Kessler Foundation Disability Rehabilitation Research And Employment

Welcome to Kessler Foundations 2017 traumatic Brain Injury consumer conference, Moving Forward: overcoming obstacles and Improving Quality of Life. Welcome from our event host Angela Smith and opening remarks from Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti. Dr. Chiaravalloti is Director of Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and Traumatic Brain Injury Research at the New Jersey based Kessler Foundation. She is an expert in the effects of brain trauma and neurological illness on cognitive function – how we think, learn, remember and communicate. This conference is hosted by the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a collaborative effort of Kessler Foundation, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System  (NNJTBIS) is funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. (Grant # H133A120030).    This podcast was created and produ