03/04/2026
Brain injuries can sometimes change the way a person speaks— either temporarily or permanently—but that doesn’t mean staying connected by phone has to end. 💙
With STS North Carolina services like Speech-to-Speech, Hearing Carry-Over, IP Relay, and RCC, many people with speech differences communicate by phone in ways that work for them. Everyone deserves the chance to stay connected, heard, and understood.
Visit our website to learn how to make phone conversations accessible again. https://nc-sts.com/
sources https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/traumatic-brain-injury/?srsltid=AfmBOorhNCdgBjl274IV33cH3EfGiIzuvqwFCIGX-IA62Z-_iwQzrvCd, https://biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/brain-injury-awareness
ID: [A flyer with information and statistics about Traumatic Brain Injuries in the US. “Brain Injury Facts and Statistics.” The logo for the Brain Injury Association of America. “At least 64 million adults report having experienced one or more TBIs in their lifetime. 11.4 million Americans over 40 with a history of TBI that caused loss of consciousness are living with a disability. There are 2.9 million TBI-related emergency department visits each year in the United States. These figures would be much larger if we had a comprehensive prevalence figure that took into account all forms of brain injury. Prior brain injury and head trauma have been linked to the development of neurodegenerative diseases and other conditions, including: Parkingson’s disease, Ischemic stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic Traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Chronic pain, depression. Adults in the US Report more than 30 times as many TBIs compared to estimates using emergency department data from existing datasets. Since 2000, more than 500,000 service members have been diagnosed with a TBI. Five years after surviving a moderate to severe TBI, more than half of adults who were employed at the time of their injury no longer have a job. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) vs. non-traumatic brain injury. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a type of brain from an external force. A non-traumatic brain injury is a type of brain injury caused by internal factors such as lack of oxygen or exposure to toxins. Common Causes of TBI. Falls, motor vehicle crashes, sports related injuries, explosive blast/military combat injuries. Common Causes of Non-Traumatic Brain Injury. Stroke, Near-drowning, aneurysm, tumor, infectious disease that affects the brain, lack of oxygen supply to the brain. Each year 1 in 10 children experience a TBI. Federal funding for TBI research in 2024 was an estimated $194 million – just $3.03 per person affected by TBI. biusa.org/facts.”]
