Tag Archives: Brain Injury Awareness Month

Reflecting on Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury and How NIDILRR-Funded Research and Products Have Helped

Posted on March 11, 2026 by naricspotlight

This week’s post shares Bilingual IS Marta Garcia’s journey living 40 years with a traumatic brain injury and how the research of the NIDILRR grantee community supports recovery for the millions of people with TBI around the world. Continue reading →

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Brain Injury Awareness Month – Diversity of the TBI Experience

Posted on March 29, 2023 by naricspotlight

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, with observances led by the Brain Injury Association of America. Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is lasting brain damage from an injury that results from an external force such as a fall or a … Continue reading →

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New Research May Help People with TBI Show They Are #MoreThanMyBrainInjury

Posted on March 3, 2021 by naricspotlight

For Brain Injury Awareness Month, we highlight four new projects whose research aims to show people with TBI they are #MoreThanMyBrainInjury Continue reading →

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Research In Focus for Brain Injury Awareness Month

Posted on March 4, 2020 by naricspotlight

For Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Spotlight blog takes a look at NIDILRR-funded brain injury research highlighted in our Research In Focus series. Continue reading →

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Brain Injury Awareness Month: Looking at TBI from Different Angles

Posted on March 13, 2019 by naricspotlight

#ChangeYourMind about brain injury with resources to fit different learning types: visual learner, data head, research nerd, or video junkie! Continue reading →

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month: Change Your Mind About TBI

Posted on March 14, 2018 by naricspotlight

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by an external force, such as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating injury, that disrupts the normal function of the brain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate … Continue reading →

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