This group is for people who have had an acquired brain injury (abi) from such causes as traumatic brain injury (tbi), stroke, tumor, or illness (encephalitis, encephalosis, meningitis, etc.) Other terms associated with survivors in this group include brain aneurysm, hypoxic/anoxic brain injury, cerebral hemorrhage, skull fracture, head trauma, brain trauma, mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), coma and post-concussion syndrome. The focus of this particular group is on advocacy for people with brain injuries. On SABI we discuss our abilities and our disabilities, our joys and our frustrations, and we help each other as best we can. So if you are a survivor, we welcome you to share your ideas. Please help us to provide a safer world for the members of our brain injury community. The SABI forum is strictly for people with brain injuries. But we also offer two other forums which welcome both survivors and caregivers (FEASIBLE and ABIRA). For more information, please visit our website at braininjurynetwork.org. SABI is operated by the Brain Injury Network (BIN), an international and national consumer-driven advocacy organization for people with acquired brain injuries. BIN has been operated for and by survivors for over ten years. BIN is also a peer support and information and referral agency. BIN is a registered, incorporated, non-profit organization located in California, USA. BIN is currently calling for international and national standards in post-secondary programs for abi and tbi adult students. BIN is also developing other public policy agendas. If you are a survivor and would like to participate in any of these matters, please join us on SABI.
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