Brain Disorders

ANIBIC IS DEDICATED TO ENABLING INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY MAY LIVE AS PRODUCTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. WE ENCOURAGE INTEGRATION AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNITY AND ARE COMMITTED TO A PERSON-CENTERED PROCESS AS WE WORK TO SERVE CONSUMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.WE OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS FIVE ANDTHROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AREPEOPLE FIRST AND THAT THEIR INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGES ARE JUST PART OF WHATMAKES THEM SPECIAL.ANIBIC SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, VOCATIONALTRAINING, LEGISLATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.WHEN YOU JOIN WITH ANIBIC, YOU BECOME PART OF AN EXTENDED FAMILY WHEREPEOPLE CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WHEN NECESSARY.WE'RE SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOUR NAME, BUT LARGE ENOUGH SO THAT PEOPLEKNOW OURS.

AT HEAD INJURY REHABILITATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, INC. (HIRRS), WE PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS WITH COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY, INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES WHICH ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

The Mission of the Minnesota Brain injury Alliance is to raise awareness and enhance the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury.

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

The mission of the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, advocacy, education, research, and support. Starting as a volunteer organization in 1980, BIAIA has worked as an advocacy hub for statewide legislative, policy and systems change. Staffed by professional staff, BIAIA develops, deploys and evaluates an array of services designed to support Iowans with brain injury. BIAIA is active in influencing policy that impacts not only Iowans with brain injury but also other Iowans with disabilities. We provide training and education, to help raise awareness about brain injuries and help prevent them. We are here to serve the estimated 600,000 Iowa adults that report a lifetime history of brain injury.

TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE INDIVIDUALIZATION, INDEPENDENCE, PRODUCTIVITY AND INTEGRATION.

PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS LIVING AT HOME IN THEIR COMMUNITY.

FIND A CURE FOR HYROCEPHALUS AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE IMPACTED. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY COLLABORATING WITH PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, RESEARCHERS AND INDUSTRY, RAISING AWARENESS, AND FUNDING INNOVATIVE, HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH TO PREVENT, TREAT AND CURE HYDROCEPHALUS.

CHILDREN'S BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION WORKS ON IMPROVING THE TREATMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE LONG-TERM OUTLOOK FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY A BRAIN OR SPINAL CORD TUMOR

THE BRIDGELINE IS AN ALBEMARLE COUNTY BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT OF ADULTS WITH BRAIN INJURIES, ASSISTING THEM TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATION IN THE GREATER CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMUNITY AND 13 SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AND TO GAIN PERSONAL FULFILLMENT. TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH BRAIN INJURIES, WE OFFER FOUR HOLISTIC, PERSON-CENTERED PROGRAMS: 1) PRE-VOCATIONAL PROGRAM 2)RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM; 3)CASE MANAGEMENT; AND 4) SUPPORTED INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH SO THAT A CURE CAN BE FOUND.

TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, SUPPORT, AND HOPE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY BRAIN INJURY THROUGH EDUCATION, ASSISTANCE, AND ADVOCACY.

TO PROVIDE ONGOING BRAIN INJURY ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO FURTHER PROMOTE AND TEACH THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES ESTABLISHED BY DR. SUTHERLAND. THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRAINING COURSES AND PUBLISHED BOOKS USED TO TEACH AND TRAIN OTHER DOCTORS IN THESE METHODS.