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Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC)
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with paralysis and their families by providing comprehensive information, resources, and referral services. The PRC is a program of the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) and is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Paralysis Resource Guide available free in English or Spanish.
Contact: Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
636 Morris Turnpike
Suite 3A
Short Hills, NJ 07078
US
Phone: 973-467-8270
Toll-free: 800-539-7309
Fax: 973-467-9845
www.paralysis.org / infospecialist@christopherreeve.org
Intelligent Mobility International
Intelligent Mobility International (IMI) is a 501(c) (3) social enterprise that seeks to empower individuals with disabilities by designing and producing safe, durable wheelchairs and mobility devices suitable for the terrain in developing countries. Committed to supporting local economic development, IMI will train people with disabilities at its partner shops to make the mobility devices it has designed.
Contact: Intelligent Mobility International
P.O. Box 8242
Lancaster, CA 93539
US
Phone: 661-435-1752
http://www.intelligentmobility.org/ / ciclosasillas@gmail.com
National Amputee Golf Association
NAGA currently has over 2,000 members in the U.S. and some 200 players from 17 other countries. In addition to its national tournament, NAGA hosts events for senior players and sponsors local and regional tournaments throughout the country. ?The Golf for the Physically Challenged program has enabled many to realize firsthand that they can play the game and have fun in an outdoor sport. To assist a growing number of physical, occupational, and recreational therapists, who have realized the adaptability of golf as a rehabilitation medium, NAGA brought its First Swing program to hospitals and rehabilitation centers throughout the U.S. in 1989.
Contact: National Amputee Golf Association
11 Walnut Hill Road
Amherst, NH 03031
US
Phone: 603-672-6444
Toll-free: 800-633-6242
Fax: 603-672-2987
www.nagagolf.org / b1naga@aol.com
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Offers information, publications on a variety of topics of interest to veterans and all people with spinal-cord injury/disease.
Contact: Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 Eighteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
US
Phone: 202-872-1300
Toll-free: 800-424-8200
www.pva.org / info@pva.org
Primolicious Disability Website
Information and Inspiration For the Disability Community, By the Disability Community. Primolicious is the cozy online gathering place for the Disability Community where people with common interests and challenges connect, share and support one another. On Primolicious you can find fellowship, enjoyment, involvement, solace, entertainment, acceptance, hope and encouragement.
Contact: Primolicious.com Disability Website
10125 Silver Streak Dr
South Jordan, UT 84095
US
Phone: 801-865-3563
Primolicious.com / RollinLog@Primolicious.com
Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation
Leading the Charge for the Cure of Paralysis. The Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation (SSPF) helps individuals overcome spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders by funding scientific research, medical treatment, rehabilitation and technological advances. We work tirelessly in our advocacy efforts both locally and nationally on behalf of the disabled.
Contact: Sam Schmidt Paralysis Foundation
230 W. Delaware Ave.
Pennington, NJ 08534
US
Phone: 317-236-9999
Fax: 609-737-4325
http://samschmidt.org / icahill@samschmidt.org
TRANSPLEX Center For Medicine And Rehabilitation
TRANSPLEX Center for Medicine and Rehabilitation is able to offer a comprehensive range of modalities and treatment options to meet the needs of our patient population. The skill and knowledge of the treating therapist, along with each patient's desire to improve, can lead to significant improvement in most conditions that have a medical necessity for treatment.
Contact: TRANSPLEX Center For Medicine And Rehabilitation
5303 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124-1217
US
Phone: 215-831-8100
Universal Wheelchair Football Association
Provides rules, regulations and consultation on the sport of wheelchair football.
Contact: Universal Wheelchair Football Association
Disability Services Office, U.C. Raymond Walters College
9555 Plainfield Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236-1096
US
Phone: 513-792-8625
Fax: 513-792-8624
john.kraimer@uc.edu
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