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Most individuals with TBI make a full recovery-some quickly and others over weeks, months or years –Even mild TBI can have long-lasting cognitive effects that impair the ability to work and engage in usual activities –Some 15 percent of those with mild TBI experience long-term functional deficits TBI cont’d 7 Neurobehavioral consequences of traumatic brain injury. Leading cause of death and lifelong cognitive disability among Americans under the age of 45 TBI cont’d Ashman, T.A., Gordon, W.A., Cantor, J.B., & Hibbard, M.R. Umbrella term that spans a wide continuum of symptoms and severity –Mild, moderate, severe Can result from falls, traffic accidents, assaults, blasts/explosions, sports, etc. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control 2010 ? 313,816 medical diagnoses of TBI in U.S. Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations and Deaths 2002 – 2006. TBI TBI is a serious public health problem in the US ~ 1.7 millions Americans sustain a TBI annually Faul M, Xu L, Wald MM, Coronado VG. Identify best practices and future research for improving effective delivery of vocational rehabilitation services for students with TBI. Evaluation of Project Career activities and identify those that can help support students with TBI transition from postsecondary academic settings to employment. Explain the Matching Person and Technology Model for effectively matching students with TBI to technology (e.g., Apps). Identify how assistive technology can help compensate for cognitive impairments. Learning Objectives Describe barriers individuals with TBI face in academic and work settings due to cognitive impairments. PROJECT CAREER 2 Eileen Elias, MEd Marcia Scherer, PhD, MPH, FACRM Anne Leopold, MSc Philip Rumrill, Jr., PhD, CRC Karen Jacobs, EdD, OTR/L, CPE, FAOTA, Deborah Hendricks, EdD, Elaine Sampson, MS, CRC Amanda Nardone, BS, Callista Stauffer, MEd United States Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) #H133A130066 PROJECT CAREER: USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP STUDENTS WITH TBI TRANSITION FROM COLLEGE TO EMPLOYMENT Eileen Elias, MEd APHA – HIIT Section
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