Latest Disability Stories
BALTIMORE, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the United States, today announced that it has partnered with Vehicles for Charity to launch a new vehicle donation program. The NFB's vehicle donation program accepts almost any vehicle, including cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles and recreational vehicles. All donations may be eligible for a tax donation on your federal income tax...
MALIBU, Calif., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Social Security Ruling (SSR) 13-2p, which becomes effective on March 22, 2013, provides new explanations "concerning how it considers whether 'drug addiction and alcoholism' (DAA) is material to its determination of disability in disability claims and continuing disability reviews." This ruling replaces several previous rulings on the matter. The question for those who determine disability benefits is whether or not a disability would...
d’Oliveira & Associates Win Social Security Disability Claim for Attleboro Woman Who Received Over $25,000 in Back Due Benefits [Case Number: AT-12607] (PRWEB) March 17, 2013 The attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates recently obtained a significant award for a Massachusetts client whose case was brought before the Social Security Administration (Attleboro, MA District Court, Case Number: AT-12607). The client (whose name is withheld for confidentiality purposes) was laid off...
The local wheelchair manufacturer aligns with United Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties (UCPLA) to spread awareness about the needs of children, teens and adults with developmental disabilities. Woodland Hills, CA (PRWEB) March 16, 2013 In 1987 President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5613 declaring the Month of March National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (NDDAM). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately...
National research points to critical role of medical treatment, also key to Social Security Disability Insurance benefits for those with mental illness, according to Allsup. Belleville, IL (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may help medical professionals better diagnose mental illnesses, which is the second-largest category of conditions receiving Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI), according to Allsup, a nationwide provider of SSDI...
Woonsocket Attorney Wins Social Security Disability Claim for Rhode Island Man Who Received Over $38,000 in Back Due Benefits and Will Receive over $1,300 Per Month. (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 The attorneys at d'Oliveira & Associates recently obtained an award for a Woonsocket client, whose case was brought before the Social Security Disability Administration (Woonsocket District Court Case: WN-12631). The attorneys were also able to help the client (whose name is withheld for...
Scholarship opportunities through AAHD's unique program to support students pursuing higher education in the areas of health and disability. Washington DC (PRWEB) March 14, 2013 In continuance of the American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) policy to support students with disabilities pursuing higher education, AAHD announces the launching of the 2013 – 2014 scholarship program. The mission of AAHD is to contribute to national, state, and local efforts to promote...
The advocates at Wright & Wright, America's Social Security Disability Firm® discuss factors related to medical support for filing a claim. SAN ANTONIO, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- When applying for Social Security Disability, it is vital that applicants receive assistance from their doctor in the form of documentation of their disability. Because doctors often lead busy lives due to the nature of their work, it can be challenging to get the needed supporting documentation...
UNIVAL announces its Disability Services are now integrated with its new Online Services Portal. The portal will allow clinicians, case managers, providers and others to communicate with UNIVAL over a secure network and avoid using paper documents. Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 UNIVAL, an industry leader in IME, FCE, medical record review and other disability services announces their disability services are now integrated into a new Online Services Portal and moved to the cloud. In...
NEW YORK, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Finding described television shows just got much easier. As part of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, several of the most popular television networks have made certain prime-time and children's programs accessible to viewers with vision loss by adding video description. To help celebrate and promote this initiative, AFB has implemented a Described TV Listings page on its website, an online guide...
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The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. It was devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman. The Braille characters are made up of six dot positions arranged in a rectangle containing two columns of three dots each. Including a subset when dots are not raised, there are sixty-four possible subsets. The positions on the grid are number 1-3 from top to bottom, on the left, and 4-6 from top to bottom on the right. Horizontal Braille text is...
