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BVK/McDonald Kickoff: October 2001

National Public Awareness Campaign Branding of the Association Commitment of five years of pro-bono creative ad work design and development Commitment to leverage their vendors and associates. BVK/McDonald Kickoff: October 2001. Public Awareness Campaign, 2003. Public Awareness Campaign.

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BVK/McDonald Kickoff: October 2001

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  1. National Public Awareness Campaign Branding of the Association Commitment of five years of pro-bono creative ad work design and development Commitment to leverage their vendors and associates BVK/McDonaldKickoff: October 2001

  2. Public Awareness Campaign, 2003

  3. Public Awareness Campaign

  4. Public Awareness Campaign

  5. Public Policy Influence

  6. Public Policy Corner And Legislative Action Center Web Sitewww.biausa.org

  7. Co-Chairs: James Greenwood (R-PA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) Founded April 2001 67 Members Today: Are your Reps. on the list? Congressional Brain Injury Task Force

  8. Reauthorization of 1996 Act: CDC Authority Expanded HRSA State Grants Enhanced NIH Authority Focused on Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Issues New P&A Authority Created……… Traumatic Brain Injury Act 2000P.L. 106-310

  9. Information, Referrals and Advice Individual and Family Advocacy Legal Representation Specific Assistance in Self-Advocacy Protection & Advocacy Systems for Persons with TBI

  10. NINDS Funded TBI Basic Science Research Centers

  11. NCMRR Funded TBIClinical Trials Network (8 sites)

  12. Reauthorization in 2005 Plan to convene stakeholders’ meeting in winter/spring 2004 as done in 1999 Will build on HRSA Systems Change meeting of early 2003 The HRSA grants and the P&A grants and CDC’s work are from this act created and lobbied for by the Association!!!……………… TBI Act of 2000

  13. Traumatic Brain Injury is the Leading Cause of Death and Injury-Related Disability Among Children and Young Adults. Children and TBI

  14. Special Education Data 1998-1999 Students Ages 6-21 Total: 5,541,166 TBI: 12,933 Where are the other estimated 350,000 to 400,000 children in special education?

  15. Reauthorization of the IDEA

  16. Caseload Data Analysis Only 1.8% of the national VR caseload were individuals with a primary diagnostic label of TBI Where are the missing 8.2%? Why are they missing? Vocational Rehabilitation

  17. Association as Grantee with partners: Rural Institute at the University of Montana State Affiliates 20 Small Businesses over 3 Years Coordination of Multiple Funding Streams On-site and Distance Technical Training and Consultation on Business Planning Self Employment Grant -NIDRR

  18. The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

  19. Public comment period on listings for “Mental Impairments”; collaborated with other groups; Anne Rohall, esq., as lead writer A back door for SSI/SSDI eligibility for many folks who have sustained a brain injury and cannot get in under “Neurological Impairments Over 400 comments received; brain injury received third largest number of comments!!! Social Security Administration Listings

  20. Aged2.4% MI0.2% A/D19.0% AIDS/ARC0.5% PD2.5% Tech. Dep.0.6% TBI0.6% MR/DD74.2% FFY 2002 Medicaid HCBS Waiver Expenditures by Target Population Source: HFCA 64 data, Office of State Agency Financial Management

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