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BRAIN INJURY RESOURCES
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Important
Notice: The Brain Injury Association of Washington does not
support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment or program for
persons who have experienced a brain injury. It endeavors to inform,
believing you have the right to know what help is available.
Documentary Film: Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury This
29-minute video, introduced by General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.),
offers an introduction to TBI, a health issue affecting at least 1.4
million Americans each year. It features the recovery journeys of
several service personnel and their families. (this is on the DVBIC
web site)
Defense and Veterans
Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) The mission of the Defense and
Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) is to serve active duty
military, their dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury
(TBI) through state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical
research initiatives and educational programs.
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Vets-w-TBI/ This is a
Yahoo community group for ALL Veterans Who have received a Traumatic
Brain Injury or Concussive Brain Injuries in War or Peace time,
in-service or afterwards. One must be both Brain Injured AND a Vet
to Join.
Brain Injury
Association Inc. - National Office Web Site
Brain Injury Association Inc. - Individual State Offices List
BIA of Washington - Tacoma Office you're already here!
BIA of Oregon
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International
Brain Injury Associations
Manitoba Brain
Injury Association, Canada
Headway
Ireland Ireland National Association
Headway Victoria Australia
Headway Gold
Coast Australia
BIAN: Brain Injury Association of Nipissing - Canada
Ontario Brain Injury Association - Canada
Waikato Head Injury Society - New Zealand
Saskatchewan Head Injury Association
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Government Related
Agencies and Resources
Washington State's
TBI Toolkit is a comprehensive resource covering the following
subjects:
About TBI
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A General Guide to Symptoms
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Tests to Evaluate Traumatic Brain Injury
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Traumatic Brain Injury Treatments
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When Your Child’s Head Has Been Hurt
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Glossary of Terms
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Facts About Comas
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When to Contact Your Doctor
The Recovery Process
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What to Expect: Stages of Recovery from
an Acute Injury
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What to Expect: Stages of Recovery from
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
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Coping Strategies When a Family Member
Has Traumatic Brain Injury
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Working With Your Health Care Team
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Assessment and Rehabilitation
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When Your Child Has Traumatic Brain
Injury
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Back to School with Traumatic Brain
Injury
Resources
Click here for the TBI Toolkit! (PDF)
www.ssa.gov
Official web site of the Social Security Administration.
www.dshs.wa.gov
Describes services offered through the Department of Social and
Health Services.
www.aasa.dshs.wa.gov Use the Community Resource Locator to
identify adult family homes, nursing homes and boarding homes by
county or zip code.
www.disability.gov Provides one-stop
online access to resources, services, and information available
throughout the Federal government.
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov Federal website of
disability-related government resources.
http://www.grants.gov Federal website providing
information on federal government grants.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work Federal website
providing information on returning to work for individuals receiving
Social Security based on disability.
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/disabilitynews.htm US Department of
Justice's monthly newsletter on disability rights published online.
http://www.ada.gov/civiccommonprobs.htm US Department of
Justice's website for its Project Civic Access.
www.dol.gov/odep
The UD Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy
website.
http://www.nagcpd.com/index.html The website for the
National Association of Governors' Committees on People with
Disabilities.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr/ncmrr.htm The website
for the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research.
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www.kff.org/medicare/med020705pkg.cfm Navigating Medicare
and Medicaid: Resource Guides for People with Disabilities, Their
Families, and Their Advocates - a special report produced by the
Kaiser Family Foundation.
www.kff.org/uninsured/ Health coverage
information for the uninsured from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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www.pedinroads.org Pedestrian InRoads works to ensure that the
voices of the victims of pedestrian crashes and their families are
heard. Every year in Seattle alone, 500 pedestrians are hit by
vehicles. On average, about 75 will die or suffer a disabling
injury, and over 400 are injured. Every week, one person is killed
or disabled, and nine others will be hit. Each and every year - in
Seattle alone.
www.wpas-rights.org
Washington State Protection and Advocacy System.
www.wccd.org Washington
Coalition of Citizens with disabilities promotes equality and choice
of people with disabilities through advocacy, collaboration and
programs.
www.tash.org
TASH promotes equity, quality and social justice for people with
disabilities.
www.makoa.org disAbility
Information Resources provides links to advocacy resources,
disability and business technical assistance centers, and legal
resources.
http://capwiz.com/bar/home/
A
grassroots federal legislative action center sponsored by the
American Bar Association.
www.leg.wa.gov
The official Washington State Legislature web site.
http://members.aol.com/DAC4VA/main.htm This is the site
for the Disabled Action Committee, a Virginia based non-partisan
entity formed to promote voting and political participation by
members of the disability community. Has an extensive list of web
links.
www.adabasics.org
This site links to a free self-paced web course that explores the
legal requirements and the spirit of the ADA and is a project of ADA
& IT Assistance Centers.
www.disabilitypolicycenter.org The Center for the Study
and Advancement of Disability Policy.
http://disability.law.uiowa.edu The web site for the Law,
Health Policy & Disability Center located at the University of Iowa.
Accessibility
http://www.concretechange.org The site dedicated to making
all homes "visitable."
http://www.easylivinghome.org The site that offers
information on a certification program to bring builders and home
buyers together for homes that are easy to build, easy to live in
and easy to sell.
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Neurology
Vocational Services Unit
The Department of Neurology
Vocational Services Unit (NVSU), at Harborview is in its second year
of a federally funded Project With Industry (PWI) grant. NVSU has a
target population of clients with neurological disabilities such as
TBI, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and stroke. The grant allows the
program to help find meaningful and financially viable work for the
unemployed and underemployed with neurological disabilities at no
cost to the client. The goals of the grant include serving 450
clients with neurological disabilities over a three year period and
assisting 270 to placement.
For more info, visit:
http://www.nvsrehab.org/
International Infobase --
Employment and Disability Research and Policy
The Global Applied Disability
Research and Information Network on Employment and Training (GLADNET)
Association GLADNET collects and indexes a wide variety of
documents, such as reports, government documents, external websites
and project descriptions that relate to employment and training for
people with disabilities, housed in an Infobase. The GLADNET
Infobase is now held by the Martin P. Catherwood Library at the
Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR
School), and is organized by year and Google searchable. Interested
rehabilitation and disability researchers, educators, and
practitioners can access at no charge over 175 publications in
various languages on this site at:
http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/gladnetcollect/.
For further information about
the GLADNET Association go to:
www.gladnet.org
or for membership information see
www.gladnet.org/member_app.cfm
www.diversityworld.com Diversity World
www.worksupport.com Information, resources and research
about work and disability issues
www.ibm.com/able
IBM's Accessibility Center Web Site with information on News, Guido
Corona's Blog, Accessibility, Products, and much more.
www.eop.com/cd.html Careers and the Disabled
www.usbln.com
The web page for the Business Leadership Network
www.earnworks.com
Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network: A free service to connect
employers with disability staffing agencies
www.jan.wvu.edu
The Job Accommodation Network: A free technical assistance service
on cost-effective accommodations in the workplace.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/alliance-pwd/ is the
home of the on-line discussion group of the Silicon Valley based The
Alliance of Professionals with Disabilities.
www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/newsletter/200502.htm The Office of
Disability Employment Policy's new e-newsletter, Workforce Catalyst.
www.deafprofessional.net : The website for the new organization,
the Deaf Professional Network, that was recently formed to promote
career development and networking opportunities for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing community.
www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/vrpractices/index.html This
U.S. Department of Education web page lists the Employment
Specialists in all 50 states.
Youth Job Related
http://www.ncwd-youth.info The web site of the National
Collaborative on Workforce and Disability providing information on
employment and youth with disabilities.
www.ncset.org/youthtowork The web site for the new
coalition of corporations, nonprofits, academic institutions and
federal agencies, the Youth To Work Coalition. The Coalition's web
site is designed to help employers and students and will feature
best practices, profiles of students and businesses and a
comprehensive guide of national and local mentoring and internship
programs.
http://youth.eeoc.gov EEOC's website that contains
information explaining the different types of job discrimination
that young workers may encounter and suggested strategies they can
use to prevent, and if necessary, respond to such discrimination.
www.handsonbanking.org The site for the training program
developed by Wells Fargo Bank with modules for youth and adults. A
free copy of the CD can be requested by calling Wells Fargo at (866)
650-6228. It is also on the web if your computer will allow you to
download the Macromedia Flash Player program.
Disability Job Boards
http://www.jobaccess.org
http://jobs.hiredisability.com
http://www.business-disability.com/Job_Seekers/job_seekers.asp
http://www.disabledperson.com/recruitability.asp
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Benefits and Other Health Resources
ElderHealth's
Heads Up Program is a specialized
adult day health program for 18-59 year-old adults with acquired
brain injury. They are also dedicated to enhancing the quality of
life for frail elders and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. www.elderhealth.org
www.pparx.org Partnership for Prescription Assistance
brings
together America’s pharmaceutical companies, doctors, patient
advocacy organizations and civic groups to help low-income,
uninsured patients get free or nearly free brand-name medicines.
www.americanheart.org The American Heart Association.
www.strokeassociation.org the American Stroke
Association.
www.medicalert.org Medical Alert.
Custom medical information tags and other services that can save
your life in the event of an accident, seizure, heart attack, or
other mishap by informing police and health care professionals about
your special needs..
http://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/maa/tribal/
Medical Assistance Administration Native Health Program: This office
serves as the contact and liaison to the 29 Federally Recognized
Tribes in Washington State.
www.benefitscheckup.org/
The National Council on the Aging provides a free, easy-to-use
service that identifies federal and state assistance programs.
BenefitsCheckUp can identify programs that you may be eligible
for and how to apply for them.
www.themedicineprogram.com
Their function, in cooperation with the physician, is to assist
patients who may qualify to enroll in one or more of the many
patient assistance programs now available. These programs provide
prescription medicine free-of-charge to individuals in need,
regardless of age, if they meet the sponsor's criteria.
www.thecanadiandrugstore.com
Provides patients with access to lower priced prescription
medications from a mail order Canadian pharmacy.
www.helpingpatients.org
A directory of programs that provide drugs to physicians
whose patients could not otherwise afford them. Includes how to
make a request for assistance, what prescription medicines are
covered and basic eligibility criteria.
www.rxassist.org Provides
health care providers with information on accessing more than 100
pharmaceutical manufacturers' patient assistance programs.
www.medicare.gov/Prescription/Home.asp
Description of Medicare endorsed Rx Discount program.
www.mitbitraining.org/ Service Provider Training Course:
A very unique training course designed to ensure that service
providers understand the range of outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury
(TBI) and the implications for assessment and care-planning and to
improve the ability of service providers to identify and deliver
appropriate services for persons with TBI – including coordination
across service agencies when appropriate.
www.bianh.org/library.htm
The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire maintains a tremendous
library of
articles
on every conceivable subject related to brain injury.
www.neure.com The
Neurotrauma Registry - an inclusive national and international
resource list for those with acquired brain injury, spinal cord
injury, or who have sustained other complex neurotrauma.
www.braininjurytexas.com
Neurobehavioral Resources, LTD. (NBR) is a post acute rehabilitation
facility nationally recognized as providing leading edge
neurobehavioural rehabilitation.
www.americanheart.org and
www.strokeassociation.org
The American
Heart Association and the American Stroke Association sites include
an extensive glossary, links, access to free magazine subscriptions
and information.
www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/northwest/ Epilepsy Foundation
Northwest.
www.abledata.com Federally
funded project providing information on assistive technology and
rehabilitation equipment.
www.braincenter.org Your
doorway to information regarding acquired brain injury, including
stroke, trauma, anoxia, infection, and tumors.
www.brainindex.com
Provides links to other informative sites on the web that pertain to
brain injury.
www.headinjury.com This
site is a dynamic, interactive, self-directed learning center.
www.headinjurylaw.com
Sponsored by Harvey A. Hyman, attorney, and provides information
regarding brain injury and legal services.
www.nccam.nih.gov The web
site of the National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
www.neuroskills.com Centre
for Neuro Skills site for sources of information, services and
products relating to TBI, brain injury recovery and post acute
rehab.
www.vh.org/adult/patient/neurosurgery/braininjury/index.html
A Guide for Families and Friends from the University of Iowa
Hospitals and Clinics.
www.tbi.org The
Perspectives Network, Inc.'s primary focus is positive communication
between persons with brain injury, family members/
caregivers/friends of persons with brain injury, those many
professionals who treat persons with brain injury and community
members in order to create positive changes and enhance public
awareness and knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury.
www.tbiguide.com Traumatic
Brain Injury Guide by Dr. Glen Johnson.
www.tbihelp.org A web site
owned and operated by Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, NY to
enhance, expand and extend the quality of care available to
caregivers and survivors of TBI.
www.tbidoc.com A
Neuropsychology Home Page is devoted to the understanding of
brain injury, and the neuropsychologist's role in identifying,
proving and treating brain injury.
www.tbiinfo.com Basic
information about brain injury.
www.waiting.com A page
dedicated to those who are waiting while someone is in a coma.
www.worksupport.com
Employment information and support.
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(also see the
Prevention Section)
www.childrenwithdisabilities.ncjrs.org
Information about advocacy, education, employment, health, housing,
recreation, technical assistance and transportation.
www.family-friendly-fun.com
Mind, body and spirit enriching resources to enhance the quality and
enjoyment of family life with special needs.
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Access to valuable information for parents of individuals who have
disabilities.
www.lapublishing.com Lash
and Associates Publishing/Training. An Information and Resource
Center on Brain Injury in Children and Adults. There are many
free downloads with articles for newsletters, national registry data
and FAQs.
www.nichcy.org
National
information and resource center that provides information on
disabilities and disability related issues for families, educators
and other professionals with special focus on children and youth.
www.php.com Meeting
children's special needs through parents helping parents.
www.washingtonpave.com
Tips for parents of children with TBI.
Education
www.lapublishing.com Lash
and Associates Publishing/Training. An Information and Resource
Center on Brain Injury in Children and Adults. There are many
free downloads with articles for newsletters, national registry data
and FAQs.
www.heath.gwu.edu/ The HEATH Resource Center, located at
The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and
Human Development, is the national clearinghouse on postsecondary
education for individuals with disabilities. Support from the U.S.
Department of Education enables the clearinghouse to serve as an
information exchange about educational support services, policies,
procedures, adaptations, and opportunities at American campuses,
vocational-technical schools, and other postsecondary training
entities.
www.careersindesign.org Adaptive Environments' web
resources to inform people with disabilities about careers in
design. The project, Building Careers in Design, was funded by a
contract with the RSA National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical
Assistance Center.
www.ncset.org/youthtowork : The web site for the new coalition
of corporations, nonprofits, academic institutions and federal
agencies established to promote internships and mentoring programs
for young people with disabilities.
www.finaid.org/otheraid/disabled.phtml The site for FinAid
has a disability resources page including financial aid strategies
and scholarship opportunities.
www.newmobility.com/review_article.cfm?id=122&action=browse
NewMobility's information on disability friendly colleges including
a grid regarding specialty services offered.
www.bcc.ctc.edu/venture The site for Washington State's
Bellevue Community College's Venture program, a 90-credit Associate
in Essential Studies degree, for high-functioning individuals with
learning, cognitive and intellectual disabilities
www.cec.sped.org/diversity/edc.html the website for the
Educators with Disabilities Caucus (EDC), a diversity caucus under
the Council for Exceptional Children, is a national network of
pre-service students, teachers, researchers, and administrators with
disabilities and others interested in the topic of educators with
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www.ghc.org/cycling/ This is Group Health's great Bike
Activity and Safety page.
www.safekids.org/
An excellent site for general information regarding safety tips and
resources for injury prevention. Also includes product recalls and
laws and regulations concerning child safety.
http://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/
Harborview Injury and
Prevention Resource
Center
www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/emtp/injury.htm
Injury prevention information from the WA State Department of
Health; Saved-by-the Helmet Club application.
www.chp.edu/besafe/index.php
Children’s Hospital of
Pittsburgh has a wonderful user-friendly site with information
regarding safety issues that can be used by parents and
professionals, and is a great interactive teaching tool for kids.
www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
Another great interactive website for kids.
Helmets
www.helmets.org/
Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute has information on standard, laws,
effectiveness, recalls, cheap helmets, and more.
www.smf.org/top4.html
Information about purchasing a bicycle helmet from Snell Memorial
Foundation.
www.skihelmets.com/
BIAWA does not endorse any particular helmet brand. With that said,
this is a great site for information on winter sport helmets
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www.livingafterbraininjury.com Tools for Living - Books, DVDs,
and videos providing a step-by-step guide for caregivers and
survivors of brain injury. Based in Vancouver, BC.
www.lapublishing.com Lash
and Associates Publishing/Training. An Information and Resource
Center on Brain Injury in Children and Adults. There are many
free downloads with articles for newsletters, national registry data
and FAQs.
http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=49377
The University of
Alabama at Birmingham's Home Based
Cognitive Stimulation Program Workbook provides activities to use
with individuals following their brain injury to assist the
individual in recovery of their thinking skills. It was developed by
the UAB Traumatic
Brain Injury
Care System
Center at Spain
Rehabilitation
Center by Tom Novack, PhD and Jacqueline Blankenship, MCD,CCC-SLP.
www.bindependent.com
A site for TBI survivors, family members or caregivers to find
helpful aids, catch up on brain injury news, get practical
information and give and receive support.
www.brain.com Products and
information for more brain power.
www.brain-train.com
Products, services, and articles of interest to individuals who have
sustained brain injuries, whether through trauma, disease,
stroke/aneurysm, or toxic poisoning.
www.mindtools.com Provides
tools for better time management.
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www.snocare.org/ Family Caregiver Network of Snohomish County
www.caregiver.com Topic
specific newsletters, on line discussion lists, back issue articles
of Today's Caregiver magazine and chat rooms.
www.caregiver.org
Practical, hands-on information for caregivers to assist in care,
planning, stress relief and locating and using community resources
such as in-home or day care services.
www.legacyhealth.org
Caregiver information and support.
www.caregiving.org
National Alliance for Caregiving provides Tips for Caregiving.
www.nfcacares.org National
Family Caregivers Association web site.
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www.tbindc.org
The Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Center (TBINDC) at Kessler
Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Center is the
coordinating center for the research and dissemination efforts of
the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) program funded by
the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
The TBI Model Systems consist of 16 comprehensive systems of care
distributed throughout the United States that conduct innovative
research and provide “model” care to persons who experience
traumatic brain injury. The TBIMS program seeks to improve the lives
of persons who experience traumatic brain injury, their families and
their communities by creating and disseminating new knowledge about
the course, treatment and outcomes relating to their condition.
www.ninds.nih.gov National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Research.
www.cdc.gov Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention site provides credible information to
enhance health decisions and promote health through strong
partnerships.
www.dana.org The Dana
Alliance for Brain Initiatives is dedicated to advancing education
about the progress and promise of brain research.
www.braininjuryresearch.org
The Brain Injury Research Center of the Institute for Rehabilitation
and Research, Baylor College of Medicine.
www.tbi.washington.edu University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Traumatic
Brain Injury Model Systems web site whose mission is to promote
health, recovery, and maximum function among persons with TBI by
applying knowledge gained from cutting edge research into their
clinical care of patients with TBI.
www.brainrestoration.com
Web site of the Margot Anderson Foundation dedicated to creating,
supporting and accelerating massive research into safe and effective
means of restoration of brain functions.
www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/trauma/index.html
The Brain Trauma Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh is
an interdisciplinary program designed to study laboratory and
clinical models of traumatic brain injury and make important
contributions to understanding the progress of traumatic brain
injuries and how best to treat them.
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www.tbichat.org TBI chat
rooms, message boards, links to other web sites.
www.tbinet.org On line
support groups for brain injury, stroke and other medical related
issues and for caregivers.
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Persons
with TBI Home Pages
Growing
Through It: "It is Bittin Foster Duggan's mission to use art as
a vehicle to help people with brain injury grow through it. To use
their own experiences, to write and tell their story of growth."
An E-Group moderated
by Tom Weese called Survivors of TBI at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoTBI Look for the "Join This
Group" link toward the upper right.
David R.'s "Surviving
Brain Injury" Web Site:
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/7713/
Smart Choices is
Steve Wade's valuable lessons on substance abuse and brain injury:
http://www.makesmartchoices.org
Michael Gagnon's Home
Page, New Brunswick
Canada:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4218
Jim Lubin's Eskimo
North Home Page - Lots of links for TBI and Disabilities in general:
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/
Heidi Lerner's site has her poetry, a book of which
is also available for purchase. In her words, "On this site, you can
find a wide selection of Gray Matters poetry, as well as information
about support groups and one on one counseling or rehabilitative
services conducted by Ms. Lerner. As a brain injury advocate, Heidi
provides resourceful articles about the rehabilitation of brain
injury survivors. Also look into Heidi’s Pilates business and her
fondest athletic activity, surf kayaking. Take time, to smell the
blossom of the Gray Matters website."
http://www.graymatters4u.com/
Craig J.Phillips MRC, BA Craig's blog offers
insights on a wide variety of subjects. Craig was in a severe auto
accident at the age of 10. Though he seemed to recover and move on,
the "invisible" brain injury persisted throughout his life...
http://www.secondchancetolive.wordpress.com
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www.scn.org/crisis/ Seattle Crisis Resource Directory -
Excellent Info
www.aapd-dc.org
American Association of People with Disabilities
www.nod.org
National Organization on Disability
www.disabilityresources.org Disability Resources on the
Internet
www.naric.com/
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
www.brokenbeauties.com A site featuring "fashionable"
orthopedic equipment such as "Walkin Beauties", folding walkers in
bright colors.
www.adaportal.org
is a new web portal on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
offers visitors approximately 3,400 documents in 10 subject
categories on the ADA. The web portal was launched by the National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) at the
Department of Education.
www.adawatch.org/
The website for the National Coalition for Disability Rights.
www.damonbrooks.com. This website provides a source for speakers on
disability and entertainers with disabilities. They also publish an
on-line e-newsletter, APPLAUSE.
www.UCP.org
The website for United Cerebral Palsy that has state by state
resource guides on-line. To access them click through to the
"Parenting and Families" channel and then to "Resources."
www.ncil.org
The website for the National Council on Independent Living.
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Legal
Information
www.adlergiersch.com
A personal
injury law firm who was instrumental in helping BIAWA with our
downtown Seattle Big Mural Project.
www.tbilaw.com The Brain
Injury Information Page provides information about brain injury,
concussion, coma and head injury, for TBI survivors, spouses and
caregivers. This page features articles, information and graphics
about traumatic brain injury.
www.neurolaw.com Great
resource for families and professionals.
www.consumerlawpage.com/article/trabrain.shtml
Article discusses brain injury causes, outcomes, and provides
definition of terms.
http://www.braininjury.com
A medical, legal, and informational resource for persons dealing
with traumatic brain injury.
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Long Term Care Facilities
Delta Rehabilitation / Snohomish Chalet, Snohomish,
WA. Delta is the only long term care facility in Washington
State that specializes in traumatic brain injury. They have been
doing so for 30 years.
www.deltafoundation.com
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Delta Rehabilitation / Snohomish Chalet, Snohomish,
WA
www.deltafoundation.com
Children's Hospital
and Regional
Medical Center,
Seattle WA
www.seattlechildrens.org
ElderHealth's
Heads Up Program is a specialized
adult day health program for 18-59 year-old adults with acquired
brain injury. They are also dedicated to enhancing the quality of
life for frail elders and people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. www.elderhealth.org
Evergreen Head Injury
and Rehabilitation
Center, Kirkland
WA
www.evergreenhospital.org
Good Samaritan Health
and Rehabilitation
Center, Puyallup
WA
www.goodsamhealth.org
Harborview
Medical Center,
Seattle WA
www.washington.edu/medicine/hmc
Highline Community
Hospital/Synergos, Tukwila WA
www.hchnet.org/home.asp
Kadlec
Medical Center,
Richland
WA
www.kadlecmed.com
Mary Bridge
Children's Hospital, Tacoma WA
www.multicare.org
Northwest
Hospital, Seattle WA
www.nwhospital.org
Overlake
Hospital and Medical
Center, Bellevue
WA
www.overlakehospital.org
Providence Health
System (in Alaska,
Washington, Oregon & California
www.providence.org
Providence
Centralia Hospital,
Centralia
WA
www.providence.org/swsa
Providence
Medical Center,
Everett WA
www.providence.org/everett
Gentiva Health
Services - Rehab Without Walls, Mountlake Terrace WA
http://www.gentiva.com/rehab_without_walls/
Sacred
Heart Medical
Center, Spokane WA
www.shmc.org
St. Joseph's
Hospital, Tacoma WA
www.fhshealth.org
St. Joseph's
Hospital, Bellingham WA
www.peacehealth.org/community/nw
St. Luke's
Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane WA
www.stlukesrehab.org
Providence St. Peter Hospital,
Olympia WA
www.providence.org/swsa
South
West Washington
Medical Center,
Vancouver
WA
www.swmedicalcenter.com
Swedish
Medical Center, First Hill,
Seattle WA
www.swedish.org
Swedish
Medical Center, Ballard, Seattle WA
www.swedish.org
Swedish
Medical Center,
Providence,
Seattle WA
www.swedish.org
University of
Washington Medical Center,
Seattle WA
www.washington.edu/medicine/uwmc
Virginia Mason
Medical Center, Seattle WA
www.vmmc.org
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Travel Resources - Wheelchair
Adventures, etc.
Colorado Camping and Adventures! The
brain injury association offers special adventures - for more info,
visit:
http://www.biacolorado.org/camps.htm
Accessible Portugal - Travel by
wheelchair
http://www.accessibleportugal.com
wheelchair travel list
http://www.accessibleportugal.com/en/main.php?content=links.html
http://www.access-able.com Access-Able Travel Source
http://www.travelintalk.net Travelin' Talk Network
www.wunago.com
A free membership web site for wheelchair accessible travel
information
www.gimponthego.com A site full of hints, reports and
information
provided by travelers with disabilities.
http://disabilityguide.org The site for disability-related
information on the Washington DC area. The website features
information on hotels, restaurants, attractions, entertainment,
resources for personal assistants, wheelchair repair and rental
sources, tours, employment, a discussion forum, reviews, etc.
http://www.unitedweride.gov/ The United We Ride (UWR) new
website for the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access
and Mobility (CCAM).
http://www.projectaction.org The website for Project
Action, a U.S. DOT & FTA funded program to address accessible
transportation in the community.
http://ftawebprod.fta.dot.gov/UsefulPractices/ The United
We Ride website's page with "useful practices" undertaken by local
transportation providers.
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Various Other Resources and Tools
Funding
www.qualitymall.org/funding/index.asp Quality Mall, an
online resource for products and services that support folks with
developmental disabilities, new section on Funding Information.
Statistics
www.disabilitystatistics.org/ Disability Statistics: An
Online Resource for U.S. Disability Statistics developed by
Cornell University, with funding from the National Institute on
Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). This site feature
disability statistics and related demographic information.
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/disability.html The
U. S. Census and U. S. Census-Disability site.
www.ed.gov/about/reports/annual/osep/2002/index.html
Twenty-Fourth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act features other
reports and articles with data.
www.bls.gov/
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' site. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal
Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
www.nlts2.org/
The National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2). This study,
funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is documenting the
experiences of a national sample of students with disabilities who
were 13 to 16 years of age in 2000 as they move from secondary
school into adult roles.
www.urban.org/
The Urban Institute's Center on Labor, Human Services and
Population features resources and statistics on youth development
and school completion.
http://nces.ed.gov/
The National Center for Education Statistics' site that is the
primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related
to education.
www.childtrendsdatabank.org/ The site for Child Trends
and Child Trends Data Bank.
www.aecf.org/kidscount/databook/ The site for the Annie
E. Casey Foundation-Kids Count featuring data reflecting ten key
indicators for child well-being.
www.ssa.gov/policy/ Social Security
Administration-Office of Policy's site. The Office of Policy
serves as the Social Security Administration's focal point for
policy analysis and research, evaluation, and statistics.
www.statedata.info/ This website generates customized
charts of state, national, and individual disability data.
Women Related
http://carecure.rutgers.edu/mobilewomen/wearewomen.php
The website for the online magazine,
www.mobileWOMEN.org, for women who are wheelchair users.
Speakers
Team Hoyt The Hoyts are a world renowned father and son athletic
team and their story is a true inspiration.
SOURCE FOR
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS/TRAINERS WITH DISABILITIES: For businesses
and organizations seeking well-known, professional presenters and
trainers on disability who are individuals with disabilities,
visit the website for the Damon Brooks Agency at
www.damonbrooks.com
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