Sunday, March 15, 2009

Resources for People w/ Traumatic Brain Injury

From TATRA, a project of PACER Center
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (Inside Brain Injury)(People with Disabilities Press, 2001) tells the story of Sol Mogerman's accident & recovery, highlighting the loss of self-image as the most devastating outcome of his traumatic brain injury. The book also includes a comprehensive self-help section for survivors, family, caregivers, & professionals.

The Student with a Brain Injury: Achieving Goals for Higher Education (HEATH article): http://www.heath.gwu.edu/files/active/0/student_with_brain_injury.pdf
The Brain Spot (a site designed for persons with TBI who are learning to use the Internet or are frustrated by other complicated web sites): http://www.unc.edu/depts/recreate/spot/frame.html

Link to the Directory of Children and TBI resources on the web site of the Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide: http://www.neuroskills.com/children.shtml
Research and Training Center on Community Integration of Individuals with TBI: http://www.mssm.edu/tbinet/

Additional materials related to transition topics developed by the Research and Training Center on Community Integration of Individuals with TBI: Moving On: A Personal Futures Planning (PFP) Workbook for Individuals with TBI and Facilitator's Manual: http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/moving_on.shtml
Consumer Report on PCP & TBI: http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/pdf/CR8.pdf

Vocational Rehabilitation, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Power of Networking: http://www.mssm.edu/tbinet/resources/publications/vocational_rehab.shtml
Students With TBI: Identification, Assessment, & Classroom Accommodations: http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/students_with_tbi.shtml

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