Living With a Spinal Cord Injury
Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
American Occupational Therapy Association 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220 Bethesda, MD 20824-1220 Phone: (301) 652-2682 Fax: (301) 652-7711 TDD: 1-800-377-8555 Web Address: http://www.aota.org The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the nationally recognized professional association of approximately 35,000 occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students of occupational therapy. AOTA's mission is to advance the quality, availability, use, and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy, education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association 6701 Democracy Blvd. Suite 300-9 Bethesda, MD 20817 Phone: 1-800-962-9629 (toll free)
(301) 214-4006 (voicemail)Fax: (301) 881-9817 E-mail: info@spinalcord.org Web Address: http://www.spinalcord.org The National Spinal Cord Injury Association provides information and referral to individuals with new and existing spinal cord injuries and to their families. They sponsor chapters nationwide, and their Web site provides an extensive number of links to information and education on spinal cord injuries.
Rehabilitation Resource and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury National Rehabilitation Hospital 102 Irving Street NW Washington, DC 20010 Phone: (202) 877-1038 Fax: (202) 726-7521 TDD: (202) 877-1450 Web Address: www.sci-health.org/index.php The Rehabilitation Resource and Training Center (RRTC) on Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a collaborative effort by national leaders in SCI-related research, clinical expertise, support and education organizations, independent living centers, and consumers with SCI. The focus of this RRTC is on developing knowledge about and prevention of secondary conditions in SCI. The primary conditions studied will be cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis, although a wide range of other secondary conditions, such as respiratory problems, urinary tract infection, depression, and pain, as well as quality of life, will be examined. The network will also study how exercise and physical activity can help prevent certain secondary conditions after SCI. The Web site includes links to consumer information and publications on a wide range of subjects related to SCI.
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network Phone: (205) 934-3283 Fax: (205) 975-4691 TDD: (205) 934-4642 E-mail: sciweb@uab.edu Web Address: www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=19679 This Web site offers educational materials and information on services of the University of Alabama Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS). It includes links to national organizations, government agencies, commercial products, and educational resources related to spinal cord injury.
U.S. Department of Justice: Americans with Disabilities Act 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section—NYA Washington, DC 20530 Phone: 1-800-514-0301 Fax: (202) 307-1198 TDD: 1-800-514-0383 Web Address: www.ada.gov This Department of Justice Web site has links to information about the legal rights of Americans who are in some way disabled. Legal rights to housing, jobs, mobility, education, technology use, health care, and recreation are described. And the Web site also has information about the latest legal developments that affect people with disabilities.
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH | Last Updated: February 18, 2009 |
| Medical Review: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine Nancy Greenwald, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | |
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