There is currently no guaranteed access to this vital care and the call is for life-changing NHS rehab services to be made available to everyone in the UK no matter where they live.
The campaign encourages rehab patients to share their 'first steps', which are now displayed on billboards, and 'the re-learned voice' is a radio advert with a voiceover from Richard Hammond - who himself needed many months of specialist rehabilitation after suffering a traumatic brain injury in a high-speed crash while filming Top Gear in 2006.
Colin Morris, Director of Communications at Headway - the brain injury association, said: "For brain injury survivors, access to neurorehabilitation has to be a fundamental right. This is a vital service that every person should be able to access irrespective of where they live.
“Neurorehabilitation empowers survivors to reclaim their lives, it fosters independence and reduces dependency on costly support services, even facilitating a return to employment for many.
"It's time we ensured equitable access for all who would benefit and provide hope and opportunity in the aftermath of brain injury".
Get involved
If you're passionate about promoting the right to rehab after brain injury, it's easy to add your voice to the campaign. You can:
- Find out more and sign the petition at petitionforrehab.com
- Share your rehab stories using #RightToRehab #RehabLegend
