A hot topic in the past few decades, illegal immigration has now come to the forefront because of America’s current president and his border wall. (For the past 10 years, the estimated number of illegal immigrants in America has stayed relatively stable at about 11...
read morePeople now see football and brain injury as a definite cause-and-effect. Parents are much more hesitant to allow their school-aged children join the school football team. In January, for example, laws related to youth football were proposed in Illinois and New York,...
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Getting an extra 30 minutes of sleep while you’re on the road… finishing yesterday’s homework while you’re on your way to your senior year of high school… caring for your baby while you’re breezing through the highway. All of these scenarios seemed too good to be...
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The easiest way to heal from a brain injury is simply to replace the injured parts of the brain. Though this thought may seem both impossible and simply weird, scientists are now learning how to replace, or rather regrow, the brain in the healing of traumatic brain...
read moreBrain injury has been an ongoing issue in America since its founding. Though federally honored, BIAM is still finding legislative recognition on the state level. For example, House Resolution 741 (HR 741), introduced by Pennsylvania’s Tina Pickett, was only...
read moreThe benefits of dog ownership are well-known. “Owning a dog can lift your mood or help you feel less stressed.” For veterans and others with disabilities, the benefits of have a dog, specifically service dogs, go beyond this: dogs can serve by helping or even doing...
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This month, March 2018, Americans recognize Brain Injury Awareness Month. The theme for this year, through 2020, is Change Your Mind. The significance of this theme is to show the ongoing public awareness campaign to provide, “a platform for educating the general...
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The Super Bowl may not be until next year, but the drama of football is already surfacing in California, as a “Judge OKs trial for brain-injury suit against Pop Warner.” Specifically, the mothers claim their sons, who were 22 and 25 years old on their deaths, died as...
read moreIn addition to the President, “26 governors have joined together to show their support [for employment of disabled workers] through public proclamations, executive orders and press statements.” Brain injury is a non-partisan issue that affects individuals from all...
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This past month has been a time of, “reflecting [on] the important role that different perspectives play in workforce success,” as October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year, President Trump issued a proclamation to honor NDEAM in which he...
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