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Resources This list contains some resources that may be available. They are not necessarily endorsed by Vineyard Churches. Disability-specific organizations Amputee Coalition of America http://www.amputee-coalition.org Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association http://www.alsa.org Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org Center for Research on Women with Disabilities http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/crowd The International Polio Network http://www.post-polio.org The International Ventilator Users Network (314) 534-0475 The Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdusa.org National Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org National Amputation Foundation (718) 767-0596 National Head Injury Foundation (800) 444-NHIF (6443) National Family Caregivers Association (301)942-6430 National Multiple Sclerosis Society http://nmss.org National Organization for Rare Disorders http://www.rarediseases.org The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (800) 962-9629 The National Stroke Association of America http://www.stroke.org Spina Bifada Association of America http://sbaa.org TASH-Disability Advocacy Worldwide http://www.tash.org Osteogenisis Imperfecta Foundation (813) 282-1161 The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (206) 523-8446 United Cerebral Palsy Association http://www.ucpa.org Disability Advocacy Groups National Organization on Disability http://www.nod.org DREDF http://www.dredf.org Not Dead Yet http://www.acils.com/notdeadyet/ World Institute on Disability (501)763-4100 _____________________________________________________________________ Hospitals Veterans Administration Hospitals http://www.va.gov ______________________________________________________ Model System Rehabilitation Hospitals( Major Rehabilitation Hospitals that collect data relevant to disability.) C.A.R.F, The Rehabiitation Accreditation Commission Tuscon ,Arizona http://www.carf.org Boston University Medical Center (617) 638-7306 Craig Hospital (Rocky Mountain Spinal Injury Center) Englewood Colorado http://www.craighospital.org The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (713)797-5910 Houston Texas Kessler Institute West Orange, NJ (973)731-3600 Medical College of Virginia (Richmond) http://www.views.vcu.edu/html/pmr/sci MetroHealth Medical Center,Cleveland Ohio http://www.metrohealth.org/clinical/norscis Mt. Sinai Medical Center, N.Y.,N.Y. http://www.mssm.edu/rehab/scrip.html Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Downey,CA http://rancho.org Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit,MI (313)745-1203 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (408) 885-2000 Shepherd Center Atlanta,GA http://www.shepherd.org Spain Rehabilitation Center Birmingham,Al http://www.uab.edu/uasom/medcenter/spain.htm Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphis,PA(215) 955-6573 University of Michigan Medical Center http://www.med.umich.edu/pmr University of Missouri-Columbia www.hsc.missouri.edu/~momscis University of Washington School of Medicine http://weber.u.washington.edu/~rehab _____________________________________________________________________ PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES Center on Human Policy request info packet "A Checklist For Evaluating Personal Care Assistance Services" Syracuse University,200 Huntington Hall,Syracuse NY 13244-2340 The Independent Living Service Center Everett,Wa (425) 347-5768 http://www.wa-ilsc.org Provides a manual of information for finding and employong personal care assistants. RRTC on Aging with SCI 3425 S. Clarkson Street Englewood,CO 80110. Request the publication:SCI & Personal Care Assistants: How to find,Hire and Keep Them. _____________________________________________________________________ Service Animals Assistance Dogs of America 1178 Slade Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43235 (614) 459-9115 Canine Companions for Independence http://www.caninecompanions.org Freedom Service Dogs Lakewood,Co (303) 234-9512 ______________________________________________________________________ Wheelchairs and Cushions Colours http://coloursbypermobil.com Crown Therapeutics/Roho http://www.rohoinc.com ErgoAir www.ergoair.com (alternating pressure cushions) Everest & Jennings (800) 235-2661, (800) 708-9601(full line manual and power wheelchairs,tilt and recline systems and cushions) Flofit Medical http://www.flofitmed.com (cushions- foam and foam/gel) Grant Airmass http://www.grantairmass.com (alternating pressure cushions) Invacare Corporation/PinDot http://www.invacare.com Iron Horse Productions (800) 426-0354 New Hall's Wheels http://www.tiac.net/.users/newhalls Otto Bock Reha http://www.ottobock.com Permobil www.permobil.se Quickie Designs/Sunrise Medical/Jay Medical http://sunrisemedical.com Supracor http://www.supracor.com Teftec www.teftec.com Wheelchairs of Kansas whcharks@pld.com
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