Students with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

It is estimated that 50,000 people per year suffer a head injury severe enough to keep them from returning to their pre-injury level of functioning. College age students are in a high-risk age group for this type of injury; two-thirds of all injury cases occur among persons aged 15-24.

Some students with acquired brain injury have mobility problems that will require physical accommodations. Some will have forms of visual and/or speech impairment. Many will not have physical signs of their trauma, so their disability will not be readily apparent and they may be reluctant to reveal their condition. Many of these individuals have been through extensive rehabilitation; they are proud of the progress they have made and want be self-sufficient. At the same time, they often are painfully aware that they do not learn as easily as they did before their injury and this can cause great frustration.

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