TBI Links - Rehab Centers

TBI & the Internet- Rehab Organizations/Centers

Brain Injury Association, Inc.
www.biausa.org
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with brain injury and their families as well as promoting prevention of brain injury. The website offers information, education, advocacy, support, and prevention. The BIA consists of 42 state associations, 200 chapters, and over 800 support groups across the U.S.

Brain Injury Center
www.braincenter.org
This "doorway to information" is opened to you by the Brain Injury Association of Kentucky. The website provides an introduction to brain injury, a family in crisis, attitude of recovery, and TBI resources.

Centre for Neuro Skills - TBI Resource Guide
www.neuroskills.com
The TBI Resource Guide from the Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS) is a main source of information, services, and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and post-acute rehabilitation. Website features "Inside View" online newsletter and book of the week.

Epilepsy Foundation
www.efa.org
National non-profit, charitable organization of volunteers that works for people affected by seizures through research, education, advocacy, and service. Website discusses current news and publications, research, programs and services, and kid's club.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.nichcy.org
Website devoted to providing information on disabilities for families, educators, and other professionals. Special focus is on children and youth (birth to age 22). Services include personal responses to specific questions, publications, referrals to other disability organizations, and information searches of their own library and databases. Information is also provided in Spanish.

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
www.naric.com
This organization is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to serve anyone, professional or layperson, who is interested in disability and rehabilitation. Provides 60,000 disability-related records regarding literature, organizations, timely information, and research in five databases. Also lists projects funded by NIDRR.

National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu
Traumatic brain injury website produced by the Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia. Includes guides for survivors; families, friends, and caregivers; living and working productively; and rehabilitation providers. Also provides TBI frequently asked questions (FAQs), chat with Pat, and directory of experts.

Rehab International
www.rehab-international.org
A federation of national and international organizations working for the "prevention of disability, the rehabilitation of people with disabilities and the equalization of opportunities within society." RI is composed of 200 organizations in 90 nations across the world.

The Rehabilitation Research Center for TBI & SCI
www.tbi-sci.org
Homepage for the Model System at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California federally funded by NIDRR for people with brain or spinal cord injuries. This website contains information on the TBI and SCI Projects including community activities, peer support, research, and resources. The TBIRD (Traumatic Brain Injury Directory) and SCI-FYI (Spinal Cord Injury - For Your Information) can be accessed through this site. Links are also available to the COMBI, Project Enable, InterAct newsletter, SCI ring, Brain Matters, and other NIDRR-funded Model System Projects.