Angela Leigh Tucker

Events

Oct
14
11:30 AM11:30

Butch Alterman Webinar: The Early Years after Brain Injury: A Way Through The Fog

The early years after brain injury leave many survivors feeling lost in the fog.  In this webinar, members of BIAA’s Brain Injury Advisory Council will draw upon their 130 combined years’ experience as survivors.  Their goal is to help others live their best life after brain injury.   

Topics covered include:

  • Brain Fatigue

  • Overload; Not Knowing Your Limits

  • Loss of Identity

  • Denial

  • Difficulty Expressing Yourself

  • Family Members/Friends Do Not Understand Brain Injury 

  • Finding and Getting Appropriate Care 

Whether you’re a survivor, caregiver or professional, you will not want to miss this webinar! Watch the recording at: https://bit.ly/3UkE7ee

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Mar
16
2:30 PM14:30

National Brain injury Awareness Day 2022

The Brain Injury Association of America, along with the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators and Congressional Brain Injury Task Force co-chairs Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.), invite you to join us at a virtual Brain Injury Awareness Day briefing on the importance and value of advocacy on the afternoon of March 16. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

For more info, please register for the virtual event at https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6788923971276869903

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Mar
8
10:00 AM10:00

Brain Injury Awareness Forum Unique & United; Navigating Personal Recovery Together

The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina is excited to announce that the Brain Injury Awareness Forum will be taking place virtually on March 8 from 10 AM to 2 PM. This event is free but you must register to receive the link to attend. For the schedule and to register, visit: https://www.bianc.net/brain-injury-awareness-forum/

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Nov
17
8:30 AM08:30

Forging Ahead: Brain Injury Association of NC 2020 Virtual Conference

8:30 AM to 9:45 AM Welcome & Opening Keymote: Love Wins
9:45 AM to 10:15 AM Sponsors
10:15 AM to 11:00 AM Session (1)
1. Changes & Challenges of Guardianship
2. Resiliency from the Professional Standpoint
3. Neuroplasticity: Your Role as Change Maker
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Exhibitors
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM Session (2)
1. The Upside of Caregiving
2. Nutrition to Support Healing after traumatic brain injury
3. Disorders of Consciousness = Hope
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM Lunch/Exhibitors/CBIS pre-recorded session
1:15 PM to 2:00 PM Session (3)
1. Guidance Through the Maze - Accessing Services
2. Understanding Sleep After Brain Injury
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM Exhibitors
2:30 PM to 3:15 PM Session (4)
1. Financial Planning for the Future
2. Care for the Professional - Above the Line
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM Keynote: Self Compassion & Closing Remarks

To register, visit: https://brain-injury-association-of-north-carolina.heysummit.com/#

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Sep
30
to Nov 3

VOTE for 2020 Presidential Election!!!

We have four weeks until the 2020 Presidential Election.  I strongly encourage everyone to get out and vote.  Voting is our right and it is extremely important to the future of our country!  If you are unsure whether you are registered to vote, check here: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

I don't know about you but (drum roll please) I finally received my absentee ballot in the mail last week!  I hope that all of you have requested yours and if not, please check your state's rules at https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot-deadlines/ and then request your mail in ballot by visiting https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot/.  DO NOT WAIT!  ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT, FILL IT OUT AND RETURN IT!

Because I don't want to run the risk of it getting lost in the mail and because it is allowed in the state of North Carolina, I am choosing to personally deliver mine to the Buncombe County Voting Headquarters, which is located at 77 McDowell Street Asheville, NC 28801.  Vote like your life depends on it!

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Brain Injury Awareness Day 2020
Mar
4
10:00 AM10:00

Brain Injury Awareness Day 2020

Brain Injury Awareness Day Schedule

10 AM to 2 PM
Brain Injury Awareness Fair
Rayburn First Floor Foyer, Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

2:30 to 4 PM
Congressional Briefing
Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room 2168 in Washington, D.C.

5 to 7 PM
Reception Celebrating Brain Injury Awareness Month
Rayburn House Office Building Gold Room 2168 in Washington, D.C.

If you are unable to attend Brain Injury Awareness Day in person, don't worry — you can take action at home! Set up meetings in your elected officials' district offices to share the needs of individuals with brain injury in your state. Call your elected officials in Washington, D.C., and invite them to attend the events on March 4 or invite them to events you are hosting in your state. Get active on social media: like your elected officials on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, and share our resources with them.

Please continue to check BIAA’s home page for additional information. You can also sign up for BIAA’s weekly e-newsletter, Policy Corner, for updates regarding Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill. https://www.biausa.org/public-affairs/public-awareness/news/brain-injury-awareness-day-is-march-4-2020

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