This week, BIAA submitted comments to the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) specifically regarding the fourth priority included in the proposed plan for the Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) entitled, “Developing Strategies to Foster Community Integration and Participation for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury.”
BIAA expressed strong support for the inclusion of a brain injury related research priority. However, BIAA also detailed some concerns related to the strategies used in the priority to foster community integration and participation for affected individuals. As proposed, this priority would develop a classification system based on symptoms experienced by individuals with TBI who are living in the community.
BIAA explained that no two brains are alike and each and every individual presents with different symptoms, and each injury results in different challenges. Therefore, trying to categorize these injuries could be counterproductive to the priority’s goal.
BIAA also suggested several suggestions in lieu of a categorization strategy. For further reading, the full text will be posted on BIAA’s web site shortly.
Mon, Jun 8, 2009
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