Disability

Shinseki for VA Secretary: A Bold Choice

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Troops, VA Secretary, Obama, Mental Health Care, Disability, Shinseki, Veterans, Obama Appointments, Eric Shinseki, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Shinseki has always put patriotism ahead of politics, and is held in high regard by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Hard Times for Children with Disabilities

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Welfare, Disability, Poverty, Economy, Sarah Palin, Susan Parish, Single Mother Families, Disabilities, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Track Palin, Single Parent Family, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

The evidence on well-being among children with disabilities is distressing. In this country, they are more likely to be poor, and more likely to live in single-parent families.

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"Get sick and get out." The travesty of medical foreclosures and bankruptcies

Harold Pollack | Posted 09.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Medical Bankruptcies, Children With Special Health Needs, Disability, Health Reform, Health, Barack Obama, Home News
Harold Pollack

Today's news describes yet another study noting how often illness and medical expenses drive people into financial hardship. Researchers surveyed 128 ...

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A Nod to Sarah Palin from Someone Who Will Never Vote for Her

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vice President, Disability, Down Syndrome, Abortion, Reproductive Freedom, Sarah Palin Vp, Mccain Palin Ticket, Reproductive Choice, Mccain Palin 08, Sarah Palin, Palin Pro-Life, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Governor Palin's party opposes women's access to family planning services that prevent unwanted pregnancies and that give poor women the same reproductive choices she herself enjoys.

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Seeing Ability through Disability

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 08.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Marc Kielburger, Developing World, Education, Disability, Craig Kielburger, Home News

Ingrid Ioan says her wheelchair is not a disadvantage - just a small bump in the road. "I don't see disability as an obstacle," says the University o...

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"Obama May Have Edge Among Disabled" -- No Kidding

Harold Pollack | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Community Choice Act, Disability, Universal Health Care, Health, Barack Obama, Politics News
Harold Pollack

Conventional wisdom holds that Barack Obama is a charismatic newcomer who holds less appeal to regular people. Tell that to anyone with a serious health problem.

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From Cancer To Yoga: 10 Year Nap, My Ass!

Lauren Cahn | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Rabbit Pose, Natarajasana, Ashtanga, 10-Year Nap, Law Firm" "Hogan & Hartson, Inner Life, Chemo, Jivamukti, Camel Pose, Ustrasana, Naval Gazing, Breast Cancer, Meg Wolitzer, Dancer Pose, Chemotherapy, Sarvangasana, Living, Disability, Ten-Year Nap, Yoga Chickie, Bikram, The Inner Life, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Yesterday, my mom called to tell me about this book she was reading: The Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer. Since these days, most of my reading is done ...

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Displaced, Disabled, and in Need of our Care

Jean Kennedy Smith | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Disability, Displaced People, Refugees, Politics News
Jean Kennedy Smith

Out of sight, out of mind -- there is no better way to characterize the plight of refugees worldwide whose suffering is compounded by physical, sensory, or mental disabilities.

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Redefining "Disability" for the Benefit of Workers.

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Donna Dolan, The Mobility Agenda, New York State Paid Family Leave Coalition, Drum Major Institute, Disability, Temporary Disability Insurance, Sara Flocks, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Accrued Sick and Safe Leave Act, Carolyn Maloney, Healthy Families Act, Working Family Time to Care Act, Sick Days, Business News
Arlene M. Roberts

The arrival of a newborn is usually joyous. But the mood is often tempered by the reality of time off from work. Paid family leave is the logical solution, but logic does not always prevail in legislative chambers.

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The Future of Sport Has Begun

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 05.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Disability, Human Rights, Sport, Cas, Iaaf, Oscar Pistorius, Casey Martin, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

The future of sport arrived on Friday with the decision to allow South Africa's premier runner, double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, to compete in the 400-meter Olympic sprints and relays this summer.

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