Save A Brain: Nonprofit Shares Education, Resources and Compassion
One Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor Advocates for Thousands
By Jacqueline Leddy, Research Coordinator, Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research
How Can We Protect Ourselves and Our Loved Ones with Disabilities During National Safety Month?
Helpful Research Studies and Resources for Individuals with Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
By Diana Jordan, Assistant Digital Media Editor, Media/Communications Department
Can Your Business Afford to Ignore Web Accessibility?
Here's Why Designing for All Users Is a Must
By Diana Jordan, Assistant Digital Media Editor, Media/Communications Department
Expert Outlook: Learn Why People Forget and Strategies to Use for Successful Remembering
There are many reasons we forget things. Sarah A. Raskin, PhD, has spent her career studying why people forget and what we can do about it.
By Erica Weber, PhD, Research Scientist, Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Empowering Minds: Breakthroughs to Boost Mental Health for Individuals with Disabilities
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
By Diana Jordan, Assistant Digital Media Editor, Media/Communications Department
‘PINK Concussions’ Focuses on Essentials of Female Brain Injury
Nonprofit fosters community and research on the differences women and girls with brain injury experience
By Jean Lengenfelder, PhD, Associate Director, Neuropsychology Research, Center for Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Younger Brother Contributes Invaluable Resource to TBI Community
The Service Provider Map connects the TBI community to local brain injury experts
By Paige Rusnock
5 Reasons Why Disability Inclusion Should Be Part of Your Hiring Practices
Including people with disabilities on your team allows for different insights and perspectives
by Diana Jordan, Assistant Digital Media editor at Kessler Foundation
Expert Outlook: Reclaiming Self After Brain Injury— Have a Say in Who You Become
There are two very distinct yet interrelated types of loss after brain injury
By Tara Buggie
Want to Help Create an Inclusive Society? Read the book Demystifying Disability
This text discusses the various kinds of disabilities and how every disabled person experiences their own capabilities uniquely
by Diana Jordan, Assistant Digital Media Editor, Kessler Foundation
Therapy Corner: Food for Thought—Enhancing Neuroplasticity and Neurorecovery through Nutrition
Often discussed is the concept of brain foods, superfoods, and foods that promote brain health, especially after brain injury
By Arielle Resnick, PT, DPT Advanced Clinical Specialist, Inpatient Brain Injury Unit Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Studying How People with Autism Manage the Social World
Imagine your brain as a complex highway system where moving cars are the signals
by Jacob Gronemeyer, Research Assistant, Center for Autism Research
The Dreaded Job Interview
Tips for Parents or Caregivers with a Young Adult on the Autism Spectrum
By Mikayla Haas, Research Coordinator and Helen Genova, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Autism Research, Kessler Foundation.
Personal Perspective: The Storm
As Superstorm Sandy battered the east coast, one man had a stroke. Luckily his partner was there to rescue him.
By Grace Wells, Research Coordinator, Center for Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Research, Kessler Foundation
Portland Head Light—Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Coping with the life-changing challenges of brain injury can feel like we’re lost in a murky fog
By Carole J. Starr
