Radio World has posted a commentary by Rich Rarey of NPR Labs, explaining PAIS, the “Personalized Audio Information Service.” NPR Labs, in partnership with the International Association of Audio Information Services, received a federal grant from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to create a practical way to identify RRS programs by category, [...]

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On late Thursday afternoon the Senate Democratic leadership abandoned their nearly 2,000 page Fiscal Year 2011 12 federal agency appropriations “omnibus bill” after several Republicans, who had originally hinted towards voting for the bill, announced that they would no longer support the legislation. Conservatives ultimately pulled back their support due to the greater than $8 [...]

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New Program Speeds Approval for Vietnam Veterans WASHINGTON (Dec. 17, 2010) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has decided more than 28,000 claims in the first six weeks of processing disability compensation applications from Vietnam Veterans with diseases related to exposure to the herbicide Agent Orange. “With new technology and ongoing improvements, we are [...]

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vietnam-war-veterans-1.2537384 Originally published: December 12, 2010 9:31 PM Updated: December 12, 2010 10:23 PM By MARTIN C. EVANS martin.evans@newsday.com Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | Diane Lake photographed at Pinelawn National Cemetery where her husband, Robert Lake is buried. (Sept. 8, 2010) When Diane Lake began visiting her late husband’s resting place at Long [...]

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rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act require airlines to provide assistance to passengers with disabilities in boarding and deplaning aircraft, including the use of wheelchairs, ramps, mechanical lifts or service personnel where needed. A review of complaints about the treatment of passengers with disabilities filed with the airline and with DOT showed violations of [...]

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Dispatch December 13, 2010 U.S. Representative Ron Kind recently spoke from the House floor, “I strongly support House Resolution 1644 to designate ‘National Veterans History Project Week’ to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Veterans History Project. The Veterans History Project is an opportunity to honor the selfless work of our men and women in [...]

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. Since the law was passed May 5, 2010 as section of the Caregiver Act (Senate Bill S 1963), many medical centers have moved to stop collecting co-payments for either inpatient medical admissions or outpatient clinic visits for those designated as catastrophically disabled veterans. However BVA still gets some emails and phone calls from blinded [...]

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December 6, 2010 posted by Michael Leon • Myths and rumors persist everywhere, but they are especially dangerous when it comes to VA health care eligibility. At VA’s blog VAntage Point, five common myths are debunked and explained by VA’s health care eligibility professionals. By Alex Horton at the VA: Five Myths About VA Health [...]

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WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2010) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is piloting new, personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbooks. The handbooks are tailored to provide enrolled Veterans with the most relevant health benefits information based on their own specific eligibility. In essence, each handbook will be written for the individual Veteran. “These handbooks will give [...]

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