The terms “mobility” and “accessibility” refer to being able to get where you want to go and do what you want to do — comfortably, safely, and with a limited drain on your energy. Rehabilitation specialists can help you identify the tools and strategies that best meet your mobility and accessibility needs, keeping you active, productive and involved. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech/language pathologists, and physiatrists can help you restore and maintain function, manage symptoms, and identify appropriate tools and strategies to accomplish tasks and achieve your goals.Staying Mobile can be accomplished through effective symptom management, the use of mobility aids, automobile adaptations and the use of assistance animals. Increasing Accessibility often requires the adaptation of tools and devices at one’s home or work — and becoming an MS activist in the community.
Resources
- Disability Resources MonthlyComprehensive site with regional resource directory and hundreds of useful links.
- Infinitec“Infinite potential through assistive technology.” Click “Live” tab for information on home modification, adaptive driving and more.
- National Rehabilitation Information CenterA clearinghouse of research and databases.
- Minnesota Ramp ProjectLook at “How to Build Wheelchair Ramps for Homes.”
- Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource BookThis information-packed book explores options in health, technology, attendant services, employment, travel, sports, relationships, sexuality and parenting.
Source for the above information: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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