In 2002, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) opened its doors with the leadership and vision of Dana Reeve. Through the NPRC, we offer a free, comprehensive, national source of informational support for people living with paralysis and their caregivers. Our primary goals are to foster involvement in the community, promote health and improve quality of life for those living with or impacted by paralysis.
About the National Paralysis Resource Center Resources for Living with Paralysis
Wheelchair Comparison Video SeriesMy mission is to let the people speak for themselves and shop for wheelchairs themselves. It’s all about being independent and having the knowledge about what’s best for you and your quality of life.
-Jenni Gold
We created the Peer & Family Support Program for people living with paralysis, as well as those who care for them, to come together for hope, support, and a way forward.
Pioneered by the late Dana Reeve, the Quality of Life Grants Program impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers by providing grants to nonprofit organizations.
Our Military & Veterans Program provides resources, information, and advice for service men and women living with paralysis.
Paralysis affects families in every community across the country. But finding local healthcare professionals with experience providing care to people living with paralysis can be a challenge.
Defined simply, paralysis is the inability to move one or more of the four limbs. Roughly 18,000 people are paralyzed every year due to traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI), but paralysis is also caused by disease and congenital conditions such as stroke and spina bifida, and, less frequently, Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Transverse Myelitis.
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Wife & Caregiver of Christopher Reeve,
Founder of the NPRC
1961-2006
Dana Reeve was known for being a model caregiver, supporting Christopher Reeve and their family after he sustained a spinal cord injury in 1995. It was her vision, to provide resources for the entire support system, that led to the creation of the National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC) and many other Reeve Foundation services.
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The National Paralysis Resource Center website is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $10,000,000 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
