subject: Christopher And Dana Reeve Foundation: Don't Stop Trying! [print this page] Christopher Reeve is the first actor who performed part of the Superman and made the character the most popular superhero worldwide. Until these days. Christopher Reeve is an example of will, power, kindness as well as optimism. His image gives believe in future to people with a spinal cord injury. This name is the saying for people who believe that science will get the way to cure the broken nerves and paralyzed people will have the opportunity to be cured. Christopher Reeve gave his name to the Us Paralysis Association which is known today as the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
The purposes of the organization:
1.The foundation is directed to support with grants non-profit organizations which promote the improvement of life for those who have a spin cords problem, mobility impairment and also paralysis.
2.It funds the projects of researches and also neuroscientists that have the aim to obtain the innovational ways to cure the injured nerve system.
3.Another project is the Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Program aimed to finance non-profit organizations which goals are to offer services for those with paralysis. There are three types of this program.
4.The first category is known as Actively Achieving. It has its aim to involve paralyzed people in sport activities. The program finances sport associations that organize sport events for paralyzed individuals and that provide facilities to help these people live an ordinary life: to ride a bike, to play with friends, to train for a job.
5.Bridging Barriers projects are aimed at involving people with disabilities in social life. It funds projects which manage voice-activated technology, give home modifying projects as well as transportation service for wheel-chaired people.
6.Caring & Coping project takes care about the disable persons as well as their families. The areas of the foundation are healthcare professional and also educational conferences.
