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The Department of Health Psychology (DHP) does not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed at any of these sites. When you click on the following links, you will be directed away from the DHP web site. DHP provides these links for educational purposes only. DHP is not responsible for the information you will be shown at these web sites.

Personal assistant services

  • Hiring In-home Help, a fact sheet from the Family Caregiver Alliance
  • Attendant Care Consumer Training Manual, from Community Resources for Independencee
  • Yes, You Can! A Guide to Self-Care for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury, from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Publications Catalog
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America publications about SCI

General spinal cord injury sites, offering information on wide variety of topics

  • United Spinal Association (formerly Eastern Paralyzed Veterans of America)
  • National Spinal Cord Injury Association
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America
  • Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center
  • Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
  • Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care & Cure
  • Spinal Cord Injury Network International
  • NeuRe, the Neurotrauma Registry (SCI and TBI information)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Information Pages
  • Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

General disability sites

  • Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
  • disABILITY Information and Resources, includes SCI resources page
  • eBility - Your Abilities Online
  • Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns, formerly ADA Information Center On-Line
  • Missouri AgrAbility Project
  • Missouri Governor's Council on Disability Resource Directory
  • National Business & Disability Council, links job seekers and companies
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • SWAP 'N SHOP Missouri equipment exchange program
  • World Institute on Disability
  • Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI), University at Buffalo
  • EnableLink
  • Disability Resources on the Internet
  • Disabled Peoples' International
  • The Boulevard Abilities Mall
  • Family Village
  • Mobilewomen.org A broad range of topics for women who use wheelchairs
Disability research sites
  • CROWD - Center for Research on Women with Disabilities
  • National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
  • National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
  • National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
  • National SCI Statistical Center
  • Model SCI System
  • Model SCI System Dissemination Center
  • Spinal Cord Research Centre, University of Manitoba, Canada

Assistive technology/animal sites

  • AbleData
  • Missouri Assistive Technology Project
  • Spinal Cord Injury Peer Information Library on Technology
  • AbilityHub - Assistive technology for computers and disability
  • Canine Companions for Independence
  • Adaptivemall.com

Medical issues

  • RehabTeamSite: Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America: Medical Guidelines
  • Syringomyelia Facts

Sexual health (note: some of these sites may contain graphic material)

  • Sexual Health Network
  • Disability and Sexuality
  • WDI - Sexuality and Disability
  • NSCIA - Sexuality Resources
  • Video: Sexuality Reborn
  • MyPleasure.com

Discussion lists, chat rooms, support

  • tell-us-your-story.com, Disability Discussion Forum
  • Andy's Spinal Injury Web Site

Education

  • University of Missouri Disability Services Office
  • eCollege

Adaptive apparel

  • Wardrobe Wagon - Special Needs Clothing Store
  • Adaptations by Adrian
  • Anitavee's Adaptive Apparel
  • Specially for You - Clothing for the Physically Challenged
  • AbleApparel
  • Personal Touch Health Care Apparel, Inc.
  • Adaptive Designs Apparel
  • Rolli-Moden

Parenting, family & children's issues

  • Internet Resources for Special Children
  • Through the Looking Glass, parenting with a disability
  • National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
  • American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Links

Sports, recreation, fitness & travel

  • PVA Sports & Recreation
  • Access-Able Travel Source
  • Wheelchair Getaways
  • The Quadfather web site dealing with quad rugby and the movie "Murderball"

Other online resources

  • Social Security Online
  • Missouri Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
  • Governor's Council on Disability
  • University of Missouri Outreach & Extension Community Connection

Missouri Independent Living Centers

  • Services for Independent Living, Columbia
  • Ozark Independent Living, West Plains
  • Paraquad, St. Louis
  • Rural Advocates for Independent Living (RAIL), Kirksville
  • Warrensburg Independent Living Services (WILS), Warrensburg
  • Independent Living Resource Center, Jefferson City
  • Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living, St. Joseph
  • Tri-County Center for Independent Living, Rolla
  • Northeast Independent Living Services, Hannibal
  • L.I.F.E. Center for Independent Living, Farmington
  • Independent Living Center of Southeast Missouri, Poplar Bluff
  • Southwest Center for Independent Living, Springfield
  • The Whole Person, Inc., Kansas City
  • SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence, Inc., Cape Girardeau
  • Access II, Gallatin
  • Bootheel Area Independent Living Services, Kennett

SCI-related Magazines, Newsletters

Abilities Able News Access-Able Travel Athena
Breaking New Ground  Common Threads Connections  Int. Ventilator Users Network News 
Mainstream  New Horizons Newsletter  New Mobility Magazine  Palaestra 
Paraplegia News The PROJECT  Pushin' On Newsletter  The Ragged Edge 
Resourceful Woman  The Rural Exchange SCI Access Spinal Cord Injury Life
SCI Update Sports 'N Spokes WeMedia Magazine WINGS

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