PENNSYLVANIA DISABILITY RESOURCES ARTS AND CREATIVITY http://www.vsarts.org/x344.xml VSA Arts of Pennsylvania 100 South Broad St., Suite 1141 Philadelphia, PA 19110 Tel: (215) 564-2431 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY http://disabilities.temple.edu Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT) Institute on Disabilities 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave. Ritter Annex 423 Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19122 Phone/TTY: 215.204.1356 800.204.7428 (In State) TTY: 800.750.7428 (In State) Fax: 215.204.9371
www.adainfo.org Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center Marian Vessels, Director ADA and IT Information Center for the Mid Atlantic Region 451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 607 Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 217-0124 (V/TT); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) E-mail: adainfo@transcen.org http://www.patf.us Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation 1004 West Ninth Avenue First Floor King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone: 484-674-0506 888-744-1938 (National) TTY: 877-693-7271 (National) Fax: 484-674-0510 Email: stachau@patf.us Caregivers Info http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/pa/support/index.htm Caregiver.com List support groups for Pennsylvania Well Spouse Association Main Line/Valley Forge WS King-of-Prussia Rita Herskovitz Phone: (610) 642-9351 herskovitz@email.chop.edu Northeast Philadelphia/Abington Support Group Abington Kent Christman Phone: (215) 830-8492 kwcr@aol.com
Philadelphia Senior Center Philadelphia Loretta Dahlen Phone: (215) 214-2885 ldahlen@holyredeemer.com Scranton/ Wayne County Wayne Co. Ellie Koelling Phone: (570) 226-4197 Mselie60@ptd.net Lehigh Support Group Allentown Richard Schall Phone: (610) 776-3213 rschall@gsrh.org Pittsburgh WS Support Group Pittsburgh Edie Brozanski Phone: (724) 733-0034 EEBwellspouse@yahoo.com Nancy Balfe Phone: (412) 877-1192 afromommy@yahoo.com WS Southern PA Support Greencastle/Fayetville Karen Taylor (717) 593-9155 jtaylor8020@comcast.net Crime Victim Assistance http://www.pccd.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/victims_of_crime/5255 Victim Compensation/Victim Assistance 717-787-2040 Fax: 717-783-7713 http://www.ova.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/ova_home/9249 Office of the Victim Advocate http://ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices/search.asp
Office for Victims of Crime s Directory of Crime Victim Services Choose Your State and the Type of Assistance you are looking for http://www.safehorizon.org Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues Domestic Violence Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/padv.shtml Aardvarc s Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Resources by City/County Pennsylvania Domestic Violence Crisis And Support Resources Statewide Hotline: 800-932-4632 http://www.pcadv.org/ Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence National Resource Center 6440 Flank Drive, Suite 1300 Harrisburg, PA 17112-2778 TOLL-FREE: 800-932-4632 Phone: 717-545-6400 FAX: 717-545-9456 Easter Seals Pennsylvania Offices http://www.easterseals.com/cgi-bin/es_search.cgi Pennsylvania Easter Seals Offices. There are a total of 32 offices in PA National Easter Seals Office 230 West Monroe Street Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-726-6200 800-221-6827 TTY: 312-726-4258
Fax: 312-726-1494 Government Offices for Pennsylvania http://www.state.pa.us/ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Website http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Office of Social Programs Health & Welfare Building, Room 533 PO Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675 717-787-3438 http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/browse.asp?c=35675&a=188&bc=0 Pennsylvania Department of Health: Nursing Home Care Nursing Home locator http://app2.health.state.pa.us/commonpoc/nhlocatorie.asp http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/foradults/healthcaremedicalassistance/index.htm Pennsylvania Medicaid Office Department of Public Welfare of Pennsylvania Health and Welfare Building, Room 515 Harrisburg, PA 17105 Phone: 717-787-1870 800-692-7462 TTY: 717-705-7105 http://www.chipcoverspakids.com/ Pennsylvania SCHIP Office Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 (800) 986-5437 http://www.aging.state.pa.us/ SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) for seniors Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Aging 555 Walnut Street 5 th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101-1919 Phone: 717-783-1550 Fax: 717-783-6842 Email: aging@state.pa.us
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Labor and Industry 1521 N. 6th Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 (717) 787-5244 E-mail: snasuti@state.pa.us http://www.insurance.pa.gov/portal/server.pt/community/insurance_department/4679 Pennsylvania Insurance Department/ State Insurance Commissioner http://www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/cwp/view.asp?a=198&q=67280 Workers Compensation Office WC Claims Information Helpline: 800-482-2383 (in state only) Local and out of state calls: 717-772-4447 TTY: 800-362-4228 http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddjfkrnofig/b.4518671/k.6aba/find_your_elected_offi cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. http://www.dol.gov/odep/state/directry.htm#pennsylvania Governor s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities 1521 North Sixth Street Harrisburg, PA 17102 Phone: 717-772-1658 TTY: 717-787-4885 Fax: 717-783-5221 www.aging.state.pa.us http://www.aging.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/advocacy_%28ombudsman%29/19389 State LTC Ombudsman Wilmarie Gonzalez Pennsylvania Department of Aging 555 Walnut Street, 5th Floor P.O. Box 1089 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Phone: (717) 783-7096 Fax: (717) 772-3382 The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities. Housing
Fannie Mae Partnership Offices Northeastern and Central Pittsburgh Partnership Office Pennsylvania Partnership Office Dominion Tower 39 Public Square, Suite 1000 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 910 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Joe Terrana, Director Howard B. Slaughter, Jr. Director 570.830.4365 412.288.3560 570.830.4370 (fax) 412.288.3570 (fax) http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=pa Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office for Pennsylvania Philadelphia Regional Office Milton R. Pratt, Jr. The Wanamaker Building Regional Director 100 Penn Square, East (215) 656-0500 Philadelphia, PA 19107-3380 Fax (215) 656-3445 Pittsburgh Field Office Richard Nemoytin 339 Sixth Avenue Field Office Director Sixth Floor (412) 644-6436 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2515 Fax (412) 644-4240 http://www.phfa.org/consumers/homebuyers/homebuyers.aspx Access Home Modification Program PA Housing Finance Agency http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/pennsylvania.html Independent Living Centers Library Services http://www.statelibrary.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/commonwealth_libraries/7225 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania libraries http://libwww.library.phila.gov/branches/lbphprogserv.cfm Special Format Library Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Free Library of Philadelphia 919 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 683-3213; 800-222-1754 E-mail: flpblind@library.phila.gov
Protection and Advocacy www.equalemployment.org Center for Disability Law & Policy (Client Assistance Program) 1617 J.F.K. Blvd., Suite 800 Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-557-7112 \ 888-745-2357 Fax: 215-557-7602 Email: info@equalemployment.org www.ppainc.org Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy Inc. 1414 N. Cameron Street, Suite C Harrisburg, PA 17103 (717) 236-8110; (800) 692-7443 (in PA) (717) 346-0293; (877) 375-7139 (TTY) E-mail: ppa@ppainc.org Service Dogs New Life Assistance Dogs Susquehanna Service Dogs Sabina@ucplan.org lesentier@aol.com 1901 Olde Homestead Lane Nancy Fierer Lancaster, PA 17605 555 Le Sentier (800) 995-9581 Harrisburg, PA 17112 (717) 293-1595 FAX (717) 599-5920 Serve us Canines Independence Dogs, Inc. Sabina_dogs@yahoo.com idi@netreach.net Sabina Hower M. Jean King 564 Sickman Mill Road 146 State Line Road Conestoga, PA 17516 Chaddsford, PA 19317 (717) 872-2771 (610) 358-2723 / (610) 358-5314 FAX Canine Partners for Life C&M Care-9s, Inc. info@k9life.org care9s@fsi.net Darlene Sullivan Carole and Michael Artim PO Box 170 Merger Mountain 334 Faggs Manor Rd. 51 Hausman Rd. Cochranville, PA 19330 Lenhartsville, PA 19354 (610) 869-4902 (610) 756-6211 (610) 869-9785 FAX
Amazing Tails, LLC jbussard@epix.net 651 Scroggy Rd. Oxford, PA 19363-1144 (717) 529-6875 Sports and Recreation www.dsusa.org Disabled Sports USA-- pick Chapters, pick state www.centeronline.com Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sports #4 Boathouse Row, Kelly Drive Philadelphia, PA 19130 Phone: 215-765-5118 Fax: 215-765-4504 Email: pacenter@aol.com http://www.uclid.org:8080/uclid/public/uclid-servicedetails.tdf?servicerequeststatuscode=3&serviceid=881 Three Rivers Adaptive Sports (TRAS) PO Box 38235 Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Phone: 412-808-3339 Fax: 412-828-0446 Email: markk@traspa http://www.mageerehab.org/community-resource-guide.php Magee Rehab s Recreation Resource Guide to Pennsylvania for the Disabled For information on any program contact Pat Thieringer at (215) 587-3412 www.unitedspinal.org United Spinal: Sport & Recreation Philadelphia Regional Office 5000 Wissahickon Avenue Box 42938 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Phone: 800-807-0190 http://www.americandancewheels.org American DanceWheels Foundation, Inc. PO Box 88 Bala-Cynwyd, PA19004
Phone: 215-588-6671 E-mail: info@americandancewheels.org http://www.umly.org Upper Main Line YMCA Adaptive Swim Lessons 1416 Berwyn-Paoli Road Berwyn, PA 19312 Phone: 610-647-9622 Mainstream swim lessons and drown proofing techniques for youth and adults with special needs. United Way Offices http://national.unitedway.org/ United Way of America Enter your postal code for a United Way in your area National Headquarters 701 North Fairfax Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-836-7112 Veterans Benefits http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1 US Dept of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator Click on PA for VA facilities in your area http://www.kpva.org Keystone Paralyzed Veterans of America 700 Old Pond Road, Suite 603A Bridgeville, PA 15017 412.220.7533 / 412.220.7537 / 800.775.9323 Fax 412.220.7565 Email: keystonepva1@msn.com Chapters of the ALS Association: ALS www.alsphiladelphia.org www.alswp.org
Greater Philadelphia Chapter Western Pennsylvania Chapter 321 Norristown Rd. 416 Lincoln Avenue Suite 260 Pittsburgh, PA 15209 Ambler, PA 19002 800-967-9296 215-643-5434 412-821-3254 215-643-9307 (fax) info@cure4als.org alsassoc@alsphiladelphia.org ALS Support Groups: BUCKS/MONTGOMERY RESOURCE GROUP Abington Memorial Health Ctr., Pennwood Bldg. Ground Fl., Rm. 1 (near rear of bldg.), 2500 Maryland Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 Karen Dawson-Haines 215-951-8263 CAREGIVERS & FAMILY MEMBERS RESOURCE GROUP ALS Chapter Office, Springhouse Corporate Center 321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260 Ambler, PA 19002 Karen Dawson-Haines 215-951-8263 HARRISBURG RESOURCE GROUP LEHIGH VALLEY RESOURCE GROUP Hershey Medical Center (Dining Room B) Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest 500 University Dr. Anderson Wing, President's Room Hershey, PA 17033 Allentown, PA 18101 Judy Lyter Wendy Barnes 717-657-5352 610-282-2968 NORTH CENTRAL RESOURCE GROUP Avis Psychological Services 302 West Central Ave Avis, PA 17721-1070 Patricia Dershem (570) 753-3620 SOUTH CENTRAL - BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP BW Zimmerman Offices 4811 Jonestown Rd. Suite 227 Harrisburg, PA 17109
Barbara Brunk Gascho, Parish Nurse/Chaplain 717-566-4434 ALS Certified Centers The ALS Center at The The ALS Clinic, Penn Neurological Institute Milton S. Hershey Medical Center An ALSA Certified Center An ALSA Certified Center The University of Pennsylvania Penn State Geisinger Health System 330 S. 9th Street 500 University Drive Philadelphia, PA 19107 Hershey, PA 17033 Leo McCluskey, M.D. Zachary Simmons, M.D. 215-829-3053 717-531-1802 215-829-6606 (fax) ALS Clinics University of Pittsburgh ALS Clinic Allegheny Neurological Associates Department of Neurology 420 E. North Ave 811 Kaufmann Bldg. Suite 206 3471 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Sandeep Rana MD David Lacomis, MD 412-359-8644 412-692-4920 Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Centers: MDA/ALS Center of Hope at Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia Phone: 215-762-5035 or 5036 E-mail: heiman@drexel.edu MDA/ALS Center at the University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Phone: 412-647-1706 E-mail: lacomis@np.awing.upmc.edu Brain Injury www.biapa.org Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania 2400 Park Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110
717.657.3601 866.635.7097 Email: info@biapa.org http://www.tbindsc.org http://www.tbindsc.org/centersdetail.aspx?id=7 Moss TBI Model System Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute Philadelphia, PA Telephone: 215-456-6544 http://www.upmc.edu University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury Model System University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Telephone: 412-647-8762 800-533-8762 Cerebral Palsy http://www.ucp.org/ucp_general.cfm/26/7 United Cerebral Palsy 1660 L Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-5602 Phone: (800) USA-5-UCP or (202) 776-0406 TTY: (202) 973-7197 Fax: (202) 776-0414 E-mail: national@ucp.org Contact National Office for a Chapter in your area http://www.margaretemoul.org Margaret E. Moul Home (York County Cerebral Palsy Home, Inc.) 2050 Barley Road York, PA 17404-0607 Phone: 717-767-6463 Friedreich s Ataxia http://www.ataxia.org/ National Ataxia Foundation
Support Group SE Pennsylvania Support Group Liz Nussear (610) 277-7722 E-mail: lizout@aol.com Guillain-Barré Syndrome/CIDP http://gbs-cidp.org/ Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International P.O. Box 262 Wynnewood, PA 19096 610-667-0131 Call for local info. Multiple Sclerosis www.nmss.org National Multiple Sclerosis Society s Allegheny District 1040 Fifth Avenue 2 nd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-261-6347 800-544-5250 www.nationalmssociety.org/pac NMSS--Central Pennsylvania 2209 Forest Hills Drive Suite 18 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 717-652-2108 800-227-2108 Email: pac@nmss.org www.nationalmssociety.org/pae/ NMSS-- Greater Delaware Valley One Reed Street Suite 200 Philadelphia, PA 19147 Phone: 215-271-1500 Email: pae@nmss.org National MS Society-- Western New York/Northwestern Pennsylvania 4245 Union Road
Suite 108 Buffalo, NY 14225 Phone: 716-634-2261 800-344-4867 Email: nyw@nmss.org http://www.msaa.com/ Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MSAA Northeast Regional Office 706 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 800-532-7667, ext. 106 (856) 488-4500 Fax (856) 488-8257 E-mail: northeast@msaa.com Pennsylvania Support Groups Langehorne Legionaire Thompson Levittown Library Town Hall Room B Barneskason Hospital New Falls Road East Main Street New Conf. First Floor Laura Lwears Dr. Stein, MD Diane Sabatelli 215.752.1270 724.238.7871 570.727.2166 First Saturday Second Thursday Third Friday 1 PM 7 PM 6 PM Muscular Dystrophy http://www.mdausa.org/ Muscular Dystrophy Association Enter a zip code in the Find your local MDA section to find clinics that treat MD in your area. National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 800-572-1717 http://www.post-polio.org/net/poldir.pdf Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO 63108-2915 Post-Polio Syndrome
Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: info@post-polio.org Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state. Clinics PHILADELPHIA JOHNSTOWN University of Pennsylvania Conemaugh Health System Mary Ann Keenan, MD William M DeMayo, MD 215-349-8695 / 215-662-3340 814-534-5700 Fax 215-349-5890 fax Fax 814-269-5233 maryann.keenan@uphs.upenn.edu.html bduryea@conemaugh.org www.conemaugh.org www.sbaa.org Spina Bifida Association of America Spina Bifida SBA of Greater Pittsburg 361 Princeton Drive Pittsburg, PA 15235 Pone: 412-829-4719 Email: davenshan1@juno.com www.sbadv.org SBA of the Delaware Valley PO Box 468 Media, PA 19063-0468 Phone: 800-223-0222 215-676-8950 Fax: 610-380-9304 Email: President@sbadv.org SBA of Greater Pennsylvania 215 East State Street Suite D Quarryville, PA 17566-1242 Phone: 717-786-9280 Clinics: Good Shepherd Physician Group Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Spina Bifida Program Spina Bifida Clinic 501 St. John's St. 500 University Dr.
Allentown, PA 18103 Hershey, PA 17033-8050 Phone: 610-776-3498 Phone: 717-531-7522 Geisinger Health System Shriner s Hospital for Children-Erie Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic 100 N Academy Avenue 1645 West 8th St. Danville, PA 17822-1339 Erie, PA 16505 Phone: 570-271-5343 Phone: 814-875-8894 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Shriner's Hospital for Children Spina Bifida Program Spina Bifida Clinic 34th and Civic Center Blvd 3551 North Broad St., 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104 Philadelphia, PA 19140 Phone: 215-590-1760 Phone: 215-430-4028 Moss Rehabilitation Center for Adults 1200 W. Tabor Road Philadelphia, PA 19141-3099 Phone: 215-456-9488 St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Spina Bifida Clinic Spina Bifida Clinic Erie Ave. at Front St. 3705 5th Ave Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 215-427-5531 Phone: 412-692-6421 Spinal Cord Injury http://www.spinalcord.org http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/listing.php?stateid=39 National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA) SCI Support Groups for Pennsylvania NSCIA SUPPORT GROUPS HEALTHSOUTH HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona Greater Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Hospital 2005 Valley View Blvd. 2380 McGinley Rd. Altoona, PA 16602 Monroeville, PA 15146 Telephone: (800) 873-4220 Telephone: (800) 695-4774 2453 Delaware Valley Spinal Cord Injury Association 2610 Belmont Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131 Telephone: (215) 477-4946 Magee Rehabilitation SCI Resource & Support Group 6 Franklin Plaza Philadelphia, PA 19102 Telephone: (215) 587-3174 Fax: (215) 568-3736 HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of York 1850 Normandie Dr., York, PA 17404 Telephone: (800) 752-9675 ext. 820 Contact: Lisa Schneider Stroke http://www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-888-478-7653 Call them for the stroke support group in your area
Syringomyelia/Chiari Malformation www.asap.org American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 Phone: 903-236-7079 800-ASAP-282 Fax: 903-757-7456 Email: info@asap.org Has online support groups PA Support groups 108 Moyallen Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18702 570.675.1835 Transverse Myelitis http://www.myelitis.org/support.htm Transverse Myelitis Association State Support groups http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/ TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants. General Disability Resources http://www.disabilityresources.org/pennsylvania.html Disability Resources.org: Pennsylvania http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/pennsylvania.html Family Village Community Center http://www.nichcy.org/pages/statespecificinfo.aspx?state=pa NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/pa.htm
Pennsylvania Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Exceptional Needs Foundation 8701A West Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 Phone: 610-853-2898 Fax: 610-853-0837 Email: inquiries@exceptionalneeds.org http://www.bucksiu.org/specialed/ts/movingon/ Moving On: A Directory of Transition Resources Distributed at no cost to students with disabilities who are planning for life after high school. Most of the entries and resources pertain to Pennsylvania. www.ppta.org Pennsylvania chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Suite 6, 4701 Devonshire Road Harrisburg, PA 17109 Phone: 800-962-PPTA http://www.pota.org Pennsylvania chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association Eileen Family Administrative Assistant Post Office Box 55403 Philadelphia, PA 19127 Phone: 1-800-871-7682 or 215-292-4522 Fax: 215-951-2526 Email: admin@pota.org www.apse.org http://www.apse.org/chapters/details.cfm?id=27 Association for Persons in Supported Employment Pennsylvania Chapter www.abilitiesinmotion.org Abilities in Motion (AIM) 416 Blair Ave. Reading PA 19601 610-376-0010 Is a center for independent living that provides help with advocacy, independent living skills, and peer counseling. http://www.psh-rehab.com/ Penn State Hershey Rehab Hospital Harrisburg, PA
www.thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: thinkfirst@thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. To find chapter information in your area, please go to their website and click on the Chapter Site tab. The information contained in this message is presented for the purpose of educating and informing you about paralysis and its effects. Nothing contained in this message should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider before embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness program. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this message.