Helping educate others about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and building a support network for students with TBI

the problem:

TBI Raiders was originally set up to not only help but also see that students who had sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury, also known as a TBI, succeeded in both school and life.  In 2004 after representing Oklahoma youth with disabilities in Washington Dc at the National Youth with Disabilities Leadership Conference, I decided to turn TBI Raiders into a volunteer service.  This is a volunteer service for students living with and without disabilities.  By becoming involved in this they would be able to gain not just job skills but leadership skills, interact with leaders, make a difference in their community and so much more.A couple of years ago Survived to Vote was created.  Initially it was created to get issues important to the Traumatic Brain Injury community out to candidates in an election.  But as time passed and after speaking to more individuals not only with TBI but with other disabilities, I,the director, and the online members for TBI Raiders decided to open Survived to Vote to all disabilities and get disability issues out to candidates in an election and to those presently in office. Traumatic Brain Injury affects 1.4 million Americans every year.  This is more than what Breast Cancer, HIV/AID, Spinal Cord Injuries, and Multiple Sclerosis will affect COMBINED.  There are over 12 types of the disability and too many people are dying or living with life long disabilities as a result of it.  There needs to be more awareness made and the capabilities of survivors needs to be shown.  If you'd like more knowledge on the disability, check out www.biausa.org out.Check out these links to see more about what TBI Raiders is about:

• http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/survivorok
• http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/tbiraidersok
• http://planet.angelfire.com/ok5/tbiraidersok
• http://raidersleader.tripod.com
• http://tbiraiders.tooum.net

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