Links and Resources

Participant needed: Children with brain injuries (click here for the flyer - pdf)

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

Featured Link!: Disability specialist Dede Norungolo counts her birthdays from the day she nearly died

Cognitive Training – For Individuals. Personalized training program to rehabilitate cognitive impairments as a result of a head trauma, stroke or neuro-degenerative conditions. 7-Day Free Trial at www.happy-neuron.com/freetrial

Cognitive Rehabilitation – For Professionals. Clinical tools for the effective delivery and management of cognitive rehabilitation for patients suffering from TBI, stroke and more. 30-Day Free Trial for qualified professionals at www.ScientificBrainTrainingPro.com/try

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

The S.C. Worksite Wellness Toolkit and Resource Guide The toolkit is a comprehensive collection of policies, environmental supports and educational materials. It supports the use of proven effective curricula and best practices for employers to address health issues, and supports employers’ in making informed decisions regarding the purchase of healthcare benefits. It provides recommendations and strategies that can be implemented within any size worksite setting regardless of resource capacity

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   Call them at 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/