SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky
7410 New LaGrange Road
Louisville, KY 40222
502-493-0609

Click here for BIAK Informational and Educational Guide on the Issues of Brain Injury

Click here for BIAK/Military MTBI Resource Journal
Brain Injury Services Branch of Kentucky
100 Fair Oaks Lane 4E-D
Frankfort, KY 40621
800-364-9146
Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund of KY
Department for Aging and Independent Living
275 E. Main Street, 3E-E
Frankfort, KY 40621
502-564-6930, ext. 3498
See slide presentation below
Click here for brochure of services

Brain Injury Association of America
1608 Spring Hill Road
Suite 110
Vienna, VA 22182
703-761-0750

Sled Safe Jo’s Way, Wear A Helmet
Click here for winter helmet brochure
Amanda Kramer
859-640-7329
sledsafejosway@hotmail.com

Kentucky Traumatic Brain Injury Programs Overview – April 2014

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Resource
BrainLine.org offers facts, information, resources, and support for preventing, treating, and living with TBI.

Social Security Disability Benefit Resource
Understand how Social Security Disability works and how to calculate your benefits.Living Smart Guides
Comprehensive, easy to use tools to make it easier for us to give or get the help needed when faced with life’s most difficult challenges

Disability Worktools
The Web’s most consultative source for adaptive tools

Adaptations to Improve Participation in Meaningful Activities

ARTICLES

A silent epidemic: Minor traumatic brain injury

ER visits for kids with concussions skyrocketing

Lost and Found: What Brain Injury Survivors Want You to Know

9 Things NOT to Say to Someone With a Brain Injury

Caregiving and Brain Injury

100+ Resources, Tips, and Discounts on Mobility and Accessibility Products for Seniors and the Disabled

BRAIN GAMES

BrainReady.com has games to stimulate and exercise your brain. They offer podcasts to download and listen to.

18 Life Changing Android Apps for People with Brain Injury

SURVIVOR/CAREGIVER
PROFESSIONAL GUIDES

Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide

Birth Injury Center and Birth Injury Guide – Two comprehensive informational websites on all types of birth injuries. Provides helpful information and guidance to parents if their child is born with a birth injury.
Cerebral Palsy Guidance – Covers medical information, like symptoms and treatment, as well as daily living topics, including counseling, abuse, college/careers, bullying and more. Visit their blog: c erebralpalsyguidance.com/our-blog/

Cerebral Palsy Guide – Provides free educational materials, financial options and emotional support for those affected by cerebral palsy.

Mayo Clinic Understanding Brain Injury – A Guide for Employers

Mayo Clinic Understanding Pediatric Brain Injury – A Guide for Parents and Teachers

Working with People with Traumatic Brain Injury

Cognitive Rehab Therapy
Information for survivors, caregivers and professionals from a speech-language pathologist who works with adult survivors of stroke and brain injury.

BOOKS

Living in the Shadow of Myself: My Journey Through Brain Injury
Kathy Cummins, brain injury survivor, wrote a book about her recovery experience and created a website to help other survivors:
www.brain-injury-survivor.net

The Year of the Cicadas by Cathie Hartsfield
The inspirational true story of a mother’s journey after her son falls from a 180-foot cliff in 2004 and the ripple effects to their lives

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries: 101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work