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We are delighted to be opening our new ConnectAbility Hub in October, at Shinewater Court in Eastbourne, Sussex. This exciting new resource will be free for disabled people to visit and trial the latest in assistive and communications technology.

The parents of service user Jennifer have thanked the Glasgow-based team for their help in the rehabilitation of their daughter following a traumatic brain injury.

Congratulations to all the runners who were raising money for The Disabilities Trust in the Great North Run. Read more to find out how you can raise money for us.

BIRT's Forensic Brain Injury In Reach Service has been awarded over £200,000 to deliver its Brain Injury Linkworker Service to prisons located across England and Wales.

Staff and service users at the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust (BIRT) centre, The Woodmill, held their Summer Family Fun Day . They were also celebrating because the Woodmill received an ‘outstanding’ rating by care watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

A team from Cisco Systems Limited recently volunteered to carry out a decorating project at Heathermount, painting the Wing area which will now become an open office for therapists to work in and an art therapy room

On 10th August, York House service users and staff welcomed volunteers and mentors from the charity Enable into their garden in order to turn an area of grass into a sensory garden everyone could enjoy.

Service users from Shinewater Court, in Eastbourne, have been enjoying day trips to the Circus; visiting the local marina and partying at their annual Summer Disco.

Increasing a person’s independence and ability to participate in meaningful activities are key aims of neurorehabilitation, as greater participation is associated with better quality of life and general wellbeing.

Staff at York House have been awarded the Cate Devane Award for Excellence in Care, given in memory of their much-loved Deputy Manager who passed away in 2016 after a year-long battle with leukaemia.