Wayne State University

Perspectives

COMMUNITY LIVING:  PERSPECTIVES


Challenging Expectations
Interviews reveal ways in which rehab professionals could improve theraputic care after injury.

Overcoming Barriers
People with spinal cord injury face new challenges after injury,  including differences in how they perform daily activities and differences in how people receive them.  Our study participants describe a variety of methods used to deal with these challenges.

Quantitative Data
Using standardized instruments to measure both community integration and enviromental barriers, we have observed some interesting differences within the study sample.

SCI Resources
Information sheets on medical and psychological topics related to spinal cord injury, created by the University of Alabama at Birmingham:
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network.