Employment Issues
Mayo Clinic: Understanding Brain Injury: Guide for Employers (.pdf)
Returning to work is a goal that drives most survivors of brain injury through the long and difficult rehabilitation process. Yet when this goal is finally achieved, there is often difficulty adjusting to expectations of the workplace.
The Mayo Clinic has prepared a 28-page booklet to assist employers in this process: Understanding Brain Injury: Guide for Employers and Understanding Brain Injury: Guide for Employers in Spanish.
This booklet contains information on the following topics:
- The structure and function of the brain
- The cause of brain injury
- The recovery process
- Behavior, communication, fatigue and other changes after brain injury
- Examples of simple workplace accommodations
Disability Law Handbook
This Disability Law Handbook is a 50-page guide to the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability related laws. Written in an FAQ format, The Disability Law Handbook answers questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, Social Security, the Air Carrier Access Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Fair Housing Act Amendments.
Listen to the Disability Law Lowdown Podcast at http://dll.ada-podcast.com
Employment after Brain Injury
Download a 24-page workbook (.pdf) provided by BIAA.
Guide for Employers
Facts About Concussion and Brain Injury Brochure (.pdf)
Nebraska Resources:
- Goodwill
- Voc Rehab
- Disability Hotline
