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Olmstead Decision
Community Based Alternatives for
Individuals with Disabilities (Executive Order #13217). The United
States Supreme Court held in Olmstead v. L.C., that unjustified
institutionalization of individuals with disabilities may constitute
discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Follow the link to read more about it.
http://www.biausa.org/Pages/olmstead.html
Chat Rooms and
Bulletin Boards
TBICHAT is a
great site that's been around for years. It's a growing community of
persons with brain injury and caregivers exchanging knowledge,
experience, wisdom, and laughter.
www.tbichat.org
Medical Journals
FreeMedicalJournals.com is a valuable
site listing medical journals by specialty and title. They also
offer email alerts for when new journals come on line.
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com
West Virginia Specific Links
Family Village Community Center -- WV Resources:
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/westvirginia.html
West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.state.wv.us/ddc
WV Traumatic Brain & Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation Fund Board
http://www.uacdd.wvu.edu/tbisci/
West Virginia Parent Training Information
http://www.wvpti.org/services.htm
Paralyzed Veteran’s of America
http://www.pva.org/
General Brain Injury
Resources
Legislative Action Center
- Here's where you can make a real difference! Follow this link to
the Brain Injury Association's own Legislative Action Center where
you can address your local representatives on those issues that
affect everyone involved with brain injury.
http://capwiz.com/bia/home/
Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Home Page: PABIA
http://www.pabia.org/
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