USA:

1. The Rehab Institute of Chicago (RIC) – The RIC has a special spinal cord injury rehabilitation wing and it is considered to be the one of the best in the USA. The link provides resources in each state :

http://www.sci-info-pages.com/rehabs.html

2. Project Walk – Throughout the years, Project Walk has been able to collaborate with many institutions to progress the field of intense activity-based recovery through research. These collaborations include joint research projects/presentations with the following entities and/or representatives

  • California State University – San Marcos
  • Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
  • Craig Hospital
  • Reeve-Irvine Research Center in Irvine California
  • Shepherd Center
  • University of California – Irvine

3. Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation – Christopher Reeve, better known as Superman, became one of the most famous and influential people with spinal cord injury and his foundation is doing pathbreaking work in terms of raising funds for spinal cord injury research.

http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.ddJFKRNoFiG/b.5399929/k.6F37/NeuroRecovery_Network.htm

4. Craig Hospital, Denver, Colorado :

http://www.craighospital.org/

5. Shepherd Centre :

http://www.shepherd.org/

6. United Spinal Association :

http://www.unitedspinal.org/about/mission-history/

Comprehensive list of disability related centres all around the world – The National Spinal-Cord Injury Association provides details on organisations working around the world in the area of disability. It provides a list of all those NGOs operating in India as well.

http://www.spinalcord.org/resource-center/askus/index.php?pg=kb.printer.friendly&id=71#p1656

 

India :

http://www.isiconline.org/

Amar Seva Sangam, Ayikudi, Tirunalveli :

http://amarseva.org/

Nina foundation :

http://www.ninafoundation.org/about-us.html

APD (Association for Persons with Disabilities):

http://www.apd-india.org/

CMC – Department for physical medicine and rehabilitation, Baghayam, Vellore :

http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/

 

Inspiring Persons :

Peter Dupreez

Jesse Billauer

Mark Pollock

Rachelle Friedman

Janine Shepherd

Christopher Reeve

Wings for Life

 

My role models:

1. My parents

2. My spiritual masters

3. S. Ramakrishnan the founder of Amar Seva Sangam:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._Ramakrishnan_%28activist%29

4. Ms. Hema, co-founder of APD:

http://ngos.giveindia.org/ngos/the-association-of-people-with-disability/

5. Dr. Mary Verghese, Pioneer of PMR. (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) in India:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Verghese

6. Helen Keller:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller

 

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