Monday, August 8, 2011

Travel and City Accessibility

I recently discovered an awesome website with tips and information on accessible travel around the world and country!

Link:

http://www.travelinwheels.com/

There is also a an app and website called CitiRoller which helps people "navigate on wheels" around different cities:

Link:

http://www.citiroller.com/

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

InvoTek

invotek.org

This is the website of a company run by engineers who really care about and want to help people with disabilities. They have designed wonderful adaptive technology for people, please take the time to look at the site, and tell anyone you know who lacks the ability to use their limbs about it!

-Britt

Monday, January 17, 2011

Other Causes of Paralysis

This SCI blog isn't just to inform people who are not familiar with the effects of spinal cord injuries and those with SCI themselves...it is also a blog advocating and informing people about other diseases, injuries, and disorders that cause paralysis. I'll be listing some that I have come to learn about myself, but I will post information about each of them individually.

Other causes of paralysis:

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis

Stroke

These do not currently have cures, but research for cures and development of better adaptive technology and therapies is taking place to help quell symptoms caused by them.

Just a Dollar Please :)

justadollarplease.org


Above is a website dedicated to gathering funds for SCI clinical trials. Please, if you would like to help the SCI community in any small way, donate a dollar to research...it may not seem like much, but if millions of people donate a dollar (even a dollar a year), the proceeds add up quickly! It's a wonderful way to help out!

-Britt

Monday, December 13, 2010

Quadomated

I found a very interesting blog about a tetraplegic man who is an engineer (pre and post-SCI) and who has enlisted the help of several people in designing and building a "smarthouse" that may make his life and the lives of others with this disability easier and more independent!

Check it out:

http://www.quadomated.com/

Friday, December 3, 2010

Differing Levels of Injury and What They Entail

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/322604-overview

Emedicine gives comprehensive descriptions of levels of SCI and what they mean for an SCI individual. Different injuries to different parts of the spinal cord can mean the difference between a lot of function or very little function below the injury site. Apparently, tetraplegia (formerly known as quadriplegia) is more common than paraplegia.

Introduction and Purpose: Spinal Cord Injury Awareness and Hope

Hi everyone, my name is Brittany. A little background on me: I am a design major at UC Davis and possibly either a psychology minor or double major. I have started this blog in hopes of raising awareness for a serious injury that affects millions of Americans and people around the world each year. Spinal cord injuries, at any level, are devastating to the person who has acquired them, their family and friends, and their community. They can happen to anyone...you, myself, family, friends, boyfriends and girlfriends, spouses, etc...But there are ways to help improve the quality of life for people with them, and to give everyone hope!

This blog will consist of information I have gathered over the internet and by speaking with individuals living with SCI. I am an amateur in this field and do not know anyone with an SCI, but it has indirectly impacted me, and I want to do what I can to help. I will try to post news links on new studies and treatments, as well as blogs of people with SCI (to give people a firsthand look on what it is to live with an SCI), and links to help and support forums. In the near future, I want to start some sort of SCI research fund that people can donate to through this blog.

Please keep reading my blog if you stumble upon it, I will try my best to find as much information as possible on the subject. Tell your friends and family. Tell people affected by SCI, indirectly or directly. Become aware of this truly serious condition and become an advocate. I believe, as many do, that there is much hope for people living with SCI. New treatments and therapies are being developed every day, every year, to help treat SCI.

We need to be a voice for the SCI community and the rest of the disabled community. We need to take a look at our own lives and what we take for granted, and use our abilities to restore hope to people and to get more funding and legislation for research. I have just embarked on this journey and am still trying to figure out ways I can do these things. Starting this blog is a baby step towards that :)

-Brittany