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MENU OF FILES, LINKS, AND RESOURCES

(Article & Story Reprints, Disability Resources, Personal & Science Fiction Information, and Writer's Resources)

Copyright Notice: Other than Web link information and GIFs, F. Alexander Brejcha retains copyright to all material on this site, including photographs, and it may only be copied for personal, non-commercial use. Contact me via E-mail for exemptions for disability group use.

Note: Links to the full text of reprints of some of my previously published stories are posted here because of a direct disability subject, and links are also in place on my bibliography page below.

• Bibliography of my Fiction and Non-Fiction publications, and a listing of articles written about me. This page also has links to reprints of some of my (copyrighted) fiction and non-fiction publication
• Big Eye has a lot of good resources, news, phone numbers, weather, etc.)
• Biography (okay, I run off at the 'mouth' a bit - but a writer has to have an ego)
• A Crisette. This is a frustrating little incident that happened to me a about ten years ago -- one of those "look at the ceiling and cry 'why me?'" type of things. But I learned to look beyond the immediate and to be grateful for what actually happened. It's a lesson I apply very often (I'm a "glass is half-full" kinda guy, but occasionally I need reminding).
• Disability Magazine Article Publications. Reprints of two articles written for/and reprinted in four magazines on my sailplane piloting lessons (in the plane pictured on my home page) -- with a link to the other photographs which were in one article.
• Disability-related Fiction Publications Reprints as a sample of one of my books People First! (Lincoln, NE, 2004) (ALSO SEE MY Bibliography FOR 2 OF MY BOOKS WITH SUCH WORK)
• Disability-related Newspaper Publications. Reprints of editorial commentaries, letters, and an essay I've had published on disability issues posted with editors' permission.
• Disability Magazine Websites and Information for a range of disabilities. Includes web sites if applicable, addresses, phone numbers and descriptions.
• Home index page.
• Impotence and Incontinence: See "Sexuality and Disabilities" below.
• Internet Disability Resources. sites (or corrections added) last added March 9, 2010. Thousands of disability-related web sites - either indirect or directly alphabetized, categorized, described, and linked disability websites. If you need information on ANY disability, start by looking here. Note: I have split this into several pages due to the number of sites listed, but this main page, with a linked menu, is a big one and will take a little longer to load.
• Keeping Mentally Fit What if I was just diagnosed with a disability? What if I am getting oh-so-frustrated by dealing with my disability? These are huge questions, which are best dealt with incrementally. I intend to add to this page as I have time, but hopefully you can find some answers and strategies here.
• Keeping Physically Fit to improve your health and your state of mind. Two original articles on the benefits of standing frames and wheelchairs, and working the upper body. These will be part of a coming book, and I welcome feedback from people using different systems than I use.
• M.S. Resources also listed here as this is my disability (also on my "Internet Disability Resources" pages above.
• Medical Records - This is only my story, not everyone with M.S., and I include it just to show what is possible despite what some would call extensive disabilities.
• My Nebula "rant" -- or "Why I refuse to make Nebula Award nominations".
• Here are a few of my Poems inspired by M.S. or some relationships.
• For searching: Here are some excellent sites. First: Chester County Library's Search page (NEW URL 7-11-08). In terms of individual search engines, I personally I like Hotbot a lot because you can input an exact phrase without a cumbersome boolean search. Also good is Ask.com NEW: NOTE: For a REALLY wide list of search engines and different index sites go to Roving Reporter's Search Engines Page at http://www.concentric.net/~tlshell/web.html and if you click on "categories" you will see how comprehensive this site is.
• Science Fiction Web sites; sites to satisfy any rabid fan. As a professional science fiction writer, I'd be remiss if I didn't have this.
• Sexuality and Disabilities. An oxymoron? If you think so, you need to read this section with chapters for men, women, and couples. Also deals with the sensitive issue of bladder incontinence - based on interviews with a doctor who is the director of an incontinence center and co-author of a book on the topic.
• Social Security Disability
• Sports and Recreation. From dancing to sailing and flying, all manner of ways to keep active.
• Technology for disABILITIES
• 3-D Collision Centers is included here for one reason. The West Chester, Pennsylvania center has repaired my handicap-converted van four times (3 different vans over a ten year period) and in each case, as I am stuck without my van, they have transported me home and returned the vehicle to me after repairs, and even more amazing, on two occasions they have repaired my wheelchair by welding broken pieces (while I waited) - sparing me the extra expense and delay of having to order parts and wait for service stuck at home while waiting. They are fabulous and my car always comes back like new!
• Van picture My new - well, it was in 2000 - adapted van that keeps me working (I drive from my wheelchair which locks into the driver's position), Note 2007: my accessble employer of 27 years closed and I had to go on S.S.D. as I could not find another accessible night job.
• Welcome Page where I explain the contents and reasons for this site.
• Wikipedia fabulous multilingual FREE online encyclopedia.