Northern Virginia
Brain Injury Association

A Chapter of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia

Post Office Box 2148, Springfield, VA 22152
Telephone: [703] 569-1855  ~  Website: www.NVBIA.org

 

Dedicated to improving the quality of life of  brain injury survivors . . .  and promoting prevention
 


 

Survivor's Corner

New Links

Have you tried www.disabilityguide.com.  This site is the Washington, DC metro area's premiere online disability information resource, and it's FREE. Its mission is to create a user-friendly, information-packed resource targeted at helping those with disabilities which require a wheelchair for mobility find the information they need. The site strives to give our users useful information in our reviews to help them make educated choices, while also providing an open discussion forum to network and discuss other issues. 

Don't miss the ADA display at the Smithsonian Nation Museum of American History-- see it now (or view the "virtual exposition" on your internet browser).  

Also new: Special 10th Anniversary Status Report -- Enforcing the ADA.  Lots of interesting facts!

Links you might want to explore

TBI Chat Rooms.  A list of chat rooms for survivors and family members.

Bill's Quiet Room.  A page is for those who are looking for resources for linksoriented to survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury --TBI, the Silent Epidemic-- and related CNS & Spinal Injury topics.

Sharon's Brain Injury Pages.   On August 6th, 1996 Sharon suffered the rupture of a sub-arachnoid aneurysm deep in her brain.  Her pages provide a narrative, a diary, a journal of this event and where it has taken us as individuals and as a family.

KellygirlTN TBI Survivor.  Kelly's accident occurred in 1997 while attempting to  bridle a horse.  After brain surgery she was in a coma for three and a half weeks.  She'd like e-mail!  

Disabled Sports USA, a site with links to a wide range of sporting activities for disabled.

WebABLE! Social group for disabled.

Brain Injury Guide, a site established by survivors

Wilderness Inquiry (WI) creates outdoor adventure for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

Finally, Ted Taylor's Virginia Links

 


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NVBIA Helpline: [703] 569-1855
On the Internet: http://www.nvbia.org
E-mail: info-nvbia@nvbia.org
Or visit our office located at Brain Injury Services
8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B102, Springfield, VA 22152
Phone:  703-451-8881  ~  Fax:  703-451-8820

United Way of America Our United Way number is  9229.  Please remember it when you contribute.