Page - Advocacy
Starting as an all-volunteer organization in the 1980s, BIAIA has worked for decades as an advocacy hub for the brain injury community. BIAIA works to provide support to advocate for and with individuals with brain injury within their own communities, to access appropriate supports and services, in program development, system engagement, legislative and policy change.
BIAIA seeks to provide information, education and resources so that you may make informed decisions and engage in self- advocacy in your community. Connect with the Brain Injury Resource Facilitation program to engage with a Neuro Resource Facilitator for support in advocacy efforts at CONTACT US, call 855-444-6443, or email at info@biaia.org
BIAIA engages in legislative and policy advocacy in an effort to impact Iowans with brain injury, unpaid and paid caregivers and other Iowans with disabilities. We take very seriously our role as advocates and as a source of information and encouragement for those who wish to become advocates themselves.
2027 ADVOCACY DAY
Click links below for more information
Find your Elected Officials
Agenda (TBD)
Should you have questions or feedback on specific bills, email jklein@biaia.org
Legislative and Policy Links
- InfoNet – Iowa’s Disability Policy Resource
- United States Brain Injury Alliance – Public Policy
- Brain Injury Association of America – Advocacy & Government Affairs
- Iowa – Find your legislator
- Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services (MHDS) Commission
- Iowa Olmstead Consumer Taskforce supporting the full inclusion of people with disabilities in housing, employment, transportation, healthcare, and other areas
- Iowans with Disabilities in Action – dedicated to generating greater civic and political participation among people with disabilities
- Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page at the Department of Justice
- Iowa State Plan for Brain Injury 2018-2021 from the Iowa Advisory Council on Brain Injury