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Complications: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is commonly known as a blood clot. Blood clots may occur in someone who has had an injury or illness, is unable to move around as before
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Listing: Suicide Prevention Resources
This list of resources help people find the necessary help when they are in a crisis and considering ending their lives prematurely in suicide.
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Listing: Trust and Lifecare Planning
This is a listing for securing the future of a child with special needs or older relative who has a disability requires careful legal, benefits, and financial planning, and consultation with experts who can guide the family in making the best decisions.
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Acute Flaccid Myelitis AFM
AFM is a rare and serious disease that affects the spinal cord; the part of the nervous system that carries messages from the brain to the body, and causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to weaken. AFM is a polio-like neurologic disease.
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Phantom Limb Sensation
After an amputation, it is common to experience feelings as if they occurred in the limb that is missing-phantom limb sensation. This information sheet offers some education on phantom limb sensation.
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Info SheetLifeCenter Item
Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN)
KEEN is a national, nonprofit volunteer-led organization that provides one-to-one recreational opportunities for children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities at no cost to their families and caregivers.
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Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Creative Arts Therapy
Find a place to inspire creativity in dance, music, poetry, drama, painting. No matter your age or your ability. These resources inspire creative arts therapy.
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Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
National Library Service - Talking Book Service
National Library Services (NLS) administers a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail.
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Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
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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Online VideoLifeCenter Item
Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Access Living is one of the leading independent living centers in the country and is located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonresidential advocacy center for people in Chicago with all types of disabilities. It expands services to include self advocacy, housing discrimination and domestic violence issues.
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