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Agenda

7:30 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:15 Opening Session and Introduction of Community Resources
9:30 – 10:30 Rays of Hope – Survivor and Family Perspectives
10:45 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions
  • Understanding Brain Injury (for Survivors)
  • Introducing Brain Injury (for Family Members)
  • How to get the Health Care Services You need: Navigating the Health Care Maze (Legal Rights)

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    12:00 – 1:15 Luncheon Session
    1:30 – 2:45 Concurrent Sessions
    • Dealing with Behavior Changes after Brain Injury (for Survivors)
    • Understanding Brain Injury and Impacts on Behavior (for Family Members)
    • Your Rights to Vocational Rehabilitation Services (Legal Rights)
    • How to Work with Your School District – A Guide for Parents of Children with TBI (Community Resource)
    3:00 – 4:15 Concurrent Sessions
    • Rays of Hope – Your Next Steps (for Survivors)
    • When Your Child Is Injured Young (for Family Members)
    • Understanding Your Special Education Rights (Legal Rights)
    • Securing your Future: Trusts, Guardianships, and Other Legal Options (Community Resource)

    All-Day Events

    9:00 – 4:15 Community Resource Room will be open for participants to meet one-to-one with agency representatives. Preliminary list of participating Community Resources include:
    • Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (ABIL)
    • Arizona Center for Disability Law (ACDL)
    • Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injury (AzGCSH)
    • Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association (AzSCIA)
    • ASSIST! To Independence
    • Brain Injury Association of Arizona (BIAAZ)
    • Jackson White Attorneys at Law
    • Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN), ADHS
    • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, Navajo Nation
    • Parent Information Network (PINS), ADE
    • Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), ADES
    9:00 – 4:15 Ongoing support groups for survivors and family members will meet during the concurrent sessions