Fife Council is promoting Action for Brain Injury Week by supporting those with brain injuries in the work place.

The week from May 11 - 17, aims to raise awareness of the realities of brain injuries.

Over 60,000 people every year suffer moderate to severe brain injury. Over two-thirds of those are young men aged 15-30, with car crashes and assaults the most common causes of injury.

Ian Dunn sustained a brain injury in 1995 following an assault outside a nightclub in Glenrothes. 

He said in a statement: "I was in a coma for 18 weeks and in hospital for a year. I was out of work for nine years. The Fife EmployAbility Team supported me first at Fife Arts Crafts and Enterprise Training and now at Matrix in Dalgety Bay - the supported workshop in the woodwork section. 

"Following my assault I have problems with my memory and for certain tasks need to work under supervision."    
 
Claire Johnston, disability employment coordinator who supports Mr Dunn at work, said: "Ian has been left with complex memory difficulties following his brain injury and in the workplace we have to ensure his safety and that of his colleagues whilst he is performing his tasks. 

"Working in the woodwork section he requires supervision with tools and for jobs tasks to be broken down into segments and communicated to him clearly. 

"Ian is doing well and has made positive progress whilst being supported by the Fife EmployAbility Team".