Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Memes by Cheryl Green

Post on hyper-individualism, overcoming adversity, and the neoliberal capitalist project for In Media Res.

1. Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Memes: Hyper-individualism, overcoming adversity, and the neoliberal capitalist project Cheryl Green, MFA, MS

2. There is always a way image Source: “Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons and Jails: An Unrecognized Problem.” https://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/pdf/Prisoner_TBI_Prof-a.pdf

3. Everything will be good image Source: Street Roots newspaper: https://streetroots.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/all-in-their-head-traumatic-brain-injuries-often-go-undiagnosed-especially-on-the-streets/

4. Things change us image Culturally engaged and relevant education to prevent brain injuries does not hide disability. Source: https://evecrowellsfund.org/2019/06/new-mexico-brain-injury-advisory-council-donates-223-bike-helmets-to-gallup-nm-school-children/vip-joshua-longhat-with-students-from-lincoln-elementary/

5. Brain Injury Awareness Month Source: https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2014/02/27/brain-injury-awareness-month/ From a presentation on a literature review by Lillian Flores Stevens, Ph.D. Source: https://icdr.acl.gov/system/files/resources/lillianfstevenspresentation.pdf

6. TBI and employment stock photos Rare imagery of people of color on a TBI-related website with a stock photo. Source: Brain Injury Association of America: https://www.biausa.org/professionals/research/tbi-model-systems/return-to-work-and-job-stability-after-traumatic-brain-injury

7. A Melon a Day Campaign Sources: AMelonADay.com (no longer active) and A Melon A Day Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/amelonaday/