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News
  Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords' interview with "20/20"'s Dianne Sawyer
about her recovery and rehabilitation since sustaining a traumatic brain injury
from a gunshot wound on January
8th, 2011.
Ohio State University's 12th Annual
Mulitple
Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability Conference
Law
Enforcement Officials:
Register for a free course
discussing awareness of issues
confronting distressed combat veterans, including post traumatic
distress syndrome and traumatic brain injury
Ohio’s
Family Advocacy
Survey – click to share information about Family Advocacy
Services provided by BIAOH – deadline Dec. 1
Attend the
cultural awareness colloquium,
Treating the New Combat Veteran, November 17th in Chillicothe.
Dayton Support Group attendees
get in the Halloween Spirit!
 We regret that due to funding cuts, BIAOH
will not be holding its annual conference for 2011. As resources become
available, we plan to hold several, smaller regional conferences to
continue to meet the needs of those Ohioans living with TBI. This space
will be updated as more information becomes available.
SAMHSA
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) offers
$10,000 grants to graduate students researching the Disability Determination
Process.
CDC
Finds 60% Increase in Number of Youth Athletes Treated for TBI
Recent
New York Times article regarding returning service members with TBI,
"Looking after the Soldier, Back Home and Damaged"
If
you are a returning service member who was involved with OEF/OIF and have
sustained a TBI, you are eligible to participate in a paid study at the
Cleveland clinic. Click
here for more information.
National
Survey Shows Rise in Drug Use, BIAOH Works to Combat Trend
 Entitlement spending reform is targeting
cuts to Medicaid, but no plan has included reform measures proposed by the
disability rights community.
ADAPT encourages those
with disabilities to attend the "My Medicaid Matters" rally on Sept. 21st, to
make the voice of those with disabilities heard.
 Are you unable to get health insurance because of a
pre-existing condition?
The
Ohio High Risk Pool program is designed to help those with disabilities get
access to the healthcare they need. Find out more by following the link below.
Ohio
High Risk Pool
 House
Bill 143
Trips to ER increase nearly 3
fold for Ohio's youth athletes since 2002. BIAOH gets behind NFL, state
lawmakers to stop trend. . .
  BIAOH
included in First Lady Michelle Obama & Dr. Jill Biden’s May 17th
conference call to discuss “Joining Forces”, their initiative to promote further
engagement of community and faith-based
organizations to support military families. Learn more .
. .
John Mills, previous
Columbus Support Group & BIAOH Annual Conference speaker, shares his personal
story and inspires others with brain injury. Watch the local news video
here.
A
BIG "Thank You!"
to everyone for making our 29th annual
conference such a huge success!
 For workshop presentations
or handouts,
click here.
To view
Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs, Tammy Duckworth's,
welcome video message from our conference, please click
HERE.
See how the Brain Injury Association is connecting with veterans seeking
help!
MASTER SPEAKER SERIES
Top experts in each of the military’s service branches address issues of
military culture, the impact of military and combat deployment on children and
families, and the strengths and perspectives of those serving in the US Armed
Services.
Watch an inspiring short video
to hear NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell talk about the role of
the NFL in protecting young athletes from concussion, as well as the NFL’s goal
to assist states with passing a return to play law.
Featured Connection
Do you or a family member need to move
to a nursing or assisted living facility? You can start to compare
facilities by using the Ohio Long-Term Care Consumer Guide.
The Long-Term Care Consumer Guide provides information about nursing
homes and assisted living facilities to help
consumers, family members and professionals search for the
appropriate facility to meet an individual’s needs.
Click here for
more information.
For additional assistance contact BIAOH’s
Statewide Helpline Specialist (866-644-6242) and/or regional Community
Support Network Coordinator(http://biaoh.org/newsCSN.htm).
OhioCares
Brain Injury Association of Ohio (BIAOH) is pleased to be a member of OHIOCARES, a group
created by Major General Wayt of the Ohio National Guard to respond to
the needs of returning soldiers and their families.
View the OHIOCARES brochure, "Coping
With Stress...A Guide for Soldiers and Families."
Service Member, Family and Community
Behavioral Health Resource Guide is provided to
assist military service members, veterans, their families and community-based
agencies with the service member’s behavioral health needs during the transition
from active duty back to civilian life.
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Personal Stories
Kathy Coxe,
a previous intern at BIAOH shares her experience with
cheerleading and brain injury/concussions & prevention.
Kathy Coxe with a bike helmet that looks like a
brain
 Cheerleading
injuries prompt calls for
states to regulate safety - Video
Dispatch Article: Injured Athletes
Make Headway Battling Brain Trauma
Tiny Mooney is
social worker
who sustained a brain injury in a car accident 15 years ago. Her journey from
social worker to client has been enlightening, educational, exhausting and often
just just plain funny. She shares her blogging in hopes to share the lessons
I've learned along the way, the funny moments that keep her laughing even on bad
days, including the antics of her service dog, Stone, and the lessons she has no
doubt are in store for her right around the corner.
Follow her here:
Blog:
http://tinaandstone.blogspot.com/
Website:
https://sites.google.com/site/forstonesheart/
"All that we can't be is not who we are."
NeuroRestorative is a
leading provider of post–acute rehabilitation services for
persons with brain injuries, as well as other neurological
challenges.
Featured Studies :
IDEA Survey
Please participate in
the IDEA National Survey Project, a study of whether the rights of parents
and children with disabilities under IDEA are protected.
http://www.ideasurvey.org/. The project is sponsored by the National
Center for Learning Disabilities, National Down Syndrome Society, Autism
Society of America, Autism National Committee,
and The Advocacy Institute.
If you have a brain injury and are interested in
possibly participating in a research study at OSU, please
click here for more information.
B all State University Study (PDF)
Kettering Health Network
Innovation Center Study (PDF
University of Maryland Study (web link)
University of
Illinois Study
"STUDY OF MILITARY FAMILIES AFTER DEPLOYMENT" (Word Doc)
Participate in a Study!
Study on Post-Secondary needs of Students
Ohio High Risk Pool Announces
Eligibility Requirements
Have you been turned down for health coverage because of a
pre-existing condition? Have you been without insurance for more
than six months? If you answered yes to these questions, you
might be eligible for Ohio High Risk Pool plans administered by
Medical Mutual of Ohio.
For more information on the
Ohio High Risk Pool
Website
Call: 877/730-1117
TTY: 800/982-8109
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