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Living with a Disability: Spinal Cord Injury Online Resources

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RIC Has Recently Been Named a Model Spinal Cord Injury Center

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), U.S. Department of Education has funded 14 Model Spinal Cord Injury System Centers throughout the United States. These centers serve as models for the treatment and rehabilitation of spinal cord injury. Visit RIC's Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS).

Spinal Cord Injury Patient Stories

Michele Lee

Michele Lee

Michele Lee found a career and an aptitude for art through RIC's Second Look program.

Read Michele's patient story .

Jorge Alfaro

Jorge Alfaro

Jorge receive a spinal cord injury after being shot at the age of 15.

Read Jorge's patient story

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Charles received a traumatic spinal cord injury from a swimming pool accident.

Read Charles' patient story

Martine Maenhout

Martine Maenhout

Emergency surgery to remove a spinal column blood clot left Martine paralyzed below the waist.

Read Martine's patient story

 

Page Updated Friday, June 22, 2007