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information, research, treatment, and rehabilitation dealing
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The Christopher Reeve Paralysis
Foundation (CRPF)
Visit
their Website: http://www.apacure.com/
The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF)
encourages and supports research to develop effective
treatments and a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord
injury and other central nervous system disorders. The
Foundation evaluates and selects these research programs
using councils of internationally renowned neuroscientists
and clinicians. The Foundation also allocates a portion of
its resources to grants that improve the quality of life for
people with disabilities. |
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Traumatic Brain
Injury Resource Directory
Visit their Website: http://tbi-sci.org/tbird/
The TBIRD is a service of the Rehabilitation
Research Center for TBI & SCI located at Santa Clara Valley
Medical Center. We do not personally endorse any of the
services nor make any guarantees regarding the information
or services included in this directory. |
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National Spinal Cord Injury
Association
Visit their Website: http://www.spinalcord.org/
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association is
the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated
to helping the hundreds of thousands of Americans coping with
the results of spinal cord injury and disease. |
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Patricia Neal Rehabilitation
Center
Visit their Website: http://www.patneal.org/
The Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center is a
72-bed facility nationally recognized for rehabilitation of
stroke, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. It is named in
honor of actress Patricia Neal, a long-time Knoxville resident
who overcame the disabling effects of three massive strokes to
return to her acting career. |
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Kessler Medical Rehabilitation
Research
and Education Corporation
Visit their Website: http://www.kmrrec.org/
The mission of KMRREC is to conduct basic and
applied research in the field of physical medicine and
rehabilitation. Its research findings are published worldwide
for the purposes of enhancing the field to better serve the
general public. |
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Craig Hospital
Visit their Website: www.craighospital.com
Craig Hospital in Denver has long been
recognized as a premier national center of excellence in the
specialty rehabilitation and research for patients with spinal
cord injury and acquired brain injury. Craig has treated more
than 23,000 patients since 1956 - more than any other single
facility in the world - and has been rated every year in the Top
Ten Rehabilitation Hospitals by US News and World Report since
the ratings began. In 2000, patients came to Craig from 44
states and several countries to take advantage of their
expertise and experience. |
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Brain Injury Association, Inc.
Visit their Website: http://www.biausa.org/
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of
life of people with brain injury and their families as well as
promoting prevention of brain injury. The website offers
information, education, advocacy, support, and prevention. The
BIA consists of 42 state associations, 200 chapters, and over
800 support groups across the U.S. |
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Brain Injury Center
Visit their Website: http://www.braincenter.org/
This "doorway to information" is opened to you
by the Brain Injury Association of Kentucky. The website
provides an introduction to brain injury, a family in crisis,
attitude of recovery, and TBI resources. |
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Centre for Neuro Skills - TBI
Resource Guide
Visit their Website: http://www.neuroskills.com/
The TBI Resource Guide from the Centre for Neuro
Skills (CNS) is a main source of information, services, and
products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury
recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation. Website features
"Inside View" online newsletter and book of the week. |
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National Information Center for
Children
and Youth with Disabilities
Visit their Website: http://www.nichcy.org/
Website devoted to providing information on
disabilities for families, educators, and other professionals.
Special focus is on children and youth (birth to age 22).
Services include personal responses to specific questions,
publications, referrals to other disability organizations, and
information searches of their own library and databases.
Information is also provided in Spanish. |
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National Rehabilitation
Information
Center (NARIC)
Visit their Website: http://www.naric.com/
This organization is funded by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to
serve anyone, professional or layperson, who is interested in
disability and rehabilitation. Provides 60,000
disability-related records regarding literature, organizations,
timely information, and research in five databases. Also lists
projects funded by NIDRR. |
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National
Resource Center for
Traumatic Brain Injury
Visit their Website: www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu
Traumatic brain injury website produced by the
Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia. Includes
guides for survivors; families, friends, and caregivers; living
and working productively; and rehabilitation providers. Also
provides TBI frequently asked questions (FAQs), chat with Pat,
and directory of experts. |
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Rehab
International
Visit their Website: www.rehab-international.org
A federation of national and international
organizations working for the "prevention of disability, the
rehabilitation of people with disabilities and the equalization
of opportunities within society." RI is composed of 200
organizations in 90 nations across the world. |
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The Rehabilitation Research
Center for TBI & SCI
Visit their Website: http://www.tbi-sci.org/
Homepage for the Model System at the Santa Clara
Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California federally funded
by NIDRR for people with brain or spinal cord injuries. This
website contains information on the TBI and SCI Projects
including community activities, peer support, research, and
resources. The TBIRD (Traumatic Brain Injury Directory) and
SCI-FYI (Spinal Cord Injury - For Your Information) can be
accessed through this site. Links are also available to the
COMBI, Project Enable, InterAct newsletter, SCI ring, Brain
Matters, and other NIDRR-funded Model System Projects. |
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