mates
- Independent Living Products
- OUTA SIGHT!
- Parrot Accessibility Site
- R.D. Equipment, Inc.
- Rehab Designs, Inc
- Sammons Preston
- Soundscapes from The vOICe
- The High Tech Store
- WisEnt
Transfer Lifts/devices
- Accessible Designs, Inc.
- All-ways Accessible, Inc.
- Apex Dynamics
- Med-Lift & Mobility
- RAND-SCOT
- SafeSlideBoard
- SureHands
- UPlift Seat Assist
Products for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Exercise Devices/Equipment
- Access to Recreation
- Accessible Power Trainer Exercise Equipment
- Electrologic of America
- Endorphin Corporation - Fitness & Rehabilitation Products
- Ex 'n Plex - Exercise for Disabled
- Unique Sport
- Uppertone
Bed/Comfort Products
- Air Support Therapies
- Aquila Corp
- Auto Nurse
- FloCare Flotation
- Invacare Standard Products Group
- Progressive Medical - Air mattresses, Foam Mattresses, and Miscellaneous products.
- Rand-Scot Inc.
- Tempest International
- SleepSafe Bed
- SenTech Medical Systems, Inc.
- The EASE
- Vail Products
Hygiene Assistance
- Advanced Peripheral Technologies
- AEROLET toilet lift
- AllegroMedical
- GEBERIT ShowerToilet
- HydroFlush
- Hy-Gina Care
- PIE Medical
- R.D. Equipment, Inc.
- SelfWipe® Bathroom Toilet Aid
Urological/Incontinence Supplies
- A + Medical Products
- Adult Incontinent Products & Swim Diapers by Gabbys
- AllegroMedical
- BioDerm
- Comforthouse
- Grandview Wholesale Medical Supply - Incontinence Supplies & Medical Supplies
- Home Care Delivered
- llmedico.com
Medical Supplies
- A-MED Health Care Center
- AllegroMedical
- B-Medical
- Elite Medical
- MedLogic SuperSkin Web Site
- MOMS
- Para-Plus medical supplies
- Posey Company
- Source Health
- WHYP Inc.
Reading Aids
- Artograph Projectors
- Assistive Devices for Reading
- Book-holder
- Hands Free Reading Aid
- Mons International, Inc.
- Neil Squire Foundation
- Telesensory
- The Magnifying Center
- The Reading Edge
- TouchTurner
- Prism Glasses
- MEDesign Ltd
- Westons Internet Deluxe Prism Glasses
General Resources
- American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
- American Association Of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists And Social Workers
- American Paraplegia Society
- American Paralysis Association
- American Spine Injury Association (ASIA)
- American Syringomyelia Alliance Project
- Australian Quadriplegic Association
- Canadian Paraplegic Association
- Circle of Friends
- Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine
- Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA)
- The Healthy Gimp - disability & spinal cord injury information
- InjuryBoard.com - Spinal Cord Injury Resource
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association (official site)
- NSCIA - Greater Boston Chapter
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois
- Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Rick Hansen Institute
- RVL S.C.O.R.E. International--A not-for profit organization that assists paralyzed individuals
- Shake-A-Leg
- Shake-A-Leg-Miami
- SPINALCORD Injury Information Network
- Spinal Cord Injured Patients in Pakistan
- Spinal Cord Injury Manual for Patients and Families
- Spinal Cord Injury Support Network
- Spinal cord injury resource center
- Spinal Cord Society
- Syringomyelia Facts
- The QUAD LINK
- The Spinal Cord Information Pages - Your one stop site for all SCI information!
- The Spinal Cord Injury - For Your Information (SCI-FYI) Resource Guide
- The SCI Zone .com - The Spinal Cord Injury Zone!
- The Steadward Centre for Personal & Physical Achievement. (was Rick Hansen Center)
- Wheelweb - Spinal Cord Injury Resource
Treatment Centers/Rehabilitation
- California Back Specialists
- Kessler Rehabilitation Corporation
- Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
- Magee Rehabilitation - Philadelphia
- Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System
- Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Ctr.
- Mt. Sinai Medical Center Rehabilitation Medicine
- National Rehabilitation Information Center
- New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center
- NW Regional Spinal Cord Injury System - Spinal Cord treatment center
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Spine and Nerve Center at MGH/Harvard
- Spine and peripheral neurosurgery at Mass. General Hospital
- The International Spinal Injuries & Rehabilitation Centre
- Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Univ of Michigan Model Spinal Care Injury Care System
Research for Treatment/Cure
- GeorgeWBush.com :: Setting the Record Straight: Stem Cell Research
- Why Bush's stem-cell policy is reasoned — and why it's working
- American Paralysis Association
- CenterWatch Clinical Trials Listing Service
- Christophe Reeve Paralysis Foundation
- Claire E. Hulsebosch, PhD - investigating the mechanisms of recovery after spinal cord injury
- Cleveland FES Center - Restoring Function through Electrical Stimulation
- CORD: Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
- Cure Paralysis Now
- Kessler Research
- Reeve-Irvine Research Center
- Spinal Cord Research Centre
- Spinal Cord Society
- Spinal Research - a cure for paralysis from spinal cord injury
- The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
- The Myelin Project is a non-profit organization engaged in research to find a way to repair myelin as soon as possible.
- Translational Pain Research at the Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bulletin Boards/Chat
- CareCure for the spinal cord injury community
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Quad Central
- Cure Paralysis Chat Forums
- Circle of Friends Meeting Rooms - 4 Bulletin Boards: General, Family, Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Forums
- Quadriplegics Bulletin Board
- Quadriplegics Chat
- Vent-Users Bulletin Board
- Vent-Users Chat
- Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
- Disability Chat Links
- Disabled Channel on Newnet IRC
- MGH Neurology - Neurology Web-Forum
- MSN DisAbilities Community
- CompuServe's Disabilities Forum
Newsletters/Magazines
- The Cord
- Spinal Cord Injury Update
- New Mobility Magazine
- New Horizons Newsletter
- Paralinks Electronic Magazine
- Electric Edge
Articles/Pamphlets
- Assist Cough in SCI
- Autonomic dysreflexia
- CNN - Hand implant gives quadriplegics new grasp on life - August 18, 1997
- Cure Paralysis Now's FAQ
- NLC: Understanding Spinal Cord Injury
- SCI Forum
- SCI Informational Pamphlets
- Spinal Cord Injury Workshop -- table of contents
- Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book
- Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Lecture Outline
- The Why Files - Paralysis Analysis
University of Miami/Rehab Team Site
- RehabTeamSite
- SCI Manual for Patients and Families
- Automatic Dysreflexia (Hyperreflexia)
- Bowel Program in SCI
- Feelings and Reactions in SCI
- Home Safety and Modifications
- Other Complications of SCI
- Sexuality in SCI
- Skin Management in SCI
- Support Groups, Organizations, Research Centers, and Resources in SCI
- Urinary Tract Management in SCI
NSCIA Factsheets
- #1 - Common questions on SCI
- #2 - SCI Statistics
- #3 - Sexuality after SCI
- #4a - Choosing a Rehab. Facility
- #4b - CARF & NIDRR Rehab. List
- #5 - What's New in SCI Research?
- #6 - The Importance of Basic Science in Research
- #7 - Tendon Transfer Surgery to Restore Hand Function
- #8 - SCI Awareness, The Importance of Language
- #9 - Functional Electrical Stimulation
- #10 - Male Reproductive Function after SCI
- #11 - What is a Physiatrist?
- #12 - Facilities and Resources for Vent Users
- #13 - Reading Resources
- #14 - Resources for Pediatric SCI
- #15 - Travel After SCI
- #17 - What is Autonomic Dysreflexia?
- #18 - Starting a Support or Discussion Group
Books to Buy
- Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life by Christopher Reeve
- Spinal Cord Injuries (Diseases and People)
- Living With Spinal Cord Injury
- "Still Me" by Christopher Reeve
- Able Lives : Women's Experience of Paralysis
- Back Talk : Teaching Lost Selves to Speak
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
- Eleven Seconds : A Story of Tragedy, Courage & Triumph
- Fourth and Long : The Kent Waldrep Story
- Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery
- Journey to Well: Learning to Live after Spinal Cord Injury
- Meaning of a Disability : The Lived Experience of Paralysis
- Miracles Happen : One Mother, One Daughter, One Journey
- Moving Violations : War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
- My Soul Purpose : Living, Learning, and Healing
- Rescuing Jeffrey: A True Story
- Staring Back : The Disability Experience from the Inside Out
- Stephen Hawking : Revolutionary Physicist
- The Body Silent
- Waist-High in the World : A Life Among the Nondisabled
- Will the Real John Callahan Please Stand Up? : A Quasi Memoir
Health, Mind and Body
- Life on Wheels : A Guide for the Active Wheelchair User (read reviews)
- Personal Health History: Spinal cord injury
- Choices : A Guide to Sex Counseling With Physically Disabled Adults
- Enabling Romance; A Guide to Love, Sex, and Relationships for People with Disabilities (And the People Who Care about Them)
- Endless Struggle : Spinal Cord Injury
- Female Sexuality Following Spinal Cord Injury
- How to Live With a Spinal Cord Injury
- Illustrated Manual of Sex Therapy
- Journey to Well : Learning to Live After Spinal Cord Injury
- Sexuality of After Spinal Cord Injury : Answers to Your Questions
Medical/Rehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury : A Guide for Living (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) (read chapter one)
- The Spinal Cord Injury Handbook for Patients and Their Families
- Aging With Spinal Cord Injury
- Back and Neck Disorders Sourcebook : Basic Information About Disorders and Injuries of the Spinal Cord and Vertebrae, Including Facts on Chiropractic)
- Catastrophic Injuries in High School and College Sports (Hk Sport Science Monograph Series, V. 8)
- Diagnosis and Managememt of Disorders of the Spinal Cord
- Functional Electrical Rehabilitation : Technological Restoration After Spinal Cord Injury
- Functional Electrical Stimulation : Standing and Walking After Spinal Cord
- In Search of the Lost Cord: Solving the Mystery of Spinal Cord Regeneration
- Management of Spinal Cord Injury (Jones and Bartlett Series in Nursing)
- Nursing Spinal Cord Injuries (paperback)
- Nursing Spinal Cord Injuries
- Outcome After Head, Neck and Spinal Trauma : A Medicolegal Guide
- Pharmacological Approaches to the Treatment of Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Cord Injuries in Children
- Spinal Cord Injury : Concepts and Management Approaches
- Spinal Cord Injury: Functional Rehabilitation (2nd Edition)
- Spinal Cord Injury : Medical Management and Rehabilitation
- The Child With a Spinal Cord Injury (paperback)
- The Management of Persons With Spinal Coryd Injuries
Email List Groups
- Vent-Users List
- Quadriplegic List
- Transverse Myelitis List
- Quadriplegic (Tetraplegic) Discussion Group:
This Internet mailing list, called QUAD-LIST, is a
forum for quadriplegics (tetraplegics) to communicate with one another.
To subscribe to the list, follow the instructions found on
the QUAD-LIST web page.
Other Resources
- Assistive Devices/Products for Independent Living
- Adapted Special Needs Clothing
- Computer Accessibility Products
- Home Automation/Environmental Control
- Exercise Devices/Equipment
- Wheelchair/Mobility Products
- Vans/Transportation/Lifts
- Medical Supplies
- Other Products/Services
- Entrez PubMed MEDLINE & PreMEDLINE Search for Spinal Cord Injury
- alt.med.cure-paralysis -- Cure Paralysis Now (Newsgroup)
- alt.med.cure-paralysis via DejaNews