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BRAIN INJURY RESOURCES
 

Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org

Brain Injury Chat Rooms!  Chat with fellow survivors!

Brain Injury Navigator For students, families and educators. Did you know that each year over 900 South Carolina students are returning to school after sustaining a brain injury? Visit South Carolina's Brain Injury Navigator at www.binav.org for information and resources for students, families, and educators on brain injury and school re-entry.

Wal-Mart Generic Drug Service: Check out this website concerning Wal-Mart's reduced-price generic drugs.  Contact Wal-Mart for more specific information.

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Division of Injury and Violence Prevention

South Carolina Adult Leadership Network This site provides an opportunity for adult siblings of persons with disabilities to network with each other, share information, gain information, and receive training on how to effectively advocate on behalf of their brother or sister.

South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council:  The state’s advisory body on brain injury as mandated under the federal TBI Act of 1996. It is an active forum for addressing systems issues, service gaps, funding constraints and public awareness related to brain injury.

South Carolina Access: A program of the Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging. This is a guide to available resources for older adults, people with disabilities, their family members and caregivers in South Carolina. The Lieutenant Governor's Office on Aging can be accessed directly by clicking here

Center for Disability Resources Library – books, resources on brain injury can be mailed to individuals for short periods of time. http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.htm or email Wilsons@gw.med.sc.edu

Brain Injury Association of America http://www.biausa.org

Brainline - preventing, treating, and living with traumatic brain injury

Disability Action Center www.dacsc.org

Dreamriders Therapeutic Horseback riding http://www.dreamrider.org/

Epilepsy Foundation http://www.epilepsysc.org/

Facts about TBI http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/TBI.htm

IRS Free tax return preparation to individuals having low to moderate income 1-800-829-1040 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059 www.irs.gov

Lash and Associates – Brain injury books, tip cards, resources available for purchasing http://www.lapublishing.com

No Tears In Heaven -- Established in 2000 following their 12 year old son's anoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest

Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services www.paals.org

PTSD information center http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/index.jsp

Relay SC 1-800-735-2905

SAMSHA Resources for Returning Veterans and their families http://www.samhsa.gov/vets/index.aspx

SC Assistive Technology Project http://www.sc.edu/scatp/

SC Commission for the Blind www.sccb.state.sc.us

SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/

SC Independent Living Council http://www.scilconline.org/

SC Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program http://www.sc.edu/scatp/scatcenters/atresource.htm#tedp

SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department http://www.scvrd.net/

There’s more than one way to read a book: http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/tbs

US Dept. of Veterans affairs facility locator/guide http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/state.asp?STATE=SC&dnum=ALL

Walton Options for Independent Living http://www.waltonoptions.org/


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The Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
800 Dutch Square Blvd. Suite B-225  Columbia, SC 29210
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 21523  Columbia, SC 29221-1523
Phone: 803-731-9823  Toll Free: 1-877-TBI-FACT (in-state)
Fax: 803-731-4804
E-mail: scbraininjury@bellsouth.net