|
back to links main page
Severe Orthopedic Disabilities
American
Cerebral Palsy Information Center – Are you the
parent of a child with special needs? Do you ask yourself
why this happened to your child? Do you wonder who will pay
for all the medical expenses? Have you worried about who will
take care of your child after you're gone? The information
center can help you find the answers to your questions.
Assistive Technology
Loan Fund Authority – The Assistive Technology Loan
Fund Authority's mission is to facilitate favorable credit
financing of assistive technology for Virginians with disabilities.
Arthritis
Foundation – The Arthritis Foundation is the only
national not-for-profit organization that supports the more
than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy,
programs, services and research.
Enhancing
Rehabilitation Research in the South (ERRIS) Project –
Designed to provide an infrastructure that will increase the
quality and quantity of rehabilitation research in the region.
All etiologies and age groups are included although there
is a relative focus on central nervous system injury and pediatric
through young adult populations.
Internet
Resources for Special Children (IRSC)/Musculoskeletal Disorders
– The IRSC Web site is dedicated to children with disabilities
and other health-related disorders worldwide.
National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke –
The nation's leading supporter of biomedical research on disorders
of the brain and nervous system.
Osteogenesis
Imperfecta – Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a genetic
disorder characterized by bones that break easily often from
little or no apparent cause. A person with OI can break a
rib while coughing, or a leg by rolling over in their sleep.
SMSU
Students with Orthopedic/Mobility Impairments –
A variety of mobility-related disabilities result from neuro-muscular
and orthopedic impairments. These disabilities may be congenital
or they may be the result of an accident or illness. They
may include conditions such as spinal cord injury, paralysis,
cerebral palsy, severe forms of arthritis, polio/post-polio,
spina bifida, orthopedic injury, amputation, cardiac conditions,
cystic fibrosis, later stages of AIDS, stroke and muscular
dystrophy.
Spinal
Injuries Association – The national organization
of spinal cord injured people. It represents all their interests
regardless of how the impairment occurred, whether or not
it has resulted in full or partial paralysis. It supports
all those who are affected by spinal cord injury, including
the family and friends of the disabled person.
United Cerebral
Palsy – For 50 years, UCP has been committed to
change and progress for persons with disabilities. The national
organization and its nationwide network of 111 affiliates
in 39 states strive to ensure the inclusion of persons with
disabilities in every facet of society. As one of the largest
health charities in America, UCP's mission is to advance the
independence, productivity and full citizenship of people
with cerebral palsy and other disabilities, through its commitment
to the principles of independence, inclusion and self-determination.
University
of Virginia/Types of CP – The site offers definitions and descriptions of the different types of cerebral palsy.
WVU
Strategies for Teaching Students with Motor/Orthopedic Impairments
– The site gives a brief understanding of various motor/orthopedic
impairments and the degree of educational limitation they
cause, and helps develop a set of mitigative strategies.
back to links main page
| 
