Living with Disability
Find tips, resources, news items to turn coping with a disability into a manageable experience.
Gifts of Neck Support and Massage
Neck support pillows make delightful gifts, especailly when they are microwavable, include massage features or are made of buckwheat hulls and nice-smelling herbs.
Neck support pillows make delightful gifts, especailly when they are microwavable, include massage features or are made of buckwheat hulls and nice-smelling herbs.
Pressure Sores - Consumer Guide from the National Library of Medicine
Pressure sores, according to the National Library of Medicines Consumer Guide on the subject are injuries "to the skin and tissue under it". Unrelieved pressure shuts down blood vessels in the area, stopping flow of vital oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and causing tissue death. This consumer guide is designed to help you understand, care for and prevent pressure sores.
Pressure sores, according to the National Library of Medicines Consumer Guide on the subject are injuries "to the skin and tissue under it". Unrelieved pressure shuts down blood vessels in the area, stopping flow of vital oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and causing tissue death. This consumer guide is designed to help you understand, care for and prevent pressure sores.
Forum and Chat
Forums and chats for people who suffer from back pain, neck pain and chronic conditions can help you not to isolate.
Forums and chats for people who suffer from back pain, neck pain and chronic conditions can help you not to isolate.
Support and Organizations
Family members and friends of people with chronic pain or disability may find themselves in the position of caregiver. It is good to know there are others out there in the same situation as you. Organizations can offer support, information and community.
Family members and friends of people with chronic pain or disability may find themselves in the position of caregiver. It is good to know there are others out there in the same situation as you. Organizations can offer support, information and community.
VSA Arts - Arts for People with Disabilities
VSA Arts is an international organization whose mission it is to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through and participate in the arts. VSA sponsors exhibits that you can be a part of, and has an online artist registry. Get your art out there!
VSA Arts is an international organization whose mission it is to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through and participate in the arts. VSA sponsors exhibits that you can be a part of, and has an online artist registry. Get your art out there!
Living with the Pain
Living with chronic or acute back or neck pain requires an adjustment. Pick up some tips and resources to make living with back pain or neck pain easier.
Living with chronic or acute back or neck pain requires an adjustment. Pick up some tips and resources to make living with back pain or neck pain easier.
Living with a Disability - A Guide for Young Adults
A guide for living with a disability for young adults produced by Child and Youth Health, in South Australia. The guide talks about such things as your rights as a disabled person, being with your family and friends, sexual health, bullying and harrassment, and more.
A guide for living with a disability for young adults produced by Child and Youth Health, in South Australia. The guide talks about such things as your rights as a disabled person, being with your family and friends, sexual health, bullying and harrassment, and more.
Disability and the Arts
Disabled artists are invited to submit entries for a national exhibit called Destinations Anywhere, sponsored by VSA and Volkswagen.
Disabled artists are invited to submit entries for a national exhibit called Destinations Anywhere, sponsored by VSA and Volkswagen.
Wheelchair Net
A virtual community for persons using a wheelchair is dedicated to enjoying life from a wheelchair. They have a new to a wheelchair section that offers the seasoned wisdom of experienced users.
A virtual community for persons using a wheelchair is dedicated to enjoying life from a wheelchair. They have a new to a wheelchair section that offers the seasoned wisdom of experienced users.
Chronic Pain Visual Arts Exhibit
This website is dedicated to creativity and visual art as a medium for expressing and dealing with chronic pain. You can view their gallery of images done by artists living with pain.
This website is dedicated to creativity and visual art as a medium for expressing and dealing with chronic pain. You can view their gallery of images done by artists living with pain.
Surviving Spinal Cord Injury
Dangerwood is an online community for survivors of spinal cord injury. Its purpose is "to allow the disabled community to freely communicate in an organized manner" on matters of concern to them.
Dangerwood is an online community for survivors of spinal cord injury. Its purpose is "to allow the disabled community to freely communicate in an organized manner" on matters of concern to them.
Weight Management following Spinal Cord Injury
The body adapts to a spinal cord injury first by losing weight because energy and nutrients are needed to deal with the new situation. Over time, inactivity takes over, and SCI patients tend to gain weight. Background and techniques specifically for people with SCI may shed some light on weight management with this extra challenge.
The body adapts to a spinal cord injury first by losing weight because energy and nutrients are needed to deal with the new situation. Over time, inactivity takes over, and SCI patients tend to gain weight. Background and techniques specifically for people with SCI may shed some light on weight management with this extra challenge.
Abledata - Objective Assistive Technology Information
Abledata is the place to go for objective information about assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment. Abledata does not sell any of the products, so their information is unbiased. Abledata can also assist you in locating companies that do sell this type of equipment.
Abledata is the place to go for objective information about assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment. Abledata does not sell any of the products, so their information is unbiased. Abledata can also assist you in locating companies that do sell this type of equipment.