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Authors: Gary Karp

Tags: #Health & Fitness, #Physical Impairments, #Juvenile Nonfiction, #Health & Daily Living, #Medical, #Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, #Physiology, #Philosophy, #General

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389
,
393
,
406
,
418
,
424–425
,
452
.
See also
rights of people with disabilities
Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act of 2007,
450–452
American Syringomyelia Alliance Project,
10
American values,
178–179
American Wheelchair Bowling Association,
429
Amputation,
53
,
60
,
437
,
438
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),
10–11
,
41
,
62
,
76
,
79
,
155
,
342
The Anatomy of Love
(Fisher),
262
Anderson, Foster,
33
Anger,
6
,
133–134
,
140–141
Angle, seat,
224
Animals,
123
,
319
,
322
,
333–334
,
441
,
452
Antibiotics,
87
Anticoagulants,
284
Antidepressants,
145
Anti-inflammatories,
318
Antioxidant vitamins,
58
Antiscald controls,
378
,
381
Antisocial behavior,
39
Anti-tippers,
213
Apoptosis,
302
Appearances. See image
Appetite,
69
Appliances, kitchen,
383–384
,
386
Archery,
428
Architects,
349
,
350
Architectural and Transportation Barrier Removal Deduction,
419
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
,
11
Arenas,
394–395
Armrests,
235–236
Arms.
See also
shoulders
assistance and,
3
,
10
,
372
,
397–398
computers and,
413
muscles and,
109
sports and,
33
,
434
strength and,
24
,
25
Arthritis,
437
Artificial insemination,
291
Assertiveness,
41
,
174
,
260
,
391
,
395
,
417
Assistance.
See
help
Assistance (help),
165–174
,
197
,
387–388
.
See also
personal assistance services
Assisted suicide,
148
Assistive technology,
31
,
35
,
409–410
,
418
,
444
.
See also
equipment
Associations, sports,
427
Associations of nurses,
18
Astrocytes,
325
Athletics.
See
sports
Atrophy,
71
,
329
Attitudes of persons with disabilities,
62
,
102
.
See also
misconceptions; perceptions of disability
Attitudes toward disability.
See
misconceptions; perceptions of disability
AT&T offers,
372
Autonomic dysreflexia.
See also
dysreflexia
Autonomic dysreflexia (AD),
18
,
54
,
55–57
Awnings,
371
Axelson, Peter,
210
Axles,
205–206
,
222
,
224
,
239
,
352
Axons,
301
,
302
,
317
,
325
.
See also
regeneration
Axoplasm,
302
Backs,
79
,
220–228
,
224–226
,
234
.
See also
spines
Baclofen,
80
,
82
,
83
Balance,
25
,
27
,
76
,
77
,
226
Baltimore Sun
,
32
Baron-Robbins, Adrian,
341
Barrier-free design,
342
.
See also
homes
BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit),
395
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF),
308
Basketball,
432–433
Bathrooms
accessible,
376–382
bedrooms and,
387–388
doors and,
361
,
363–364
lifts and,
375
lighting and,
374
modifications,
342
,
347
privacy and,
351
transfers and,
30–31
Bathtubs,
378–381
,
388
Battery backup systems,
370
Bay Area Outreach Program (BORP),
427
Baylor College of Medicine,
22
,
42
,
51
,
244
,
285
BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor),
308
,
310
Bedrooms,
350
,
361
,
386–388
Beds,
4
,
75–76
,
113
Beneficial Designs,
210
Berkeley Planning Associates,
287
Bermuda Conferences on Spinal Cord Injury Research,
323
BFGF (basic fibroblast growth factor),
308
Billiards,
428
Biochemistry,
301
Biofeedback,
64
,
68
BION
®
Microstimulator,
328
Birth control,
284–285
Bisacodyl (Dulcolax
®
),
98
Bitterness,
141–142
Bladder.
See also
bathrooms; catheters; incontinence; toilets; urinary tract infections (UTIs)
AD and,
55–56
drugs and,
82
infections,
66
,
92
management,
29
,
61
,
88
,
90–98
pain and,
66
,
67
pregnancy and,
293
sex and,
279–280
spasms and,
80
travel and,
403–404
Bladdermanager™ PCI 5000,
95
Blame,
139
,
144
,
257
Blight, Andrew,
320–321
Blind studies,
337
Block Grants,
347–348
Blood,
58
,
59
,
100
,
106
Blood pressure,
55
,
56
,
57
,
66
,
101
Blue sharks,
317
Body images,
254–256
Bonding,
23
Bone density,
305
Bones,
59
,
60
,
62
,
63
,
71
,
76
,
105
,
112
,
305
Books,
446–447
Borgens, Richard,
332
Born on the Fourth of July
(film),
3
BORP (Bay Area Outreach Program),
427
Boston Marathon,
433
Botox
®
(botulinum toxin),
83
Bowels.
See also
bathrooms; constipation; toilets
caregivers and,
49
impacted,
55
,
56
,
57
,
66
,
67
rehab and,
11
,
18
,
29
risks and management,
61
,
74
,
88–91
,
90
,
98–99
sex and,
279–280
Bowling,
428
Braces,
27–28
,
30
,
327
Brackett, Nancy,
290
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),
308
,
310
BrainGate Neural Interface System,
330
Brain injuries,
2
,
26
,
30
,
53
,
59
.
See also
cognitive problems; traumatic brain injury
Brain Research Institute (Zurich),
306
Brakes, wheelchair,
65
,
210–211
Break Boundaries,
374
Breaking Patterns of Depression
(Yapko),
136
Breath controls,
214
Breathing,
34–38
,
62
,
64
,
78
,
85–86
,
329
,
330
.
See also
ventilation of homes; ventilators
Breslin, Mary Lou,
143
Bridge programs,
7–8
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital (Jacksonville, FL),
103
Brown, Reggie,
318
Brown, Robert H.,
324
Brown University,
310
Bruises,
60
Building codes,
344
,
380
,
389
,
390
Building features.
See also
bathrooms
alarms,
374–375
bedrooms,
350
,
361
,
386–388
control systems,
373–374
,
387
doors/entrances,
352
,
354
,
355–356
,
357
,
360–364
,
374
floors,
364–366
heating and cooling,
371
kitchens,
31
,
342
,
344
,
352
,
382–386
lift and track systems,
375
lighting and electrical,
342
,
355
,
357
,
368–370
,
385–386
outdoor spaces,
388–389
ramps and lifts,
354–355
,
356–360
resources about,
442–443
storage,
388
telephones and intercoms,
372–373

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