Education

For those interested in, or affected by, issues relating to brain or spinal cord injury, we have compiled the collection of outstanding rehabilitation resources below. QLI would like to thank and recognize these organizations and associations for their efforts to further our understanding of the human condition and to improve the lives of those affected by these disabilities.

Brain Injury Links
Brain Injury Association of America
Brainline.org
Brain Injury Alliance of NE
The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
The Brain Injury Guide & Resources
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury (COMBI)

Magazines/Newspapers/Books
Brain Injury: A Family Tragedy by Patty Abrahamson and Jeffery Abrahamson
Brain, Heal Thyself: A Caregiver’s New Approach to Recovery from Stroke, Aneurysm, and Traumatic Brain Injuries by Madonna Siles and Lawrence J. Beuret
Being with Rachel: A Personal Story of Memory and Survival by Karen Brennan
Children with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Parent’s Guide by Lisa Schoenbrodt
Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope and Healing by William J Winslade
Cracked: Recovering After Traumatic Brain Injury by Lynsey Calderwood
Head Injury: The Facts (Oxford Medical Publications) by Dorthy Gronwall, Philip Wrightson, and Peter Waddel
I Can’t Remember Me: Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury by Judy Martin Urban and Courtney Martin Larson
I’ll Carry the Fork! Recovering a Life After Brain Injury by Kara L. Swanson
Listeing in the Silence, See in the Dark: Reconstructing Life After Brain Injury by Ruthann Johansen
Living with Brain Injury by Philip L Fairclough
Living with Brain Injury: A Guide for Families, Second Edition by Richard C. Senelick and Karla Dougherty
Smile and Jump High! The True Story of Overcoming a Traumatic Brain Injury by Donald J. Lloyd, Shannon L. Kehoe, and Susan E. Lloyd

Stroke Links
American Heart Association
American Diabetes Association
Management of Stroke Rehabilitation, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Evidence-Based Review of Stroke Rehabilitation, The Canadian National Survey of Rehabilitation Practices for Stroke
Stroke, American Heart Association
Neuro-QOL, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Online Communities/Forums
Care Cure Community

Spinal Cord Injury Links
American Spinal Injury Association
Craig Hospital
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
Paralysis Resource Center (Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation)
Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Resources
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
Spinal Cord Injury Information Pages
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
Apacure Spinal Cord Injury Information
Bioness
Ekso Bionics
Foudation for Spinal Cord Injury Prevention, Care and Cure
Handi Help
iCord: Solutions for SCI
Mike Utley Foundation
Help Hope Live: Catastophic Financial Aide Program
U2FP

Sports and Recreation
Sportsmen Assisting Nebraska’s Disabled Sportsmen (SANDS)
Eastern Nebraska Wheelchair Athletic Association (ENWAA)
US Paralympics
Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America
Sports and Leisure Program
Disabled Sports USA

Magazines/Newspapers/Books
New Mobility
Paraplegia News
Sports ‘N Stokes
Modern Disability
The Spinal Cord Injury Handbook: For Patients and Their Families by Karla Dougherty
Nothing is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life by Christopher Reeve
Living with Spinal Cord Injury: A Wellness Approach by Adrian Cristian, M.D.
Gimp by Mark Zupan
Still Me by Christopher Reeve
Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living by Sara Palmer

General Information Links
Evidence Based Practice, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Clinical Search Engine, Trip
Veterans Health Administration Research & Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation (ACNR)
National Rehabilitation Information Center
National Center for Dissemination of Disability Research
Rehabilitation Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Center of International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
National Injury Prevention Foundation

Family/Caregiver Links
Family Caregiver Alliance: National Center on Caregiving
American Psychological Association Caregiver Resources

Call Light Systems
Amazon Echo “Drop In”: How to use Alexa as an intercom
Smart Caregiver Buttons
Nest Cam IQ Security Camera
Foscam IP Cameras

Computer Access – Voice Controlled Access
Dragon Naturally Speaking for Windows: Speech recognition software that provides hands-free access to your Windows PC. Create and edit documents, send emails, browse the web, and more. Numerous versions available.
Dragon Naturally Speaking for Mac: Slightly more limited than Dragon’s Windows version.

Computer Access – Mousing Devices
Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Tackball
Kensington Slimblade Tackball
Logitech Wireless Trackball M570
Magic Trackpad 2
SmartNav
GlassOuse
QuadJoy
TetraMouse
Tobii PC Eye Mini
Steady Mouse

Phone Access
Apple Accessibility
Android Accessibility

Phone Access – Bluetooth Earpieces
Plantronics Voyager Legend
Plantronics Voyager Edge
Motorola Hint

Environmental Control Unites (ECUS)
Amazon Echo: Echo & Alexa Device comparisons
Google Home
Apple Homepod
Nest Learning Thermostat
WeMo Smart Switches
Phillips Hue Light Bulbs
Logitech Harmony Hub
ZigBee Somfy Shades
Open Sesame Door Opener
MyQ Garage Door Opener
Ring Doorbells
Scout Alarms
August Smart Lock

Mounts and Holders
RAM Mounts: For phone on wheelchair, bed, and Tablets.
Stealth Mounts

Gaming – Controllers
LP Pad Black
XBox Elite Controller
XBox Adaptive Controller
Avenger Controller
Evil Controllers
QuadJoy
QuadStick

Gaming – Resources
Ben Heck
Broadened Horizons
Able Gamers
Accessible Gamer
XBox One Kinect Accessibility
XBox 360 Kinect Accessibility