About Us


Fran Brown co-founded the Alan T Brown Foundation six months after her son Alan’s spinal cord injury. At that time the mission was to fund spinal cord research and find a cure for paralysis. It was imperative to fund researchers and scientists involved in studies and projects at institutions and medical facilities worldwide.  Over the years the Foundation’s focus gradually changed and now, the heart of the Alan T Brown Foundation is to bring a better quality of life to those living with spinal cord injuries and paralysis. The Foundation now proudly boasts a strong Outreach and Peer Mentoring Program.

It would be hard to document the broad scope of the lives touched daily.  When paralysis occurs lives are radically changed forever. Simple tasks: touching a button, writing, brushing one’s teeth, speaking on a phone, and getting dressed – everything becomes monumental. Information is provided on how to continue one’s education, go to theater, participate in wheelchair sports, make a home wheelchair accessible—the list is endless. ATBF assists in finding a way to overcome obstacles. The Foundation is instrumental in the adjustment from a life of what “was” to a new world of what “is”. The message is clear---- there is life after a spinal cord injury.

NEWS & HEADLINES

2011 Newsletter & Annual Appeal

Alan Meets with Congress
Alan Brown met with United States Senate and Congressional Representatives in Washington D.C. to lobby for affordable long-term care funding MORE >>

ATBF Board Secures Laptop Donation for the James Brown Foundation


ATBF Seeks Junior Board of Directors
Easing the Financial Burden at Gas Pumps for the Physically Disabled
Congratulations Alan!
Alan returned to the ocean for the first time in 23 years since his injury in Martinique.

Welcome New Board Member Dan Uribe
On August 30th the Board of the Alan T Brown Foundation voted in a new member

Spinal Cord Research Breakthrough
A medical study funded by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation that has allowed a paralyzed patient

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