The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) is pleased to co-sponsor a congressional briefing on “The Value of Rehabilitation and Habilitation Services and Devices”. This bipartisan briefing will occur on Tuesday, June 27 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room SD-106. The speakers and content of the briefing are as follows:

Speakers

• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
• Representative Brian Mast (R-FL)
• Eric LeGrand, Former Rutgers football star with spinal cord injury
• Roseann Sdoia, Boston bombing survivor
• Isabella Smith, child with developmental disability who uses speech therapy

Briefing Contents

• The impact of rehabilitation and habilitation services and therapies
• The impact of prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, and other assistive devices
• Rehabilitation’s impact on injured military personnel and veterans
• Personal testimonials of injury, habilitation, rehabilitation, and recovery

Demonstrations of Assistive Devices and Technologies

• Cutting-edge prosthetic limbs, exoskeletal orthoses, complex rehab technology and cochlear implants will be demonstrated

Please RSVP to LegislativeDesk@powerslaw.com

Space is limited and reservations will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For the formal invitation, click here.