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Does the US really need fewer disability accessibility legal requirements? A recent article in Disability Scoop highlighted how the U.S. Department of Energy is planning to issue new regulations that would remove accessibility requirements for new construction and construction alterations. These regulations would undermine the impact of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which was (more…)
(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, had an opportunity to try to something new: advocacy work. In his latest personal essay, he shares his experience as an advocate and about the new TBI legislation in Washington State. KT) There’s an old saying that goes, Laws are like sausages, it (more…)
Recently, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation (ESSB 5127) that will increase funding to support traumatic brain injury survivors across the state. To learn more about the the bill, click here. To view a video of the bill signing, click here. To view photos of the bill signing, click here. We applaud the hard (more…)
(Editor’s note: BEST Executive Director, Gloria Kraegel, shares her reflections, remembrances and appreciation about one of our local superheroes, the late Tommy Manning. KT). Tommy Manning. Everyone in the Washington State brain injury community knows the name. You may have even met him at a support group meeting, seen him at one of the annual (more…)
Conversation. Education. Advocacy. These are the three elements that change communities and lives. In the spirit of transformation, you are cordially invited to the  Inland Northwest Brain Injury Symposium being held April 19-20, 2018 in Spokane, Washington. Admission is free and the event is open to the general public. The event flyer is attached below. Interested (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) was formed in 2008 with a straightforward mission: we want to empower ourselves and each other to take control of our treatments, our recoveries and our lives. We know BEST. The roots of that mission remain powerful and even more relevant, especially today. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. (more…)
