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TSA Helpline for Travelers with Disabilities

BusyBee — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:10:00 GMT

The White House Washington D.C. January 30, 2012 Please see the below links and press release regarding a new service from the TSA for travel. http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2011/1222.shtm http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/disabilityandmedicalneeds/tsa_cares.shtm The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced the launch of TSA Cares today, a new helpline number designed to assist travelers with disabilities and medical conditions, prior to getting to the airport....

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Department of Education Continues Strong Commitment to Children with Disabilities

BusyBee — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:33:00 GMT

The White House Washington D.C. January 19, 2012 Today, the Department of Education released a Dear Colleague letter and FAQ that help to ensure educational opportunities for children with disabilities are provided free from disability discrimination. Please read the blog post below. You can view the press release, letter, and FAQ at http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-issues-ada-amendments-act-dear-colleague-letter-provide-gui Equal Access...

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Some Vets Get a New Mission

BusyBee — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:57:00 GMT

The Bond Buyer By Christine Albano January 24, 2012 Service-disabled veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are moving from the battlefront to the front lines of the municipal bond market after enlisting for a new type of boot camp that arms them for yet another challenging “mission” — returning to the workforce. A joint mentorship between broker-dealer Drexel Hamilton LLC and the nonprofit Wall Street Warfighters Foundation gives veterans with dreams of a career in the...

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After war, a new fight begins

BusyBee — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:41:00 GMT

HoumaToday.com Cara Bayles Staff Writer January 23, 2012 Houma native Brad Hebert was a Marine corporal during the siege of Fallujah in 2004 when he was injured by a roadside bomb that fractured his back, blew out his knee and left him with a traumatic brain injury. When he got home, he faced a new struggle familiar to many veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan: He had trouble selling himself to potential employers. "When I first got out, I went on several job interviews. They...

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VOW To Hire Heroes Act of 2011

BusyBee — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:47:00 GMT

Comprehensive Legislation to End Veteran Unemployment House Committee on Veterans' Affairs According to the Labor Department, there are 3.4 million job openings right now in the United States. Yet, many employers are finding that workers do not have the skills or training they need to qualify for them. There are nearly 900,000 unemployed veterans in the United States–a staggering figure. The latest Department of Labor unemployment report shows that in October 2011, the average...

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Increasing Accessibility to Air Travel for People with Disabilities

BusyBee — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:46:00 GMT

The American Association of People with Disabilities Julie Arostegui AAPD Policy Advisor AAPD Power Grid Blog Team January 11, 2012 On January 9, 2012 AAPD submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in support of DOT’s proposal to revise its rule implementing the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA). The new rule will require that airline websites and airport kiosks be made accessible for people with disabilities. AAPD supports efforts to increase accessibility to...

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US Labor Department seeks to improve job opportunities for Americans with disabilities by setting historic hiring goal for federal contractors and subcontractors

BusyBee — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:12:00 GMT

United States Department of Labor December 8, 2011 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities, among other requirements. The department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs invites public comment on this proposal, which will be published in the Dec. 9 edition of the Federal...

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DSS provides alternative learning options

BusyBee — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:05:00 GMT

The Oswegonian By Oluwaseyi Lamidi (Contributing Writer) news@oswegonian.com December 1, 2011 Approximately 200 students are currently enrolled with Oswego State’s Disability Services (DSS), the support services program. Many of these students use the rendering services where other students are employed by disability services to take notes. Oswego State DSS makes different accommodations for students in order to ease them into learning. Some of the accommodations offered for...

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Senate Passes Tax Incentive to Encourage Hiring of Veterans

BusyBee — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:46:00 GMT

PoliticalNews.me November 14,2011 WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley welcomed Senate passage of a version of the veterans hiring legislation he and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus introduced in January and urged House of Representatives passage as soon as possible. “These men and women are extremely capable,” Grassley said. “They have a lot of skills to offer in the workplace. The legislation that Senator Baucus and I put together clears some...

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Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Expands to Cornell University

BusyBee — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:36:00 GMT

Newswise November 10, 2011 The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), an education and training program founded in 2007 at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University and operated by SU’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), has announced its expansion to the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Through its alliance with the School of Hotel Administration, the Culinary Institute of America will also be a part of the...

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Promoting Disability-Friendly Campuses to Prospective Students: An Analysis of University Recruitment Materials

BusyBee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:06:00 GMT

Disability Studies Quarterly The Ohio State University Knowledge Bank Beth A. Haller, Ph.D. Spring 2006, Volume 26, No. 2 Abstract Estimates are that currently about 9 percent of students on college campuses have some form of disability. These students are all are supposed to receive accommodations on those college campuses based on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The focus of this study is how these students receive information about these...

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KU lands $7.5M grant to study online education for students with disabilities

BusyBee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:57:00 GMT

KU News, The University of Kansas Contact: Mike Krings, KU News Service, (785) 864-8860 October 31, 2011 LAWRENCE — Across the country, virtual schools and online education are gaining popularity at a rapid rate, yet little research exists on whether such methods are effective for students with disabilities. Researchers at the University of Kansas’ Center for Research on Learning have landed a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to find out...

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Wounded warriors make run at NYC Marathon glory

BusyBee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:51:00 GMT

CNN By Kristina Sgueglia November 7, 2011 New York (CNN) -- Wounded warriors will gear up Sunday and go into a different battleground -- the New York City Marathon. Twenty-five disabled veterans will push through 26.2-mile route through the five boroughs, running, churning hand cranks, pushing wheelchairs and propelling prosthetic legs to the finish line in Central Park. One of those 25 was in Walter Reed Army Medical Center three years ago, suffering from a lost limb, a reverse...

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Cornell Documentary Shows Interplay of Disability Issues

BusyBee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:44:00 GMT

The Cornell Daily Sun November 7, 2011 By Rebekah Foster A documentary film produced by Cornell’s Employment and Disability Institute premiered the night of Oct. 30 on a local television channel. The film, titled “What Works?”, addresses how young adults with disabilities can compete for jobs in a more competitive job market. The 30-minute film — broadcast on WCNY-DT, Central New York’s public broadcasting station — shows how an EDI research project,...

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Hero Health Hire Welcomes Major General Elder Granger, M.D., as Honorary Chair

BusyBee — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:36:00 GMT

Health care organizations work with military experts, U.S. Navy's Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Conference to recruit disabled veterans MarketWatch Press Release November 7, 2011 WASHINGTON, Nov 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hero Health Hire, a joint initiative of health care industry businesses committed to recruiting and training disabled veterans for their workforces, announced today that retired Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, M.D., will join the program as honorary...

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