• has cervical (C8 or higher), incomplete (American Spinal Cord Injury Impairment Scale - C or D) traumatic spinal cord injury, minimum 1-year post-injury

• has difficulty with hand functions in activities of daily living (e.g., dressing, grooming, feeding)

• stable medical condition without cardiopulmonary disease or autonomic dysreflexia that would contraindicate participation in upper extremity rehabilitation or testing activities

• capable of performing simple cued motor tasks

• has ability to attend intervention/functional task training and assessment sessions 3 times/week

• has adequate social support to participate in all intervention and baseline/follow-up assessment sessions throughout 40 weeks.

• has ability to read and speak English