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The
Brain
and Spinal Cord Injury Program is a unique program
designed to develop and administer a coordinated program to serve
persons who have sustained moderate-to-severe traumatic brain and/or
spinal cord injuries. The mission of the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury
Program is to provide all eligible residents who sustain a brain or
spinal cord injury equal opportunity to obtain necessary services to
enable them to return to an appropriate level of functioning in their
community. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/workforce/BrainSC/index.html
The
Developmental
Disabilities Program is a part of the Florida Department of
Children and Families. The program assists people who have developmental
disabilities and their families. It also provides assistance to identify
the needs of people with developmental disabilities and funding to
purchase supports and services. Although the Program Office is in
Tallahassee, the supports and services for people with developmental
disabilities are provided through district offices throughout the state.
http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/ddp/
The
Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation (DVR) provides services for eligible
persons with physical or mental impairments. These services are designed
to enable you to prepare for, to get, to keep, or to regain employment.
This link provides information on area offices, application for
services, vendor applications and the State Plan. http://www.rehabworks.org
FAAST
works with consumers, family members, caregivers, providers and agencies
to ensure that individual's continue to benefit from assistive
technology as they move between home, school, work and community. At no
cost to the consumer, FAAST provides Information and Referral; resource
information; assistive technology demonstrations; product research;
education and advocacy. Information is available on an Alternate
Financing Program that can assist consumers with disabilities to
purchase assistive technology devices and services.
http://www.faast.org
Shriners
Hospital, Tampa is part of
a network of 22 hospitals across North America providing expert medical
care at no cost to children with orthopedic conditions, burns and spinal
cord injuries. The Tampa Shriners Hospital, located on the University of
South Florida campus, is a 58-bed facility that has treated over 26,000
patients with orthopedic problems since opening in 1985. http://www.shrinershq.org/shc/tampa/index.html
The
Department of Veteran’s
Affairs funded the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa to
establish a VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. The Center
was funded for three years. The focus of this Center is safe mobility.
Two goals for this center are: (1) To promote personal freedom and
safety for frail elderly and persons with disabilities, across the
continuum of care and (2) To build a "culture of safety" to
support clinicians in providing safe patient care and safe working
environments. http://www.patientsafetycenter.com/
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