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Brain and Spinal Cord Injury A-Z Resources
BSCIP Resource Center
- BSCIPResourceCenter@flhealth.gov
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Toll Free - 813-574-5091
- 813-574-5092
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Mailing Location
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Suite 209
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
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A
Advocacy
Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADA Guide on Recreation
- Changing Places Accessible Restrooms
- Disability & COVID 19
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
- ADA Update: A Primer for Small Business
- Revised ADA Regulations Implementing Title II and Title III
- Revised ADA Requirements: Effective Date and Compliance Date
- Revised ADA Requirements: Ticket Sales
- Revised ADA Requirements: Service Animals
- Guide to the ADA Standards
- ADA Service Animal Book
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology – Companies/Products
B
Bathing – Companies/Products
Beach Access
Beach Access – Companies/Products
Beds – Companies/Products
Bladder Management – Companies/Products
Bowel Management – Companies/Products
C
Care Givers
Centers for Independent Living
- Ability 1st – CIL North Florida
- Center for Independent Living of Broward
- CIL – Florida Keys
- CIL Jacksonville
- CIL of Central Florida
- CIL of Gulf Coast
- CIL of North Central Florida
- CIL of South Florida
- Coalition for Independent Living Options
- Disability Achievement Center
- Disability Resource Center
- Disability Solutions for Independent Living
- Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living (FACIL)
- Resource Center for Disability Solutions
- Self Reliance Center for Independent Living
- Suncoast Center for Independent Living
Contact Sports, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and Addiction
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) impact many individuals in the United States and, in some cases, can result in serious complications. While there are multiple causes of TBIs, contact sports can often result in multiple blows to the head and subsequent brain injuries. Individuals with TBIs may be more likely to develop mental health disorders, including substance use disorders. Additionally, individuals with a substance use disorder may be more likely to develop a TBI during their use.
- Brain Injury Resource Library
- Posture and SCI
- Switching to a Power Wheelchair
- Am I Ready for a Van
- Autonomic Dysereflexia
- Bladder Cancer
- Long-Term Care Givers
- Colonoscopy and SCI
- Colostomies: A Radical Approach to Bowel Management
- Exercise from Craig Hospital
- Beds for Spinal Cord Injuries
- Skin Care & Pressure Sores - Part 1: Causes and Risks of Pressure Sores
- Skin Care & Pressure Sores – Part 2 (Building Skin Tolerance Supplement): Preventing Pressure Sores
- Skin Care & Pressure Sores – Part 2 (How to do Pressure Reliefs): Preventing Pressure Sores
- Skin Care & Pressure Sores – Part 2 Preventing Pressure Sores
- Skin: It’s too Much Pressure!
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Dancing
Dating/Relationships
Depression
- This handbook is a broad overview of rights and obligations under federal disability laws. Individual state laws may impose more stringent obligations. This handbook is intended to inform rather than to advise, and the information provided is of a general nature.
- Disability Rights Florida is the official, Governor-designated protection and advocacy system for the State of Florida.
Dressing – Companies/Products
Driver Assessment
E
Education
Emergency Preparedness – Companies/Products
Employment
- Career Source Florida
- Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (rehabworks.org)
- Employ Florida Dept of Health (employflorida.com)
- US Office of Personnel Management (opm.org)
- VCU-RRTC on Employment of People with Physical Disabilities (vcurrtc.org)
- Workers Compensation (myflorida.com)
- Understanding Brain Injury: A Guide for Employers (ndrn.org)
Exercise Companies/Products
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Fertility – Companies/Products
Financial Assistance
Florida Commission on Human Relations
- The Commission is charged with enforcing Florida's civil rights laws. The Commission investigates complaints in the areas of areas of employment, housing, public accommodations, and state employee whistle-blower retaliation.
Florida Housing
- Florida Housing Search
- Homelessness DCF Contacts
- State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP)
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Low-Rent Apartment Search
Florida Housing – Companies/Products
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Health Care Facilities
Home and Business Modifications
Home and Business Modifications – Companies/Products
Hospitals (Florida) – Acute
- Baptist Hospital
- Bayfront Health St. Petersburg
- Halifax Medical Center
- Jackson Memorial Hospital
- James A. Haley Vererans’ Hospital
- Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade
- Memorial Regional Hospital
- Orlando Health Regional Medical Center
- St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Tallahassee Memorial Health Care
- Tampa General Hospital
- U.S. News & World Report
- UF Health Jacksonville
- UF Health Shands Hospital
- West Florida Hospital
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Medicaid/Medicare
Medical Transport
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
- Living with Spinal Cord Injury
- Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Adjusting to Life after Spinal Cord Injury
- Bladder Management Options Following Spinal Cord Injury
- Surgical Alternative for Bladder Management Following SCI
- Bowel Function After Spinal Cord Injury
- Depression and Spinal Cord Injury
- SCI Model Systems
- TBI Model Systems
- Pregnancy and Women with Spinal Cord Injury
- Spasticity and Spinal Cord Injury
Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center Spanish Version
- Alternativas de control vesical después de una lesión de la médulla espinal
- Alternativas quirúgicas de control vesical después de una lesión de la médulla espinal
- Problemas de la functión intestinal después de una lesión de la médulla espinal
- La depressión y las lesiones de la médulla espinal
- El embarazo en la mujer que tiene una lesión de la médulla espinal
- Cuidado de la piel y úlceras por presión Parte 1
- Cuidado de la piel y úlceras por presión Parte 2
- Cuidado de la piel y úlceras por presión Parte 2 Suplemento
- La espasticidad y las lesiones de la médulla espinal
- La salud respiratoria después de una lesión de la médulla espinal
- Técnica para efectuar una trasferencia seguara
Motorhome/RV Modifications
Motorhome/RV Modifications – Companies/Products
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National Organizations
- American Spinal Injury Association
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Brain Injury Recovery Foundation
- Christopher Reeve Foundation
- National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- TBI.org
- The Miami Project
- Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
- United Spinal Association
- United States Brain Injury Alliance
Neurotechnology
Nutrition/Weight Management
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Out of State Resources
Brain Injury Groups
- Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association
- Brain Injury Alliance for British Columbia
- Brain Injury Association of Durham Region (Canada)
- Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
- British Association of Brain Injury and Complex Case Management
- European SCI Federation
- Headway (UK)
- International Brain Injury Clubhouse Alliance
- International Pediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS)
- Kamloops Brain Injury Association (BC)
- Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (Canada)
- Northern Brain Injury Association (BC)
- Ontario Brain Injury Association
- Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
- Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa
- Texas Brain Injury Alliance
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Pain Management
Paralympics
Pediatric
Personal Care Assistance
Prevention
Publications
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Recreation – Outdoor
Recreation – Scuba Diving
Recreation – Swimming
Recreation – Therapeutic Recreation Programs
- Brooks Adaptive Sports Program (Jacksonville)
- City of Clearwater Therapeutic Recreation
- Daytona Beach Therapeutic Recreation
- Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department
- Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation
- Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation Department
- St. Petersburg Recreation Department
Rehabilitation Centers in Florida
- Bayfront Health St. Petersburg (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miami (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sunrise (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Jackson Memorial Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Lee Health Rehabilitation Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Orlando Health Regional Medical Center (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Tampa General Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- UF Health Shands Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- West Florida Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
- Winter Haven Hospital (Inpatient/Outpatient)
Research
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Scholarships
Service Animals
SCI Education
SCI Health
Smoking and SCI
Social Media
- Depression after Spinal Cord Injury: Myths and Facts
- Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury Report and Videos
- Healthy Aging After Spinal Cord Injury
- Common musculoskeletal problems after SCI: contractures, osteoporosis, fractures and shoulder pain
- Decreasing Bladder Spasticity with Botulinum Toxin Injections
- Urinary Tract Infections: Indwelling (Foley) Catheter
- Urinary Tract Infections: Intermittent Catheterization
- Taking Care of Business: Your Bowel Program (video presentation)
- Taking Care of your Bowels – Ensuring Success
- Taking Care of your Bowels – The Basics
- Communication in Dating and Relationships after Spinal Cord Injury (video)
- Maintaining Health after SCI
- Oral Health Fact Sheet for Dental Professionals
- Maintaining Oral Health after SCI
- Balancing Work and Benefits after Spinal Cord Injury
- Get Moving: Exercise and SCI (video)
- Universal Fitness
- Finding an Accessible Fitness Center
- Fitness after SCI: How to Get Started
- Nutrition Guidelines for Individuals with SCI
- Osteoporosis in SCI
- Managing Chronic Pain after SCI
- Perspective on Pain: An SCI Panel Discussion (video)
- SCI: The Pain Issue
- SCI in Children and Teens
- Maintaining Healthy Skin – Part 1 from UW Medicine
- Maintaining Healthy Skin – Part 2 from UW Medicine
- Taking Care of Pressure Sores
- Balancing Work and Benefits after Spinal Cord Injury (video)
- Activities of Daily Living after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Bladder Management after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Bowel Management after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular System after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Nutrition after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Respiratory Dependent after SCI from Magee Rehabilition
- Spinal Cord Injury from Magee Rehabilitation
- Sexuality after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Skin after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Center Spanish Version
- Actividades de Vida Diaria después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- La Dirección de Vejiga después de SCI de la Rehabilitación Magee
- Dirección de Intestino después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Sistema Cardiovascular después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Nutrición después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Herida de Médula espinal de Rehabilitación Magee
- Sexualidad después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Piel después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Sistema Respiratorio depués de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Viajes después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
- Dependiente Respiratorio despuós de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
Sports
Indoor/Outdoor
Billiards/Pool
National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association, Inc.
Bowling
American Wheelchair Bowling Association
Golf
Adaptive Golf Academy
The Adaptive Golf Association
Handcycling
United States Handcycle Federation
Wounded Warriors Ability Ranch
Lacrosse
Wheelchair Lacrosse USA
Tennis
City of Tampa Wheelchair Tennis
Clearwater Tennis Program
Plantation Wheelchair Tennis
USTA Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Basketball
Brooks Ballers (Jacksonville)
Florida Wheelchair Basketball Conference
Fort Lauderdale Sharks
Miami Heat Wheels
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
Orlando Magic Wheel
Sunrise Suns
Tampa Bay Strong Dogs
Wounded Warriors Ability Ranch
Track & Field
Power Soccer
Brooks Barracudas (Jacksonville)
Tampa Thunder
United States Power Soccer Association
Sled Hockey
Pembroke Pines Sled Hockey
Space Coast Hurricanes (Rockledge, FL)
Tampa Bay Lightning Sled Hockey
Tiger Sharks (West Palm Beach)
USA Sled Hockey
Wheelchair Football
Tampa Bay Wheelchair Football
Wheelchair Rugby
Brooks Bandits (Jacksonville)
Orlando Clash
South Florida Rattlers
United States Wheelchair Rugby Association
Wounded Warriors Ability Ranch
Wheelchair Softball
National Wheelchair Softball Association (NWSA)
Tampa Bay Rays
Wounded Warriors Ability Ranch
Water
Kayaking
SportsAbility Alliance (formerly FDOA)
Sailing
Sailability
Shake-A-Leg Miami
Surging
Oceans of Hope Foundation
Water Skiing
Ann’s Angels
LOF Adaptive Skiers
Standing Frames
State Agencies/Programs (Florida)
- Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)
- Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs)
- Association of Rehabilitation Facilities (ARF)
- Eldercare Locator
- Employ Florida
- Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration (AHCA)
- Florida Association of Centers for Independent Living (FACIL)
- Florida Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Program (BSCIP)
- National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
- Workers Compensation
State Agencies/Programs (Other States)
- Brain Injury Association of California
- Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City
- Alabama Head Injury Foundation
- AlabamaTBI.org
- Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona
- Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
- Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut
- Brain Injury Alliance of Idaho
- Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa
- Brain Injury Alliance of Montana
- Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska
- Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
- Brain Injury Alliance of New Mexico
- Brain Injury Alliance of Northern Kentucky
- Brain Injury Alliance of Oklahoma
- Brain Injury Alliance of Utah
- Brain Injury Alliance of Washington
- Brain Injury Alliance of Wisconsin
- Brain Injury Association of Georgia
- Brain Injury Association of Illinois
- Brain Injury Association of Louisiana
- Brain Injury Association of Maryland
- Brain Injury Association of Missouri
- Brain Injury Association of New York State
- Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
- Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island
- Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
- Brain Injury Association of Tennessee
- Brain Injury Association of Vermont
- Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance
- North Dakota Brain Injury Network
- Texas Brain Injury Alliance
Stretching/Range of Motion
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Therapies (Speech, Occupation and Physical)
Therapeutic Horseback Riding
Transferring – Companies/Products
Transitional Living Facility
Transportation
Travel
- An Overview of the Air Carrier Access Act
- Executiveclasstravelers.com
- Handicapped Travel Club
- Lonely Planet’s Accessible Travel Online Resources
- PUSH Living
- Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH)
- USDOT – Travel with a Disability
- Wheelchairtaveling.com
- Accessible Travel: A Guide for People with Disabilities
- Travel after SCI from Magee Rehabilitation
- Traveling with Disabilities
- Viajes después de SCI de Rehabilitación Magee
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- This video explains what you should know about brain injury and recovery. It uses simple language and images of real people who have sustained a brain injury, as well as medical experts and advocates. Produced by the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA.
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Van Rental – Companies/Products
Vehicle Modifications
Vehicle Modifications – Companies/Products
Ventilator
Ventilator – Companies/Products
Veterans
Veterans’ Health Administration
Video Game Accessibility
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Long Term Care Waiver Programs
Wheelchair Accessories
Wheelchair Accessories – Companies/Products
Wheelchair Skills
Wheelchairs – Companies/Products
- Action Track Chair
- All Terrrain Wheelchairs
- Box Wheelchairs
- Carbon Black System
- Colours Wheelchairs
- Eagle Sportschairs
- EcoRover Chairs
- Invacare
- Ki Mobility
- Lasher Sport
- Motion Composites
- Panthera
- Performance Health Catalog
- Permobil
- Quickie Wheelchairs
- Redman Power Chair
- Tek Robotic Mobilization Device
- TiLite
- TracFab All-Terrain Wheelchair
- Whill
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