Resources
Helpful Links
Push to Walk has assembled this list of resources to help answer the many questions that may be raised by individuals with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions.
In addition to the resources below, please visit the Family Corner page in which PTW co-founder Cynthia Templeton chronicles her journey of helping her son live a productive life after paralysis. It is both inspirational and practical.
For ideas related to fundraising, download our Fundraising Kit.
If you would like to suggest a resource to be included on this page, please email kwolfe@pushtowalknj.org.
Featured Resource
United Spinal Association
FT Mobility Vehicles and Equipment
Resources by Category
General SCI Info
Northern California Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
www.norcalsci.org
Living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
https://msktc.org/sci
Canadian/American Spinal Research Organizations
www.csro.org
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
www.christopherreeve.org
Determined2Heal: Simplifying Life with a Spinal Cord Injury
www.determined2heal.org
DISboards.com: Disney Disability Information
www.wdwinfo.com
Facing Disability: For Families Facing Spinal Cord Injuries
www.facingdisability.com
Learn About Spinal Cord Injury, Recovery, Statistics, and More
www.pva.org
SCI-Info-Pages: Quadriplegic, Paraplegic & Caregiver Resources
www.sci-info-pages.com
SLICE: Spinal Cord Injury Learning Independence Creating Empowerment
www.sliceinc.org
Spinal Cord Injury Information
www.sci-recovery.org
Spinal Cord Injury Network International
www.spinalcordinjury.org
Spinal Cord Injury Patient-Family Teaching Manual
http://www.spinalcordcenter.org/consumer/manual.html
Spinalpedia
www.spinalpedia.com
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association
www.spinalcord.org
Support
Alzheimer’s Support
https://www.alzheimersupport.com/
BackBones
www.backbonesonline.com
Birth Injury Guide and Assistance
www.birthinjuryguide.org
CareCure Community – an online forum discussing all aspects of SCI
www.sci.rutgers.edu
Cerebral Palsy Guide
https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
The Desatnick Foundation
www.desatnickfoundation.org
Home Alone Alliance
www.aarp.org/homealonealliance.html
ICORD
www.icord.org
Joe Jackson Foundation
www.joejacksonfoundation.org
National Resource Directory
www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov
Advocacy & Cure
Access Advocates
www.accessadvocates.com
Americans For Cures
www.americansforcures.org
Unite2Fight Paralysis
www.unite2fightparalysis.org
Birth Injury Justice Center
www.childbirthinjuries.com/birth-injury/
Research
ChinaSCINet
www.chinascinet.org
Reeve-Irvine Research Center
www.reeve.uci.edu
The Alan T. Brown Foundation to Cure Paralysis
www.atbf.org/
Conquer Paralysis Now
www.conquerparalysisnow.org
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
www.themiamiproject.org
W.M. Keck Center at Rutgers
www.keck.rutgers.edu
Medical Centers
Children’s Specialized Hospital – Mountainside, NJ
www.childrens-specialized.org
Helen Hayes Hospital – West Haverstraw, NY
www.helenhayeshospital.org
Kennedy Krieger Institute – Baltimore, MD
www.kennedykrieger.org
Shepherd Center – Atlanta, GA
www.shepherd.org
SCI Exercise Centers
Facilities Similar to Push to Walk
maps.google.com
Ability Fitness: Leesburg, VA
www.abilityfitnesscenter.org
Beyond Therapy: Atlanta, GA
www.beyond-therapy.org
Brooks Neuro Recovery Center: Jacksonville, FL
www.brooksrehab.org
Buckeye Wellness Center: Valley View, OH
www.buckeyewellnesscenter.com
Center for Spinal Cord Injury Recovery: Detroit, MI; Rockford, MI
www.centerforscirecovery.org
Challenge Center: La Mesa, CA
www.challengecenter.org
CORE-Center of Recovery & Exercise: Longwood, FL
www.coreflorida.com
Destination Walk: Springdale, AR
www.destinationwalk.com
Every Step Kounts: Bryan, TX
www.everystepkounts.com
Gathering Strength: Louisville, KY
www.gatheringstrength.org
Journey Forward: Canton, MA
www.journey-forward.org
NeuAbility: Denver, CO
www.neuability.org
Neurofit 360: Pembroke Pines, FL
www.neurofit360.com
Neuro Institute (website under construction)
www.theneuroinstitute.com
Neurological Recovery Center: Fort Worth, TX
www.neurologicalrecoverycenter.com
Neuroworx: South Jordan, UT
www.neuroworx.org
Next Steps Chicago: Willow Springs, IL
www.nextstepschicago.org
Next Step Fitness: Los Angeles, Atlanta, Kansas City, Orlando, Raleigh, Phoenix, Las Vegas
www.nextstepfitness.org
Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System: Seattle, WA
www.sci.washington.edu
Project Walk New Jersey: Mount Laurel, NJ
www.projectwalknj.org
Pushing Boundaries: Redmond, WA
www.pushing-boundaries.org
Race To Walk: Mooresville, NC
www.racetowalk.org
REACT: Addison, TX
www.neuroreaction.org
SCI-Health: Washington, DC
www.sci-health.org
StayInStep: Tampa, FL
www.stayinstep.org
STRIDES SCI Functional Fitness: Juan Capistrano, CA
www.stridessci.com
TheraFit Gym: Westminster, MD; Lutherville, MD
www.therafitgym.com
Walk it Off: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
walkitoffrecovery.org
Walk the Line: Southfield, MI
www.walkthelinetoscirecovery.com
Funding
Challenged Athletes Foundation
www.challengedathletes.org
Help Hope Live (National Transplant Assistance Fund)
www.helphopelive.org
The Katie Samson Festival
www.katiesamsonlaxfest.com
The Kelly Brush Foundation
www.kellybrushfoundation.org
The Travis Roy Foundation
www.travisroyfoundation.org
Exercise & Fitness
Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body
Adaptive Yoga Moves Any Body Training Book
Mane Stream
www.manestreamnj.org
Rehabilitative Research and Training Center on Spinal Cord Injury
www.sci-health.org
The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
www.ncpad.org
Crossroads Alliance
www.crossroadsalliance.org
Wheel WOD
www.wheelwod.com
Roll Call Wheelchair Dance, Inc.
http://www.rollcallwheelchairdance.com
Infinity Dance Theater
http://www.infinitydance.com
Books, Publications and Entertainment
Brain Injury: When the Call Comes A Congregational Resource
Rutgers: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Publication
Inside the Halo and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Recovery
Maxine Kumin
www.amazon.com/Inside-Halo-Beyond-Anatomy-Recovery
Joni: An Unforgettable Story
Joni Eareckson Tada
www.amazon.com/Joni-Unforgettable-Story-Eareckson-Tada
Miracle In The Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story
Scott Brown, Sam Carchidi
http://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Making-Adam-Taliaferro-Story
Not By Accident: Reconstructing a Careless Life
Samantha Dunn
www.amazon.com/Not-Accident-Reconstructing-Careless-Life
Rescuing Jeffrey: A Memoir
Richard Galli
www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Jeffrey-Memoir-Richard-Galli
Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence
Matthew Sanford
www.amazon.com/Waking-Transcendence-Matthew-W-Sanford
Push Girls
www.push-girls.com
Employment
NTI at Home
www.ntiathome.org
Employment Horizons
www.emhorizons.org
Employment With a Disability Resource Guide
https://www.velvetjobs.com/articles/insights/employment-disability-resources?msID=b5ab7805-d7c0-43eb-8754-f892d95b090e
Enable Small & Associates, Inc.
www.enable-work.com
Novoresume
https://novoresume.com/career-blog/disability-career-guide
Resume Builder
https://www.resumebuilder.com/comprehensive-resume-and-career-guide-for-people-with-disabilities/
The Definitive Guide to Disability Inclusion in the Workplace
https://www.thanksben.com/the-definitive-guide-to-disability-inclusion-in-the-workplace/
Accessible Activities and Attractions
Accessible Beach Guide
https://co.monmouth.nj.us/documents/41/2017%20Accessible%20Beach%20Guide.pdf
Wheelchair Accessible Hiking Trails
https://www.traillink.com/stateactivity/nj-wheelchair-accessible-trails/
Franklin Lakes Racquet Club
https://www.franklinlakesracquetclub.com/programs
Ellis Island & Statue of Liberty
https://www.curbfreewithcorylee.com/2018/03/05/visiting-the-statue-of-liberty-and-ellis-island-as-a-wheelchair-user/
9/11 Memorial
https://www.911memorial.org/visitors-limited-mobility
Equine Tranquility
http://www.helpinghorseshoe.org
New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Inc.
http://www.nynjtc.org
Alstede Farm Hayrides
https://www.alstedefarms.com/pick-your-own-handicapped-accessible-hayrides/
Turtle Back Zoo
https://turtlebackzoo.com/zoo-rules/#faq-5
iFLY – Indoor Skydiving
https://www.iflyworld.com/programs/all-abilities/
Equipment
Black and Decker- 4v MAX* Gyro™ Rechargeable Screwdriver
www.blackanddecker.com/gyro
Hippocampe All-Terrain Wheelchair
www.hippocampe.co
HotShot Products: Custom Motorized and Manual Wheelchairs
www.hotshotproducts.org
The Landeez Beach Wheelchair by Natural Access
www.landeez.com
Sportaid
www.sportaid.com/wheelchairs
Blogs / Vlogs
Adventures in Brain Injury
www.adventuresinbraininjury.com
Laughing At My Nightmare
www.laughingatmynightmare.com
New Dawn New Day New Life
www.newdawnforus.blogspot.com
Tuesday Talk With Alex
www.tuesdaytalkwithalex.wordpress.com
Think Before You Act
www.messagefrommike.webs.com
Push to Walk
www.pushtowalknj.org/blog
www.pushtowalk.wordpress.com
Meg Johnson Speaks
www.megjohnsonspeaks.com
Meg Johnson’s YouTube
Meg Johnson’s YouTube
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
On With Life
www.onwithlife.org
Magazines, Newspapers & Online Newsletters
Ability Magazine
www.abilitymagazine.com
Action Magazine – A Publication of the United Spinal Association
www.unitedspinal.org/publications/action
Disability Today Network
www.disabilitytodaynetwork.com
Disabled Sports USA Challenge Magazine
www.disabledsportsusa.org
NJ Able – The Newspaper Positively For, By & About The Disabled
www.ablenews.com
New Mobility – The magazine for active wheelchair users
www.newmobility.com
Palaestra – Forum of Sport, Physical Education & Recreation For Those With Disabilities
www.palaestra.com
Paraplegia News
www.pvamagazines.com
Pushin’ On Newsletter – SCI Information Network
www.spinalcord.uab.edu
PushLiving.com
www.pushliving.com
SpinalCord.com
www.spinalcord.com
Sports ‘N Spokes
www.pvamagazines.com
Inspiration
Scott Chesney
www.scottchesney.com
Team Hoyt
www.teamhoyt.com
Adaptive Sports
The New York Warriors Quad Rugby Team
Click Here For Team Information
US Quad Rugby Association
www.quadrugby.com
Wheelchair Sports Federation
www.wheelchairsportsfederation.org
Adaptive Golfers
https://www.adaptivegolfers.org/
New Jersey Fencing Alliance Inc.
http://www.njfencingalliance.com
Operation BeachHead
http://opbeachhead.org/
Travel
AccessAnything.net – Accessible Adventure Travel for people with Disabilities
www.accessanything.net
Accessible Journeys
www.disabilitytravel.com
Emerging Horizons – Accessible Travel News
www.emerginghorizons.com
Flying Wheels Travel
www.flyingwheelstravel.com
The Full Guide to Flying with a Disability
www.parking4less.com/flying
The Fully Accessible Guide to Flying for People with Disabilities
https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/fully-accessible-guide-flying-people-disabilities/
TravAbility
www.travability.travel
Love Holidays – Safe COVID-19 Travel
https://www.loveholidays.com/holidays/responsible-tourism-during-covid-19/
Accessible Vehicles
Disabled Dealer
www.disableddealer.com
Drive-Master Company, Inc.
www.drive-master.net
Car Insurance & Modifications for Seniors
https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/car-insurance-for-seniors/#Senior-Driver-Safety
Mobility Management
www.mobilitymgmt.com
Mobility Works: Auto Mobility Dealership
www.mobilityworks.com
The National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association
www.nmeda.org
Route 23 Auto Mall
www.23ford.com
Coverage: Guide to Car Modifications for People with Disabilities
https://www.coverage.com/insurance/auto/car-modifications-for-people-with-disabilities/
Independent Living
Ultimate Guide to Finding and Renting Houses with Disabilities
https://www.thezebra.com/resources/home/renting-with-disabilities/
National Council on Independent Living
www.ncil.org
Alternative Resources – NJ
Acupuncture Center of New Jersey – Morristown
Peter Kadar
973-984-2800
www.acupuncturecenterofnj.com
Energetic Healing and Classic Homeopathy
Shulamit Lazarus – Bloomfield, NJ
www.limitfreeself.com
Massage Therapy
Margaret Mills – Montclair, NJ
973-744-1112
email: Montclair.pain.relief@verizon.net
Accessible Hotels in Northern NJ
Transportation
Accessible Dispatch
www.accessibledispatch.com
Driving With a Neurological Disability
https://www.moneygeek.com/insurance/auto/resources/driving-with-a-neurological-disability/
Movways
www.movways.com
NJ Access Link
www.njtransit.com
Home Modification
Adapting a Home for Disability Accessibility
https://www.moneygeek.com/mortgage/resources/home-modification-for-disability/
Back Home Safely
www.backhomesafely.com
Barrier Free Living
www.barrierfree.org
Navigating a Move With a Disability
https://www.mymove.com/moving/guides/moving-tips-disability/
Other
63 Places Offering Discounts for People with Disabilities
www.wikibuy.com/blog
Medication Management for People with Disabilities
www.singlecare.com/blog/medicationmanagement/
Guide to Paying for College for Students with Disabilities
https://www.bankrate.com/loans/student-loans/guide-to-paying-for-college-with-disabilities/
Financial Independence for Individuals with IDD
https://www.moneygeek.com/credit-cards/resources/navigating-credit-and-debt-with-idd/