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Disability-Related Resources
Spinal Cord InjuryCONNECTICUT Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization estaglished to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities life, learn, love, work, and play independently. They serve thousands of individuals with disabilities through a multidisciplinary network of service providers and consumers. In order to reach as many people with disabilities as cost effectively as possible, they target their services and publications to libraries, disability organizations, independent living centers, rehabilitation facilities, educational institutions, and health and social service providers. Visit their site for Connecticut resources via the above link or visit their home page at www.disabilityresources.org.
The NSCIA Connecticut Chapter is a group of individuals that join together with the hopes of improving the lives of people who have been affected by a spinal related injury or disease within the state of Connecticut.
This spinal cord injury peer support website was created in 2003 to raise disability awareness and share life experiences between people with disabilities and their carers. The site has an extensive list of information on spinal cord injury health issues, discussion forums, and general resources. BrainandSpinalCord.org was created as a knowledge-base for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors. While the site is relatively new, they hope to eventually have answers and information about all of the most frequently asked questions and important issues facing survivors. Their mission is to be the most reliable, timely, and complete resource on the internet for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors. Their hope is that their website will become relied upon as a trustworthy resource for the community and for those who are searching for information.
The Center promotes the health and well-being of people living with spinal cord injury, mobility impairment, and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources, and referral services.
Founded in 1948, the NSCIA is the nation's oldest and largest civilian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans living with the results of spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) and their families. At NSCIA, they educate and empower survivors of spinal cord injury and disease to achieve and maintain the highest levels of independence, health and personal fulfillment. They fulfill this mission by providing an innovative Peer Support Network and by raising awareness about spinal cord injury and disease through education. Be sure to visit their page on Financial Aid for Higher Education. This site provides tips and possible solutions to various problems a person with a disability may encounter on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The goal is to help people with disabilities find solutions, success, and happiness. This site would be classified more as a self-help guide rather than a who can help me guide. Explore and make things happen. By making things happen you can continue to move forward.
The Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center's website has a vast amount of information helping to explain basic anatomy, physiology, and the complications resulting from a spinal cord injury. Topics include: spinal cord 101; rehabilitation center; chat room; living with SCI; message boards; classified ads; and a bookstore.
United Spinal is a membership organization that was incorporated in New York in 1947 under the name Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association. In January, 2003 Eastern dissolved its affiliation with PVA and ceased to operate as a chapter of that organization. United Spinal has the expanded mission of advocacy for all individuals with a spinal cord injury or disease, regardless of their age, gender, or veteran status. In doing so, United Spinal's commitment to America's veterans remains unaltered. The organization is simply extending its membership to include new segments of people that have very similar needs. Concurrent with this mission change, United Spinal is planning a gradual expansion from a regional to a national organization and will begin accepting members and offering programs and services of its historic region of operation as of January 2004. See also Paralyzed Veterans of America and New England Paralyzed Veterans of America.
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