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1981 National
Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Convention Journal
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SPINAL CORD INJURY IN ANIMALS GOAL OF STUDIES IS
KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP HUMANS
1. Primate spinal cord.
2. Normal cross section.
3. Hemorrhage 15 minutes after injury.
4. Hemorrhage four hours after injury.
For details, see page 3.
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1981 National Spinal Cord Injury
Foundation Convention Journal
Published for the
Journal Staff
Convention Theme
Convention Committee
33rd annual convention
JUDITH C. GILLIOM
of the
Building a Stronger Foundation
James Smittkamp
Editor and Publisher
National Spinal Cord
Chairperson
Injury Foundation
ANN KAHL
Virginia Allen
Art Director
August 2-5, 1981
Convention Host
Karl Beck
Cincinnati, Ohio
CRISTINE SHUEY
Ellen Daly
Assistant Editor
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Chapter
J. J. Evors
KIM LEAMAN
National Spinal Cord
Ann Ford
Production Assistant
Injury Foundation
Judith C. Gilliom
Editorial Office
Bernice Grafstein
901 Arcola Avenue
Barth Green
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
Jean Logan
Phone: (301) 649-5596
Don A. Olson
Write or call for information about
Judy Popovich
next year's journal.
Larry Rossiter
John Schatzlein
Jo Tompkins
Richard Veraa
Members of the
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Chapter
Contents
3 Exhibitors Index
35 Designer Genes Take Dominant Position in
Where to find out about the products and services of
Fellowship Awards
exhibitors at this year's convention.
The Foundation is funding fellowships for three young
4 Boosters
scientists who will study regeneration in the central
Well-wishers who help to keep us solvent.
nervous system. Two will use techniques of genetic
engineering, including alteration of genes in
7 Convention Calendar
recombinant DNA studies.
What's happening, where, and when.
38 New Approaches to the Problem of
13 Central Office Staff
Regeneration in the Central Nervous System
Who does what in the Foundation's office in Newton
Grafstein explains how scientists attempt to understand
Upper Falls, Massachusetts. Volunteers are welcome.
the behavior of animal and human nerve cells.
15 Roadracers Push Ahead
Laboratory findings in animals may ultimately point
This year in Boston four wheelers beat the fastest
the way toward techniques that can be used to reverse
runner, and Cable set a new women's record. It was the
the effects of spinal cord injury in human beings.
fifth year for the National Wheelchair Marathon.
46 Independent Living Programs in the
17 A New Beginning
United States Today
McHugh describes Foundation progress during the past
There are now more than 100 independent living
33 years and during the first year of the current
organizations in this country. Spinal cord injured
reorganization plan. We are achieving
persons account for a large proportion of the
exceeding - our goals.
individuals served.
21 Foundation Directory
53 Some Thoughts on the Care and
Officers, directors, committees, chapters, staff.
Keeping of Attendants
Smith has some suggestions for disabled people who have
26 What Is Spinal Cord Injury?
trouble hanging on to their personal care attendants.
And what can we do about it?
Employers can make the job more-or less attractive.
31 Research Division Staff
56 Advertisers Index
The Foundation's office in Lauderhill, Florida, is
A list of enterprises and organizations that care about
responsible for research programs, including
the people who read this journal.
fellowships, conferences, and publications.
The Rehabilitation
Institute
of Chicago
salutes
The National
Spinal Cord Injury
Foundation
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
345 East Superior, Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 649-6179
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Cover Photos
1
2
3
4
On the cover of this journal are photographs obtained in
The only major area of white matter damaged is directly
studies of spinal cord injury in animals. The goal of these
under the area of impact from the contusion (drop-weight)
studies is to understand the changes that occur after injury
injury.
and to devise means of preventing or reversing damage.
4. Cross section of a cat spinal cord four hours after injury.
1. Back (dorsal) view of an uninjured monkey spinal cord ex-
Injection of thioflavin-S shows the severe hemorrhage and
posed following laminectomy. The spinal cord coverings
destruction of the central gray matter (the butterfly pattern)
(dura and arachnoid mater) have been opened, and surface
and the lack of blood supply (ischemia) in the gray matter.
nerve roots and blood vessels are exposed.
The areas of hemorrhage and decreased blood supply have
spread into the adjacent white matter, and only the most
2. Cross section of an uninjured cat spinal cord following in-
peripheral (outermost) areas of white matter have preserved
jection of a fluorescent indicator of blood flow, thioflavin-S.
blood supply (perfusion). The gray matter is the nerve center
The butterfly pattern in the center of the spinal cord is the
of the spinal cord. It receives and sends messages (con-
gray matter, which gets its name from its unstained color.
necting and directing) to and from the brain and other levels
The grayness is due to rich vascularity and the presence of
of the spinal cord. The white matter serves as a sort of tele-
many nerve cell bodies (neurons). The thioflavin-S stain
phone cable, carrying messages up and down its long axons
causes the gray matter to fluoresce with a light blue color.
(tracts). In spinal cord injury, damage to the gray matter has
The surrounding purple area is the white matter, which gets
its greatest effect on local function at and near the level of
its name from its unstained color. Its major components are
injury, while the loss of ability to move and feel below the
extensions of nerve cells called axons, which are white in
level of injury is due to white matter (long tract) damage. The
color. Relatively few nerve cells and blood vessels are
fact that this occurs several hours later than the gray matter
present.
damage that occurs in the first minutes and hours gives
researchers and clinicians a goal: to be able to limit the
3. Cross section of a cat spinal cord 15 minutes after an ir-
spread of destruction and salvage neurological function by
reversible paralyzing injury of the dorsal (back) aspect. The
treating patients medically or surgically within the early
thioflavin-S stain shows that a good blood supply is main-
hours following spinal cord injury.
tained at this point in all areas except regions of hemor-
rhage, which appear black in color. It should be noted that
Acknowledgements-We would like- to thank Dr. G. Dohrmann
the early spinal cord damage is mostly limited to the gray
(University of Chicago), Dr. B. Green (University of Miami and Miami
matter, because its composition of blood vessels and nerve
Veterans Administration Hospital), and Dr. T. Khan (Hines Veterans
cells makes it more susceptible to injury than the white mat-
Administration Research and Development Center) for material
ter, which has relatively fewer blood vessels and nerve cells.
used on the cover.
Exhibitors
As the journal goes to press, the following companies are
planning to have exhibits at the convention. Call or write for
information about products and services.
Amigo Sales of Western Ohio
Encyclopedia Britannica
Health Aid Services Inc.
Trans-Aid Corporation
3915 Greenview Drive
425 North Michigan
6225 Colerain Avenue
1609 E. Del Amo
Toledo, Ohio 43606
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Cincinnati, Ohio 45239
Carson, California 90746
Phone: (419) 474-4304
Phone: (312) 321-6903
Phone: (513) 521-6100
Phone: (213) 774-7023
Cheseborough-Ponds
Everest & Jennings Inc.
Prentke Romich
33 Benedict Place
1803 Pontius Avenue
RD #2, Box 191
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Los Angeles, California 90066
Shreve, Ohio 44676
Phone: (203) 661-2000
Phone: (213) 478-1057
Phone: (216) 567-2906
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BOOS
ERS
The National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation thanks these individuals,
organizations, and institutions for their support of the 1981 convention
journal.
Achievement: National Voice
Buckeye Chapter
Peter Fedorko
of the Disabled
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Rochester, Minnesota
North Miami, Florida
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Dr. & Mrs. S. Norman Feingold
"Rob" C. Adair
Terry V. Carle, M.D.
Bethesda, Maryland
Santa Fe Springs, California
Chicago, Illinois
Murry M. Freed
Arthur W. Allen Jr.
Case Management Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
Englewood, Colorado
Gaylord Hospital
American Academy of
Central Massachusetts
Wallingford, Connecticut
Orthotists and Prosthetists
Rehabilitation Center
Murray & Anne Goldman
Alexandria, Virginia
Worcester, Massachusetts
Franklin Square, New York
American Board for Certification
Paul M. Cheremeta
Hal & Esther Goldstein
in Orthotics and Prosthetics
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Alexandria, Virginia
CNS Medical Group, P.C.
Linda & M. L. Gordon
American Orthotic and
Englewood, Colorado
Charlotte, North Carolina
Prosthetic Association
Barry Corbet
Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter
Alexandria, Virginia
Golden, Colorado
National Spinal Cord Injury
Anderson Area Chapter
Courage Center
Foundation
National Spinal Cord Injury
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Foundation
Margaret Decker
Jared Ross Green
Frankton, Indiana
St. Petersburg, Florida
Miami, Florida
Architectural Barriers Action
Department of Orthopedics and
Jeremy Blair Green
League
Rehabilitation
Miami, Florida
Tucson, Arizona
University of Miami School
Dr. & Mrs. Jerome G. Green
Elmer & Mary Bartels
of Medicine
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Bedford, Massachusetts
Miami, Florida
B. Herold Griffith, M.D.
Bruce R. Bednarek
Department of Physical Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Wyandotte, Michigan
and Rehabilitation
Dwight & Margaret Guilfoil
Greg D. Benisch
Georgetown University
Bensenville, Illinois
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Washington, D.C.
Joe Hellems
Henry B. Betts, M.D.
Department of Rehabilitation
Frankton, Indiana
Chicago, Illinois
Medicine
Joseph W. Blanton
University of Maryland and
Emily Hess, M.D.
Dale City, Virginia
Montebello Hospitals
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
Baltimore, Maryland
Illinois Independent Living
L.D. Boling, C.P.A.
Barry N. Eigen
Center Inc.
Jackson, Michigan
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
La Grange, Illinois
Lita Helen Bowles
Arthur T. Evans
Independent Living for the
San Diego, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
Handicapped Inc.
Randall L. Braddom, M.D.
Bethesda, Maryland
Cincinnati, Ohio
Janet & Allan Fay
Washington, D.C.
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The Institute for
Dr. & Mrs. Alfred P. Pavot
The George Steinmann Family
Rehabilitation and Research
Alexandria, Virginia
Tucson, Arizona
Houston, Texas
Pearl Textile Co. Inc.
Lola Stinson
Michael Jordan
New York, New York
Frankton, Indiana
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
W.K. Perrin
Joan & John Storer
Mr. & Mrs. R. S. Jordan
Alexandria, Virginia
South Holland, Illinois
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Don Piron
Nigel Storer
Governor & Mrs. Bruce King
De Witt, New York
South Holland, Illinois
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Beverly Price
C.M. & Ann Sudderth
The Anthony (Tony) Lies Family
Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
South Bend, Indiana
Pramod R. Rege, M.D.
Sugar Foot
Ira Lippe
Cincinnati, Ohio
Tampa, Florida
Brooklyn, New York
Rehabilitation Institute
Mike Swatt
Kathleen E. Lloyd
of Chicago
Boca Raton, Florida
Washington, D.C.
Chicago, Illinois
Texas Chapter
Beth Lorenzi
Pete & Doris Rios
Association of Rehabilitation
Hamden, Connecticut
Oak Brook, Illinois
Nurses
Irving & Julia Malamut
Rolf W. Rosenthal
Houston, Texas
Adelphi, Maryland
Kings Point, New York
Vivienne Thomson
Dick McCauley
Ms. Wheelchair America
Larry & Mary Rossiter
Evanston, Illinois
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
William & Rosemarie Messore
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
JoAnn & Bruce Tompkins
Providence, Rhode Island
San Jose, California
Maineville, Ohio
Metrolina Chapter
Phil Veraa
Mr. & Mrs. Charles I. Scher
National Spinal Cord Injury
New York, New York
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Foundation
Chester & Vivian Schiff
Rich Veraa
Charlotte, North Carolina
and Family
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
Mr. & Mrs. Karl Moser
Great Neck, New York
Marvine R. Wanamaker
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Jayne Schiff
Arlington, Virginia
Mark Moser
Fort Lee, New Jersey
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Weiss
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Joanne & John Schleicher
New York, New York
Lucille & Bob Moss
Rockford, Illinois
West Virginia Mountaineer Chapter
Roslyn Heights, New York
Mr. & Mrs. Roger G. Sherman
National Spinal Cord Injury
Roland V. Murray
Indianapolis, Indiana
Foundation
Washington, D.C.
Charleston, West Virginia
Gerda Sours
National Association of the
Rochester, Minnesota
Sharon H. Wilkin
Physically Handicapped Inc.
Vienna, Virginia
Harper Woods, Michigan
National Easter Seal Society
Chicago, Illinois
ANOTHER BOOSTER
Dr. & Mrs. Tim J. Nugent
Another booster is the Cheney Company of New Berlin, Wisconsin,
Champaign, Illinois
which in 1979 donated a stairway elevator to make both levels of the
Old Dominion Area Chapter
Foundation's Central Office accessible. The model installed was the
National Spinal Cord Injury
Cheney Wheelchair Lift III. See advertisement on inside back cover.
Foundation
Richmond, Virginia
David J. Ostling
Aurora, Colorado
Paralyzed Veterans Association
of Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Paraplegics Mfg. Co. Inc.
Bensenville, Illinois
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Ohio Salutes
1981
The International Year of
Disabled Persons
Best Wishes for a
Successful Convention
Visit the IYDP booth at
ID
the 1981 Ohio State Fair,
August 14-30 in Columbus,
and watch for special
CHESTER
IYDP exhibits throughout
the entire fairgrounds!
SCHIFF, P.E.
For information about Ohio IYDP
Consulting Electrical Engineer
activities, call the state coordinating
agency:
The Rehabilitation
Services Commission
RSC
150 West 34th Street
1-800-282-4536, ext. 1471
New York, N.Y. 10001
(in Ohio only)
212-244-4745
IYDP - toward the full
participation of all
Americans
PVA wishes success to the
NSCIF in Cincinnati
Paralyzed Veterans of America
4350 East-West Hwy., Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20014
(301) 652-2135
Michael Delaney, President
R. Jack Powell, Executive Director
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Convention Calendar
Sunday, August 2
4:15-6:00 Taft I & Il
8:00-5:00 Coatroom
Foundation Board Meeting
Registration Opens
6:00-8:00 President I
9:00-5:00 Harding Room
Reception: Exhibits Open
Convention Headquarters Open
Master of Cermonies: Karl Beck
9:00-12:00 Taft I & II
Convention Exhibit Chairperson
and Southern Division Manager
Chapter Liaison Panel
Braun Corporation
Chairperson: Jean S. Logan
Clearwater, Florida
Foundation Vice President for
Chapter Growth and Development
Monday, August 3
and Public Relations Manager
Curative Rehabilitation Center
9:00-5:00 Coatroom
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Registration
1:30-3:30 President II
9:00-5:00 Harding Room
Coping Issues: Impact of Spinal Cord Injury
Convention Headquarters Open
on Families
9:30-5:00 President I
Chairpersons: Joan Redden, Clinical Psychologist
Exhibits Open
and Nancy Buhrmann, Social Worker
8:30-9:30 President II
Department of Physical Medicine and
Kickoff Breakfast
Rehabilitation
Opening Remarks
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Myron Swatt, President
Cincinnati, Ohio
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Panelists: Jonathan and Sharon Wilkin
and Executive Vice President
National Capital Area Chapter
Encore Service Systems of Florida Inc.
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Boca Raton, Florida
Washington, D.C.
C. Larry Rossiter, President
1:30-4:00 Taft I & II
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Chapter
Chapter Training
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Chairperson: John Schatzlein
Maineville, Ohio
Administrator/Counselor
Welcome to Cincinnati
HOMEWORK Program
The Honorable David S. Mann
Control Data Corporation
Mayor of Cincinnati
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Introduction of Exhibitors
1:30 Objectives of Session
Karl Beck
1:45 Chapter Organization and Development
9:30-12:00 President I
Presentations by:
Special Exhibit Viewing
Metrolina Chapter
Charlotte, North Carolina
National Capital Area Chapter
Washington, D.C.
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Chapter
Cincinnati, Ohio
Oregon Trail Chapter
Portland, Oregon
2:30 Chapter Dynamics
3:15 Chapter Problem-Solving Through
Experimental Learning
continued on page 9
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Your
You
to the
Compliments
The
Spinal
Center
818
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Convention Calendar
from page 7
Monday, August 3 (cont.)
Tuesday, August 4
9:45-4:15 Taft I & II
9:00-5:00 Coatroom
Chapter Liaison Panel Work Session
Registration
(box lunch available)
9:00-5:00 Harding Room
Chairperson: Jean S. Logan
Convention Headquarters Open
1:30-4:00 President II
9:00-5:00 President I
Spinal Cord Injury Care
Exhibits Open
Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers
9:00-10:00 President II
John Aseff, Physiatrist
Annual Meeting of Members of the
Department of Physical Medicine and
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Rehabilitation
Myron Swatt, President
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
Cincinnati, Ohio
Concurrent Sessions:
Bowel Programs
John Aseff
10:00-12:00 President II
Management of the Neurogenic Bladder
Coping with Spinal Cord Injury
John Aseff
Total Living Concepts
Drugs Commonly Used in Spinal Cord Injury Care
C. Larry Rossiter
Randall L. Braddom, Chairperson
Services for Independent Living
Department of Physical Medicine and
Doris Brennan, Executive Director
Rehabilitation
Services-for Independent Living Inc.
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
10:00-12:00 Taft I & Il
Management of Autonomic Hyperreflexia
Government and Research Issues
Randall L. Braddom
Chairperson: Barth A. Green
4:30-6:00 Taft I & II
Vice President for Research
Foundation Board Meeting
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
and Assistant Professor
Evening
Riverboat Ride with Dinner on Board
Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, Florida
10:00 Opening Remarks
Barth A. Green
10:15 Science and the Congress
Speaker To Be Announced
10:40 Science and the White House
Denis J. Prager, Associate Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Executive Office of the President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
11:05 Implementation of Science Policy
Murray Goldstein, Acting Director
National Institute of Neurological and
Communicative Disorders & Stroke
National Institutes of Health
U.S.Public Health Service
Bethesda, Maryland
11:30 Discussion and Questions
continued on page 11
9
PORTABILITY
MOBILITY
*
FREEDOM
THE VALUE OF STANDING
STANDING UP DAILY WILL
Standing up daily will
Standing up daily will
Standing up daily is
make you a winner.
build stronger legs,
necessary to the
Standing up daily will
stronger back
enhancement of life.
increase circulation.
muscles, stronger
Standing up daily
Standing up daily will
stomach muscles,
builds better balance.
decrease chances of
thereby increasing
Standing up daily in-
skin ulcers and decon-
bladder pressure.
creases stability.
ditioning.
Contact your Medical Rehabilitation Center.
(Veterans: Contact your VA Medical Center.)
Ask for portable standing frame by Arthur L. Castor Company.
Call or write for brochures.
Arthur L. Castor Company
1409 West 156th Street
Compton, California 90220
Phone (213) 637-0891
10
Convention Calendar
from page 9
I
Tuesday, August 4 (cont.)
10:05 Stimulation of Nerve Fiber Growth
Concurrent Sessions:
Albert Aguayo, Professor
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery
1:30-4:00 President II
and Medicine
Care/Coping: Workshop on Communication and
McGill University
Assertion Skills
Montreal, Canada
Joan Redden
10:30 Break
Gail Prather, Consultant to Management
10:50 Spinal Cord Repair: Experimental Outlook
Procter and Gamble Inc.
Eugene D. Means, Director of Neurology
Cincinnati, Ohio
Veterans Administration Hospital
1:30-4:00 Taft I & Il
Cincinnati, Ohio
Chapter Training: Review and Critique of
11:15 Discussion and Questions
Problems and New Projects
Concurrent Sessions:
John Schatzlein
1:30-3:30 President Il
4:15-6:00 Taft | & II
Foundation Board Meeting
Care/Coping Issues in Spinal Cord Injury
Stress Management
Evening
Joan Redden
Baseball Game-Cincinnati - Reds vs.
Nancy Buhrmann
Los Angeles Dodgers
Model Systems Care
or Tour of City
Terry Carle, Co-Director
Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care-System
Wednesday, August 5
Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center
9:00-5:00 Coatroom
Chicago, Illinois
Registration
1:30-3:30 Taft I & Il
9:00-5:00 Harding Room
Chapter Training: Final Critique, Strategies for
Convention Headquarters Open
Work Plans, and Chapter Goals
9:00-12:00 President Il
John Schatzlein
Recent Developments in Spinal Cord Injury Research
3:45-4:45 Taft I & II
Chairperson: Bernice Grafstein
Foundation Board Meeting
Professor of Physiology
6:00 Taft I & Il
Cornell University Medical College
Reception and Awards Banquet
New York, New York
and Chairperson
Scientific Advisory Committee
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
9:00 Opening Remarks
Bernice Grafstein
9:15 Regeneration and Plasticity in the
Central Nervous System
Irvine McQuarrie, Professor
Department of Anatomy
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
9:40 Neurological Growth Associated Proteins
J.H. Pate Skene, Research Fellow
Department of Neurobiology
Stanford University Medical Center
Palo Alto, California
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The Calumet Region Chapter
300 West 21st Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46407
sends best wishes to members and friends of the
National Spinal Cord Injury Foundation
at its
annual convention!
Varied Opportunities
Make it in
for physical therapists
Curative is a comprehensive, medically
oriented multi-disciplinary rehabilitation
center offering programs in the following
areas: Outpatient rehabilitation: adult,
childrens. Inpatient: Froedtert Lutheran
National
Memorial Hospital. Community outreach:
Spinal Cord
municipal health centers, specialty clinics,
Injury
and local schools. Curative is a leader in
continuing education, offering and en-
SC
Foundation
couraging participation in advanced
learning. Five major university physical
therapy programs are affiliated with CRC.
Research opportunities are available. Full
M.A.P. IS MAKING IT
benefit packages offered. Must be eligible
for Wisconsin license. Direct inquiries to:
IN MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts
Association
DEPARTMENT
1981
of Paraplegics
Curative
P.O. Box 153
Curative Rehabilitation Center
Jamaica Plain, MA
9001 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
02173
Phone (414) 259-1414
ACUTE REHABILITATION TEAM
NEWINGTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
NEWINGTON, CONN. 06111
203-666-2461
newington children's hospital
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CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF
Photos by Roland Sharillo
Susan Hayward
Ann Ford
Robert J. McHugh
Isabelle Barrows
Noemi Zakarian
The Central Office staff now consists of five full-time em-
ployees and eight part-time volunteers. Their teamwork has
enabled reorganizing and refocusing the Foundation's re-
sources during the past year. Here are some specifics to go
with the names that are becoming familiar to those who call,
write, or visit the Foundation's office in Newton Upper Falls,
Massachusetts.
Robert McHugh, Executive Director since July 1, 1980,
oversees all staff activities and maintains communication with
the membership of the Foundation, the Executive Committee,
and the Board of Directors. Bob has final responsibility for all
programs and functions: for example, fund raising, public
relations, fiscal management, chapter development, intera-
gency and government relations, and contract negotiations.
Ann Ford, Director of Operations, manages administrative
functions including membership systems and orientation and
training for volunteers. In addition, Ann maintains formal rela-
tionships with other organizations, manages personnel
policies and programs, and produces reports required by the
Tom Spinks
Frances Phillips
Internal Revenue Service and federal and local governments.
Ann also is responsible for staffing meetings of the Board,
Peggy Mayo, Associate Resource Coordinator, is a student
Executive Committee, and Finance Committee and for pre-
intern. She is responsible for coordinating the resources
paring necessary documentation.
available in Massachusetts for spinal cord injured individuals.
Susan Hayward, Program Associate, coordinates the
Areas of interest include accessibility, housing, transporta-
Foundation's Professional Careers Program, which is spon-
tion, and adaptive equipment. Peg makes monthly visits to the
sored by Projects with Industry. The program places individu-
local spinal cord injury centers and meets with patients to
als with severe physical disabilities in professional positions
discuss community resources.
that offer potential for career growth in the public and private
The Central Office is fortunate to have the support of seven
sector. Susan also assists with development programs,
volunteers who donate a total of more than 75 hours each
supervises student interns working on resource coordination,
week. These volunteers, Tom Spinks, Kevin Boyd, Pauline
and coordinates the National Wheelchair Marathon.
Boyd, Natalie Wilfand, Mona Noon, Millie Breger, Ruth Zuroff,
Noemi Zakarian, bookkeeper, receipts all monies, sends
and Frances Phillips, perform a variety of clerical and admini-
acknowledgements, keeps all ledgers, maintains financial
strative duties. They help out with typing, filing, sending out
files, and prepares bank deposits.
publications and membership cards, updating the Founda-
Isabelle Barrows and Lynn Bianchino are our Central Office
tion's mailing list, bulk mailing projects, collating, xeroxing,
secretaries. Isabelle and Lynn work and go to secretarial
etc. The Central Office could not function without these volun-
school alternate weeks. Typing, filing, shorthand, and answer-
teers and would welcome additional help from anyone who is
ing the telephone are a few of the duties they perform.
willing to donate time.
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