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Dr. Anne Forrest

Founder & Cognitive Advocate, A Plastic Brain

Dr. Anne Forrest has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading patient advocates for people with traumatic brain injury. She lives with persistent symptoms from a “mild” TBI (no coma) that she received during a 1997 car accident. Anne continues to work on recovery by managing cognitive load and developing neuroplasticity. The visual cognitive integration aspects of using a computer take physical and cognitive energy from Anne’s system. Anne led a Lived Experience Advocacy initiative at the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and gave speeches through them and through the Speakers Bureau at Brain Injury Services of Northern Virginia. Anne currently lives in Austin, Texas with her family and speaks on accessibility and brain injury at John Slatin Access U, SXSW, and other conferences. John Slatin was a personal mentor of Anne’s and introduced her to the accessibility community. Currently Anne is involved in usability studies with Knowbility, Fable, and Deque. She speaks regularly at conferences and continues to be a strong and effective advocate for people with brain injury. You can learn more about Anne on her website, A Plastic Brain and on LinkedIn.

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