COVID-19 and the ADA
COVID-19 related workplace issues vary widely. The Job Accommodation Network offers practical job accommodation strategies for returning individuals with disabilities to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. These strategies can enable workers with disabilities to return to the work environment, work at home, or access leave when other accommodations are not reasonable.
Online Learning for Students with Mild/Concussion, Moderate, & Severe Acquired Brain Injuries
Because students with brain injury may have difficulty with some aspects of online learning, BrainSTEPS developed a list of academic adjustments that can be used with students participating in remote online learning during the pandemic.
Virtual Education & Students With Disabilities
From Respect Ability, a guide to supporting students with disabilities in virtual learning environments during COVID-19 and beyond.
Key Questions About Medicaid HCBS Waiver Waiting List
“Unlike nearly all other Medicaid-covered services, states use optional waivers1 to provide most home and community-based services (HCBS).”
VA Traumatic Brain Injury Resources
“Traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by exposure to explosions is common among Veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. TBI is an injury to the head that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain.”
VA Research on TBI
“Due to improved diagnostics and increased vigilance, there are now more accurate statistics on military TBI rates. The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) reported nearly 414,000 TBIs among U.S. service members worldwide between 2000 and late 2019.”
Wounded Warrior Project
“Sometimes the most painful injuries aren’t physical. Whether it’s PTSD, TBI, combat stress, or any other behavioral health condition, we’re here to help you get through it.”
Role of State Government in Serving Veterans with TBI
“Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been named the signature wound of the War in Iraq and Afghanistan with an estimated 360,000 [veterans] returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with TBI.”
Virginia Fact Sheet on Aging and the Behavioral Problems of Brain Injury
“Within the global aging phenomenon there is a dramatic expansion of persons aging with disabilities, many of whom will live well past the age of 65.”
NIH TBI in Older Adults: Do We Need A Different Approach?
“Falls, largely from standing height, are the leading mechanism of TBI in older adults…whereas motor vehicle accidents are the leading mechanism of TBI in younger adults.”
Massachusetts TBI in Elders Web Course
The Brain Injury Web Course curricula were designed to help Massachusetts build a trained TBI work force across the entire state. The accessible course is geared for all levels of community providers and aims:
To increase public awareness around incidence of brain injury in older adults
To facilitate routine screening for brain injury in all settings
To improve access to brain injury information and resources for all
CDC STEADI Program
“Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. There are specific things that you, as their healthcare provider, can do to reduce their chances of falling.”
Virginia Fact Sheet on TBI and Domestic Violence
“Current data on the intersection between domestic violence and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is limited in part because little research has been done on this population and because many instances of abuse go unreported by [survivors].”
Ohio Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence Hurts the Brain
This project of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network provides statewide, national and international leadership to raise awareness on the emerging area of brain injury caused by domestic violence.
Nebraska Brain Injury in Domestic Violence
Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska partnered with the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and organizations in the Lincoln and Omaha areas providing services to domestic violence survivors, to look into how common brain injuries are in Nebraska domestic violence survivors. Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska and its partners' study found that 58% of individuals screened in two Nebraska domestic violence programs screened positive for brain injury.
GAO Report on Domestic Violence: Improved Data Needed to Identify the Prevalence of Brain Injuries among Survivors
“Brain injuries may be common in domestic violence [survivors], and such injuries may be under-diagnosed and under-treated. There is little federal data on the prevalence of this public health problem, so it’s uncertain whether federal resources are addressing it efficiently. We recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services improve data collection.”
Futures Without Violence
For more than 30 years, FUTURES has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against around the world.
National Collaborative on Children's Brain Injury
The National Collaborative on Children’s Brain Injury (NCCBI) is a national cooperative working to improve services and supports for children with brain injury. NCCBI's current focus is on improving educational services for students with TBI.
Get Schooled on Concussions: Tip Sheets
“When we started working with educators on various Tip Sheet topic ideas, teachers were clear that anything over one page long was too much for busy teachers to read. We made a commitment to our readers that each topic would be condensed to one page of critical information.”
Characteristics of Diagnosed Concussions in Children Aged 0 to 4 Years Presenting to a Large Pediatric Healthcare Network
Objective: The aim of the study was to comprehensively describe the natural history of concussion in early childhood between 0 and 4 years.