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Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB
Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
Ph: 732.745.0200
Email: tgrady@bianj.org
¨  Thomas Phillip "Tip"
O'Neill, Jr.
¨  Former American
politician and Speaker
of the United States
House of
Representatives
¨  Some brain injury professionals may need to
leverage government services for the benefit of
their clients; yet, not know how.
¨  The purpose of this workshop would be to
provide its participants with a map of the
government landscape with emphasis on
county and state government, governments
that are close to the people it serves.
¨  Atlantic County:
¡  http://www.aclink.org/Freeholders/homepage.asp
¨  Bergen County
¡  http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Index.aspx?NID=470
¨  Burlington County
¡  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of-
Chosen-Freeholders
¨  Camden County
¡  http://www.camdencounty.com/your-government/
board-freeholders/about-freeholder-board
¨  Cape May County
¡  http://capemaycountynj.gov/586/Board-of-
Chosen-Freeholders
¨  Cumberland County
¡  http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/
173/2954/259/3449.aspx
¨  Essex County
ú  http://essexcountynj.org/freeholders/site/index.php
¨  Gloucester County
¡  http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/officials/gc/
default.asp
¨  Hudson County
¡  http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/message-from-
the-chair/
¨  Hunterdon County
¡  http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/frholder/frindex.htm
¨  Mercer County
¡  http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/
freeholders/about/meet.html
¨  Middlesex County
¡  http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/Government/
Departments/Board/Pages/default.aspx
¨  Monmouth County
¡  https://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?Id=3201
¨  Morris County
¡  http://morriscountynj.gov/freeholders/
¨  Ocean County
¡  http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/
¨  Passaic County
¡  http://www.passaiccountynj.org/index.aspx?
NID=95
¨  Salem County
¡  http://www.salemcountynj.gov/freeholders/
¨  Somerset County
¡  http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/elected-
officials/freeholders
¨  Sussex County
¡  http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/
ContactInfo/index.cfm?TID=7&DID=223
¨  Union County
¡  http://ucnj.org/departments/clerk-of-the-board/
freeholders/
¨  Warren County
¡  http://www.co.warren.nj.us/freeholders.html
¨  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/
municipalities.asp
¨  Click on the name of your town.
¨  Click “District (#)” associated with your town.
¨  The names of you one State Senator and two
members of the General Assembly should
appear.
¨  Department of Human Services
¨  Attorney General / Department of Law and
Public Safety
¨  Department of Banking and Insurance
¨  Department of Children & Families
¨  Department of Education
¨  Department of Health
¨  http://www.state.nj.us/nj/gov/deptserv/
¡  Click on department name for more information
¨  Prepare-Prepare-Prepare
¨  Educate-Educate-Educate
¨  Persuade-Persuade-Persuade
¨  People may not understand brain injury.
¨  Let alone all the challenges brain injury can
present.
¨  Let alone the unique needs people with brain
injury have.
¨  This is why education about brain injury is
important.
¨  Define the problem, concern, or interest that is
of importance to you.
¨  Know what you want to accomplish and why.
¨  Begin with the end in mind. Define the specific
end you want to realize.
¨  Define the message, idea, or point you want to
communicate.
¨  Put in story form, if applicable.
¨  State what you want from the person.
¨  Structure. Logically assemble your thoughts
¡  Opening
¡  Body
ú  3-5 key points within body.
ú  Include subpoints to support key points.
ú  Support each subpoint with definitions, descriptions,
explanations, examples, facts, statistics, authorities,
testimony, stories/anecdotes, visual aides.
ú  Reinforce/summarize the ideas. Be memorable (use
challenge, question, anecdote, quotation).
¡  Conclusion
¨  Create an opening and conclusion after the body.
¨  Providing counsel on how to prepare for your
appeal.
¨  Facilitating connections to elected officials.
¨  Researching issues on one’s behalf.
¨  Providing one with information and resources
related to government services.
Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB
Director of Advocacy & Public
Affairs
Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
Ph: 732.745.0200
Email: tgrady@bianj.org

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Leveraging Government for the Benefit of People with Brain Injury

  • 1. Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Ph: 732.745.0200 Email: tgrady@bianj.org
  • 2. ¨  Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. ¨  Former American politician and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. ¨  Some brain injury professionals may need to leverage government services for the benefit of their clients; yet, not know how. ¨  The purpose of this workshop would be to provide its participants with a map of the government landscape with emphasis on county and state government, governments that are close to the people it serves.
  • 7.
  • 8. ¨  Atlantic County: ¡  http://www.aclink.org/Freeholders/homepage.asp ¨  Bergen County ¡  http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/Index.aspx?NID=470 ¨  Burlington County ¡  http://www.co.burlington.nj.us/201/Board-of- Chosen-Freeholders ¨  Camden County ¡  http://www.camdencounty.com/your-government/ board-freeholders/about-freeholder-board
  • 9. ¨  Cape May County ¡  http://capemaycountynj.gov/586/Board-of- Chosen-Freeholders ¨  Cumberland County ¡  http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/ 173/2954/259/3449.aspx ¨  Essex County ú  http://essexcountynj.org/freeholders/site/index.php ¨  Gloucester County ¡  http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/officials/gc/ default.asp
  • 10. ¨  Hudson County ¡  http://www.hudsoncountynj.org/message-from- the-chair/ ¨  Hunterdon County ¡  http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/frholder/frindex.htm ¨  Mercer County ¡  http://nj.gov/counties/mercer/officials/ freeholders/about/meet.html ¨  Middlesex County ¡  http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/Government/ Departments/Board/Pages/default.aspx
  • 11. ¨  Monmouth County ¡  https://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?Id=3201 ¨  Morris County ¡  http://morriscountynj.gov/freeholders/ ¨  Ocean County ¡  http://www.co.ocean.nj.us/ ¨  Passaic County ¡  http://www.passaiccountynj.org/index.aspx? NID=95
  • 12. ¨  Salem County ¡  http://www.salemcountynj.gov/freeholders/ ¨  Somerset County ¡  http://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/elected- officials/freeholders ¨  Sussex County ¡  http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/ ContactInfo/index.cfm?TID=7&DID=223 ¨  Union County ¡  http://ucnj.org/departments/clerk-of-the-board/ freeholders/
  • 13. ¨  Warren County ¡  http://www.co.warren.nj.us/freeholders.html
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  • 15. ¨  http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/ municipalities.asp ¨  Click on the name of your town. ¨  Click “District (#)” associated with your town. ¨  The names of you one State Senator and two members of the General Assembly should appear.
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  • 20. ¨  Department of Human Services ¨  Attorney General / Department of Law and Public Safety ¨  Department of Banking and Insurance ¨  Department of Children & Families ¨  Department of Education ¨  Department of Health ¨  http://www.state.nj.us/nj/gov/deptserv/ ¡  Click on department name for more information
  • 22. ¨  People may not understand brain injury. ¨  Let alone all the challenges brain injury can present. ¨  Let alone the unique needs people with brain injury have. ¨  This is why education about brain injury is important.
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  • 24. ¨  Define the problem, concern, or interest that is of importance to you. ¨  Know what you want to accomplish and why. ¨  Begin with the end in mind. Define the specific end you want to realize. ¨  Define the message, idea, or point you want to communicate. ¨  Put in story form, if applicable. ¨  State what you want from the person.
  • 25. ¨  Structure. Logically assemble your thoughts ¡  Opening ¡  Body ú  3-5 key points within body. ú  Include subpoints to support key points. ú  Support each subpoint with definitions, descriptions, explanations, examples, facts, statistics, authorities, testimony, stories/anecdotes, visual aides. ú  Reinforce/summarize the ideas. Be memorable (use challenge, question, anecdote, quotation). ¡  Conclusion ¨  Create an opening and conclusion after the body.
  • 26. ¨  Providing counsel on how to prepare for your appeal. ¨  Facilitating connections to elected officials. ¨  Researching issues on one’s behalf. ¨  Providing one with information and resources related to government services.
  • 27. Tom Grady, MPA, ACG, ALB Director of Advocacy & Public Affairs Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Ph: 732.745.0200 Email: tgrady@bianj.org