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Children's Neurobiological Solutions (CNS) is a nonprofit research foundation improving the lives of children disabled by neurological disorders through research focused on brain repair and regeneration.

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability has a mission to promote substantial health benefits that can be gained from participating in regular physical activity. The slogan of NCPAD is Exercise is for EVERY body, and every person can gain some health benefit from being more physically active. This site provides information and resources that can enable people with disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be. There are research articles on physical activity and disability and on physical disabilities.

Prosthetic/Limb Loss To help meet the lifestyle and medical needs of Veterans who have lost limbs, VA researchers develop and test a wide variety of prosthetic devices. VA's goal is to offer Veterans prosthetics that will restore them to their highest possible level of functioning within their families, communities, and workplaces. Some VA researchers are working on developing high-functioning artificial limbs that are very similar to their natural counterparts. Others are working on advanced wheelchair designs that promote mobility and independence for wheelchair users and make it easier to use a wheelchair.

Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center The research program at Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center (NUPOC) was founded in 1956 followed by the education program in 1958. The goal of our research is to improve the quality of life for persons who use prostheses (limb replacements) and orthoses (braces/splints) through creative applications of science and engineering to the field of P&O and to disseminate new knowledge in P&O to the public through publications in professional journals, presentations at symposia, webinars and other media. Research strives to improve quantification and objective scientific evidence that informs P&O clinical decision-making; and to develop new concepts and devices that will improve the quality, cost-effectiveness, and delivery of P&O fittings.