Resources on Brain Injuries

We have a special interest in helping families who face the enormous challenges posed by brain injuries and disabilities. This page lists websites for local and national programs, projects, organizations, and companies who can offer assistance.

The following sites are a good place to start:

• Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania
• UCP of Philadelphia and Vicinity
  
• Brain Injury Association of America has links to all the state associations and other resources

The sites listed below include private businesses, non-profit companies, volunteer groups, and personal projects of brain injury survivors. We are not affiliated with them, so no endorsement is implied by their listing here.

Information Resources

• Brain Trauma Foundation
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fact Sheet on Traumatic Brain Injury
• Disability Resource Library
• DisABILITIES Books 
• Disability Online well-organized web directory
• Brain Injury Resource Center: from the Head Injury Hotline for Survivors
• Lash and Associates Publishing
• National Information Center on Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Fact Sheet on Traumatic Brain Injury
• The Perspectives Network
• Special Needs Family Friendly Fun
• Let's Face It: Resources for People with Facial Difference
• Life with TBI: A Resource for Survivors
• MEDLINE Plus Health Information
• National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Guide

Professional Groups

• American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Emergency Medical Services for Children
• National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
• Cognitive Retraining Specialist Program
• Research and Training Center on Community Integration of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury Technical Assistance Center

For Children

• Ability Online Support Network Connecting kids with special needs for friendship and support
• Starbright World

Education and Prevention

• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute Special Education (CADRE) deals with dispute resoluation and mediation
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Family and Advocates Partnership for Education
• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children
• National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center
• National Safe Kids Campaign
• Parents and Special Education
• School Psychology Resources Online
• Special Child For Parents and Caregivers of Children with Special Needs
  
• Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers

Support Groups

• The Perspectives Network
• The TBI Chat Room
• Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors