Among the new features are PRC-produced educational videos, which have been formatted to stream on paralysis.org. These are the first of what will be a full library of videos. Included are an overview of the PRC, a report on using a computer without the use of one’s hands, and a look at independent living centers and the services they offer.

Also included on the new paralysis.org are short profiles of people affected by paralysis. These are people who have used tools and resources to make their lives full and meaningful.

Laurance Johnston PhD

Studies indicate that 40% of Americans use some form of alternative medicine; for individuals with long-term disabilities, learning about their options is even more critical. Written by the former director of the Spinal Cord Research and Education Foundation of the PVA, this is the first book to cover alternative therapies for spinal cord injury.

About the Author: Laurance Johnston obtained his doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He became a regulatory scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and later Director, Division of Scientific Review, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NIH). After leaving NIH, he assumed the directorship of the Spinal Cord Research and Education Foundations, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).

Other Health & Resource Sites

Online Spinal Cord Injury Magazines & Newsletters

Medical Supplies, Equipment, & Wheelchairs

International Spinal Cord Injury Organizations & Associations

Spinal Cord Injury Related Chat, Message Boards, Forums & Newsgroups

These sites contain mostly general disability information with some spinal cord injury information.

Online Disability Communities