Disability

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Name: Disability

First reported 56 mins ago - Updated 37 mins ago - 2 reports

Minn. Unveils Draft of Disability Service Overhaul

Rochester TrafficRochester LIVE CAM Austin LIVE CAM Albert Lea LIVE CAM ... [Published KAALtv.com - 37 mins ago]

Entities: Disability, Albert Lea (United States), Austin

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

New technology in place for electronic submission of veteransâ disability claims

eBenefits allows veterans to upload digital images of records and evidence to support their claims, bypassing the need to physically mail in personal records and wait for confirmation of receipt. VA is advising veterans to gather and submit all relevant ... [Published KMTR NewsSource 16 - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Disability

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Are people with learning disabilities still bullied in Scotland?

Facebook Tweet GoogleBullying of people with learning disabilities is a crime that is still prevalent in Scotland but too often goes unreported, according to campaigners who are seeking to raise awareness of the problem.People with learning disabilities ... [Published Stv.tv - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Disability, Scotland, Learning Disability, Peter McMahon, Peter Scott

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 reports

Walz, Franken bill would ease VA backlog

NORTH MANKATO — Nearly 600,000 veterans have waited 125 days or more to get a disability rating, the doorway for other benefits.A bill authored by U.S. Rep. Tim Walz and Sen. Al Franken would take incremental steps to reduce that backlog. A staff member ... [Published Mankato Free Press - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tim Walz, Al Franken, South Central College, Disability

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 reports

Varda Epstein: Summer, Siblings, and Coping With Disability

Summer vacation is just around the bend. But for parents of children with learning and other disabilities, the term is relative. One parent's summer vacation may be another parent's busiest time of the year -- or even a nightmare come to life.During the ... [Published Huffington Post - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Disability, Organism, cachexia

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 9 hours ago - 4 reports

VA claims system now in all regional offices

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs this week introduced a new application that enables disability compensation claims to be processed more quickly, in a more end-to-end electronic environment--and it's urging veterans and their representatives to ... [Published Fierce Health IT - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Thomas Murphy, Disability, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Web Portal

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 6 reports

The Pregnant Workforce

Dwyer Gunn explores the challenges facing pregnant, working-class women:[W]hile the [Americans with Disabilities Act] provides protections for pregnant women suffering from more severe pregnancy-related “disabilities” like preeclampsia, it doesn’t require ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Pregnancy, Disability, Americans With Disabilities Act

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 20 hours ago - 6 reports

Disability claims ease as the economy heals

The number of U.S. workers filing long-term disability claims declined for the first time in at least four years in 2012 amid an improving economy and employment picture.About 662,000 workers filed claims, a 2 percent decline from a year earlier, the ... [Published Journal-Gazette - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Disability, Workers, Consumer Confidence, Unemployment Rate

First reported Jun 19 2013 - Updated Jun 19 2013 - 2 reports

Keep SA disability library open, says MP (AAP)

The South Australian government has been urged not to close a specialist disability library - the only one of its kind in Australia.Dignity for Disability MP Kelly Vincent says she's been contacted by staff and clients of the service who are worried that ... [Published West Australian - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Disability, Australia, Australian Government

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 3 reports

Special Education: The Forgotten Issue in No Child Left Behind Reform

In 2002, when President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), few would have predicted the law would last. Yet persist it did, and the controversial legislation remains on the books more than a decade later. Now that Democrats and ... [Published Brookings Institution - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Disability, Special Education, Education, Disabilities Education Act, Cognitive Science

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 4 reports

Federal disability program 'plagued with fraud and abuse' (FOX) 168.112

Categories Mariano item.id="home" channel='video' subchannel'featured' ... [Published Xfinity Comcast - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Disability, Fraud, Abuse

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

NM disability payments jump by nearly 66 percent

The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/11I1zzV) that a review of data from the Social Security Administration showed that the number of former workers in New Mexico getting Social Security Disability Insurance grew by nearly 66 percent from 2002 ... [Published Alamo Gordo Daily News - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Disability, US Social Security Administration, eligibility criteria

Quotes

"We can't tell the community the things they want to know ... how much it's going to cost and whether it's going to be sustainable."

Centenary pool [Published Port Lincoln Times - 7 mins ago]

"If you ask them to move, particularly to a new location, you're actually asking them to leave those supports and that can be a real challenge."

MP against moving disabled man [Published ABC Online - 17 mins ago]

A Corrections Victoria spokesman confirmed the men had "breached their court-ordered curfews and left the facility unaccompanied late last night"

Sex predators caught after escape [Published Melbourne Age - 20 mins ago]

"We later received information that the offender was inside the building here in a separate apartment. We were able to apprehend him inside the building and recovered the knife that was used in the incident."

Man 'castrates paraplegic FRIEND when he was trying to settle a dispute between the victim and th ... [Published Mail Online UK - 21 mins ago]

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Schizoaffective Disorder and Treatment [Published DisabilityLiving.ca - 5 hours ago] Once symptoms are identified and a diagnosis is given, it is time to move forward. The best way to approach disability is to team up with trusted medical professionals. In the case of schizoaffective disorder, it is wise to consult … Continue reading ...

Audio/Video

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The Next Fed Chief: Who's Best to Replace Ben B... [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - 13 hours ago]
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Tipping Point [Published Senator Bernie Sanders - YouTube Channel - Jun 12 2013]
VIDEO: 'Alarmist talk' on disability payments [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Jun 10 2013]
VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Ellie Simmonds [Published BBC News Video - UK - Jun 08 2013]

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