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President’s FY2012 Budget

After analyzing the President’s proposed FY2012 budget, BIAA is pleased to report that programs authorized by the TBI Act, including the HRSA Federal TBI Program and the CDC’s important TBI work have both been recommended to receive at least the

BIAA Update Feb 17

Dear Advocates, After analyzing the President’s proposed FY2012 budget, we are pleased to report that programs authorized by the TBI Act, including the HRSA Federal TBI Program and the CDC’s important TBI work have both been recommended to receive at

Scarlett Law Group Wishes Everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day!

Dear Advocates, Happy Valentine’s Day! As many of you know, President Obama has released his FY2012 budget today detailing many spending reductions and program cuts designed to slash the burgeoning federal deficit. After preliminary analysis of the reaseased documents of

Senate Appropriations Committee to Consider Labor/HHS Draft Bill this Thursday! Tell your Senators to Bolster Funds for Brain Injury Programs

On Thursday July 29, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Committee will consider a draft version of a Fiscal Year 2011 Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) bill. Contained in the bill will be provisions important to people with

Appropriations July 29 Update

On Thursday, July 29, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $732 billion fiscal 2011 spending bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.  The draft bill would provide $169.6 billion in discretionary funding — a

Tell Your Senators To Increase Funding for Important Brain Injury Programs!

On Tuesday July 27, 2010, the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) will consider a draft version of a Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations bill. Contained in the bill will be provisions important to

Appropriations Update

On Tuesday July 27, 2010, the Senate Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS) will consider a draft version of the FY11 appropriations bill. Contained in the bill will be provisions important to people with

Appropriations Update

On Thursday, July 15, 2010, the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies voted to approve a FY2011 draft spending bill.  The bill would provide a total of $738.7 billion, $12.7 billion more than FY2010

Social outcomes of preschoolers with TBI

It is commonly thought that children show rapid improvement after a traumatic brain injury because of either increased neuroplasticity or the ability for young brains to re-organize after injury. However, research that supports this notion has often been limited to

Return to work: Is the workplace ready for the TBI survivor?

Occupational therapists work one-on-one with people after a traumatic brain injury in order to recover as much of a pre-injury daily life as possible. Return to work, with its financial, social, and psychological advantages, is one important goal in occupational