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...boundaries and desires, and how consent works when communication methods vary. Disability-specific anatomy and sensation. Acknowledging that spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, and physical disabilities can change how people experience sensation, arousal, and pleasure. Covering adaptive positioning,...

...programs, and Integrated Community Supports (ICS) for people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities. Matthew Barry's daughter was receiving full-time...Integrated Community Supports (in-unit assistance for people with spinal cord injuries and disabilities). DHS terminated funding to five of his seven locations....

...Full-body harnesses wrap the torso and legs with padded support panels that keep a climber upright when suspended. They're used for cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, and conditions that affect trunk control. The harness does the postural work so the climber can focus on reaching and gripping. Chest harnesses...

...support system and multi-terrain environments for wheelchair and mobility device training. The technology is designed specifically for people with spinal cord injuries and complex physical disabilities. The lab provides comprehensive AT evaluation services: matching people with mobility equipment, augmentative...

...Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks myelin, the protective coating around nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord. When myelin is damaged, nerve signals slow or stop. In children, MS typically follows a relapsing-remitting pattern: periods of new symptoms (relapses)...

...licensed professional The definition of "severe physical disability" is broad. It includes conditions like cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injuries, blindness, deafness, and mobility impairments. If your condition substantially limits a major life activity like walking, seeing, hearing,...

...reflex activity can trigger evacuation without warning. The most common causes are spina bifida, especially myelomeningocele, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and sacral agenesis. Fecal incontinence affects up to 56 percent of patients with cerebral palsy. This is not a behavioral problem. It's a neurological...

...stability, cardiovascular capacity, skin integrity, and any disability-specific considerations that affect physical activity. If your child has a spinal cord injury, the exam includes autonomic dysreflexia screening. If they have cerebral palsy, the focus is on range of motion and muscle tone. The exam is...

...work, a branch broke off a tree near where she was standing. It weighed 1,000 pounds. It left her with 26 broken ribs, three broken toes, and a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the waist down. She had been a landscaper for 18 years. She had two young boys at...

At 13, an ATV accident damaged three vertebrae in Andrew Kurka's spinal cord. He had been a six-time Alaska state wrestling champion. Two years later, a physical therapist suggested he try a mono-ski through Challenge Alaska....