Resources

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital provides support groups and educational programs in cooperation with many organizations. It is our intent to provide each patient with the tools necessary to make the fullest possible recovery and enjoy the highest quality of life possible. Therefore, as an informational resource, we have compiled a list of organizations that current and former patients and community members may wish to contact for additional resources. We hope that this information is helpful to you.

Adaptive Sports Foundation www.adaptivesportsfoundation.org (518) 734-5070
Amputee Coaliton www.amputee-coalition.org (888) 267-5669
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association www.alsa.org (800) 782-4747
Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org (800) 272-3900
American Academy of Neurology www.aan.com (800) 879-1960
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org (800) 227-2345
American Epilepsy Society www.aesnet.org (860) 586-7505
American Heart Association www.heart.org (800) 242-8721
American Lung Association www.lung.org (202) 452-1805
American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org (888) 478-7653
Brain Injury Association www.biausa.org (800) 444-6443
Brain Injury Association of New York www.bianys.org (518) 459-7911
Brain Trauma Foundation www.braintrauma.org (212) 772-0608
Burke Medical Research Institute burke.weill.cornell.edu (914) 597-2551
Cerebral Palsy Guidance www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org (800) 225-0292
Challenged Athletes Foundation www.challengedathletes.org (858) 866-0959
COPD Foundation www.copdfoundation.org (866) 316-2673
Guide for Online Colleges & Disabilities www.accreditedonlinecolleges.org
Guillain-Barre Syndrome/Chronic Inflammatory www.gbs-cidp.org (866) 224-3301
Demyelinating Polyneuropathy Foundation
Mesothelioma mesothelioma.net/mesothelioma/ (800) 692-8608
Michael J. Fox Foundation www.michaeljfox.org (800) 708-7644
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America www.msaa.com (800) 532-7667
Multiple Sclerosis Foundation www.msfocus.org (800) 225-6495
National Institute of Neurological www.ninds.nih.gov (800) 352-9424
Disorders and Stroke
National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nationalmssociety.org (800) 344-4867
National Parkinson Foundation www.parkinson.org (800) 473-4636
National Spinal Cord Injury Association www.spinalcord.org (800) 962-9629
National Stroke Association www.stroke.org (800) 787-6537
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation www.pdf.org (800) 457-6676
Restorative Neurology Clinic
at Burke Medical Research Institute burke.weill.cornell.edu/restorative-neurology-clinic (914) 597-2111
United Spinal Association www.unitedspinal.org (800) 404-2898
United Way www.unitedway.org (914) 997-6700