Category Archives: Speaking Engagements
Fight for the CLASS Act continues: oppose effort in House to repeal this week!
Call your Representative Today! During the week of January 30, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Wednesday on the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173) a bill that would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS – September 9th, 2011
On Friday September 9, 2011, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor/HHS will consider a draft version of a Fiscal Year 2012 Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) bill. Contained in the bill will be provisions important to
CDC Forms Disability and Health Work Group
Largely due to the advocacy of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that they will form the first Disability and Health Work Group to advance the health of people
Brain Injury Awareness Month
As most of you already know, March is brain injury awareness month! BIAA will be unveiling its 2010 legislative agenda on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Fact sheets outlining the agenda for this year including, access to care for both civilian
Attorney Randall H. Scarlett of San Francisco Testifies Before the California Senate Health Committee
San Francisco based trial lawyer Randall H. Scarlett, principal of The Scarlett Law Group, testifies before the California Senate Health Committee with Recommendations Regarding State Facilitated Treatment of California Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury For the first time in California’s
9th Annual State of the Art Medical & Rehabilitative Care in Brain Injury: Clinical & Legal Implications Conference
The 9th Annual State of the Art conference was held in Napa, California on November 21-22, 2008. Over 100 medical and legal professionals were in attendance, and as the direct service providers to persons with brain injury, they received continuing
Head Injuries Increase After Motorcycle Helmet
Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. Even after accounting for increases in motorcycle registrations that occurred
Battle Concussions Tied to Stress Disorder
The study is the military’s first large-scale effort to gauge the effect of mild head injuries that some experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.
Brain Injury Awareness Month — March 2006
Brain Injury Awareness Month — March 2006 Brain Injury Awareness Month was established to increase public awareness of brain injuries and their consequences and to address the needs of persons living with brain injuries, their family members, and caregivers. Each
