Disability
Promoting inclusive healthcare and supporting the well-being of individuals with disabilities, empowering them to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
How To Rebuild Your Life After A Debilitating Personal Injury
Life after a personal injury can be challenging. Here are steps to help you recover, from prioritizing treatment to managing finances and finding new pursuits.
Enough Is Enough: Determining When a Health Condition is a Disability
You know the reality. Your health is impacting your ability to live life as you once did. Your capacity to work, to be productive, has deteriorated. And that’s a frightening reality, especially when you have yourself and your family to support. Being formally and legally declared “disabled” can be a difficult step to take. There are not only the legal hurdles to clear, but there’s also the simple reality that life will change, particularly if your health requires you to stop working. Seeking formal, legal status as a person with a disability, however, can be a tremendous benefit. You’ll enjoy specific legal protections under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).…
The VA Benefits Backlog in Numbers
The Department of Veterans Affairs had set a goal to get through their claims backlog by the end of 2015, but they missed the deadline by about 70,000 cases. But should that number actually be even higher?
