Welcome to interact-ABI-lity – a program which provides information and strategies to help you interact more successfully with people with a brain injury.
interact-ABI-lity is the world’s only self-guided communication partner training program to cover different communication changes that happen after brain injury. Communication partner training is an internationally recommended best practice for brain injury rehabilitation.
interact-ABI-lity is based on world-leading research evidence from TBI Express and TBIconneCT. We are testing if this new self-guided format is helpful for communication partners. interact-ABI-lity is part of the Social Brain Toolkit.
- Hear from people with a brain injury and their family members
- Learn about communication changes
- Learn how to support people with their communication
- Gain a certificate of completion
For more information, contact the Acquired Brain Injury Communication Lab at The University of Sydney.
This free program is designed for family members, friends, support workers, and professionals working in brain injury. It takes about 2 hours to complete in full. Or, you can choose to only complete parts that interest you. You don’t have to complete the program in one go. The website will keep track of what you complete so you can continue your learning at any time.
This program was developed as part of a collaboration between The University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney, Brain Injury Australia and Changineers, with funding support from icare NSW.
Program Content
1. Welcome! Read this section for tips about completing interact-ABI-lity
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3 Topics
1.1: How do I complete these activities?
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1.2: Advice on how and when to use this program
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1.3. Tips on making the program accessible
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2. Understand brain injury [20 minute lesson]
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4 Topics
1 Quiz
2.1: A brain injury could happen to you.
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2.2: A story about a traumatic brain injury
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2.3: A story about a stroke
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2.4: A brain injury changes how your brain works.
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2.5: If you had a brain injury, how would you like people to interact with you?
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3. Learn about brain injury [20 minute lesson]
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1 Quiz
3.1: Every brain injury is different.
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3.2: Brain injury can be an invisible disability
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3.3: Brain injuries affect people in different ways
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3.4: About communication changes
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3.5: Quiz: Communication changes after brain injury
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3.6: You can’t make assumptions about a person with a brain injury
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4. Why your communication is important [15 minute lesson]
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2 Topics
1 Quiz
4.1: Communication with friends after a brain injury
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4.2: How you communicate makes a difference.
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4.3: Survey: What is your reason?
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5. Talk like a teammate [20 minute lesson]
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5 Topics
3 Surveys & Quizzes
5.1: Unhelpful ways to approach a conversation
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5.2: Talk like a teammate
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5.3: Survey: Talk like a teammate
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5.4: Talk like a teammate, not like a coach
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5.5: Quiz: Talk like a teammate
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5.6: Play as a team
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5.7: It’s not easy for the family of a person with a brain injury.
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5.8: Survey: It’s not always easy.
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6. Interacting with someone who communicates without speech [20 minute lesson]
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6 Topics
4 Surveys & Quizzes
6.1: How would you interact with someone who communicates without speech?
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6.2: What do you already know about interacting with someone who communicates without speech?
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6.3: Meet a person with brain injury who communicates without speech
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6.4: Tips for supporting a person who communicates without speech
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6.5: Tips for supporting a person who communicates without speech: Get set up
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6.6: Tips for supporting a person who communicates without speech: Make your move
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6.7: Quiz: Tips for supporting a person who can’t talk: Make your move
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6.8: Tips for supporting a person who communicates without speech: Wait for your turn
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6.9: Download a reminder of these tips
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6.10: To finish this module, what are your ideas for supporting Kristen’s communication?
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7. Interacting with someone who has difficulty speaking or understanding [20 minute lesson]
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6 Topics
3 Surveys & Quizzes
7.1: How would you interact with someone who has difficulty speaking or understanding?
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7.2: What do you already know about interacting with someone who has difficulty with speaking or understanding?
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7.3: Meet a person with a brain injury who has difficulty with speaking and understanding
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7.4: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty speaking or understanding
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7.5: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty speaking: Ready
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7.6: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty understanding: Set
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7.7: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty speaking or understanding: Go
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7.8: Download a reminder of these tips
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7.9: To finish this module, what are your ideas for supporting Mark’s communication?
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8. Interacting with someone who has difficulty with social communication [20 minute lesson]
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8 Topics
3 Surveys & Quizzes
8.1: How would you interact with someone who has difficulties with social communication?
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8.2: What do you already know about interacting with someone who has difficulties with social communication?
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8.3: Hear about difficulties with social communication
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8.4: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty with social communication
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8.5: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty with social communication: “I hear you”
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8.6: Watch a conversation which gets off track
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8.7: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty with social communication: “I’ll steer you”
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8.8: Tips for supporting a person who has difficulty with social communication: “I’ll be clear for you”
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8.9: Quiz: Being clear in communicating with a person with a brain injury
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8.10: Download a reminder of these tips
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8.11: To finish this module, what are your ideas for supporting David’s communication?
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9. Further information and next steps
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9.1: What can I do next?
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9.2: Links to other resources
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9.3: What is the evidence?
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Final Surveys & Quizzes
What did you think about interact-ABI-lity?
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Completion quiz: Finish all modules to unlock this quiz and receive your certificate
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