TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RESOURCES, DISPARITIES, AND THE LONG JOURNEY BACK
An estimated 33,126 Arkansans are living with long-term disabilities as a result of traumatic brain injury. Every day, at least one Arkansan sustains a moderate to severe TBI, and every 3-4 days, one of them succumbs to their injury. Traumatic brain injury is the #1 cause of disability in the United States, accounting for 113.4 […]
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIA) is a Resource for Anyone Dealing with a Brain Injury
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIA) provides information and resources for anyone dealing with a brain injury, whether you are the individual who sustained a brain injury, or you are a family member, a caregiver, or even just a friend. The BIA website covers issues ranging from diagnosis and treatment to to what to […]
2017 Profile of People with Traumatic Brain Injury Receiving Services
The National Data and Statistical Center (NDSC), Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems has released a user-friendly two-page profile of people receiving TBI services. The profile covers demographics, such as gender, race, marital status, age, cause of injury, etc. in easy to read graphs and pie charts. Check out the profile below: [gview file=”https://disabilityrightsar.org.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TBIMS_National_Database_Update_1.pdf”]
Governor Hutchinson Proclaims March 2017 as Brain Injury Awareness Month
Governor Hutchinson has proclaimed March 2017 as Brain Injury Awareness Month. With over 5.3 million Americans, including over 50,000 Arkansans, living with brain injury, it is important that we recognize and acknowledge the pervasiveness of this disability. To see the Governor’s proclamation, see below: [gview file=”https://disabilityrightsar.org.php72-4.lan3-1.websitetestlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TBI-Proclamation-2017-info@arkdisabilityrights.org_20170317_140923.pdf”]
Thriving in the Community: A Survivor’s Day Celebration in Honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month
Disability Rights Arkansas, the Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Program, Neuro-Restorative and Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute are collaborating to present “Thriving in the Community: A Survivors’ Day Celebration” in honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, which is every March. The 2017 survivors day celebration will be March 28, 2017, from 9am to 3:45pm at Immanuel Baptist Church […]