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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 - Seattle 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 Haborview 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 disabilities.
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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 | 
