Archive | January, 2009
BIAA RESPONDS TO NEW NIDRR LONG-RANGE PLAN
Last week the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) released a Notice of its Proposed Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2010 through 2014.
Continue reading...APPROPRIATIONS UPDATE
26. January 2009
FY09 Appropriations continues to stall due to the Economic Stimulus Package that has been the focus of both the House and the Senate this week. However, because the stopgap funding of the Continuing Resolution, (that extends funding in FY2009 with FY2008 levels) is set to expire on [...]
Continue reading...ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE APPROVED BY HOUSE COMMITTEES
26. January 2009
As many of you know, this week has been both historical and chaotic in the city of Washington. With the federal holiday on Monday and the monumental inaugural celebration on Tuesday, Congress had just three days to continue their work on pressing items.
Continue reading...COALITION MEETINGS INCREASE IN ANTICIPATION OF HEALTHCARE REFORM
20. January 2009
As advocacy groups anticipate major activity on healthcare reform this year, multiple disability and healthcare coalitions in Washington are hitting the ground running and convening strategy meetings in January. BIAA is a member of many of these coalitions, and recently attended several meetings.
Continue reading...HOUSE ECONOMIC STIMULUS BILL INTRODUCED, INCLUDING INCREASED MEDICAID FUNDING
20. January 2009
In prior years, she served as professional staff and deputy parliamentarian for Congressman and Chairman Tom Davis of Virginia as part of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Sarah looks forward to using her legislative and policy skills to further the mission of BIAA in this exciting time for healthcare policy!
Continue reading...BIAA WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
20. January 2009
This week, BIAA is thrilled to welcome Sarah D’Orsie as its new Director of Government Affairs. Before joining BIAA, Sarah counseled a downtown client base on legislative tracking and procedure as part of Congressional Quarterly’s Account Management team.
Continue reading...Make Your New Year’s Resolution to Learn More About TBI!
9. January 2009
It’s Easy as 1-2-3: 1. Register for the February 9-10th First Annual Conference, Moving the TBI Agenda: Change, Challenges & Collaboration, sponsored by the California Department of Mental Health and the Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board by going to www.regonline.com/TBIConference. Registration deadline is January 30. Special rates for individuals [...]
Continue reading...Computer That Reacts To Thought: A Lifeline For Brain Injury Survivors
6. January 2009
People who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and who are unable to speak or move are being given the first chance to communicate using just the power of thought – and a laptop loaded with sophisticated algorithms.
Continue reading...BIAA End of the Year Update:
6. January 2009
BIAA Continues Advocacy As 2008 Winds Down As this year comes to a close, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) would like to thank you for your support during 2008 – a year which included many accomplishments in advocacy on behalf of individuals with brain injuries and their families. Chief among these accomplishments, of course, [...]
Continue reading...CALBIA Website Statistics
6. January 2009
CALBIA’s website is the #1 website on Google for search terms “California Brain Injury.” The annual number of visitors is over 10,000, with over 1,151 page views. About 70% of the visitors were new to the site and 39% came from search engines, 33% came from referring sites, and 28% were direct traffic. [...]
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- QEEG in recovery after sports-related brain injury
- A clinical test to help decide whether to order a CT scan or not
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves spasticity after spinal cord injury.
- Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Update
- BIAA August 6 Update
- Implicit and explicit memory in traumatic brain injury
- Factors in the delay of returning to work after spinal cord injury
- World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) assessment for spinal cord injury
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26. January 2009
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