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Facing Disability

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Mar 13, 2023

FacingDisability.com is designed to help the parents, families and friends of people with spinal cord injuries who are facing disability in their lives.

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Personal perspectives and insights from hundreds of people from all walks of life are presented in short video clips to provide an opportunity to see and hear responses to questions asked from the time of injury to living and coping with spinal cord injury throughout life.

Candid interviews with leading experts are also provided to broaden knowledge about many topics:
Spinal cord injury
The basics of rehabilitation
Bedsores
Spasticity
Personal experience about social, dating and sexual life.
Peer Counseling
Personal resources for Spinal Cord Injury

See their for extensive interviews from peers on preventing pressure sores, transitions from the hospital, dating, and family life.

Connecting with the life experiences of others who have been down the path ahead of you often helps people find their own strength and support. Facingdisability Website:

You are not alone, connect with the lives of others who have experienced spinal cord injury:

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Voices of Experiences- Living with Spinal Cord Injury, a 10-part video series which was developed from a partnership between the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS).

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Voices of Experiences- Living with Spinal Cord Injury, a 10-part video series which was developed from a partnership between the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS), which both Allen Heinemann, PhD & David Chen, MD, serve as co-directors, and . The series explores a different topic, ranging from first days in the hospital to greatest fears and other important topics such as sexual relationships.

To see their full collection of videos: .

Phone #- 312-284-2525

This content is for informational purposes only and may not be comprehensive. Information contained does not imply an endorsement from Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, and does not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional.  See here  for further details.? Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)Henry B. Betts LIFE Center – (312) 238-5433

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