Employment of People with Disabilities

Care costs rise as veteran population declines - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - ... (Army Times)
May 11, 2008 18:59 GMT
WASHINGTON — Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the country billions of dollars for decades to come — even as the total population of America’s veterans has begun to shrink.

AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising - The Associated Press
May 11, 2008 18:20 GMT
The Associated Press AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising The Associated Press - 3 hours ago Last year, more than 271000 veterans were receiving disability benefits for diabetes. Most of the disabilities — 236000 of them — were linked to Agent ...

Growth in disabled vets to cost U.S. billions (USA Today)
May 11, 2008 17:00 GMT
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.

Number of disabled veterans rising (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
May 11, 2008 16:40 GMT
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds.

AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising (The Charlotte Observer)
May 11, 2008 14:33 GMT
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America's vets shrinks. Despite the decline in total vets - as soldiers from World..

AP IMPACT: Number of disabled vets up with Iraq, Afghan wars (AP via Yahoo! News)
May 11, 2008 14:30 GMT
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come — even as the total population of America's vets has begun to shrink.

Disabilities Act provisions flouted - Assam Tribune
May 11, 2008 05:42 GMT
Disabilities Act provisions flouted Assam Tribune, India - 10 hours ago Following the publication of the notice under RRB, Anju Talukdar, coordinator of the Disability Law Unit (DLU) and Susmita Kaur, assistant project ...

Carey finds work people want (Marion Chronicle-Tribune)
May 11, 2008 05:29 GMT
K.B. Construction worker Rino Colbert, middle, helps Brandon Johnson hang doors at Best Western, 4936 S. Kay Bee Dr., Upland. Jeff Morehead / jmorehead@chronicle-tribune.com

'Reasonable' accommodations? - Palo Alto Online
May 9, 2008 17:18 GMT
'Reasonable' accommodations? Palo Alto Online, CA - 45 minutes ago Reasonable accommodation law was created to give people with disabilities equal access to employment and housing. But there are limits, the experts say. ...

Ghana: Disability Rights Law Made Simple (AllAfrica.com)
May 9, 2008 13:59 GMT
Mr. Sam Okudzeto a renowned legal practitioner has reiterated the underlining principle that Ghanaians with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as any other Ghanaian.