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Introduction - Choices Manual - Glossary on Terminology

 

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Accessible Housing/Modifications

Pain

 

 

Advocacy

Personal Care Attendant

 

 

Aging Issues

Prevention

 

 

Assistive Technology

Recreation/Travel/Sports

 

 

Benefits/Financial

Rehabilitation

 

 

Car/Van Modifications

Research

 

 

Caregiver Support

Secondary Medical Conditions

 

 

Children's

Service Dogs

 

 

Durable Medical Equipment/Supplies

Sexuality

   
Health Promotion Spinal Cord Injury Foundations/Organizations

 

 

Job Resources/Employment

Spinal Cord Injury & General Disability

 

 

Legal

Support/Self Help

 

 

Magazines/Books/Pamphlets

Wheelchair Information

 

 

Mental Health



The resources listed under each section may contain

useful information on additional topics.



ACCESSIBLE HOUSING/MODIFICATIONS:

 

ABLEDATA

Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing

8630 Fenton Street Suite 930

Silver Springs, MD 20910

(800) 227-0216, (301) 608-8998; TTY: (301) 608-8912

www.abledata.com/text2/icg_hous.htm

 

ADAPT – Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today

Fighting so people with disabilities can live in the

community with real supports instead of being locked away

in nursing homes and other institutions.

201 S. Cherokee

Denver, CO  80223

(303) 733-9324

www.adapt.org

 

Alpha One – Housing Information

127 Main Street

South Portland, ME  04106

(800) 640-7200

http://www.alpha-one.org/index.php?page=housing

 

The Center for Universal Design School of Design

North Carolina State University

50 Pullen Road, Brooks Hall

Room 104, Campus Box 8613

Raleigh, NC  27695-8613

(800) 647-6777

www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

ADVOCACY

 

Advocacy Training/Technical Assistance Center of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems

900 2nd Street, N.E. #211

Washington, D.C.  20002

(202) 408-9514

www.napas.org

 

American Association of People with Disabilities

1629 K Street NW, Suite 503

Washington, D.C. 20006

(800) 840-8844

www.aapd-dc.org

 

The Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL)

5903 Powdermill Road

Kent, OH 44240

(330) 678-7648

www.april-rural.org

 

CyberCIL of Arizona

www.cybercil.com

 

NCIL - National Council on Independent Living

1916 Wilson Blvd., Suite 209

Arlington, VA  22201

(703) 525-3406

www.ncil.org

 

U.S. Department of Justice

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws

P.O. Box 66738

Washington, D.C.  20035-6738

(800) 514-0301

www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm

www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

 

AGING ISSUES

 

Craig Hospital

3425 South Clarkson Street

Englewood, CO  80110

(303) 789-8000

Fax: (303) 789-8699

www.craighospital.com/sci/educationaltracts.asp

 

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

7601 East Imperial Highway

Downey, CA 90242

(877) RANCHO-1

http://www.rancho.org/research_journals.htm

 

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

 

ABLEDATA

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930

Silver Spring, MD  20910

(800) 227-0216

www.abledata.com/Site_2/state_technology_assistance_proj.htm

 

The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)

2175 East Francisco Blvd., Suite L

San Rafael, CA  94901

(415) 455-4575

Fax: (415) 455-0654

www.ataccess.org

 

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540

Arlington, VA  22209-1903

Phone: (703) 524-6686

www.resna.org

 

 

BENEFITS/FINANCIAL RESOURCES

 

Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

1331 F. Street, NW, Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20004-111

(800) 872-2253

www.access-board.gov

 

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Information Clearinghouse

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

(410) 786-3000

(877) 267-2323

www.cms.hhs.gov

 

The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare

Information

(800) 633.4227

www.medicare.gov

 

Social Security Administration

Social Security Online

(800) 772-1213

www.ssa.gov

 

State Vocational Rehabilitation Services

To locate the office in your area, look in the Blue pages of

your telephone directory under State Government or in the

White Pages under Government Agencies

www.parac.org/svrp.html

 

CAR/VAN MODIFICATIONS

 

ABLEDATA

8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930

Silver Spring, MD  20910

(800) 227-0216

www.abledata.com/text2/links.htm

 

Access Unlimited

570 Hance Road

Binghamton, NY  13903

(800) 849-2143

www.accessunlimited.com

www.accessunlimited.com/vehicle_modification.html

www.accessunlimited.com/driver_rehab.html

 

Accessible Vans of America

(888) AVA-VANS;  (888) 282-8267

www.accessiblevans.com

 

Ford Mobility Motoring Program

P.O. Box 529

Bloomfield Hills, MI  48303

(800) 952-2248; TDD: (800) 833-0312

www.mobilitymotoringprogram.com

 

GM Mobility Assistance Center

100 Renaissance Center

P.O. Box 100

Detroit, MI  48265-1000

(800) 323-9935

http://www.gm.com/automotive/vehicle_shopping/gm_mobility/

 

Lifts For Free

7500 Ulmerton Road #23

Largo, FL 33771

(800) 377-0799

www.scooterdepot.com/reimbur.shtml

 

CAREGIVER SUPPORT

 

National Family Caregivers Association

10400 Connecticut Avenue #500

Kensington, MD  20895-3944

(800) 896-3650

www.nfcacares.org

 

CHILDREN’S RESOURCES

 

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

P.O. Box 1492

Washington, DC  20013-1492

(800) 695-0285

www.nichcy.org

 

The National Spinal Cord Injury Association

8300 Colesville Road

Silver Spring, MD  20910

(800) 962-9629

www.erols.com/nscia/resource/infoitwk.html

 

Shriner’s Hospitals for Children

2900 Rocky Point Drive

Tampa, FL  33607-1460

(813) 281-0300

www.shriners.com

 

Social Security Administration

Office of Public Inquiries

6401 Security Blvd.

Room 4-C-5 Annex

Baltimore, MD  21235

(800) 772-1213

www.ssa.gov/pubs/11053.html

 

Winner on Wheels

Winners On Wheels

2842 Business Park Avenue

Fresno, CA  93727

(800) WOW-TALK;  (800) 969.8255

Fax: (559) 291-3386

www.wowusa.com

 

DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES

 

Care Catalogue Services

509 NE Hancock Street

Portland, OR  97212

(800) 443-7091

www.caremedical.com/ccs

 

Health IQ

750 The City Drive, Suite 210

Orange, CA  92868

(800) 772-2661

www.healthiq.com

 

Home Medical Equipment Answer Book

11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1100

Rockville, MD  20852-3030

(301) 287-2700

www.ucg.com/health/hab.html

 

Medship Direct

P.O. Box 956848

Duluth, GA  30095-9515

(800) 633-1565

www.medshipdirect.com

 

National Healthcare Benefit Corporation

767 E. Division Street

Cadillac, MI  49601

(231) 779-1079

www.healthcarebenefits.com

 

HEALTH PROMOTION

 

Health, Wellness and Aging with Disabiliy

June Isaacson Kailes

jik@pacbell.net

www.jik.com/hwawd.html

 

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center: Health and Wellness Consortium

Gloria Krahn

Oregon Health and Science University

Oregon Institute on Disability and Development

Child Development and Rehabilitation Center

Portland, OR 97207-0574

(503) 494-9557

www.healthwellness.org

 

·        A Provider’s Guide for the Care of Women with Physical Disabilities & Chronic Medical Conditions

·        Removing Barriers to Health Care, A Guide for Health Professionals

·        Removing Barriers to Health Clubs and Fitness Facilities, A guide for Accommodating All Members, Including People with Disabilities and Older Adults

·        All three of the above documents found at:

 

North Carolina Office on Disability and Health

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

Campus Box 8185

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185

(919) 966-0868; Fax: (919) 966-0862

 

Research & Training Center on Independent Living

4089 Dole Center

Lawrence, KS  66045-2930

(785) 864-4095

www.rtcil.org

See Health Promotion listings in catalog.

 

The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)

1640 West Roosevelt Road

Chicago, IL 60608-6904

(800) 900-8086

www.ncpad.org

 

 

JOB /EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

 

Job Accommodation Network

West Virginia University

PO Box 6080

Morgantown, WV  26506-6080

(800) 526-7234

www.jan.wvu.edu

 

President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

1331 F Street, N.W., Suite 300

Washington, DC  20004

(202) 376-6200

 

LEGAL RESOURCES

 

American Bar Association Service Center

541 N. Fairbanks Court

Chicago, IL  60611

(312) 988-5522

(800) 285-2221

www.abanet.org

 

MAGAZINES/BOOKS/PAMPHLETS

 

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

6700 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300-9

Betheseda, MD 20871

Help Line:  (800) 962-9629; (301) 588-6959

Fax: (301) 588-9414

Email: nscia2@aol.com

www.spinalcord.org

 

New Mobility Magazine

(215) 675-9133 ext. 109

www.newmobility.com/magazine.cfm

 

Paralyzed Veterans of America Publications

(888) 860-7244

www.pva.aa.psiweb.com/NEWPVASITE/publications/pubproductsindex.htm

 

PN/Paraplegia News

(888) 888-2201

www.pnnews.com/pn/newversion/frames/

 

Research & Training Center on Independent Living

4089 Dole Center

Lawrence, KS  66045-2930

(785) 864-4095

www.rtcil.org

See catalog for booklets on secondary health conditions experienced by people with SCI.

 

Spinal Network

The Total Wheelchair Book

(800) 543-4116 ext.480; (310) 317-4522 ext.480

www.newmobility.com/bookstore.cfm

 

SPORTS ’N SPOKES

2111 East Highland Ave., Suite 180

Phoenix, AZ  85016-4702

Email:  snsmagaz@aol.com

www.sns-magazine.com/sns/

 

Spinal Cord Injury Information Network

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

(205) 934-3283

Fax: (205) 975-8376

619 19th Street, S. SRC-529

Birmingham, AL  35249-7300

www.spinalcord.uab.edu

 

We Magazine

(212) 931-6700

 

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

 

American Psychological Association

Public Information Line

(800) 374-2721

www.apa.org

 

The Family Village Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1500 Highland Avenue

Madison, WI  53705-2280

www.familyvillage.Wisc.Edu/lib_ment.htm

 

National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network

PO Box 42490

Washington, DC  20015

(800) 789-2647

www.mentalhealth.org

 

PAIN

 

American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today

201 S. Cherokee

Denver, CO  80223

(303) 783-9324

www.adapt.org

 

disAbility Resource Center

607-S.E. Everett Mall Way, Suite 9B

Everett, WA  98208

(425) 347-5768

www.wa-ilsc.org/index.html

www.wa-ilsc.org/drcservices.html

 

Managing Personal Assistants, A Consumer Guide

(800) 424-8200

Email: info@pva.org

http://www.pva.org/NEWPVASITE/publications/pubs/PersAsst.htm

 

National Association for Home Care

228 Seventh Street, S.E.

Washington, DC  20003

(202) 547-7424

Fax: (202) 547-3540

www.nahc.org/Consumer/coninfo.html

www.nahc.org/home.html

www.nahc.org/Consumer/stassn.html

 

NCIL - National Council On Independent Living

1916 Wilson Blvd., Suite 209

Arlington, VA  22201

(703) 525-3406

Email: ncil@ncil.org

www.ncil.org

 

Research &Training Center on Independent Living

1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4089

Lawrence, KS 66045-7555

(785) 864-4095

www.rtcil.org

See catalog for guide on training personal assistants

 

PREVENTION RESOURCES

 

Think First Foundation

5550 MeadowBrook Drive, Suite 110

Park Ridge, IL  60068

(800) THINK56; (847) 290-8600

www.thinkfirst.org/home.html

May provide an opportunity for persons with SCI to volunteer to educate the community about prevention of SCI

 

RECREATION/TRAVEL/SPORTS RESOURCES

 

Beneficial Designs, Inc.

1617 Water Street, Suite B

Minden, NY 89423-4310

(831) 429-8447

www.beneficialdesigns.com

 

Disabled Sports USA

P.O. Box 9780

Truckee, CA 96162

(530) 581-4161

www.dsusafw.org

  

National Sports Network

P.O. Box 47799

St. Petersburg, FL 33743-7799

(800) 699-4494

 

Paralyzed Veterans of America

(800) 424-8200

www.pva.org

 

Shake A Leg

P.O. Box 1264

Newport, RI 02840

(401) 849-8898

www.shakealeg.org

 

American Therapeutic Recreation Association

1414 Prince Street, Suite 204

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 683-9420

www.atra-tr.org

 

REHABILITATION

 

American Therapeutic Recreation Association

1414 Prince Street, Suite 204

Alexandria, VA 22314

(703) 683-9420

www.atra-tr.org

 

Allied Services

475 Morgan Highway, P.O. Box 1103

Scranton, PA  18501-1103

(570) 348-1405

Fax: (570) 348-2909

 

CARF – The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission

(520) 325-1044

Fax: (520) 318-1129

www.carf.org

 

Head Injury Rehabilitation Services

4720 Lincoln Blvd., Suite 321

Marina del Rey, CA  90292

(800) 705-4477

www.neurorehab.com/links.html

 

National Model SCI Centers

The Model Spinal Cord Injury System program, sponsored

by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation

Research (NIDRR], provides assistance to establish

innovative projects for the delivery, demonstration, and

evaluation of comprehensive medical, vocational, and other

rehabilitation services to meet the needs of individuals with

spinal cord injury.

 

The following were model systems as of March 2003.

 

CHECK www.ncddr.org/rpp/hf/hfdw/mscis

FOR CURRENT LISTINGS or call

(800) 266-183; (512) 476-6861

Fax: (512) 476-2286

 

University of Alabama at Birmingham SCI Care System

Amie B. Jackson, M.D.

UAB - Spain Rehabilitation Center

619 19th Street, S, SRC 529

Birmingham, AL  35249-7330

(205) 934-3330

Fax: (205) 975-4691
 

Regional SCI Care System of Southern California

Robert L. Waters, M.D.

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

7601 East Imperial Highway, HB117

Downey, CA  90242-4155

(562) 401-7161

Fax: (562) 803-5623
 

Northern California SCI System

Tamara Bushnik, Ph.D.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

950 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 2011

San Jose, CA  95128

(408) 295-9896

Fax: (408) 295-9913

Rocky Mountain Regional SCI System

Daniel P. Lammertse, M.D.

Craig Hospital

3425 South Clarkson Street

Englewood, CO  80110-2811

(303) 789-8220

Fax: (303) 789-8219
 

Georgia Regional SCI System

David F. Apple, Jr., M.D.

Shepherd Spinal Center

2020 Peachtree Road, NW

Atlanta, GA  30309-1465

(404) 350-7591

Fax: (404) 355-7353

www.shepherd.org/sci/index.htm

 

South Florida Regional SCI System

Marca L. Sipski, M.D.

University of Miami, School of Medicine

1095 Northwest 14th Terrace

Miami, FL 33136

(305) 243-8187

Fax: (305) 243-3395

 

The New England Regional SCI System

Shanker Newsthurai, M.D.

Boston University Medical Center

One Boston Medical Center Plaza, F-511

Boston, MA  02118-2393

(617) 638-7310

Fax: (617) 638-7313

University of Michigan Model SCI System

Denise G. Tate, Ph.D.

University of Michigan Medical Center

300 North Ingalls, Room NI2A09

Ann Arbor, MI  48109-0491

(734) 763-0971

Fax: (734) 936-5492

 

University of Pittsburgh Model Center on SCI

Michael L. Boninger, M.D.

University of Pittsburgh

7180 Highland Drive, 151R-1

Pittsburgh, PA 15206

(412) 365-4861

 

Missouri Model SCI System

Kristofer Hagglund, Ph.D.

Department of Health Psychology

One Hospital Drive, DC046.46.

Columbia, MO  65212

(573) 884-2899

Fax: (573) 884-2902

 

Northern New Jersey SCI System

Joel A. DeLisa, M.D.

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation

1199 Pleasant Valley Way

West Orange, NJ  07052-1499

(973) 243-6805

Fax: (973) 243-6861
 

Mount Sinai SCI Model System

Kristjan T. Ragnarsson, M.D.

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

One Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1240

New York, NY  10029-6574

(212) 659-9340

Fax: (212) 348-5901
 

Regional SCI System of Delaware Valley

John F. Ditunno, M.D.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

132 South 10th Street 375 Main Building

Philadelphia, PA  19107-5244

(215) 955-5580 

Fax: (215) 955-5152

Texas Regional SCI System

William H. Donovan, M.D.

The Institute for Rehabilitation & Research

1333 Moursund Avenue

Houston, TX  77030-3408

(713) 797-5946

Fax: (713) 797-5982

Medical College of Virginia

William McKinley, M.D.

Medical College of Virginia, Box 980661

Richmond, VA  23298-0677

(804) 828-0861

Fax: (804) 828-5704

 

Northwest Regional SCI System

Diana D. Cardenas, M.D.

Department of Rehab Medicine,

Box 356490

Seattle, WA  98105-6613

(206) 543-8171

Fax: (206) 685-3244

Email: dianamac@u.washington.edu

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center

4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200

Lanham, MD 20706

(800) 346-2742

www.naric.com/naric/search/t08.html

 

National Spinal Cord Injury Association

Help Line (800) 962-9629; (301) 588-6959

Fax: (301) 588-9414

Email: nscia2@aol.com

www.spinalcord.org

 

PoinTIS - Point of Care, Teambased Information System

http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/handbook.html

 

Vocational Rehabilitation

See local phone directory under state offices.

 

RESEARCH

 

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)

National Institutes of Health

P.O. Box 5801

Bethesda, MD  20824

(800) 352-9424

www.ninds.nih.gov

 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheeled Mobility

David M. Brienza

University of Pittsburgh

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Rehabilitation and Technology

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

(412) 383-6571

www.rercwm.pitt.edu

 

Research Information & Independent Living (RIIL)

1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4089

Lawrence, KS 66045-7555

(785) 864-4095

 www.getriil.org

 

SCI Research

www.cureparalysis.org/drs/index.html

 

SECONDARY MEDICAL CONDITIONS

 

Rehabilitation Research & Training Center

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

619 19th Street S., SRC-529

Birmingham, AL  35249-7300

(205) 934-3283

Fax: (205) 975-8376

www.spinalcord.uab.edu

 

The Wound Care Institute, Inc.

1541 NE 167th Street

North Miami Beach, FL  33162

www.medicaledu.com/wndguide.htm

 

Research &Training Center on Independent Living

1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4089

Lawrence, KS 66045-7555

(785) 864-4095

www.rtcil.org

See catalog for booklets on preventing secondary conditions.

 

SERVICE DOGS

 

Assistance Dogs International

c/o Canine Partners For Life

334 Faggs Manor Road

Cochranville, PA  19330

(610) 869-4902

www.chesco.com/k94life/service.htm

 

International Association of Assistance Dog Partners

38691 Filly Drive

Sterling Heights, MI  48310

(586) 826-3938

www.iaadp.org

 

Service Dog Directory

1940 Soda Mountain Road

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 482-7669

www.wolfpacks.com/serviced.htm

 

Support Dogs, Inc. - Training Facility

3958 Union Road

St. Louis, MO  63135

(314) 892-2554

http://members.aol.com/maxidog1/support.htm

 

SEXUALITY

 

Fertility and Adoption Resources

www.sexualhealth.com

Sandra Welner, MD Email: Welnersmd@aol.com

 

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

PO Box 016960 (R-48)

Miami, FL  33101-6960

(800) STAND-UP;  (305) 243-6001

Fax: (305) 243-6017

www.miamiproject.miami.edu

 

Sexual Health Network

3 Mayflower Lane

Shelton, CT  06484

(203) 924-4623

www.sexualhealth.com

 

SPINAL CORD INJURY FOUNDATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS

 

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation

Short Hills Plaza

636 Morris Turnpike, Suite #3A

Short Hills, NJ 07078

(800) 225-0292

www.paralysis.org

 

Kent Waldrep National Paralysis Foundation

16415 Addison Road, Suite 550

Dallas, TX  75001

(877) SCI-CURE;  (972) 248-7100

www.spinalvictory.org

 

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

PO Box 016960 (R-48)

Miami, FL  33101-6960

(800) STAND-UP; (305) 243-6001 

Fax: (305) 243-6017

www.miamiproject.miami.edu

 

The National Spinal Cord Injury Association

6701 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 300-9

Bethesda, MD 20817

(800) 962-9629

www.spinalcord.org

 

Paralyzed Veterans of America

801 18th Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20006

(800) 424-8200

www.pva.org

 

Steve Palermo Chapter

Kent WaldrepNational Paralysis Foundation

11350 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 200

Leawood, KS  66211

(800) 513-3700;  (913) 451-3700

www.spinalvictory.org

 

SPINAL CORD INJURY & GENERAL DISABILITY INFORMATION

 

ABLEDATA

860 Fenton Street, Suite 930

Silver Spring, MD  20910

(800) 227-0216

www.abledata.com

 

The DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet

(516) 585-0290

www.disabilityresources.org

 

Health Care Information Resources

Spinal Cord Injury Links

www.hsl.mcmaster.ca/tomflem/spinalcord.html

 

National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

211 East Seventh Street, Suite 400

Austin, TX  78701-3281

(800) 266-1832

http://www.ncddr.org/rpp/hf/hfdw/mscis/

 

Paralysis Society of America

801 Eighteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC  20006-3517

(888) 772-1711; TTY: (202) 973-8422

Fax: (202) 973-8421

www.psa.org

 

Paralinks

www.paralinks.net

 

PoinTIS - Point of Care, Teambased Information System

http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/handbook.html

 

Rehabilitation Research & Training Center

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

619 19th Street S., SRC-529

Birmingham, AL  35249-7300

www.spinalcord.uab.edu

(205) 934-3283

 

Warm Springs Resource Center for People with Disabilities

909 NE Loop 410

San Antonio, TX 78209

(210) 616-0100

www.warmsprings.org/RCenter/informat.htm

 

SUPPORT/SELF HELP

 

Contact your local independent living center for information

about independent living skills.  A list of CIL’s across the nation

can be found at www.ilru.org.

 

Friends’ Health Connection

(800) 483-7436 

www.48friend.org

 

Independent Living Research Utilization

2323 South Shepherd, Suite 1000

Houston, TX  77019

(713) 520-0232

www.ilru.org

 

International Ventilator Users Network (IVUN)

(314) 534-0475

www.post-polio.org/ivun/index.html

 

Ventilator Use

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_vent.htm

 

WHEELCHAIR INFORMATION

 

Beneficial Designs, Inc.

1617 Water Street, Suite B

Minden, NY 89423-4310

(831) 429-8447

www.beneficialdesigns.com

www.beneficialdesigns.com/wcseating/wcseating.html

 

The Family Village Waisman Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1500 Highland Avenue

Madison, WI  53705-2280

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/at/wc-seating.html

www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/at/wheelchairs.html

 

A Guide to Wheelchair Selection: How to use ANSI/RESNA Wheelchair Standards to Buy a Wheelchair

Published by: Paralyzed Veterans of America

SCI Education and Training Foundation

801 Eighteenth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC  20006

(800) 424-8200 ext. 609

 

SpinLife

(800) 850-0335

www.spinlife.com

 

The Manual Wheelchair Training Guide

Peter Axelson, Denise Yamada Chesney,

Jean Minkel, Anita Perr

Beneficial Designs

Pax Press

P.O. Box 69

Minden, NV 89423-0069

(775) 783-8822

http://www.beneficialdesigns.com/paxpress/paxpress.html

 

The Power Wheelchair Training Guide

Peter Axelson, Jean Minkel, Anita Perr,

Denise Yamada

Beneficial Designs

Pax Press

P.O. Box 69

Minden, NV 89423-0069

(775) 783-8822

http://www.beneficialdesigns.com/paxpress/paxpress.html