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Robotic Legs Get Wheelchair Users Walking
by Leslie Katz, CNET Gadget Blog      Posted July 2010

A new pair of robotic legs out of New Zealand lets wheelchair users do the improbable--stand, walk, and even go up and down stairs. Users transfer themselves from their chair into the Robotic Exoskeleton (Rex) by holding on to Rex's legs. They then strap themselves in and use a hand-controlled joystick and control pad to maneuver the battery-powered mobility-assist device on solid, stable surfaces such as those inside the home or workplace.

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Tee Up with 'Golfers in Motion'
     posted May 2010

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation in collaboration with Wintonbury Hills Golf Course & Willowbrook Golf Course present an opportunity to Tee up with us!

Golfers In Motion is designed to serve a wide variety of recreational and competitive golfing enthusiasts with physical disabilities.

It is an 8 week program from April 12th - June 14th to be held on Monday afternoons from 1:00––3:00 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Rehab Hospital in Hartford, CT.

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CT Adaptive Rowing Program Gets Ready for 2010 Season
     Posted April 2010

On Wednesday May 26th, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital in collaboration with Riverfront Recapture, Inc. and the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Connecticut Chapter present an opportunity to Learn to row with us!

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1st Annual SCIACT Twilight Gala is a Success!
Bill Mancini      posted Feb 2010

I would just like to thank everyone for helping out and attending the first Annual Twilight Gala. Overall the event was a tremendous success. For a first time out event the final total is not what is important. Its the enthusiasm and support everyone showed. From the hard work the committee did to the support we got from the Marriott the night of the event. I could not ask for anything more.
- Bill Mancini, V.P. NSCIA CT Chapter

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Health-related quality of life among individuals with long-standing spinal cord injury
MedWorm: Consumer Health News      Jan 04, 2010

The study findings showed that veterans with SCI experienced lower HRQOL than their non-veteran counterparts. A qualitative study is recommended to evaluate why HRQOL was lower in veterans than in non-veterans with SCI although veterans had higher incomes as a result of their pensions and increased access to equipment, and medications.

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Soul Legend Teddy Pendergrass Dies After Battle with Colon Cancer
By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, RD, About.com      January 14, 2010

Soul singer and legend Teddy Pendergrass has died at age 59, eight months after surgery for colon cancer.Colon cancer was not the only health challenge faced by Pendergrass in his life. In 1982, a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.

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Sold Out Field Comes Out Swinging for SCI
Ellen Franks      11/12/2009

A sold out field of golfers took off on September 15th for the 10th Annual Wheeling and Able Golf Classic at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. The weather was spectacular, and that in itself is a celebration as the previous two tournaments saw horrific rain! Helen Reeve, Christopher Reeve’s stepmother, was our special guest.

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Connecticut Loses a Great Advocate
Jim Quick      Posted October 19, 2009

Tom Connors was one of the heroes of the Disability Rights Movement that began as a “grassroots movement” for civil rights and independence for people with disabilities that eventually realized sweeping legal victories over the years.

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Paralyzed Rats Walk Again
Jennifer Thomas - Healthday Reporter      September 20, 2009

(HealthDay News) -- A three-pronged approach to treating spinal cord injuries allowed paralyzed rats to walk without receiving signals from the brain, scientists report. The combined treatment enabled the rats to walk with a near-normal gait on a treadmill, without the muscles receiving signals from the brain.

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Film
     Posted August 2009

Filmmaker Jon Sigworth will present two Connecticut screenings of his recently completed SCI documentary “More Than Walking”, August 13 in New Haven and August 31 in Hamden.

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SCI / MS Research Study
You may be eligible to participate.      Posted July 2009

- Care Call, a phone-based intervention, aims to reduce health problems and improve quality of life for people with SCI or MS.
-You will not need to travel to take part in this study; you may stay in your home.
-You will receive $100 for your participation and completion of the study.

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Assistive Technology Demo Center Opens in Eastern CT
     Posted June 2009

The Eastern Connecticut Assistive Technology Center located at the Windham Regional Community Council, 872 Main Street in Willimantic, CT will open on June 24th! The Connecticut Tech Act Project is very excited to have a new partner agency offering Assistive Technology demonstrations in the Eastern Region of Connecticut.

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