Meet Angela Standridge, Director of the Texas Technology Access Program (TTAP) at the University of Texas. The program helps people with disabilities get access to assistive technology so they can live more independently.

What is Assistive Technology (AT)? is any device, equipment, software program, or product that helps a person with a disability improve or maintain their ability to function.

TTAP makes these tools easy to find and use. They not only have a library of available devices but also provide product demonstrations, 35-day loaner devices, recycled equipment, and information about national loan programs. Angela explains that the tool itself is not the full solution—the real solution is how the person uses it in their own environment to meet their specific needs.

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Imagine leaving your career with Boeing Aerospace and NASA’s JPL to care for your mom after her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, then moving to a new state with no support, just before the COVID-19 lockdown.
Meet Kendra Glass. She did exactly that, and her journey led her to create Wellness Checks 4U, a service that provides personalized wellness checks and companionship so caregivers can rest, knowing their loved one is safe and cared for.
Kendra shares her story and the inspiration behind her innovative approach to supporting both individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.

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After a massive stroke left her fighting to walk, talk, and think clearly, Judy Cage refused to accept the limits placed on her recovery. In this inspiring episode, she shares how determination, resilience, and a little “stubbornness” helped her defy the odds—returning to work, writing her book Super Survivor, and mentoring others along the way.
From invisible challenges to powerful breakthroughs, Judy reminds us that recovery doesn’t stop at six months—it’s just the beginning.



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After surviving multiple brain injuries at ages 18, 20, and 24, Shawnee Harkins turned her own recovery into a breakthrough approach for healing the brain. In this episode, Shawnee shares how her lived experience led to the creation of The Harkins Method™, a personalized, drug-free neuro-fitness protocol designed to accelerate recovery from a wide array of brain injuries, from concussion to TBI to stroke.
Through adaptive, neuroplasticity-driven cognitive and physical training, The Harkins Method™ helps survivors improve memory, communication, speech, and executive functioning—while rebuilding confidence and identity. Join us as Shawnee reframes the traditional patient care journey and empowers brain injury survivors to reset their mind, brain, and body to pursue a more fulfilling life.

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Imagine traveling down a sheet of ice at 90mph when your bobsled flips over and you slam your head into the ice wall. Meet William Person, 9 year member of the US Olympic bobsledding team. Join us as he shares his journey from college track and field, mental health advocate, member of the US Olympic bobsledding team to brain injury survivor and advocate. He saw first hand how untreated brain injuries devastate not only athletes but also military veterans and their families. William spent years in agony due to his repeated concussions. He only found relief when he began Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. His message is simple, “If your loved one is doing something that’s out of the norm, get them checked out!” Individuals with CTEs do not see how their behavior impacts those around them. Loved ones do.
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Injuries to the brain can impact our lives in so many different ways. Meet Dr. Collin Cooper, an Occupational Therapist specializing in stroke and brain injuries as well as hand therapy for PAM Health in Allen, TX. Learn how Dr. Cooper utilizes vagus nerve stimulation along with traditional and hand therapies to help ischemic stroke survivors improve their upper limb function. By implanting a small generator, specifically Vivistim, in the left chest and attaching a lead to the vagus nerve in the neck, stroke survivors learn how to regain arm function. Dr. Cooper walks you through the vagus nerve’s functionality and how, over time, these advanced treatments help remap the brain and thereby improve a stroke survivor’s overall quality of life.#PAMHEALTH

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Join us as Diana Diaz, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Network (BIN), walks us through BIN's 2025 successes and challenges. Starting with earning a 3-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), to elevating our interns and volunteers, to celebrating bindwaves’ achievements, to adapting to changing fundraising needs, and finally to launching a Mobile Clubhouse that reimagines what a traditional clubhouse can be. Diana shares how BIN continues to grow and strengthen the brain injury community. The message of hope she wants to share is “when you come to BIN as a member, we’ll find a way to challenge you at your level.” This message is so powerful and uplifting for brain injury survivors because we know there is a haven for us to learn, grow, and acclimate back into life.

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Tanika Connesero is a brain injury survivor and health care coach whose personal journey emboldened her to assist family members. Multiple people in her family had TBIs and her mother had a stroke. We all have experienced those life challenges where our children get injured in sporting events or just falling in the shower. Do I need to seek medical advice? Do I just monitor them at home? Tanika, because of her concussions, was in a unique position to identify the TBI signs, navigate through the diagnostic process, and advocate for her family members. Listen in as you hear her share her story, how nutrition plays a critical role in recovery, and why you should never give up because you are a walking miracle.

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