On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, President Obama addressed Congress and the Nation to announce an overall plan to spend $634 billion on healthcare reform. The President’s address simply provided a general overview of his budget that will be released in its entirety later this spring. Given that this was just an overview, no specific traumatic brain [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 17, 2009
This week, efforts to take up the FY09 appropriations omnibus bill were stalled further due to the consideration and conference of the Economic Stimulus Legislation. The house will likely wait until after the Presidents Day Recess to tackle appropriations. BIAA will continue to watch the developments of the omnibus closely as we near the March [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Congress is gearing up to clear their spending and tax cut measure aimed at stimulating job creation and the health of the economy as early as Friday. The goal is to have the legislation on President Obama’s desk by Presidents Day.
Continue reading...Friday, January 9, 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...Tuesday, January 6, 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...Tuesday, January 6, 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...Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Save the Date In support of Brain Injury Awareness Month in March of 2009, plans are underway for the following annual events: 3rd Annual Greek Dinner & Dance For Thought on March 7th in Long Beach. Tickets are $100 per person and will be available on the website soon or by contacting Paula Daoutis at the CALBIA [...]
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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