QuadPara Association of South Africa

South Africa's leading association for people living with quadriplegia and paraplegia, offering practical guides, a discharge information pack, peer support, and consumer publications on the everyday consequences of spinal cord injury.

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7 resources

• Autonomic Dysreflexia Emergency Card (opens in a new tab)

  Factsheet 🚨 Emergency

  • Autonomic dysreflexia
  • Emergency preparedness

  Wallet emergency card for recognising and responding to autonomic dysreflexia.

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• Caregiver Wellness (Deep Dive) (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Family & caregivers
  • Mental health

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• Hidden Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Medical complications
  • General SCI overview

  Consumer brochure on the hidden secondary complications of SCI. Hosted on Adobe (indd.adobe.com); catalogued as a reference link (no local copy captured).

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• Reimbursement Toolkit (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Self-advocacy

  Practical guide to claiming medical-aid reimbursement for assistive devices/care in the South African context.

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• Sawubona Disability (Booklet) (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • General SCI overview
  • Community inclusion

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• Sexuality After a Spinal Cord Injury (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Sexuality

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• The Overt Consequences of Spinal Cord Injuries (Deep Dive) (opens in a new tab)

  Booklet

  • Medical complications

  Deep-dive companion on the visible day-to-day consequences of SCI. Hosted on Adobe (indd.adobe.com); catalogued as a reference link (no local copy captured).

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