Join GSIL & NHNSCIA for NHTI's 8th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Benefit

Capital Wheelers vs. NHTI All-Stars

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.
Crocker Wellness Center Gym, NHTI
For more information on the benefit for the Zech DeVits Memorial Equipment Fund, click here.

 

National speaker Chris Pratt will speak to the Concord Brain Injury Support Group on Feb. 16, 2010. Pratt, a ABI Survivor, will discuss how to improve brain function, using the plasticity of the brain to retrain memory after injuries and memory improvement for elders who are losing cognitive functioning. His techniques are particularity helpful to stroke survivors. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information on Chris Pratt, visit : www.b.rain-sense.org. For more information, please e-mail: Jan Perkins at janperk1 at Comcast dot net
 

Granite State Independent Living 
Founded in 1980, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote life with independence for people with disabilities and those experiencing the natural process of aging through advocacy, information, education and support. We recognize the fact that everyone will need some type of support in the course of their lives and offer the necessary tools and resources so individuals can participate as fully as they choose in their lives, families, and communities.

The Combined Federal Campaign: Granite State Independent Living is # 25934  Thank you for your support!

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• NHPR features GSIL on  Giving Matters -more-

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• CEO Clyde E. Terry responds to Sen. Judd Gregg's comments RE: health care reform -more-

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  Visit NHBR Network/NHBR's online b-to-b network
   

• Wheels for Wheels Residency Fellowship Program call for applications -more-

• NY Times article on expanded technology options for individuals with speech impairment and what insurers will and will not cover -more-

• Baby boomers may face high disability rates -more-

• New Hampshire Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Advisory Council seeks members to represent spinal cord injury -more-

• Tweet your Congress member! -more-

• Northeast Passage announces UNH athletic scholarship for students with physical disabilities -more-

• An accurate Census helps provide future generations with the resources they need, because the information gained determines how approximately $4 billion in federal funds will be spent. Look for your 2010 Census Form to arrive in your mailbox soon. For more information, visit the Census