Tag: disability
group name: disabledveterans
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March 05, 2007 04:00 PM EST --
Sen. Craig Renews Commitment to Disabled Veterans
Discusses veterans' right to hire attorneys
News from the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WASHINGTON, Feb. . . . more
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March 05, 2007 03:57 PM EST --
DOD Overhauling Disability Evaluation System
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 - The Defense Department is putting in place reforms to its disability evaluation system . . . more
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March 17, 2007 09:48 AM EDT --
Disability Evaluation System Needs 'Top-down' Overhaul, Officials Say
by Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (AFRNS), March 12 – One of the Defense Department's . . . more
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June 11, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
By Daniel Lawton
When a person is learning to live with a new disability, getting to and from their employer's workplace on a daily basis can be a real hardship. The option of working . . . more
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February 25, 2007 06:40 AM EST --
New Form Makes it Easier for Combat-Injured Veterans to Claim Compensation
Released from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Defense has listened to its veterans . . . more
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July 14, 2008 06:02 PM EDT --
Survey commissioned by Disaboom Reveals That Majority of Americans Think Life with a Severe Disability is Not Worth Living
52 percent of Americans would rather die than live . . . more
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March 18, 2008 06:07 PM EDT --
by Steven M. Benecke, MD
Pain is a major reason why people seek healthcare. This may be the pain of a broken bone, the pain of a heart attack, the joy-filled pain of labor, or even the . . . more
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March 19, 2008 01:15 PM EDT --
by Catherine Mabe with Disaboom
Jenny McCarthy's career may have had a healthy jump-start from appearances in Playboy and on MTV, but her role as the mother of an autistic child is what led . . . more
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March 31, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
by Pat Mora
Most people end up as caregivers without any advance warning or preparation for the role, according to Disaboom , the largest online community for people with disabilities. . . . more
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July 23, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent nationwide study by Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for . . . more
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July 28, 2008 12:51 PM EDT --
More than half of Americans would rather die than live with a severe disability, according to a recent nationwide study by Disaboom ( www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for people touched . . . more
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June 12, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Transferable skills are one of the most important assets when considering new job opportunities. This pertains to everyone, but especially to those recently affected by a new disability according . . . more
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June 02, 2008 06:20 PM EDT --
By J. Glen House, M.D.
Recently I was asked to explain how I came up with the name for " Disaboom ," an online resource that combines medical information, lifestyle articles, resources, . . . more
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February 19, 2008 12:51 PM EST --
By Kim Donahue
For those newly touched by a disability, it can be discouraging to let go of familiar everyday routines. Activities that used to be commonplace now pose lofty challenges, . . . more
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March 19, 2008 01:11 PM EDT --
by Erica Boynton
It's becoming more common to see people with disabilities on primetime television. Unfortunately, the Hollywood standard of able-bodied actors playing these parts is still ever . . . more
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March 31, 2008 06:09 PM EDT --
by Pat Mora
Caregivers frequently sacrifice their own physical and emotional needs to help a family member or friend. Although done for the best possible reasons, overextending oneself may sooner . . . more
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May 07, 2008 01:05 PM EDT --
by Lori Batcheller
Accessible sports venues are bringing new meaning to the commonly used phrase "level the playing field."Besides incorporating the idea of fair competition, where no advantage . . . more
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June 16, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
By Kim Dority
According to the U.N., 650 million people –or 10 percent of the world's population – live with disabilities, a number that designates people with disabilities as the world's . . . more
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March 11, 2008 02:12 PM EDT --
by Cherl Petso with Disaboom
Don Mehringer sits slumped in his wheelchair in the lobby at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, his wispy white hair scattered haphazardly over his freckled scalp. A . . . more
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July 16, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
Disaboom (OTCBB: DSBO; www.disaboom.com ), the premier online community for people touched by disability, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation announced this week that they . . . more
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