All My Dreams are about Dancing: Amanda's Story |
Amanda is a quadraplegic. Now grown up, she was struck by a car at the age of twelve. She has survived massive spinal injuries because of technological advances, and interacts with the world almost exclusively through technology - operating her computer with her mouth to attend school, to read, to write, to draw. Amanda's life is filled with anger and hope, imagination and reality. Where our fantasies can sustain us for longer perhaps, Amanda's "real life" can't be suspended. She moves constantly between fantasy and reality as a necessity. Our program takes you inside the issues of personal space, body and technology.
Links:
Spinal Cord Injury
Contains paraplegic links, archived articles, business advice, and book and movie reviews.
Quadripleglic Web Site
Contains links, archived articles, stories business advice, and book and movie reviews.
Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center Fact Sheets
(from the NSCIA web site) incl. common questions, statistics, what's new, etc.
NSCIA web site
Spinal Cord Injury Resources
a comprehensive list!
Spinal Cord Research Center at University of Manitoba
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention
providing resources and support for spinal cord injury survivors and family members.
Australian Quadriplegic Association
Quadriplegic Association of SA
Books:
Journey to Well: Learning to Live after Spinal Cord Injury Margie Williams
Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living Sara Palmer Kriegsman Harris Jeffrey B. Palmer K. Kriegsman
How to Live with a Spinal Cord Injury Elle Friedman Becker
Expect a Miracle Ted Pepple
Surprised by Hope: From Circus Girl to Quadriplegic Journey of Terror and Joy Vickie Baker
Sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury: Answers to Your Questions Stanley H. DuCharme Kathleen M. Gill
Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury David F. Apple
The Child with a Spinal Cord Injury American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Shrine Randal R. Betz (Editor) M. J. Mulcahey (Editor)
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