{"id":3542,"date":"2019-03-07T07:12:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T15:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2019-06-04T08:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T16:06:02","slug":"at-for-brain-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/at-for-brain-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"The World of Assistive Tech for Brain Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Blog-AT-For-TBI.jpg\" alt=\"4 photos: (1) stylish black sunglasses, eyeglasses; (2) woman using grabber\/reacher tool in the kitchen; (3) man in business suit using crutches on stairs outdoors; (4) hands using a smartphone.\" class=\"wp-image-3552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Blog-AT-For-TBI.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Blog-AT-For-TBI-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Tools and devices that assist people with brain injuries can range from high to low tech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Brain injuries are like fingerprints,&#8221; says Phil Subia, <a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/understanding-traumatic-brain-injury\/\">Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)<\/a> advocate. &#8220;No two are alike.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the effects of a brain injury are complex and vary greatly from person to person, there are plenty of different devices and tools that help people living with a TBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Phil,  a motorcycle accident in 2016 left him with several injuries and a severe TBI. After multiple surgeries, procedures, and (physical, cognitive, occupational and speech) therapy Phil has become a well-known advocate in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, Phil shares the assistive technology (AT) that provided aid during his recovery journey and some he still uses on a daily basis. <br>Please note that each item is hyperlinked to free\/low-cost AT resources or more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Man in business suit walking with crutches.\" class=\"wp-image-3549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Crutches.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Mobility Devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=Wheelchair&amp;ItemClassificationID=8&amp;State=CA&amp;IncludeExpired=0\">Wheelchair<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=walker&amp;CategoryID=0\">Walker<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=cane&amp;CategoryID=0\">Cane<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=crutches&amp;CategoryID=0\">Crutches<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reacher-high-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Woman using reacher\/grabber tool to get item in kitchen cupboard.\" class=\"wp-image-3548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reacher-high-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/reacher-high-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Daily Living Aids<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=shower%20chair&amp;CategoryID=0\">Shower Chair<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=ramp&amp;CategoryID=0\">Ramp<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=reacher&amp;CategoryID=0\">Grabber\/Reacher<\/a> to help with cooking and carrying\/moving items around the kitchen<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=reacher&amp;CategoryID=0\">Long Stick tool<\/a> to help with getting dressed<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Stylish sunglasses and reading glasses\" class=\"wp-image-3547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/eyewear.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Eyewear<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=reading%20glasses&amp;CategoryID=0\">Eyeglasses<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=sunglasses&amp;CategoryID=0\">Sunglasses<\/a> &#8211; for sensitivity to light<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/text-minder-app-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Image of a cell phone with the text minder app on it showing reminders for taking medication, taking out trash, paying bills and checking furnace filter with dates, etc.\" class=\"wp-image-782\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Memory Assistance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=audio%20record&amp;CategoryID=0\">Audio Players and Recorders<\/a><\/li><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/disorganized-need-a-reminder-there-is-an-app-for-that\/\">Software Application (app)<\/a> for medication monitoring and reminders<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/disorganized-need-a-reminder-there-is-an-app-for-that\/\">Software Application (app) <\/a>for scheduling and keeping track of appointments <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Black male seated facing away from camera, wearing headphones. Legs crossed.\" class=\"wp-image-3554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/TBI-AT.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Sensory Reduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.abilitytools.org\/items\/ItemSearch.aspx?Search=headphones&amp;CategoryID=0\">Noise-cancelling headphones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuck.com\/best-earplugs-sleeping\/\">Earplugs <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-very-light-gray-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color\"><strong>Phil Subia<\/strong> is living with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and works to provide resources to the 252 thousand Californians living with TBIs. Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveyourbrain.com\/blog\/community-stories\/trusttheprocess\">Phil&#8217;s story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveyourbrain.com\/blog\/community-stories\/trusttheprocess\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Phil-recovery.jpg\" alt=\"White male with beard, laying on couch asleep with a small white dog laying on his knee, which is wrapped with medical equipment.\" class=\"wp-image-3546\" width=\"563\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Phil-recovery.jpg 750w, https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Phil-recovery-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> Phil post-accident, recovering from hand and knee surgery with his dog Max.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Brain injuries are like fingerprints,&#8221; says Phil Subia, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) advocate. &#8220;No two are alike.&#8221; Because the effects of a brain injury are complex and vary greatly from person to person, there are plenty of different devices and tools that help people living with a TBI. 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