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References and Resources
Suggested by Paul Berger
Stroke survivors can use the Internet—I do!
There are many resources, products, references and tools available to help you regain your life and achieve your goals. Click here for reviews of the products and books I use everyday. Click here to learn about screen reader software and the accessibility features of our website. Here are the stroke & aphasia association websites I visit often.
Stroke & Aphasia Associations
www.aphasia.org The National Aphasia Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.
www.americanheart.org The American Stroke Association is the division of the American Heart Association focused on reducing disability and death from stroke through research, education, and advocacy.
www.aphasiahope.org/ The Aphasia Hope Foundation is a non-profit foundation that promotes research into the prevention and cure of aphasia, and promotes awareness of available treatments.
www.stroke.org The National Stroke Association provides information for survivors & professionals.
www.strokecenter.org/about.htm The Internet Stroke Center is a non-profit, educational service of the Stroke Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical Center and the Cerebrovascular Diseases Section of the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The Internet Stroke Center exists to advance understanding of stroke research and clinical care. Our goal is to provide current, professional, un-biased information about stroke. The information on this site is obtained from published accounts, meeting presentations, internet searches, and direct correspondence.
www.Dana.org The DANA Foundation provides information about brain research, including strokes and brain injuries, and more than 25 other brain conditions, with links to resources, researchers, and publications. The DANA Press offers books and free publications, and sponsors the annual Brain Awareness Week in March.
www.stroketrials.org Stroke Trials Registry, a continuously updated registry of randomized clinical trials in stroke and cerebrovascular disease.
www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for more than 80 years.
http://aphasiatoolbox.com/index.php You have discovered the premiere aphasia recovery self-help website for people who want to talk again
http://www.strokesafe.org/ SAFE (Stroke Awareness for Everyone, Inc.) is an international Internet-centered coalition of stroke survivors and their families, in addition to doctors, nurses and therapists involved with stroke.
http://www.strokenetwork.org/ Since 1996 we have provided on-line stroke support and information to well over 250,000 visitors to the site
http://stroke.nih.gov/ The NINDS began developing the Know Stroke campaign to help educate the public about the symptoms of stroke and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly
http://www.aphasianyc.org/ To empower people who are affected by aphasia to access and negotiate the services and opportunities they need for a better life.
.http://www.chasa.org/ Welcome to the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, CHASA, the first non-profit organization in North America to offer information and support to families of infants, children, and young adults who have hemiplegia or hemiplegic cerebral palsy
http://www.hearthub.org/hc-stroke.htm A new Web site for heart and stroke patients and their families and caregivers to find lifesaving information is www.HeartHub.org, and stocked with tools, resources, and information on an array of heart conditions.
http://www.ukconnect.org/index.aspx Connect is a charity for people living with aphasia, a communication disability which usually occurs after stroke.We aim to improve the lives of people living with aphasia and communication disability, equipping them to re-connect with life.
http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/resources/atlas/en/ World Health Organization has produced for the wider audience, "The Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke".The atlas addresses the global epidemic of heart disease and stroke in a clear and accessible format.
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