Working with People with ABI : 4.PEOPLE WITH ABI : e) Gabrielle's story

Working with people with acquired brain injury

e) Gabrielle's story (11 mins)

About two and a half years ago Gabrielle went to a beach party and then back to her friend's unit. She fell over a balcony railing onto a concrete garage roof four floors below. She was in a Brain Injury Unit for about 7 months. She is 18, living at home and finishing Year 12.

NSW Government Family & Community Services

The materials on the site have been developed collaboratively with many stakeholders. The sources of all materials are identified in the site - see Acknowledgements. The site and associated materials have been put together for the purpose of training people to work with people with ABI. See Copyright for copyright details.

The site was funded by the NSW government - the then NSW Department of Family and Community Services: Ageing Disability and Home Care. The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Directorate, a clinical network of the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation provided project management. Brain Injury Australia has provided site maintenance support.