Tag Archives: National SCI Awareness Month

National SCI Awareness Month – Tools and Resources for People with SCI, Caregivers, Family Members, and Others

Posted on September 16, 2020 by naricspotlight

More than 17,000 people each year experience a spinal cord injury. Here are a few resources from the NIDILRR and ACL community to help meet the challenges on the path ahead. Continue reading →

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The SCI Model System Centers – A Brief History

Posted on September 26, 2018 by naricspotlight

This National Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Awareness Month, we’d like to acknowledge the long history of the SCI Model System Centers! While NIDILRR is turning 40 this year, the SCI Model System Centers are actually closer to 50! In 1967 … Continue reading →

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Spinal Cord Injury – Looking Back and Looking Forward

Posted on September 20, 2017 by naricspotlight

In honor of National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, NARIC Director Mark Odum shares his insight on the past and future of spinal cord injury. More than 40 years ago I broke my neck diving into and hitting my head … Continue reading →

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