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Disability Awareness Night 2013 - San Jose Mercury News

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 16:00

Disability Awareness Night 2013
San Jose Mercury News
The Mission of the Disability… Show more Awareness Night is to recognize individuals/organizations for extraordinary achievements, perseverance and dedication to the special needs community AND to expand awareness of the 54 million Americans with ...

States With The Most Americans On Disability: 24/7 Wall St. - Huffington Post

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 15:24

States With The Most Americans On Disability: 24/7 Wall St.
Huffington Post
24/7 Wall St.: The number of Americans receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) more-than doubled over the past two decades, from 5.2 million to 11.7 million by the end of 2011. Read the whole story at 24/7 Wall St. Contribute to this ...
Average Age For SSDI Recipients Reaches 53, Allsup ReportsVirtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

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Kacey DeWitt column: Be aware of the need for disability insurance - Stevenspointjournal

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 08:53

Kacey DeWitt column: Be aware of the need for disability insurance
Stevenspointjournal
Given these statistics, it's not surprising that the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education sponsors Disability Insurance Awareness Month to encourage Americans to address their disability income needs. Here's the bottom line: You can be ...

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Doctor Gets Eight Years in LIRR Fraud Scheme - New York Times

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 03:45

New York Post

Doctor Gets Eight Years in LIRR Fraud Scheme
New York Times
A Long Island doctor was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that allowed hundreds of retired Long Island Rail Road workers to collect disability benefits to which they were not entitled.
8 Years For Doctor In LIRR Disability Fraud SchemeCBS Local
Doctor in NY rail disability scam gets 8 yearsWall Street Journal
Crooked doc gets 8 yearsNew York Post
New York Daily News -Newsday (subscription)
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Local Sports Notebook: Podein a sponsor of Nation Junior Disability Games - Post-Bulletin

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 02:04

Local Sports Notebook: Podein a sponsor of Nation Junior Disability Games
Post-Bulletin
The Rochester Amateur Sports Commission has announced that Shjon Podein and his charity organization, TEAM 25, have agreed to be the title sponsor of the 2013 National Junior Disability Games. The National Junior Disability Games will be held in ...
Aging-Disability Resource Center grant funds dementia care specialistSawyer County Record

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States settle with Cigna over long-term disability insurance - Sacramento Business Journal

Sat, 05/25/2013 - 01:59

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States settle with Cigna over long-term disability insurance
Sacramento Business Journal
California and four other states have reached a settlement of up to $2.3 million with Cigna over handling practices for long-term disability insurance. Insurance officials found the insurer did not give due consideration to the medical findings of ...
Cigna to Pay $1.7 Million in Disability-Claim-Handling CaseFox Business
Cigna to pay more than $2M in disability claims irregularitiesBusiness Insurance
Cigna agrees to multi-state disability claim settlementLifeHealthPro
Lexology (registration) -Watch List News (press release) -DigitalJournal.com (press release)
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VA: Relief On The Way To End Backlog Of Veterans Still Seeking Disability ... - CBS Local

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 23:30

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VA: Relief On The Way To End Backlog Of Veterans Still Seeking Disability ...
CBS Local
But when he filed for Veterans Disability benefits, he was told, he'd have to wait. “Every few weeks they said 'We're working on it. You're in the pile,' I guess,” Wright said. “It would be one to three years to hear back from the military.” He's not ...
VA chipping away at oldest disability claims in backlogFederalNewsRadio.com
Backlog of veteran disability claims and appealsWEAR
More hope to cut backlog of VA disability claims?Sacramento Bee (blog)
Patch.com -Fierce Government -Yahoo! News
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Prison for ex-disability worker who stole $429000 - WHIO Dayton

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 19:48

Prison for ex-disability worker who stole $429000
WHIO Dayton
The former business administrator of a local developmental disabilities center, accused of stealing approximately $429,000 in funds designated for benefits, was sentenced today to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty in April to 15 felony counts ...
Ohioan sentenced in developmental center theft10TV

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Church Denies Wedding For Couple With Special Needs - Disability Scoop

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 17:20

Church Denies Wedding For Couple With Special Needs
Disability Scoop
A Catholic church has turned down a request from a couple with disabilities to be married, with a clergyman insisting that the pair is not ready. Anna Bankes, 42, and Justin Neis, 33, have been engaged for two years and plan to tie the knot in July.

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Redefining Dance--Bodies of Work Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture - ChicagoNow (blog)

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 14:12

Redefining Dance--Bodies of Work Chicago Festival of Disability Arts and Culture
ChicagoNow (blog)
When I think of dance, I think of Gene Kelly and his athletic style. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and their beautiful partnership. And thanks to Bodies of Work, a festival of Disability Arts and Culture that has been everywhere in Chicago for the ...

'Peeper' cop sues town for retirement disability benefits - Fairfield Citizen

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 13:13

'Peeper' cop sues town for retirement disability benefits
Fairfield Citizen
Forced to resign after he was caught peeping into a woman's window, a 16-year veteran of the Fairfield Police Department is suing the town, claiming he should have been allowed to retire with a disability. "Being a police officer was in my blood -- my ...

VA chipping away at oldest disability claims in backlog - FederalNewsRadio.com

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:45

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VA chipping away at oldest disability claims in backlog
FederalNewsRadio.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs, struggling with an intractable backlog of disability payment claims, which currently stands at 559,000, has focused its resources within the past month on veterans who have been waiting the longest — two years or more.
Backlog of veteran disability claims and appealsWEAR
More hope to cut backlog of VA disability claims?Sacramento Bee (blog)
VA halves disability claims on the books more than 2 yearsFierce Government
Patch.com -Billings Gazette -AirForceTimes.com
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Disability: A Mother's Agony - AllAfrica.com

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 09:25

Disability: A Mother's Agony
AllAfrica.com
Cerebral palsy is a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development chiefly in the various areas of body movement. It is caused by damage to the motor control centres of the developing brain ...

Study Points To Disability Housing Crisis - Disability Scoop

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 04:10

Study Points To Disability Housing Crisis
Disability Scoop
Housing is out of reach for many with disabilities, with a new report finding that rent for a small apartment often exceeds the total government benefits offered to such individuals. On average, people with disabilities would need 104 percent of the ...
The Arc Responds to New Study that Highlights Housing Crisis for Individuals ...PR Web (press release)

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Hampton Roads veterans still waiting up to 30 months for disability claims - wtkr.com

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:19

Hampton Roads veterans still waiting up to 30 months for disability claims
wtkr.com
Iraq war veteran James Edwards says he's been waiting 186 days for a decision on his VA disability claim, filed last November for physical and mental problems documented from his time in the Army. “I did my 4 ½ years, I got out, and I did not come out ...

Disability and Discrimination at the Doctor's Office - New York Times (blog)

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:56

New York Times (blog)

Disability and Discrimination at the Doctor's Office
New York Times (blog)
It's been nearly 23 years since the Americans With Disabilities Act, a federal law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities, went into effect. Despite its unequivocal language, studies in recent years have revealed that disabled ...

Pasco teacher says disability led to absences - Northwest News and Tribune

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 19:48

Pasco teacher says disability led to absences
Northwest News and Tribune
She said the disability and her health issues are what led to her absences. “Most people don't realize that excessive stress is usually the trigger to autoimmune diseases,” Sabatelli-Harris wrote. “The constant harassment at school by administrators ...

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Disability advocates cite gains from legislative session, but also some ... - MinnPost.com

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 14:46

Disability advocates cite gains from legislative session, but also some ...
MinnPost.com
The 2013 Minnesota legislative brought some gains for people with disabilities and their families, but some key initiatives were stalled, says The ARC Minnesota, a disability advocacy organization. "The final health and human services bill that passed ...

GFD Holds Press Briefing in Preparation of Disability and National Epilepsy Week - AllAfrica.com

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:03

GFD Holds Press Briefing in Preparation of Disability and National Epilepsy Week
AllAfrica.com
The Gambia Federation of the Disabled (GFD) on Monday,20 May, held a press briefing at the GOVI Head office in Kanifing, ahead of the Disability Open Week and National Epilepsy Week commencing on Wednesday,22nd May, at the Buffer Zone in ...

disAbility Awareness Days - Santa Barbara Independent

Wed, 05/22/2013 - 08:35

Santa Barbara Independent

disAbility Awareness Days
Santa Barbara Independent
And, thanks to an enlightened approach by our local school districts that mandate or encourage disAbility Awareness Days on campus, many of our local students have learned about another array of subjects they're likely to encounter throughout their lives.