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Army veteran and six other families at Fort Lewis, Washington, to make homes, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds and other community facilities accessible to those military family members who were disabled. [read post]
20 May 2022, 12:01 pm by Legal Help for Veterans
In that case, Legal Help For Veterans PLLC is a nationwide VA Disability law firm that assists veterans and their family members in all federal VA benefit matters. [read post]
28 May 2018, 3:15 am by Jon Gelman
”Background: The Burn Pits Accountability Act (H.R. 5671) would evaluate the exposure of U.S. servicemembers and veterans to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals by:Requiring the Secretary of Defense to record whether servicemembers have been based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any information recorded as part of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, in the Periodic Health… [read post]
6 Jun 2010, 7:35 am by Jon L. Gelman
"The Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act was endorsed by Disabled American Veterans, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Military Officers Association of America, and the National Guard Association of the United States.The FY11 NDAA makes record investments in America’s military, authorizing a $726 billion budget to further strengthen our national security, provide our brave men and women in uniform with the tools to do their… [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 9:08 am by Karen Tani
Weiner -- Network Rep, Creator, OrganizerChristopher Hayes -- DiscussantMatthew Nichter -- ChairRobert Jefferson, 'The Veterans' Angle': Vasco Hale, Disability, and the NAACP's Struggle for Fair Housing in Hartford, Connecticut, 1951-1955"Herbert G. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 11:34 am
Just after midnight on Oct. 10, a NYC firefighter made his way home through Bensonhurst after a day spent raising money for a disabled Iraq War veteran. [read post]
16 Mar 2014, 6:59 pm by Tammy Binford
A March 10 entry on the DOL’s official blog tells of increased funding provided to the department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service that will support employment efforts through Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program specialists who assist disabled veterans and those who are most in need of intensive services. [read post]
10 Jul 2015, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
 She said in part:[C]ritical programs for veterans and elderly and disabled Americans, which previously could not give effect to the marriages of couples living in states that did not recognize those marriages, will now provide federal recognition for all marriages nationwide.... [read post]
9 Dec 2014, 11:00 am by Dan Ernst
All application material must be received by February 28, 2015.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability. [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 6:48 am
Such institutions have a sordid history of neglect and exploitation, and the courts have repeatedly found that their overuse by the state isolated thousands of people in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 7:11 am by Morgan Adams
As a retired Marine, and a lawyer that has worked claims through the VA system for family members and friends,  I take a special interest in information impacting veterans. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 4:30 am by Karen Tani
The Disenfranchisement of Civil War Veterans. [read post]
28 Mar 2022, 8:53 am by Suzanna Sherry
If the employee incurs a disability during military service that renders him or her unable to perform the duties of the prior position, the employer must instead place that person in a position “that provides a similar status and pay” to the original position. [read post]
24 Jul 2011, 6:41 pm
"Unemployed" will be the new "protected" category, together with age, sex, religion, disability, veteran status and others. [read post]
6 Dec 2021, 9:41 am by kblocher@hslf.org
The flags are at half-staff at the Capitol in his memory right now, and properly so, for Bob Dole was a statesman for the ages, a decorated veteran who recovered after suffering grave wounds on a World War II battlefield, an elected official for 35 years who received resounding bipartisan praise on the occasion of his leaving the Senate, a man of heart who looked out for veterans and individuals with disabilities, and a three-time presidential candidate who in retirement… [read post]
26 Oct 2010, 6:28 am by Thom Cooper
”  The foundation of the freedom we enjoy rests on the shoulders of the American soldier, both past and present. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 10:45 am by Rosalind English
The American disabilities legislation prohibits discrimination by private entities that are open to the public. [read post]