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Big News!
Norman Doidge will speak at the Toronto Conference!
To view a partial list of speakers click here
Make sure you save the dates and register to be at this important
conference. It is the place to hear about cutting edge research,
meet survivors and hear their remarkable stories, and speak
with families, caregivers and health professionals about the
future of living with ABI.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
• Brain Injury Survivors
• Friends and Families of Brain Injury Survivors
• Professional and Health Care Providers
• Teachers
• Community Workers
• Students
• General Public
• Law Enforcement and First Responders
TO REGISTER RIGHT NOW CLICK HERE
SAVE: Early Bird Registration deadline August 15, 2016 READ MORE
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS
IS AUGUST 15, 2016
Please forward nominations to:
Harry Zarins, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Brain Injury Canada
440 Laurier Ave. West
Suite 200
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7X6
executivedirector@braininjurycanada.ca READ MORE
Brain Injury Canada is inviting interested Canadians to submit expressions of interest to serve on the Board of Directors for up to a three-year term. Interested candidates are asked to send the following information to Harry Zarins, Executive Director at executivedirector@biac-aclc.ca: Introductory letter expressing why you would like to sit on the Board, what you feel you can contribute to Brain Injury Canada and your curriculum vitae. READ MORE
Enrico Quilico talks about how exercise has helped him to recover from a motor vehicle collision that nearly cost him his life. And he is raising funds for his July 2016 Ironman for Brain Injury Canada. READ MORE
Government of Canada
Canadians, communities and workplaces benefit when everyone can participate equally in everyday life. There has been much progress in making our society more inclusive, but we can do better. This is why the Government of Canada is committed to developing new accessibility legislation to promote equality of opportunity and increase the inclusion and participation of Canadians who have disabilities or functional limitations. READ MORE
Government of Canada
The Honourable Minister Qualtrough, as part of her mandate to consult with Canadians on Government of Canada Accessibility Legislation, will host a one-day National Youth Forum. The forum is scheduled to take place in Ottawa in November, 2016 and will provide an opportunity for youth with disabilities, and those with considerable work or academic experience in the field, to engage in a policy discussion around proposed accessibility legislation, to connect with peers, and to celebrate youth leadership in building a more accessible Canada.
We encourage you to promote this forum through your networks to all other eligible youth who may be interested in attending. An accessible application package will be hosted on the main consultation website www.Canada.ca/Accessible-Canada in early August.
If you have any questions, please email the Office for Disability Issues at: ACCESSIBLE-CANADA@HRSDC-RHDCC.GC.CA READ MORE
Government of Canada
L'honorable ministre Qualtrough, dans le cadre de son mandat visant à consulter la population canadienne au sujet de la loi sur l'accessibilité du gouvernement du Canada, tiendra un forum national des jeunes d'une journée. Le forum aura lieu à Ottawa, en novembre 2016, et offrira l'occasion aux jeunes handicapés et à des jeunes ayant une vaste expérience dans le domaine, acquise au fil de leur parcours professionnel ou scolaire, de participer à une discussion stratégique sur la loi proposée, de rencontrer des pairs et de célébrer le leadership qu'exercent les jeunes dans la création d'un Canada plus accessible.
Veuillez informer la personne désignée de votre intention de la recommander et confirmer son intérêt à participer à l'événement. Ensuite, veuillez nous envoyer le nom de cette personne avec ses coordonnées et une courte biographie. Nous communiquerons avec elle afin d'organiser le voyage, l'hébergement et d'autres questions logistiques.
Nous vous invitons à mettre à profit votre réseau pour faire la promotion de l'événement auprès d'autres jeunes admissibles susceptibles d'être intéressés à y participer. Une trousse accessible de demande de participation sera mise en ligne au début du mois d'’août sur le site principal de la consultation, à l'adresse suivante : www.canada.ca/canada-accessible.
Si vous avez des questions, veuillez-vous adresser par courriel au Bureau de la condition des personnes handicapées, à l'adresse suivante : ACCESSIBLE-CANADA@HRSDC-RHDCC.GC.CA
LIRE PLUS
Brandon Sun
Toronto FC is joining forces with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital's concussion centre on a one-year collaboration involving the Major League Soccer team's academy players. The partnership provides Toronto FC the opportunity to learn more about concussions and to ensure its youngsters have access to some of the best minds on the subject. The concussion centre gets a window into a specific group of young athletes. READ MORE
CBC News
Brain injury patients in Manitoba need more support when they're discharged from hospital, say members of the rehabilitation team working with a survivor of a fatal crash. Megan Prince, 19, has spent the past month at the brain injury unit of the Riverview Health Centre. Prince was seriously injured in a fiery car crash on Opaskwayak Cree Nation in April, leaving her with brain hemorrhages, a spinal injury and multiple fractures throughout her body. READ MORE
CBC News
A local musician hopes her tale of personal injury serves as a stark reminder of why it's so important for cyclists to wear helmets. Tara Watts, a musician and songwriter with roots in folk, gospel and rock, went out for a bike ride — without a helmet — and that's the last thing she remembers about her trip. "I have [a] concussion and a brain bleed and then a lot of road rash, as well," Watts said. READ MORE
Sudbury News
Protect your brain, it's the only one you've got. That's the message Julie Wilson, who sits on the board of directors for the Brain Injury Association, Sudbury District, delivered on the final day of school in Sudbury, as well as the end of Brain Injury Awareness Month. It's an important message, given the fact only 31 per cent of people over the age of 12 wear their helmets while cycling, according to Statistics Canada. READ MORE
Ottawa Sun
Last month, Ontario MPPs took the lead in Canada by voting for our country's first legislation to deal with concussions. Now it's time for other provinces and our federal government to do the same. Rowan's Law, named for 17-year-old Rowan Stringer, who died of Second Impact Syndrome, was supported unanimously by all parties and enjoyed the backing of many prominent members in Ontario’'s medical and sports communities. READ MORE
Medscape
A simple, quick test performed with a pupillometer appears to be an effective screening tool for acute mild traumatic brain injury, U.S. Army investigators report. "We have identified functional divergences that could be biomarkers for traumatic brain injury," said José Capó-Aponte, OD, PhD, from the Department of Optometry at the Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. READ MORE
SFCV
When I returned to California, I brought my diaries into the backyard every afternoon and read them through sequentially, with the hope of learning more about the years before my brain injury. I remembered much of my professional life and whatever additional information I needed could usually be found in my constantly vandalized Wikipedia page. READ MORE
Mass Public Yoga Event
led by
Kate Durie Brain Injury Survivor
Brain Injury Awareness
Yoga on the Hill
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 12 noon — 1 p.m.
Parliament Hill
Concerts where a portion of the receipts will be donated to Brain Injury Canada organized by Board Member Denise Unhola
Makem & Spain
America's Top Irish Folk Group
Saturday, September 17, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Centrepointe Theatre, Main Stage
Tom Sweeney, Kevin Evans, Brian Doherty
A Centenary Commemoration of Easter 1916
in Words and Music
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Centrepointe Theatre, Main Stage
Tickets can be purchased through
centrepointetheatres.com
or
by calling 613-580-2700
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