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My Journey with ALS: an Occupational Therapist’s Story
This is a story about an Occupational Therapist, Chris jash, and her living with ALS. Chris passed away in 2015. We mourn her passing, but keep this posting for its insights about living with a disability.
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Listing: Military and Veteran Resources
This is a list of resources for active military and veterans for support, financial assistance, and health benefits.
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Cerebral Palsy Foundation - CP Channel
The Cerebral Palsy foundation works to transform lives and empower research, and support of living better lives with Cerebral Palsy.
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Health and Wellness on a Continuum: Associated Conditions
Health and wellness are concepts that influence one’s quality of life; they comprise a dynamic state that everyone addresses throughout their lifetime. This state changes depending on other factors that enter into your life. Health and wellness include many areas of your life such as physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cognitive (thinking) areas.
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Listing: Support Groups and Peer Mentor Resources for All Conditions
Support groups listing and peer mentor groups that meet online or in person when possible, to support and give mentorship to other people just like you. Support groups are an important function of recovery and a way for people to gain tips and a way to give back for those who have much to share. This listing supports all conditions.
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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: Mental Health and Substance Use Resources
Counseling services for mental health and substance abuse, are available throughout the Chicago area and nationally at major medical centers, mental health and substance abuse centers, and private practices.
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Listing: Vision Loss or Low Vision Resources
This list of resources will assist people who have vision loss to find support and tools to better their lives.
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Listing: Disability Voting Resources
A voting resource list to aid people with a disability getting accessibility, and information for registration, polling places, and access to voters rights for all abilities.
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Listing: Intimacy, Fertility, Sexual Relations, and Pregnancy With a Disability
These listing resources are supported by health care professionals to enable people to have healthy social intimacy and fertility with their partners.
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