Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been has been recognized by the state as a low incidence disability to be covered by Regional Programs. This program is currently in process of development.
The Oregon Department of Education provides a grant to Teaching Research Institute, (TRI), of Western Oregon University, to provide support to the statewide Consultive and Resource Services for traumatic Brain Injury.
Columbia Regional Program will act as the coordinating agency for TBI in Multnomah, Clackamas, Hood River and Wasco Counties.
The Regional Liaison will be a contact person for referrals, provide resources to IEP teams and families and participate in the state TBI working group.
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in a total or partial functional disability or psychoscial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, including cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgement; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech.
More than one million children receive brain injuries each year. More than 30,000 of these children have lifelong disabilities as a result of the brain injury.
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