Brain Injury Awareness Day 2012
I look forward to seeing you all at the Brain Injury Awareness Day on March 21, 2012!
Schedule for March 21, 2012
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Brain Injury Awareness Fair, First Floor Foyer of the Rayburn House Office Building
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM – Congressional Briefing, Location to Be Announced
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Reception Celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Month, Location to be announced
Other Activities
BIAA
strongly encourages
everyone that plans to attend Brain Injury Awareness Day to make appointments with their Representatives and Senators to advocate for increased funding for the programs authorized through the TBI Act. Please see tips below:
Congressional Appointments
To find House of Representatives information:
www.house.gov, type in zip code to locate your
Representative
. Click on your member’s link for their Web site where you will find their address and phone number.
To find Senate information:
www.senate.gov, select state and view Senators’ individual Web sites for address and phone number.
When calling the main number of the Senator or Representative, ask to meet with the health legislative assistant (House) or the health policy staff (Senate).
- Make sure to let them know that you are a constituent
- Ask them for a few minutes of their time on March 21, 2012 to discuss the need for increased resources for brain injury programs in their state.
Example:
Hello ______________ my name is ______________________. I am a constituent of yours and will be visiting Capitol Hill on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 as part of Brain Injury Awareness Day. Could I have a few minutes on that day to talk to you about (state’s) brain injury resources and how they affect the brain injury community in your district/state?
Navigating Capitol Hill
If you are coming in from out of town and require a hotel, below you will find a list of accommodations within a few miles of Capitol Hill:
Hyatt Regency, http://washingtonregency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
Courtyard, Marriott, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasny-courtyard-washington-capitol-hill-navy-yard
Capitol Hill Suites, http://www.capitolhillsuites.com
Hotel George, http://www.hotelgeorge.com
Marriott, Residence Inn, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wascp-residence-inn-washington-dc-capitol
A map of the key House and Senate buildings can be found below:
http://www.aoc.gov/cc/cc_map.cfm
BIAA encourages advocates to check with their state brain injury organizations to determine if others from their state will be attending and if so, to coordinate meetings.
BIAA will provide printed maps of the Senate and House buildings as well as easy to follow fact sheets outlining the issues that you will be advocating for in your meetings. Electronic versions will be distributed and posted to BIAA’s website in early March. BIAA will also provide color copies at the Brain Injury Awareness Fair. Please check back for updated information on Brain Injury Awareness Day! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Amy Colberg at acolberg@biausa.org.
