Rick Hansen Institute
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The Rick Hansen Institute is an organization that raises funding for spinal cord
research. Rick Hansen
himself was hurt in an accident at 15 and then wheeled across Canada
to raise money and started the Institute. They want to cooperate with all the Canadian Paraplegic Associations in each province to raise money.
Spinal cord
The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain . The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system...
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Rick Hansen
Richard M. Hansen, CC, OBC is a Canadian Paralympian and an activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour...
himself was hurt in an accident at 15 and then wheeled across Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to raise money and started the Institute. They want to cooperate with all the Canadian Paraplegic Associations in each province to raise money.