CHAPTER 3: INDEPENDENT LIVING Life on Wheels - The Active Wheelchair User www.lifeonwheels.org/ Life on Wheels addresses the misconceptions people bring to their experience of disability.
Books Aloud, Incorporated (408) 808-2613 www.booksaloud.org Maintains a free loan library of recorded books on tape cassettes. Contains fiction and non-fiction for visually, physically, or learning disabled people of any age. Tapes are mailed free of charge in both directions. Limited materials available in Spanish.
New Mobility (888) 850-0344 www.newmobility.com/ Monthly magazine that covers a wide range of disability issues including articles on travel and sports.
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Wheelchair Getaways (800) 642-2042 www.wheelchairgetaways.com/ This company rents wheelchair/scooteraccessible vans in all 48 states as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico by the day, week, and month or longer. No delivery or pickup.
Most local colleges have disabled students programs and services. Check their course listings and programs! Below you will find information about some of these programs. City College of San Francisco Disabled Students Programs and Services (415) 561-1001 (415) 561-1007 TTY http://www.ccsf.edu/dsps The Acquired Brain Injury Program has classes on Cognitive Retraining, Language Reintegration and Speech and Language Skills among others.
TIP: Volunteering is a great way for stroke survivors to have an active life, share experiences with others and make life as normal as possible after stroke. Most not-for-profit organizations and senior centers are always looking for volunteers!
Cañada College (650) 306-3259 www.canadacollege.net/student/ disabledservices.html During the academic year, Canada College provides students with documented disabilities academic support and reasonable accommodations as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Other languages: Spanish.
Vocational Rehabilitation, Education and Employment AXIS Dance Company (510) 625-0110 www.axisdance.org This dance company has created an exciting body of work developed by dancers with and without disabilities. They are paving the way for a powerful and inclusive dance form, “physically integrated dance”.
Pacific Stroke Association www.psastroke.org – support@psastroke.org – (650) 565-8485
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