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Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation - Resource Center
This foundation promotes the health and well-being of people living with spinal cord injury, paralysis and mobility impairment by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.
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Listing: Camps and Special Recreation
A listing of camps and special recreation programs in Illinois that include social clubs, sports teams, and opportunities for engaging with other people with live with a disability.
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Spinal Cord Injury: Tendon Transfer Surgery
Tendons are the part of the body that connects muscle to bone. Tendon transfer reconstructive surgery is a procedure used to improve strength in the wrist and hand for people who have weakness due to a spinal cord injury
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Preventing Swelling, Edema, and Contractures in Decreased Activity
Swelling in the legs and arms is very common after being unable to move them. This swelling (edema) is caused from fluid building up in the legs and arms due to slowed circulation.
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Info SheetLifeCenter Item
Listing: Public and Consumer Health Resources
This listing of public and consumer medical resource agencies will aid patients in the discovery of a rare diseases, medical conditions, infection prevention, and care including the agencies of AHRQ, CDC, IPHA, Merck online manual.
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Dysphagia: International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative
Dysphagia is trouble swallowing. Sometimes people with dysphagia are put on a special diet for safety. This page outlines the recommended thickness, pureed, and thin drinks or foods and where they overlap as followed by the IDDSI.
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IL Secretary of State - Persons with Disabilities Resources and Publications
Illinois resources, agencies and national organizations for people living with disabilities, visually impaired, for I.D. cards, publications, and forms.
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National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency that helps develop government disability policies, such as the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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American Association of People with Disabilities
This is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan, cross-disability organization in the US and is dedicated to the goals of the ADA. AAPD’s initiatives aim to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
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Wheelchair Care and Cleaning
Taking care of yourself includes taking care of the mobility aids that support your lifestyle. This involves cleaning your device and having good hand hygiene for viral infection prevention. This resource supports learning more about how to do this.
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