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The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
United Cerebral Palsy's National Homepage
United States Cerebral Palsy Athletic Association
- (USCPAA) is commited to providing quality programming in the areas of sports, recreation and fitness for individuals with physical disabilities.
The Perspectives Network, Inc.
-is an international tax-exempt, non-profit organization founded by a survivor of acquired brain injury in 1990. TPN's primary focus is communication between survivors, family members/caregivers/friends, professionals and community members in order to create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of acquired brain injury.
The Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.
American Paralysis Association
- The American Paralysis Association is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to: Increasing public awareness of spinal cord injury; Funding research to develop interventions that minimize damage or enhance function after injury; Raising funds for these purposes.
Spinal Cord Injury Update
- is a newsletter on topics related to spinal cord injury (SCI), supported by a grant from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (#H133N50025), U.S. Department of Education, to the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System, one of 18 model SCI care systems nationwide.
The Brain Injury Association, Inc.
- The BIA is an organization devoted to serving people with brain injuries and their families. It also seeks to promote Brain Injury prevention as well as research into Brain Injury.
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke & Paralysis Resources Guide
- Provides information on numerous organizations addressing these needs. Links to MGH Developmental Neurosurgery homepage for more information.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Creative Learning Stroke Support
"Breakthrough To Language is a series of multi-sensory oriented programs developed to help both teach and recover language lost to stroke, closed head injury, CVA and traumatic brain injuries."
Traumatic Brain Injury Project
"The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Project, funded by the Kansas State Board of Education, statewide project designed to provide inservice and preservice training to educators and related service personnel serving students with TBI in the state of Kansas.
Traumatic Brain Injury Page - General discussion of TBI
The Saskatchewan Head Injury Association - is a non-profit charitable association formed by head injured persons, their families, interested friends and care-givers to provide support, information sharing, public information and awareness.
NIDDK (Diabetes, Kidney Disease, and Digestive Disorders) - This site includes information on disorders covered by NIDDK, research information, recent related news and links to other related sites.
The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut - This site provides information and statistics about TBI. Also includes links to other ABI/TBI sites.
Hydrocephalus Association Homepage - This site provides information about Hydrocephalus and links to other related sites.
Spina Bifida Association of Nova Scotia - information about Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Also includes addresses to other Spina Bifida Associations in Canada and the USA.
Physical Impairment Resources - Luxembourg (HANDITEL site) Large directory of sites related to physical impairments in the United States and throughout the world.
ABI/TBI Information Project - This site includes articles about TBI and information about
the TBI support discussion list. Also includes search mechanism for the TBI List Archives.
Cure Paralysis Now - is an organization that encourages interaction between inter-disciplinary researchers in a cooperative effort to cure spinal cord paralysis
Welcome to the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) website.
AAMR is the member organization for professionals working in the field of mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
Introduction to Mental Retardation Introduction to Mental Retardation.What is mental retardation? An individual is considered to have mental retardation based on the following three...
Texas State Agency - Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Department State of Texas - Government Information. Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Texas Department of. Street Address: 909 West 45th Street Austin, TX 78751..

