Description | Signs and Symptoms | Services

Description

Services for adults with physical and sensory impairments have been developed to promote full consumer participation in the community. Service provision is intended to provide access to the same opportunities and responsibilities that other people the same age are experiencing.

Signs and Symptoms

The following links provide information on selected physical and sensory disabilities, as well as, information on how to help.

Athritis and Related Diseases - Arthritis is actually an umbrella term used for a group of more than 100 medical conditions. The Arthritis Foundation web site provides facts on arthritis, the different forms, and management principles.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - This American Lung Association web site provides information on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing - The Laurnet Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University web site provides information on the prevalence, causes, and research related to deafness/hearing loss.

Multiple Sclerosis - The National Multiple Sclerosis Society web site provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatments related to multiple sclerosis.

Neuromuscular Diseases - This Muscular Dystrophy Association web site provides information on the characteristics, age of onset, progression, and other information related to muscular dystrophy and related diseases.

Spinal Cord Injury - This State of Wisconsin web site provides information regarding the prevalence, causes, and costs of spinal cord injury in Wisconsin. There is also a link to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association.

Stroke - The National Stroke Association web site provides information on stroke prevention, risk factors, symptoms, types, and recovery.

Vision Impairment - The Centers for Disease Control web site provides information on the what is vision impairment, prevalence, causes and prevention, economic impact, and other resources.

Services

For information on services for persons with physical disabilities, please visit our Services for Persons with Physical Disabilities page.

For information on services for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, please visit our Services for Persons who are Deaf / Hard of Hearing page.

For information on services for persons who are blind or visually impaired, please visit our Sensory Disability Services page