Useful Information Links

Brain Injury Information and Resources

Brain Injury Association in United States
http://www.biausa.org/children.htm

Brain Injury Association, Queensland
http://www.biaq.com.au/

South West Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service
http://www.swbirs.nsw.gov.au/

Head Injured Society, Western Australia
http://www.headwest.asn.au/

Coma Recovery Association, Inc.
http://www.comarecovery.org/

Children's Head Injury Trust, UK
http://glaxocentre.merseyside.org/chit.html

Headway, UK
http://www.headway.org.uk/

Generalist disability
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Magazine with relevant paediatric articles
http://www.icbc.com/library/recovery/

Liverpool Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit
http://www.swsahs.nsw.gov.au/biru/

Brain injury information
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

Traumatic brain injury resource guide
http://www.neuroskills.com/rehab/search.shtml

Children's Health System (Children's Hospital of Wisconsin) - Head Injury
http://www.chw.org/templates/PPF/parentid/2524/nid/2524/pageid/2525/Greystone.asp

Brain injury and the role of neuropsychology
http://www.tbidoc.com

Information, chat rooms, bulletin boards and support
http://tbichat.org/

Headway Victoria info for families
http://www.headwayvictoria.org.au/clm.html

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
http://www.aacpdm.org/home.html

Worldwide education and awareness for children's movement disorders
http://www.wemove.org/kidsmove/
http://www.wemove.org/kidsmove/ata.html

Teaching Students with Acquired Brain Injury. A Resource Guide for Schools
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs/moe_abi_resource_rb0116.pdf

Legal Law Society of NSW http://www.lawsocnsw.asn.au/page.asp?partid=66 Accredited Specialists http://www.lawsocnsw.asn.au/page.asp?partID=5503 http://laws.lawsociety.com.au/specialists/directory/ Law Society of NSW - legal help http://laws.lawsociety.com.au/legalhelp/ State Library of NSW, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) http://www.slnsw.gov.au/liac/clc.htm Making a CTP claim http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/aftercrash/ NSW Attorney General's Department: Legal issues http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink.nsf/pages/sitemap

Multi-cultural issues

Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network:
Variations in the cultural understanding of traumatic brain injury
http://www.atmhn.unimelb.edu.au/library/services/internet_resources/birufact.html

NSW Departments, Organisations & Agencies

NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
http://www.add.nsw.gov.au/disability.html

Carer NSW
http://www.carernsw.asn.au/

Catholic Education Commission
http://www.cecnsw.catholic.edu.au/

NSW Department of Community Services
http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/

CRS Australia
http://www.crsaustralia.gov.au/

Disability Council of NSW
http://www.discoun.nsw.gov.au

NSW Department of Education and Training
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/studentsupport/programs/studentswithdisabilities.php

NSW Health: Program of Aids for Disabled People (PADP)
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/factsheets/pdf/padp.pdf

Independent Living Centre NSW Inc
http://www.ilcnsw.asn.au/

Independent schools website
http://ncisa.edu.au/

NSW Motor Accidents Authority
http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/

NSW TAFE disability information
http://www.tafensw.edu.au/flexible/disability/welcome.htm

NSW Roads & Traffic Authority
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/

NSW Roads & Traffic Authority - Mobility Parking Authority
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/business/forms/45061469.pdf

TAD NSW
http://www.technicalaid.org.au/

Professional Associations

OT Australia NSW (Occupational Therapy)
http://www.otausnsw.org.au

Australian Physiotherapy Association - Private Practitioners Group
http://www.physiotherapy.asn.au

Australian Psychological Society
http://www.bhs.mq.edu.au/aps

Australian Association of Social Workers
http://www.aasw.asn.au

Speech Pathology Australia
http://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au