RESOURCES - SPINAL CORD INJURY

GENERAL Information

• For students and the media - www.spinalcord.org/
• NINDS Chronic Pain Information Page - www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/ chronic_pain.htm
• Anatomy of Pain - www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/%7Eranney/painanat.html
• Neuroscience for Kids - faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

PEOPLE with SPINAL CORD INJURIES
Cervical Level

• Chuck Close - Artist (Painter) - www.disabled.gr/gb-arts/paint01.html
• Rosie Talamantes - Latina Scientist - rasem.nmsu.edu/%7Erasem/bios/rtalaman/award.html
• Mike Utley - former Detroit Lions offensive guard - www.mikeutley.org/biography.html
• James Langevin - 1st Quadriplegic elected to Congress - cgi.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/13/ quadriplegiclawmaker.ap/
• Nancy Becker Kennedy, Comedian - www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/5999/ The_Louie_Show.html#Nancy

Thoracic Level

• Michela Alioto - Politician - sunsite.berkeley.edu/smartvoter/1998jun/ca/state/ vote/alioto_m/bio.html
• John Hockenberry - Journalist/Reporter - members.tripod.com/clarke-e/hocksite/
• Ralf Hotchkiss - Engineer/Founder of Whirlwind Wheelchairs - whirlwind.sfsu.edu/general_info/news_articles/ new_lives/new_lives1.html
• George Wallace - Former Governor of Alabama - www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/sept98/wallace.htm
• Marilyn Golden, DREDF policy analyst - www.dredf.org/staff.html#golden

Lumbar Level

• Marilyn Hamilton - Developer of "Quickie" wheelchair - www.disabled.gr/gb-arts/marilyn01.html
• Susan Sygall - MacArthur Fellow - Founder of MIUSA - www.macfdn.org/programs/fel/2000fellows/sygall.htm

Sacral Level

Forthcoming

People with Other Spinal Injuries

• LaDonna Fowler - Native American and Disability Rights Leader www.montana.edu/wwwbor/DisabledIndians.htm
• LaDonna Fowler biography - ruralinstitute.umt.edu/ Resume/fowler.htm
• Press release about Fowler's institute - www.umt.edu/urelations/releases/default.asp?section=AIDTAC
• Description of Fowler's project - www.independentchoices.org/sites/montana.htm

WHEELCHAIR BUILDING

• Whirlwind Wheelchair International - whirlwind.sfsu.edu/
• Whirlwind Women - whirlwind.sfsu.edu/general_info/whirlwind_women/ whirlwind_women1.html
• Peter Axelson, Founder of Beneficial Designs - www.beneficialdesigns.com/
• Off-the-road wheelchairs - www.pva.org/NEWPVASITE/sports%20&%20recreation/ pubs/story2.htm
• Rehabilitation Engineering Technology - Vermont - www.vtc.vsc.edu/Rehab/TEXT%20VERSION/Home%20Page.htm
• WheelchairNet, a community for people who have a common interest in wheelchair technology and its improvement and successful application - www.wheelchairnet.org/

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