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Web page with links relating to Insurance and TBI
http://professional.asha.org/resources/noms/brain_injury.cfm
TBI Bibliography
http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/~rylajf/ABIGUIDE/
Acquired Brain Injury Literature Resource Guide
TBI Model Systems Home Page
http://www.tbims.org/database.html#fandf
TBI Model Systems Database
http://www.tbims.org/links.html#TBI%20Model%20Systems
Model Systems Links
http://www.ohsu.edu/som-ntrg/neurotrauma/otbims.html
OHSU Model Systems Links
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/cbm/tbi.html
Rehab of Persons with TBI
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi_report/tbi.htm
Assessing Outcomes of TBI in Children
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbicongress.htm
CDC Report to Congress – 1999
http://www.tr.wou.edu/tbi/library.htm
http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/REFERENCE/classes/tbitest.htm
Information Sources on TBI
http://www.angelfire.com/va/MFMartelliPhD/inettbi.htm
Useful Internet Links and Discussion Groups for Persons with Brain Injuries
http://www.geocities.com/brewnetty/CRS130.html
Brain Injury Transition Issues: Getting Back to the Real World
http://www.tbi-sci.org/tbi.html
http://consumerlawpage.com/article/trabrain.shtml
Consumer Law page on TBI
http://www.tbi-sci.org/survey/TBISurvey.pdf
http://www.headinjury.com/library.htm
http://www.biausa.org/findingscopy.htm
BIA Harris Poll Survey
http://calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/tbifam/tbi2.html
Brain Injury Resource Links
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/
National
http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/109/109_intro.htm
NIH Consensus Statement on Rehabilitation of Persons With Traumatic Brain
Injury
Brain Injury Society--Brain Injury Society was created to offer a quick response service to all brain injured (whether acquired or traumatic, recovered and recovering) individuals. Acquired and traumatic brain injury have overlapping symptoms yet are very distinct from each other. Brain Injury Society offers referral, consumer and legal advocacy, motivated support groups, NYS Medicaid Waiver Provider Services, awareness workshops, and assistance in deciding a rehabilitation facility of a loved one. Acquired brain injury is an internal disorder caused by neuro-organic malfunctions. Traumatic brain injuries are externally caused, as in car accidents, sports injuries and physical assaults. Visit this site for more information.
Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments for Brain Tumors--The leading Internet resource for brain tumor treatment and information!
TBI Helpdesk for Caregivers--Owned and
Operated by
Tillison Research Center--At
the
The Whole Brain Atlas--Tremendous brain atlas, visuals are terrific, the depth is superb. From Harvard, and it is worthy of Harvard. This is the web at its best; very technical but you can learn at your own pace, through text and visuals.
Brain Map--This article describes some of the common effects of damage to specific areas of the brain.
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide--The TBI Resource Guide is the Internet's central source of information, services and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation.
TBI Publications--Many of the articles in this site can either be ordered, viewed, or downloaded. Go to the CNS site and just click on a title of choice and then on the link following the reference line.
The Anatomy of Head Injury--This article describes what happens to the brain as a result of a trauma.
Head Injury Hotline--Head Injury Hotline is a place where visitors can get information, join a discussion group, build advocacy skills, and self-care skills, or assess their own clinical situation and more..
Neuropsychology Central--This is a comprehensive World Wide Web directory listing devoted exclusively to the subject of Human Neuropsychology.
Community Integration of Individuals with TBI--Study discusses research with respect to community reintegration of individuals with TBI.
MCH Neurology Web Forum--This is an attempt to start an interactive, online discussion about various Neurology-related topics. Ongoing, unscheduled chats on a number of neurology-related topics. User-friendly page!
MGH Neurology
Chat Rooms--These Chat Rooms are provided as a free public service by the
Department of Neurology at
Head Injury Society of New Zealand Home Page--The mission of this site is to provide basic information for people who are newly introduced to brain injury by the injury or illness of a friend or relative. The site is also a link between industry professionals and local support groups. Finally, but perhaps most importantly, the site will allow people in recovery from head injury to talk to each other by e-mail and to be advocates for their own needs.
Center for Computer Redistribution for the Disabled--A nonprofit organization with a mission of improving the quality of life for the disabled or disadvantaged by utilizing and coordinating the technological resources of the community.
CCC of VA--The Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd. provides interdisciplinary rehabilitative care for individuals with neurologic and muscoloskeletal disorders. Some of the neurologic disorders treated include acquired brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, post concussive disorders, cognitive behavioral problems and cranial trauma. The Concussion Care Centre of Virginia, Ltd. is also one of the few B(intrathecal baclofen) therapy National Spasticity Centers in the state for monitoring of intrathecal baclofen pumps and dosage adjustment.
TBI, ABI, Traumatic Brain Injury for Survivor Stories--View the personal homepages of survivors & caregivers. This link also provides free homepages for any survivor or caregiver here. No commercial sites please.
National Link Page--WWW links to local and national Brain Injury Associations, chat rooms, personal pages, general information, parent/kid links, employment, professional and/or rehabilitation/cognitive sites, prevention (helmets and vehicular safety), disability legislation and related law, medical case management, and TBI related organizations.
US Government Agencies--A List of Federal Agencies on the Internet.
Shaken Baby (as a form of TBI)--The Shaken Baby Alliance's mission is to provide support for SBS victim families (Including adoptive and foster parents), advocate for justice for SBS victims, and increase SBS awareness.
Social Security Administration: How we can help with Vocational Rehabilitation--The Social Security Administration (SSA) can help people with disabilities get the vocational rehabilitation services they need to return to work or to go to work for the first time. We can put them in touch with agencies that provide services such as job counseling, training and job placement.
Great Informational Links--Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Support Group
The Disability Link Barn--Access Unlimited is a manufacturer/distributor of adaptive transportation and mobility equipment for people with disabilities.
Brain Injury Center--Your doorway to
information regarding acquired brain injury which is any injury to the brain
including stroke, trauma, anoxia, infection, and tumors. There is a world of
help available to you and your family through this doorway. Welcome to a place
full of information and resources, the
Intro to NeuroScience Center--This site offers an expanded directory of treatment facilities and survivors of brain injury. There is a searchable database containing past articles from the Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation. This site now maintains an events calendar for worldwide happenings within the NeuroScience field (you can submit you own events for free). The Journal of Cognitive Rehabilitation, featured within the NeuroScience Publisher's section of the site, now presents full reprints of past articles updated on a monthly basis.
Gentiva Health Services--Rehab without Walls--Rehab Without Walls was founded in 1991 as an alternative to traditionally delivered rehabilitation services. As the name suggests, the intention is to provide comprehensive rehabilitation beyond the boundaries of the typical walls associated with clinic and hospital environments
Brain Injury Information Resource--Brain Injury - A Guide for Families and Friends. The purpose of this booklet is to provide basic information about brain injury and its treatment. Please read it at your own pace. As you learn more about the brain, you will have many questions. The health care team encourages you to ask questions.
The ABI/TBI Information Project--This page is dedicated to providing information on brain injury without preference to any particular person, thought, theory or belief.
Infoseek -- Brain Injury--Great links including a brochure from the U.S. government's CDC on concussion, the American Academy of Neurology's Slide Show on Concussion, a collection with educational materials, chat, experts, related websites, and other features, and interviews with a neurosurgeon, brain geography, a transcript of the documentary, a teacher's guide, and other resources. Take time to visit this informative group of sites.
TBIMS Links--The Traumatic
The TBI Project--The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Grant Injury to one's brain is a frightening prospect. The recovery process is often long and frustrating for the person injured, as well as his or her friends and family. The need for information is great, the need for support even greater. The TBI Grant provides clinical/community and research activities.
Coma Waiting Page--You Who are Waiting While Someone is in a Coma.
National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury--A Guide for Survivors.
Links to Brain Injury related sites on the WWW--Links brought to you by the Brain Injury Association of Washington.
Recent Messages from TBI-SPRT by thread--Visit this link to read up-to-date messages from injured as well as family.
Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide--Nearly all of the survivors of a traumatic head injury and their families with whom I have worked has had one complaint: There is nothing written that explains head injury in clear, easy to understand language. Most say the available material is too medical or too difficult to read. The goal of this online book is to better prepare the head injured person and family for the long road ahead.
USA Today Article--The trials in surviving brain injury. It used to be a given that they'd die--roadside casualties of car crashes, bike accidents, falls and violence. That was before rapid-response helicopter rescues, trauma centers, high-tech neurology.
John & Clara's TBI Related Sites and Information--TBINET was started by John & Clara Lyon in late 1997. We started in 1994 as a brain injury victim and a caregiver when Clara was in a motor vehicle accident sustaining a "mild" brain injury. Read more. . . .
University/Education Disability Information--Categories include Education Resources, Job Training/Placement, and University Resources.
Brain Injury and Neuropsychology--Devoted to the understanding of brain injury, and the neuropsychologist's role in identifying, proving and treating brain injury; a.k.a. tbidoc.com presented by ANTOINETTE APPEL, Ph.D. of Plantation, Florida.
TBI, Brain Injury, Links--The TBI Chat Room & Homepage.
Net Finder USA: Brain Injury--This link provides over 50 additional links relating to BI and coma. What a great site to bookmark!
Brian's Brain--A Traumatic Brain Injury site created by a 36-year-old, 5-year survivor of traumatic brain injury named Brian Campbell. Take a moment to read his story.
HealthGrades--HealthGrades.com’s™ goal
is to provide information to consumers that helps them select the best quality
providers of medical care. The one-of-a-kind Internet service supplies valuable
information about the quality of health care provided by individual hospitals,
physicians, nursing homes, and health plans in the
Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide--This TBI Resource Guide is the internet's central source of information, services and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation. This site includes a patient evaluation criteria and a patient satisfaction survey online.
Arthritis Website--This comprehensive arthritis site is well worth a visit.
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Database Project--This site is devoted to serving the special needs of children, teens and young adults with childhood rheumatic diseases and their families.
A Parent's Guide to Special Ed/Special Needs--Disabilities covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
NBC's Dateline--Amnesia--The Injured Brain. Memory. How your Brain Remembers. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) showing the axial view of a normal, uninjured brain of a male.
CBS HealthWatch--Health Topics from A to Z courtesy of CBS HealthWatch.
National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control--Injury Care • Acute Care • Disability &
Rehabilitation • Traumatic Brain Injury Violence • Family & Intimate •
Suicide • Youth. The
Journals/Cognition--A comprehensive listing of online journals from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and related mental-health fields. Chances are, if its out there, its listed here.
Medscape--Medscape® The Online Resource for Better Patient Care® --Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated multi-specialty medical information and education tool.
Law--Legal Information and Resources
Legal Encyclopedia--Over 200 products. Nolo's mission is to increase the average person's access to the law. When the company began back in 1971, a book was the best way to put the law into people's hands. So Nolo published paperbacks that gave folks the step-by-step instructions and forms they needed to handle day-to-day legal tasks. Now this information is available online.
Injury Lawyer Shop--InjuryLawyerShop is an online resource that allows you to find information from lawyers in your area that practice Personal Injury Law including Wrongful Death, Auto Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Product Liability/Recalls, Defective Products, Brain/Head Injuries, Burn Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Back Injuries, Toxic Torts, Premises Liability, Dog Bites, Nursing Home Abuse, and Class Actions. While most legal directories offer some information about Personal Injury Law, the most valuable information comes from your local attorney.
Legal Rights Info Center--The goal of the Legal Rights infocenter is to provide quality, up-to-date information about class-action lawsuits, criminal defense, divorce, medical malpractice, personal injury, pharmaceutical litigation, worker's compensation, wrongful death, wrongful termination, and intellectual property (copyright, trademark, and patent) law.
Head Injury Law Firm--Nelson Tyler Langer (Telephone: 206-623-7520) are a law firm dedicated to helping people receive the medical care and compensation they deserve after suffering the effects of a brain injury, spinal cord injury or other serious injury following an accident.
Hospice Patients Alliance--Resuscitation, DNR Orders, CPR in hospice Orders, Power of Attorney Forms, Advanced Directives. Making decisions ahead of time, filling out Advanced Directive forms and using DNR forms to clarify the patient's wishes has many benefits, and it is important to realize, the patient can change his Advanced Directive or DNR form at any time, simply by making his wishes known to the physician, other hospice staff or other adults.
The Library of Congress--The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. The Library preserves a collection of more than 119 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books. These include the largest map, film and television collections in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill.
Library of Congress Marvel--Covers Census Data, Congressional Info, White House Documents, State Department Reports, etc.
Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS)--An
on-line catalog containing
The Law Library of Congress--Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)--The Law Library of Congress provides an online database with information on the national laws of more than 35 countries, with additional countries being added on a continuing basis. Presently it consists primarily of searchable legal abstracts in English of laws and regulations enacted since 1976, but the full texts of items of legislation in the original languages are now being added for some nations. There is also a guide to Online Law available through this site.
The Library of Congress: Law Library Reading Room Services-- Although the Law Library serves primarily as the foreign law research arm of Congress, its reference and legal specialists also provide American law reference and foreign law research and reference to the other branches of Government. The Law Library encourage patrons to first consult their local public and academic libraries, county library, and state library before contacting the Law Library for assistance. The Law Library should be considered a library of "last resort."
Global Legal Information
Network--The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) maintains and provides
a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources. The
documents included in the database are contributed by the governments of the
member nations from the original official texts which are deposited, by
agreement of the members, in a server initially at the Library of Congress of
the
Americans With Disabilities Act Document Center--This website contains copies of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADA regulations, technical assistance manuals prepared by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). It also contains other technical assistance documents sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) and reviewed by EEOC or DOJ. This website also provides you with links to other Internet sources of information concerning disability issues as well as links to other Internet sources of information concerning legal issues. It also contains information on occupational health and safety and Total Quality Management issues. If you are searching for an item not found on this site, you can use Internet search tools and links to libraries which this site provides. Furthermore, this website provides you with information concerning and links toward the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
TBI legislation, and the TBI Act (Public Law 104-266)--This is the web site for Congress including the Congressional Budget Office and General Accounting Office, etc. It was named after Thomas Jefferson. The "loc" stands for Library of Congress, so there's a lot of good stuff available on it. Pulling down the Committee Report to the Act (from the 104th Congress) is useful for gaining insights into Congress' intentions for the law.
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--The U.S. Access Board, also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. The Board, created in 1973, has served the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.
American Bar Association--As the
world's largest voluntary professional membership association, the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America--As the world's largest trial bar, ATLA promotes justice and fairness for injured persons, safeguards victims' rights--particularly the right to trial by jury--and strengthens the civil justice system through education and disclosure of information critical to public health and safety.
The Better Business Bureau Web Server--Better Business Bureaus: Provide reports on business firms that will be helpful to you before making a purchase. The BBB system responds to millions of such inquiries each year; Provide information about charity groups and organizations; Help resolve consumers' disputes with businesses through telephone conciliation, mediation and arbitration; and Promote ethical business standards and voluntary self-regulation of business practices.
Canadian Legal Resources--
Cornell University Legal Information Institute--The LII's "Law About" pages provide brief summaries of law topics with links to key primary source material, other Internet resources, and useful offnet references. They can be accessed through: the following set of broad topic categories (scroll down), through an alphabetical listing of topics, and through a searchable index.
Head Injury Law Glossary--This
link to the Brain Injury site defines law terms commonly used in injury claims
and their resulting judicial proceedings. Entries presented in this glossary
have been simplified for ease of understanding by non lawyers . Entries in this
section were taken from Black's Law Dictionary, Abridged fifth edition, 1983
and
Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse--The Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse is sponsored by
the Juvenile Justice Role Model Development Project, at
Disability Legislation And Related Law--BIA National Link page.
The Council for Disability Rights Newsletter--The Council's Newsletter Online--September News--Computer Icons Block Access for the Blind by Audrey Choi.
Disability-Related Federal Register Notices and DOJ Press Releases--Disability-Related Federal Register Notices of 1997. The website takes you to notices from the 1997 Federal Register (Volume 62) database.
The Consumer Law Page: Articles--These articles are for individuals, injured workers, consumers and owners of small businesses who have suffered personal injuries, property damage or financial losses caused by negligent misconduct, toxic chemicals, defective products, or fraud.
Epilepsy Online Information
Epilepsy
Foundation Of America--
American Academy of Neurology--
Charlie Foundation--
Epilepsy Action--British Epilepsy Association, New
Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7XY; Phone: (0)113 210 8800, Freephone
helpline number is +44 (0)808 800 5050.
National Society for
Epilepsy--Created by physical therapy Master's degree students to assist
physical therapists and others to find helpful patient education and prevention
sources.Chalfont St. Peter, Gerrards Cross,
Medic Alert Foundation--
Assistance Dogs International, Inc.--c/o Canine Partners For Life, 334 Faggs Manor Rd. Cochranville, PA 19330, Telephone: 610- 869-4902. Setting Standards For The Assistance Dog Industry Since 1987. The three types of Assistance Dogs are guide dogs for the blind and the visually impaired, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard of hearing and service dogs for the physically disabled and/or mobility impaired.
Australian Support Dogs --
Canine Companions for Independence -- P.O. Box, Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-0446 Telephone: 707-577-1700 (v); 707-577-1756 (TDD); E-mail: info@caninecompanions.org.
Japan GuideDog Assn. --
Tsujido, Eastcost
Scenter Line Kennels--Service and seizure alert dog information.
Jewish Assistance Organizations
ChesedNet--Comprehensive Jewish organization directory, financial information, medical index and safety index.
Bikur Cholim
Around The World--This site is hosted by M. Newhouse Realty, Inc. -
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