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Traumatic Brain Injuries,
also known as TBIs.

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Hello, my name is
Curtrell Gadson.

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I worked for
Protection and Advocacy

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for people with
disabilities, also known

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as P&A. If you or
a family member

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has had a Traumatic Brain
Injury, also known as TBI,

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and want to understand
your rights, we can help.

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A traumatic brain injury
as a powerful head injury

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that changes the
ability of the brain.

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The level of injury may
range from mild with only

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a short change in ability
of the brain or serious

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where there is a long change
in the ability of the brain.

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A brain injury may change
a person's skills, memory,

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and abilities.

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A person with a
traumatic brain injury

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is a-- considered a
person with a disability.

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People with disabilities
have rights,

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like the right to live,
work, access to community,

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and get help in the least
restrictive setting.

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A federal law called the
Americans with Disabilities

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Act, also known as ADA,
protects the rights of people

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with disabilities in areas
such as work, health care,

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and a choice of where to live.

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The ADA requires practical
changes to services or programs

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to allow a person with a
disability the same access

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to those goods and services.

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For example, if you
work, you have the right

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to get practical changes
based on your disability,

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such as changes to your
work duties or rest breaks.

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You may be able to get
help to do or remember

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to do everyday things such
as using a device to remind

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you to pay your bills.

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P&A is a non-profit
organization that

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offers free help
in South Carolina

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to people with disabilities.

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P&A can give
information to people

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with a brain injury
and their families,

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such as your right to public
assistance, your right

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to education, your right to
work, your right to health

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care, and your right to get
help to live in the community.

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P&A also works to
educate the community

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about the rights for people
with traumatic brain injury.

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Provide information on
disability-related problems

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to people with traumatic
brain injury, their families,

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and friends.

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Train people with
traumatic brain injuries

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to help fix problems
on their own.

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Provide help to protect
the rights of people

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with brain injuries.

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Look into problems
that arise while trying

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to receive services.

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And work to fix large problems
within the service system.

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If you will like more help
learning your rights or think

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you may have been
refused your rights,

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you can call us at
1-866-275-7273 or via TTY

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at 1-866-232-4525.

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Email us and info@pandasc.org,
and you can always visit us

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on our website www.pandasc.org.

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P&A is the Protection
and Advocacy

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System for South Carolina.

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For services in other
states, go to www.ndrn.org.

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