Survivor Acquired Brain Injury (SABI) refers to a person who has sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI) from an acquired injury. Such acquired brain injuries may result from traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, brain tumor, or brain illness (encephalitis, encephalosis, meningitis, etc.) Many terminologies are utilized in the description of people with acquired brain injuries. Some of these include anoxic or hypoxic brain injury, blast brain injury, brain aneurysm, brain injury related to surgical procedure, brain trauma, catastrophic brain injury, cerebral hemorrhage, chemo brain, coma, concussion, diffuse brain injury, head injury, head trauma, head wound, locked-in syndrome, mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), moderate brain injury, penetrating head wound, persistently unaware state, post-concussion syndrome, serious or severe brain injury, and skull fracture. Although "person with brain damage" is sometimes seen, people in the organized survivor acquired brain injury movement do not like this term.

The Survivor Acquired Brain Injury Movement

Like many other individuals with disability conditions, people with abi have specific concerns outside of the traditional medical environment and a survivor acquired brain injury movement has arisen. The formation of enunciated objectives and public policies has commenced. Survivor advocates are particularily concerned with self and collective advocacy within the SABI movement. Advocates in the movement wish to see the concerns of people with acquired brain injuries placed first in any discussion regarding the needs and concerns of people with abi. Outlining our concerns, without reshaping by the service provider community, is of the upmost importance within the movement. The articulation and dissemination of public policy for our community, coming from actual survivors, is the first concern of the survivor acquired brain injury movement.

External links
Brain Injury Network