About the project

The development of this website and resources was funded under the I.L.C (Information Linkages Capacity Building) National Readiness Grants by the N.D.I.S.

More about the project

The project involved genuine participation, feedback and co-design of each resource by people living with a disability, their families and their carers.

BrainLink launch 21st September 2019

Left to right: Parliamentary Secretary for Carers & Volunteers Anthony Carbines MP, BrainLink CEO Sharon Strugnell, BrainLink Board Chairperson Suzanne Hasthorpe and Dr Tien Kieu MP for South East Metropolitan Region

Acknowledgements

Special mention to BIAT (Brain Injury Association of Tasmania), Domin8 Designs, Bless and Elise Lampe for partnering with BrainLink on this exciting project.

BrainLink launch 21st September 2019

Parliamentary Secretary for Carers & Volunteers Anthony Carbines and Chairperson of BrainLink board Dr Suzanne Hasthorpe cutting the ribbon to launch the Brain Injury Assist resource booklet and topic cards

Our Beginning

One resource for all Brain Injury enquiries:

Initially the project was to provide a resource that people could have when they had questions or enquiries about Brain Injury. Hence the development of the "Let's Talk About Brain Injury" booklet, a comprehensive and practical guide to support people impacted by Brain Injury.

Progression

But then there were more questions than answers:

After much discussion it was apparent that there were more questions that needed to be answered and were to stand alone from the already created information booklet. This gave forth the creation of the "Topic Cards". Small summary cards with topics that were vital to people effected by Brain Injury.

Conclusion

A comprehensive one stop shop:

Moving forward and in addition to the resources created, the "Brain Injury Assist" website was formulated to be a major resource for Victoria, Tasmania and other Australian states.

The websites gives access to topic cards, videos, assistance via email and a dedicated 1800 help number.