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    Look Through the Disability to See the Child

    The report that was launched by UNICEF focused on those children that have disabilities. They are asking the world to change the ...

    One woman struggles to survive after a tour in Afghanistan and waiting on disability.

    Backlog for Disability Growing – Veterans Put on Hold

    Francisca Dimas once served her country touring in Afghanistan and struggling to survive in the civilian world after, and as her medical ...

    What is it like to live with a sibling that has a disability?

    Living a Life of a Sibling That Has a Disability

      This is more than a story or a reporting, it is an in depth look into the lives of those people that ...

    Your benefits can be docked if you have unpaid student loans.

    Pay Your Student Loan by Garnishing Your Disability?

      Those federal student loans that are guaranteed and go unpaid are just one of the few reasons that you can have your ...

    Some think a lot of people claiming benefits are committing fraud.

    Amid the Struggling Economy, the Numbers of Those Receiving Disability Benefits Rise

      In New Jersey alone, the number of disabled workers that receive these benefits have increased to 40 percent in one decade alone. ...

    UNICEF is trying to raise awareness for those disabled children.

    Look Through the Disability to

    Posted by Samantha on Jun 13, 20131
    One woman struggles to survive after a tour in Afghanistan and waiting on disability.

    Backlog for Disability Growing –

    Posted by Samantha on Jun 12, 20132
    What is it like to live with a sibling that has a disability?

    Living a Life of a

    Posted by Samantha on Jun 11, 20133
    Your benefits can be docked if you have unpaid student loans.

    Pay Your Student Loan by

    Posted by Samantha on Jun 11, 20134
    Some think a lot of people claiming benefits are committing fraud.

    Amid the Struggling Economy, the

    Posted by Samantha on Jun 10, 20135

    • Look Through the Disability to See the Child

    June 13, 2013
    UNICEF is trying to raise awareness for those disabled children.

    The report that was launched by UNICEF focused on those children that have disabilities. They are asking the world to change the attitudes that they have and include these children within the society. To see who they actually are instead of being quick to pass judgment. “In Zimbabwe, 17-year-old Munashe writes with his feet. Unable [...]

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    Backlog for Disability Growing – Veterans Put on Hold

    June 12, 2013
    One woman struggles to survive after a tour in Afghanistan and waiting on disability.

    Francisca Dimas once served her country touring in Afghanistan and struggling to survive in the civilian world after, and as her medical costs mount up and the three year wait she has had for her disability claim, she is unsure of where to turn next. She is a 40 year old single mother that treks [...]

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    Living a Life of a Sibling That Has a Disability

    June 11, 2013
    What is it like to live with a sibling that has a disability?

      This is more than a story or a reporting, it is an in depth look into the lives of those people that have to live alongside those that have disabilities. It is something that not a lot of people have gone through or documented before, and now is the chance to see 100 words [...]

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    Pay Your Student Loan by Garnishing Your Disability?

    June 11, 2013
    Your benefits can be docked if you have unpaid student loans.

      Those federal student loans that are guaranteed and go unpaid are just one of the few reasons that you can have your disability benefits garnished. This includes Social Security and Veterans Affairs disability checks. There is a limit to how much they are able to take from these payments each month, but they still [...]

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    Amid the Struggling Economy, the Numbers of Those Receiving Disability Benefits Rise

    June 10, 2013
    Some think a lot of people claiming benefits are committing fraud.

      In New Jersey alone, the number of disabled workers that receive these benefits have increased to 40 percent in one decade alone. This is just part of the surge of these people leaving the work force and then getting on disability aid. The trust fund for disability is going to be depleted in 2016 [...]

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    VA Rules for Sex Assault Claims are Being Eased

    June 10, 2013
    New guidelines are put into place for those that suffered sexual assault.

      The rules are being eased for those that have gone through mental health conditions due to sexual assault that occurred during their time in the military. The Ruth Moore Act of 2013 is named for the Navy veteran that suffered from depression and then battled homelessness after she was raped on two occasions by [...]

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    Contestant on ‘The Price is Right’ Busted for Disability Fraud Once They Spun That Wheel

    June 9, 2013
    Woman accused of disability fraud after going on a television show.

    The timing was terrible for this woman because she was busted right after doing some heavy spinning of this large wheel on the television show. Cathy Wrench Cashwell was under workers compensation since 2004 when she injured herself while on the job. She was not able lift mail trays into the truck at work, but [...]

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    $1.2 Billion Per Year Paid Out to Sleep Apnea Patients from VA Disability

    June 9, 2013
    A lot of money is going out to cover those with sleep apnea.

    The VA office has reported that they spend over $1.2 billion each year in order to treat those with sleep apnea and this meant that the Congress attorney had to go investigate. The amount of those with sleep apnea that receive disability benefits has gone up throughout the years. The number has doubled over the [...]

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    New Technology Sweeping the Blind Population by Storm

    May 25, 2013
    New technology is sweeping the nation for those that are blind.

    There are so many devices out there that can help those blind people function normally. It opens up a wide platform for these blind users to take advantage of the devices to allow them to do much more than in previous years. As the years move on, so does the amount of technology that is [...]

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    Feds are Looking Towards Better Outcomes for Children on SSI

    May 23, 2013
    Kids getting SSI are to receive additional government help.

      There have been a lot of improvements through the services and support that these kids get, and they are looking to boost the long term affects that this has on those kids with disabilities who receive SSI. There are going to be a handful of states that are going to be offering services and [...]

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