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Calendar ArchivePast events held by BIAC and other organizations. 2008 Winter Gala Sunday March 2, 2008, 1 to 4 p.m. Mill River Meadows Club House in South Windsor, Connecticut
State of Connecticut – Brain Injury Awareness Month 2008 Art Exhibit – Featuring the art of Connecticut Brain Injury Survivors The State of Connecticut Department of Social Services invites you to attend this event, during Brain Injury Awareness Month March 3rd through 14th, 2008 Legislative Office Building in Hartford, near the State Capitol Building Submissions must be mailed or hand delivered to the BIAC office in East Hartford, CT. The Deadline for submissions is by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. The BIAC office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office will be closed on Monday February 18th for President's Day. New artwork as well as last year's submissions will be accepted. There is no limit on the number of works per artist. Art may be framed or un-framed. Artists are invited to include a brief typed biography with their work. Please use your biography from last year if you still have one. To see more information on artwork submission guidelines, click the button below.
For more information and to find out how to submit a piece for display, please call Mark Lukas at 860-643-5064 or Latanya Sturdivant at 860-424-5252
“Drive for Action” – Legislative Awareness Day The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut and Hoffman Auto Group cordially invite you to attend this press conference to raise awareness. Wednesday March 19, 2008, 10 a.m., Room 1C Legislative Office Building in Hartford For more information call BIAC 1-800-278-8242
"Writing the War": A conversation with Yusef Komunyakaa
Are you a Connecticut-area veteran who is interested in writing poetry, fiction, or memoir about your military experiences, or who is curious about vets who have done such writing? Then you may be interested in this event... On Saturday March 8, 2008 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Trinity College in Hartford, veterans are invited to an informal discussion with Yusef Komunyakaa about the challenges and rewards of writing about military experiences. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Komunyakaa's second book of poems, Dien Cai Dau, was based on his experiences in Vietnam, where he served as editor of a military newspaper and as an information specialist. Dien Cai Dau has been highly praised both as an expression of African-American soldier's experience in Vietnam and as a work that acknowledges the common humanity shared by white and black soldiers as well as the Vietnamese people. Komunyakaa has gone on to a distinguished career as a poet, publishing seven books and winning many prizes and awards. He has taught at Princeton University and is currently Professor and distinguished Senior Poet at New York University. This event will take place at 115 Allen Place, Hartford (a small house located on the Trinity campus). The location is handicap accessible, and a parking lot can be found to the side and behind the building. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Clare.Rossini@trincoll.edu or 860-297-2360. Reservations are not necessary but will help us plan for the event.
Gaylord Ski Club 2008 Trips to Vermont Gaylord Hospital is sponsoring a series of ski trips to Vermont this winter, and anyone with a physical disability is invited to take part. The cost of the trips includes transportation from Gaylord Hospital to the mountain, specialized ski equipment use, lift ticket and two hour and half hour individual lessons. Standard ski equipment rentals are a extra expense and are paid directly to the mountain rental. Ski trip dates include: Sunday, March 2, 2008 – Pico ($30) You must call the Monday prior to the trip to sign up. For more information contact Todd Munn, Sports Association Coordinator, Gaylord Hospital. Call 203-284-2772, TMunn@Gaylord.org or go to www.Gaylord.org.
If you are one of millions of people in this country who provides care for an older adult, you should know the facts about traumatic brain injury or TBI.
For more information and to order materials free-of-charge, visit: www.cdc.gov/BrainInjuryInSeniors
Useful and Printable Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury PDF's from the CDC. Just click and print (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) If you don't have the free reader from Acrobat you can download and install it by clicking on the icon below:
If you have difficulty reading Adobe's PDF files, Adobe provides information on how to make PDFs more accessible using this link.
Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach The Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach is introducing the Connecticut Mission of Mercy (CTMOM). CTMOM will be a large scale, multi-chair dental clinic that travels around the state annually to underserved areas. The concept is simple: to create a multi-care dental clinic in a large facility and then open the clinic door to the community. Dental services will be provided to anyone (children, adults, and the elderly) who is without dental insurance and in a low income situation and they are available for free. Patients will be screened and treated based on their most urgent needs. CTMOM will be staffed by volunteer dentists, UCONN dental students, dental hygienists and dental assistants. They will provide cleanings, fillings and extractions at no cost. This year's event will be held at the former Tolland High School, 1 Eagle Hill Drive, Tolland, CT on Saturday, April 12 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday April 13 from 5 a.m. to 12 noon. For more information, go to www.csda.com/ctmom/ctmom1.html or call Kerry Fair, 860-336-9377 or Patti Sue Brown 860-303-9954, SPAN Facilitators.
The Bus is Coming!
Do you have questions about Medicare? Medicaid? Medicare Part D? Do you need help paying for prescription drugs?
There is help on the Medicare bus - get your questions answered by a Medicare specialist
To make an appointment, please contact Fran or Stephanie at Phone: 203.378.6977, TTY: 203.375.3248, email: neat@drcfc.org
***HOSTED BY The Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, SWCAA/CHOICES Program and State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services Aging Services Division***
Please stop by… Assistive Technology Center Open House
A place to see and TRY OUT assistive technology devices including:
***HOSTED BY The Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County, SWCAA/CHOICES Program and State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services Aging Services Division***
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