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LIFE Center Resource Guides
This is a subject oriented index of resources most referenced for our patient populations in adapting and thriving with a disability.
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Yoga for the Special Child
Yoga for the Special Child is a comprehensive program of yoga techniques designed to enhance the natural development of children with special needs.
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YMCA: fitness programs for people of all abilities
YMCA , a non-profit community service organization, works to meet the health and social service needs of men, women and children throughout the world. Going to the gym may seem insurmountable for people with an intellectual disability, an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a sensory impairment. This contributes to feelings of isolation and physical and/or physiological problems among these individuals.
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Wheelchair Skills Video Series
The Wheelchair Skills Video Series from the Northwest Regional SCI System offers excellent advice on proper techniques.
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Wheelchair Basketball Video featuring the Skyhawks
The Skyhawks Wheelchair Basketball team is featured in a video by WTTW Chicago Tonight.
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What is Fluid Restriction?
Fluid Restriction means that you can only have a certain amount of liquid each day. Sometimes people with certain medical conditions can require changes to their diets that affect the amount of liquids they take in every day. This type of diet change is called a “Fluid Restriction”.
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Video Spotlight: the LIFE Center’s Life-Changing Mission Through One Peer Mentor’s Experience
At 17, Kenneth J. sustained a football injury that left him paralyzed. Through the Henry B. Betts LIFE Center, he found emotional healing.
Now, as a longtime volunteer peer mentor, Ken helps others access the same curated, holistic information that changed the course of his own journey.
Click below to watch his story:
Now, as a longtime volunteer peer mentor, Ken helps others access the same curated, holistic information that changed the course of his own journey.
Click below to watch his story:
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National Center for Voice and Speech
The goals of the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) are to: expand educational programs; advocate for healthy voice use; and improve clinical service.
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National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency that helps develop government disability policies, such as the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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New Horizon Center for Children & Adults with Developmental Disabilities & Autism
New Horizon Center for the Developmentally Disabled is a not–for–profit agency that provides education and training to children and adults with severe disabilities and autism.
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