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How we can help individuals who have a TBI

What Is a TBI?

• A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a blow, jolt to the head, or other head injury that disrupts the brain.
• Each year, over 1.5 million Americans experience a brain injury that could range from a brief loss of consciousness to a long-lasting coma.
• Regardless of severity, TBIs can affect a person’s ability to function independently at home, at school, or in the workplace.
• The injury can affect many parts of a person’s life: thinking, language, learning, emotions, behavior, and/or sensation.
• TBIs may also cause epilepsy and increase the risk of other brain disorders.

When you should contact Disability Rights Florida for help:

• You are experiencing discrimination because of a TBI.
• You are denied Medicaid, Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Services, TBI Waiver Services, or other state and federal benefits.
• If you need training to find a job or being denied accommodations in your job search or current job because of a TBI.
• Your child had a brain injury and is not doing well at school.
• You need housing accommodations, assistive technology or other types of service to live more independently or in the community.
• You need resources or information on assistive technology, or other types of services to live independently.
• You live in a facility and feel that your rights are being violated.
• You live in a facility and would like to live in the community.
• You or someone you know is in prison, jail, or another facility and is not getting medical or other services needed due to a TBI.

Contacting Disability Rights Florida

On your initial call to us, an intake specialist will ask for some general information about you and a brief summary of your issue. Your information is then submitted for review. Our services are free and confidential.

TOLL FREE: 800-342-0823

TDD: 800-346-4127

ONLINE: DisabilityRightsFlorida.org

If you or someone you know has a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), we can provide

• Information and referral
• Advocacy
• Legal representation

Only individuals with disabilities are eligible for our services. However, anyone may contact Disability Rights Florida for TBI and disability-related information and referral.

Disability Rights Florida was founded in 1977 as the designated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system for individuals with disabilities in the State of Florida. The P&A system exists to ensure the safety, well-being, and success of people with disabilities.

Disability Rights Florida is a non-profit organization funded by a variety of sources. For a complete list of funders, go to www.DisabilityRightsFlorida.org/funders. The information provided herein does not constitute legal representation or advice.

Disability Rights Florida
2473 Care Drive, Suite 200
Tallahassee, Florida 32308

800-342-0823 | TDD: 800-346-4127
www.DisabilityRightsFlorida.org