FacingDisability.com
Information and Support - Spinal Cord Injury
737 N Michigan Ave, Ste 1560, Chicago, IL, 60611
(312) 284-2525
info@facingdisability.com
https://facingdisability.com/resources
Service Details
Description
Learn more about a specific topic and how to connect to additional resources and services.
Additional Information
Provides online based information and support for people with spinal cord injuries and the members of their families, of all ages, levels and experiences
Information about:
* Defining spinal cord injury
* Spinal cord injury facts and figures
* Levels of injuries and what they mean
* Care and treatment
* Rehabilitation
* Pediatric spinal cord injuries
* Bedsores
This site has resources and videos on topics that include:
* Family and caregiver support
* Assistive technology
* Sports after spinal cord injury
* Relationships and fertility
* Pediatric spinal cord injury
* Employment and education
* Advocacy
* Professional organizations
* Government programs
* Financial assistance programs
* Articles, books and publications
* Consumer education sheets
Online peer counseling is available.
Features
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Area Served by County
- Aitkin County
- Anoka County
- Becker County
- Beltrami County
- Benton County
- Big Stone County
- Blue Earth County
- Brown County
- Carlton County
- Carver County
- Cass County
- Chippewa County
- Chisago County
- Clay County
- Clearwater County
- Cook County
- Cottonwood County
- Crow Wing County
- Dakota County
- Dodge County
- Douglas County
- Faribault County
- Fillmore County
- Freeborn County
- Goodhue County
- Grant County
- Hennepin County
- Houston County
- Hubbard County
- Isanti County
- Itasca County
- Jackson County
- Kanabec County
- Kandiyohi County
- Kittson County
- Koochiching County
- Lac qui Parle County
- Lake County
- Lake of the Woods County
- Le Sueur County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- Mahnomen County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Mower County
- Murray County
- Nicollet County
- Nobles County
- Norman County
- Olmsted County
- Otter Tail County
- Pennington County
- Pine County
- Pipestone County
- Polk County
- Pope County
- Ramsey County
- Red Lake County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
- Rice County
- Rock County
- Roseau County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Sibley County
- St. Louis County
- Statewide
- Stearns County
- Steele County
- Stevens County
- Swift County
- Todd County
- Traverse County
- Wabasha County
- Wadena County
- Waseca County
- Washington County
- Watonwan County
- Wilkin County
- Winona County
- Wright County
- Yellow Medicine County
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Payment
- Free / no cost to everyone
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Specialization
- Adults with disabilities
- Children and/or youth with disabilities
- Disabilities
- Family
- Physical disabilities
Area Served
Nationwide
Websites
Phone Numbers
Type | Number | Hours |
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Main | (312) 284-2525 |
Last Update
11/21/2024
Other Locations
This provider does not offer this service at other locations.
Other Services or resources
This provider does not offer other services or resources at this location.
Taxonomy Terms Used: Clicking a taxonomy term from the list below launches a new search.
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LH-2700.1700Disease/Disability Information Definition
Programs that provide information about the causes and origins, preventive measures, symptoms, screening/diagnostic procedures, and/or methods of treatment or management including the latest research for specific illnesses or disabling conditions.
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TJ-3000.8000Specialized Information and Referral Definition
Programs that maintain information about community resources that are appropriate for a specific target group or human services sector (for example, youth programs or addiction services) and which link individuals who are in need of specialized services with appropriate resources and/or which provide information about community agencies and organizations that offer specialized services.
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YF-3000.8090Spinal Cord Injuries Definition
Trauma or damage to the column of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla to the second lumbar vertebra in the spinal canal. All nerves to the trunk and limbs are issued from the spinal cord, and it is the center of reflex action containing the conducting paths to and from the brain.