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Community and Internet Resources


Community: Support Groups and Disability Specific Organizations

Post Polio

National

Harvest Center offers support and information for Polio survivors and their loved ones. The website provides a Post-Polio Forum in which your questions can be e-mailed to and answered by Dr. Richard L. Bruno. There is also an online library full of Post-Polio related articles as well as several helpful books and audiotape recommendations. For more information, visit their website or e-mail HarvestCtr@aol.com.

New Sign Post-Polio Health International has a mission to enhance the lives and independence of polio survivors and home ventilator users through education, advocacy, research and networking. They publish numerous educational publications which can be purchased for a nominal fee. For more information, call (314) 534-0475 or e-mail info@post-polio.org.

State Listings

Florida

New Sign North Central Florida Post Polio Support Group has a mission to inform and educate polio survivors, families, friends, physicians, therapists and suppliers about post polio syndrome (PPS). They are a not-for-profit support group reaching out to well over 800 survivors of polio within a 100-mile radius of Ocala, Florida. They also offer an informative monthly newsletter, the Polio Post News. For more information, visit their website or call (352) 489-1731.

Louisiana

New Sign Post Polio Syndrome Resources of Louisiana offers a very informative website which features general Post Polio information, basic information on disability laws, various personal writings, profiles of people living with Post Polio and more.

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