Brain Injury Information – Monthly Specials for April 2013

This Concussion (mild brain injury) Tool Kit is specially designed for educators, school nurses, peers, and families. It is filled with tools and products to help school staff and parents identify and treat symptoms of concussion at home and in school. It includes 1 manual, 1 DVD and 50 tip cards. Ideal as an educational package for inservices and peer support in school systems with vinettes featuring students discussing the effects of their concussions on cognitive, physical, social and behavioral abilities.

Innovative cup holders designed for persons with swallowing difficulties due to dysphagia provide continuous reminders for safe swallowing. Designed to fit most bottles, cans, glasses and cups, the CUEzie Take Small Sips pack is a must purchase for hospitals, rehabilitation programs, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living programs, residential services, and home care. They can be used in any environment for persons with dysphasia. The large print cues are especially helpful reminders for persons with cognitive disorders and memory impairments.

This program provides persons with cognitive impairments, as well as elderly adults, easy access to e-mail and computerized therapeutic social activities using a USB drive. The simplified Internet browser can be used with any Windows computer on a MacIntosh or PC. It makes it easy for persons to communicate by email, explore the internet and play cognitive games on the computer. The training program leads users step by step on how to use a keyboard, mouse and email. This program is easy to use whether the person is a novice with computers or an experienced user with new cognitive challenges.

Clinicians can use this tool as part of a cognitive rehabilitation program, as a cognitive accommodation for computer use, and to improve communication skills and social interactions. The tutoring sessions are so easy that families and individuals can self-learn how to use this program.