Disability Awareness Week at Geneva College - ReadMedia (press release)

[****Disability** Awareness Week at Geneva College**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHY6DSnGaTvCX-SAoKAOvVGp93UAw&url=http://readme.readmedia.com/Disability-Awareness-Week-at-Geneva-College/5542716)
**ReadMedia (press release)**
"I think discussing the topic of **disabilities** is essential for every community because it is a reality people face every day," notes Stephen Milliken, a graduate assistant (GA) in the ACCESS Office. "We hope that through this awareness, we may be **...**

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Goals of ADA Support Late Disability Filing, Circuit Finds - New York Law Journal (registration)

[**Goals of ADA Support Late **Disability** Filing, Circuit Finds**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHMq-KDvAmW5hBO6T8pPInpaHf_uw&url=http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/PubArticleNY.jsp?id%3D1202586544561%26Goals_of_ADA_Support_Late_Disability_Filing_Circuit_Finds)
**New York Law Journal (registration)**
**...** Law Journal. February 1, 2013. A former librarian who contends that a mental condition caused her to miss a state-imposed deadline for seeking **disability** retirement benefits should be allowed to file a late claim, a unanimous Second Circuit panel **...**

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I-Team: Questionable Disability Pensions Cost NJ Taxpayers - NBC New York

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NBC New York](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGd99DF4656nd58LgK2rtgQp6aGnw&url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/I-TEAM-Questionable-Disability-Pensions-Cost-NJ-Taxpayers-189283211.html)



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**NBC New York**
He'd been a crime scene detective for eight years, and on his application for permanent **disability** pension, said his PTSD was causing flashbacks and hallucinations associated with crime scenes. But five years after securing the pension, Carroll opened **...**

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Horse owner claims Meadows Racetrack violating disability law - Tribune-Review

[**Horse owner claims Meadows Racetrack violating **disability** law**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF99flXVhxe6BfAG0676M44Gxt8iQ&url=http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/3402305-74/lawsuit-claims-meadows)
**Tribune-Review**
A Washington County racehorse owner claims in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday that The Meadows Racetrack & Casino violates federal **disability** laws by permanently banning him from racing his horses at the track because his depression and bi-polar **...**

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News Article Initiative Reduces Disability Claims Processing Time - Department of Defense

[**News Article Initiative Reduces **Disability** Claims Processing Time**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGEyRVBZlDIFZFIDU8JTCKnn6DzUQ&url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id%3D119156)
**Department of Defense**
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 – The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new initiative that could eliminate the requirement for an in-person medical examination for some veterans and shorten the time it takes to process **disability** compensation **...**
[Veterans **disability** claims system and customer service tool work better apart](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGtE1RPS4TyMJr31Orz9Q53HPl3WA&url=http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/01/veterans-disability-claims-system-and-customer-service-tool-work-better-alone/61016/?oref%3Dng-HPriver)Nextgov
[Veterans Affairs: Veterans are waiting longer to receive **disability** benefits](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFamHbPSp0H5VSV7lkLz6506RuYbA&url=http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/opinions/columns/article_ea5474a4-6bbc-11e2-ab82-001a4bcf887a.html)Carolinacoastonline
[Exam no longer needed for some disabled vets](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEKOxpRy7fz-tWCU3NhzGLspCb0cA&url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2013/01/military-medical-exam-va-disability-claims-013113w/)Marine Corps Times
[Austin American-Statesman](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7U46X30vqN80XyP5v-9v4x3sz0g&url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/state-veterans-claims-team-gets-500000-injection/nWCDk/)
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Did radio DJ mock Tuscarawas County woman's disability? - WTOV Steubenville

[**Did radio DJ mock Tuscarawas County woman's **disability**?**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGuKEcIjisOglfsicKDaEVIu8D9yg&url=http://www.wtov9.com/news/news/did-radio-dj-mock-tuscarawas-county-womans-disabil/nWCDG/)
**WTOV Steubenville**
"Q92 and The Mo Show would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm its support of efforts to raise awareness regarding the challenges faced by people with developmental **disabilities**. Specifically, the station wishes to sincerely apologize again for **...**

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Veterans disability claims system and customer service tool work better alone - Nextgov

[**Veterans **disability** claims system and customer service tool work better alone**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGtE1RPS4TyMJr31Orz9Q53HPl3WA&url=http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/01/veterans-disability-claims-system-and-customer-service-tool-work-better-alone/61016/?oref%3Dng-HPriver)
**Nextgov**
Conflicts with another application are to blame for the sluggish performance of the Veterans Affairs Department's $491 million **disability** claims processing system in December, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said in a call with the media Thursday.
[Veterans Affairs: Veterans are waiting longer to receive **disability** benefits](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFamHbPSp0H5VSV7lkLz6506RuYbA&url=http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/opinions/columns/article_ea5474a4-6bbc-11e2-ab82-001a4bcf887a.html)Carolinacoastonline
[**Disability** Claims Initiative Reduces Processing Time, Adds Convenience](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHVL2r_XtW10Lrok0w_4x3SWG-SCg&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disability-claims-initiative-reduces-processing-time-adds-convenience-2013-01-31)MarketWatch (press release)
[State veterans claims team gets $500000 injection](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7U46X30vqN80XyP5v-9v4x3sz0g&url=http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/state-veterans-claims-team-gets-500000-injection/nWCDk/)Austin American-Statesman

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Sonoma disability center staff weighs in on abuse claims - The Bay Citizen

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**The Bay Citizen**
**...** a longtime senior psychiatric technician at the Sonoma Developmental Center, said the scandal has clouded the typically high quality of care offered at the institution, whose patients have cerebral palsy, severe autism and other intellectual **...**

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Calif. disability center staff weighs in on patient abuse claims - Center For Investigative Reporting

[**Calif. **disability** center staff weighs in on patient abuse claims**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG8e5nFmP29fmbkeXvEJAbI98-XcA&url=http://cironline.org/reports/calif-disability-center-staff-weighs-patient-abuse-claims-4131)
**Center For Investigative Reporting**
SONOMA, Calif. – California's largest full-time care center for the severely disabled needs more staff and accountability to correct major internal breakdowns that led to dozens of cases of alleged patient abuse, staff members said Wednesday at a **...**

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Kessler Foundation Announces $2.17 Million in Grants to Increase Disability ... - MarketWatch (press release)

[**Kessler Foundation Announces $2.17 Million in Grants to Increase **Disability** **...****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEXVXHvn4ZtdSKYNXaJ1zF78NVulw&url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kessler-foundation-announces-217-million-in-grants-to-increase-disability-employment-2013-01-31)
**MarketWatch (press release)**
About Kessler Foundation Kessler Foundation, the largest nonprofit organization in the field of **disability** research and employment, is a global leader in rehabilitation research that seeks to improve cognition and mobility for people with multiple **...**

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Deep Brain Stimulation May Improve Autism Symptoms - Disability Scoop

[**Deep Brain Stimulation May Improve Autism Symptoms**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGIeEVj3n73SlcE_XT6Vo761wWDcw&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/31/deep-brain-autism/17220/)
**Disability Scoop**
In a first, doctors say electrodes implanted in the brain of a 13-year-old with severe autism alleviated the boy's behaviors and allowed him to speak for the first time. The approach has only been tested on one person, but the German research team that **...**

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Disability-friendly school sports policy sparks hope and angst - GIMBY (blog)

[****Disability**-friendly school sports policy sparks hope and angst**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEpDusDucmrTmYNKA3yezaEAmxAAg&url=http://gimby.org/blogs/backyard-fence/20130131/disability-friendly-school-sports-policy-sparks-hope-and-angst)
**GIMBY (blog)**
**Disability**-friendly school sports policy sparks hope and angst. Students with **disabilities** must get a fair shot at participating on school sports teams, the U.S. Department of Education says – and judging by the comments of news watchers in Phoenix **...**
[Sports Now a Civil Right for Persons With **Disabilities**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFVFZEEVpc4E67q8W0X2Yr3bRpMFw&url=http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2013/01/31/sports-now-a-civil-right-for-persons-with-disabilities.htm)About - News & Issues

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Food Allergies a Disability? - Fox and Hounds Daily

[**Food Allergies a **Disability**?**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGHYYocuW1A2jip7EFcwSQ_4Hwwrg&url=http://www.foxandhoundsdaily.com/2013/01/food-allergies-a-disability/)
**Fox and Hounds Daily**
Recently there was a settlement with Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts that will require the University to serve gluten-free foods and make other accommodations for students who have celiac disease. At least one student had complained to **...**
[Is a food allergy a **disability** under the ADA?](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGcgofLiDLz6nvX1_gD35BCkBNohw&url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g%3Dea09358a-b104-4f7d-9bcc-9c34c2acdf33)Lexology (registration)

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Veterans Affairs: Veterans are waiting longer to receive disability benefits - Carolinacoastonline

[**Veterans Affairs: Veterans are waiting longer to receive **disability** benefits**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFamHbPSp0H5VSV7lkLz6506RuYbA&url=http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/opinions/columns/article_ea5474a4-6bbc-11e2-ab82-001a4bcf887a.html)
**Carolinacoastonline**
Hank Gotard has been Carteret County's Veterans Services officer since December 1994. He serves as an advocate for veterans in their dealings with the VA and as a liaison with numerous governmental agencies. To learn more about the Veterans Services **...**
[Staff editorial: No lifeline for veterans](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG3_PCE_nawUGD9gBpeoQ4aWSnRhA&url=http://www.diamondbackonline.com/opinion/article_bc8b4e7a-6b4f-11e2-91b9-001a4bcf6878.html)Diamondback Online

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Retired NJ Cop On Disability Pension Cleans Up - NJ TODAY

[**Retired NJ Cop On **Disability** Pension Cleans Up**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEfDI9ly783fc_eiLAHmGyQ6cyErQ&url=http://njtoday.net/2013/01/31/retired-nj-cop-on-disability-pension-cleans-up/)
**NJ TODAY**
STATE — A former sheriff's officer in Morris County retired at age 33 and receives a **disability** pension because he was "totally and permanently" disabled by the trauma of seeing dead bodies while on the job, New Jersey Watchdog reports. According to **...**

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The VA's People with Disabilities Employment Program

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is committed to increasing representation of qualified persons with disabilities in every level of its workforce. The VA's, "People with Disabilities Program," is one that is designed to make sure that people with disabilities have equal opportunity in every aspect of employment within the VA to include internship programs, promotions, training, and reasonable accommodation.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/employment/56482.php

Social Security Disability Approval Fast-Tracks 35 More Conditions For A Total ... - Law Firm Newswire (press release)

[**Social Security **Disability** Approval Fast-Tracks 35 More Conditions For A Total **...****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEqrwaBWDXl2XGGiGq7RTrBBGYPpw&url=http://www.lawfirmnewswire.com/2013/01/social-security-disability-approval-fast-tracks-35-more-conditions-for-a-total-of-200/)
**Law Firm Newswire (press release)**
Zephyrhills, FL (Law Firm Newswire) January 31, 2013 – There are new Compassionate Allowance conditions, says Social Security. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced 35 additions to its list of Compassionate Allowances (CAL) **...**

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Disability Advocates Push for Funding - Patch.com

[****Disability** Advocates Push for Funding**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFujsNgCaV-zYmE6GeGxpvEBNeyBQ&url=http://kennesaw.patch.com/articles/disability-advocates-push-for-funding)
**Patch.com**
The waiting list is full, and **disability** advocates are pushing lawmakers to include $350,000 in the state budget for programs like it, according to 11Alive. Rita Young of All About Developmental **Disabilities** said Georgia is behind the rest of the **...**

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How Do Some Differently-Able Persons Acquire Their Disability? - AllAfrica.com

[**How Do Some Differently-Able Persons Acquire Their **Disability**?**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7ecmxwFGRyVkJPvQ-_Qm0AVUUzw&url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201301310704.html)
**AllAfrica.com**
It's arguably sympathetic and miserable to learn how some differently-able people acquire their **disability**. People often tend to think about **disability** in terms of catastrophic events, like a terrible car accident that leaves one paralyzed or in a **...**

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Mutual of Omaha Joins Council for Disability Awareness - PR Newswire (press release)

[**Mutual of Omaha Joins Council for **Disability** Awareness**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGvKuTQHKpUvgzcNYORf8-ZH8JQXw&url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mutual-of-omaha-joins-council-for-disability-awareness-189004211.html)
**PR Newswire (press release)**
PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mutual of Omaha today announced it has joined the national movement to educate working Americans about **disability** awareness and income protection by becoming the newest member of **...**

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Social Security Disability Benefits Key To Women During Cervical Cancer ... - PR Web (press release)

[**Social Security **Disability** Benefits Key To Women During Cervical Cancer **...****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHM7hs2hTHbXoXzAcbtf5XGtUaBqw&url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10379314.htm)
**PR Web (press release)**
The effects of cervical cancer and treatment may lead to a severe **disability** that prevents work, and Social Security **Disability** Insurance benefits are an important option for women. Quote end. Belleville, Ill. (PRWEB) January 30, 2013. Each year, there **...**

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Kinetsu settles Maui disability discrimination lawsuit - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

[**Kinetsu settles Maui **disability** discrimination lawsuit**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGfdeR6p2fbm2DC-lgwsLkb7GZNEQ&url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/189054811.html)
**Honolulu Star-Advertiser**
Kintetsu International Express Inc. has agreed to a $77,500 settlement to end a **disability** discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charging the international travel company with harassing and discriminating **...**
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President Obama Appoints Alice Wong to National Council on Disability - UCSF News Services

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UCSF News Services](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF5ojM4zoO78ELEP0k4LYzT1YCanQ&url=http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/01/13465/president-obama-appoints-alice-wong-national-council-disability)



[**President Obama Appoints Alice Wong to National Council on **Disability****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF5ojM4zoO78ELEP0k4LYzT1YCanQ&url=http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/01/13465/president-obama-appoints-alice-wong-national-council-disability)
**UCSF News Services**
Alice Wong, center, holds up her 2010 Chancellor's **Disability** Service Award, honoring members of the UCSF community for their dedicated and remarkable work to advance access for and accommodation of those with **disabilities**. From left, fellow awardee **...**

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Nudipu Proud to Lead World Bank Disability Safeguard Campaign - AllAfrica.com

[**Nudipu Proud to Lead World Bank **Disability** Safeguard Campaign**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGwql6KBbi4MUKhRsFRGdq6qtEchg&url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201301291553.html)
**AllAfrica.com**
Development stakeholders who wish to access funding from the World Bank will have to prove that their programmes benefit or have no harm on the persons with **disabilities**, once the bank completes reviewing its policies. The bank has apparently **...**

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Free 2013 Federal and State Tax Preparation and Filing to Eligible Taxpayers

The Walmart Foundation and Leading Nonprofits Launch MyFreeTaxes to Deliver Free Federal and State Tax Preparation and Filing to Eligible Taxpayers in 2013.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/legal/tax/myfreetaxes.php

Disability benefit changes - your stories - The Guardian (blog)

[****Disability** benefit changes - your stories**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHpWSHca3Mm1SLbJhfMVUUedJ1v2Q&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/blog/2013/jan/30/disability-living-allowance-personal-independence-payments-your-stories)
**The Guardian (blog)**
**...** conversation here. On Wednesday 30 January from 2pm GMT, we'll be talking about changes to **disability** benefits, which will see the end of **Disability** Living Allowance (DLA) for working-age claimants, replaced by Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
[MS campaigners in benefit protest](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFjcgleej1lTOPJ7f0zxSFd8jGYCw&url=http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/01/30/ms-campaigners-in-benefit-protest/)Aol Money

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Radio host mocks Strasburg woman with disability; family responds - New Philadelphia Times Reporter

[**Radio host mocks Strasburg woman with **disability**; family responds**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHCiktvR-xbp1_mKunQxARTOn3HZQ&url=http://www.timesreporter.com/communities/x898122120/Radio-DJ-mocks-Strasburg-woman-with-disability-family-responds)
**New Philadelphia Times Reporter**
The family of Kellie Baker of Strasburg hopes to raise awareness of bullying of people with **disabilities** after she was mocked by the host of a show on an Alliance radio station. "My feeling is, if I can change the way one person thinks or feels, it **...**

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Social Security Proposes Dropping 'Mental Retardation' - Disability Scoop

[**Social Security Proposes Dropping 'Mental Retardation'**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGQIHp8zXn-flFW9eINzLV9nDy6-w&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/29/social-security-mental-retardation/17193/)
**Disability Scoop**
"Advocates for individuals with intellectual **disability** have rightfully asserted that the term 'mental retardation' has negative connotations, has become offensive to many people, and often results in misunderstandings about the nature of the disorder **...**

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Super Bowl QB Faces Criticism Over 'Retarded' Comment - Disability Scoop

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San Francisco Chronicle](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEEKIHlV-qeiYHmTj-maV7O0Q2lTg&url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/slideshow/Great-sibling-rivalries-in-sport-55886.php)

[**Super Bowl QB Faces Criticism Over 'Retarded' Comment**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHA76-BWFbjQRPgMZciiwah5q3GSA&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/29/super-bowl-qb/17209/)
**Disability Scoop**
Joe Flacco used the term, which is offensive to many with **disabilities**, in response to a question from a Denver Post columnist who wondered what the NFL quarterback thought of future Super Bowls being played in cold-weather climates. "Yeah, I think it **...**
[Ravens QB Joe Flacco calls cold-weather Super Bowl 'retarded'](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF_G277MZ3GSeG7JZ5Du82MfKpfbg&url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-joe-flacco-super-bowl-retarded-20130129,0,590896.story)Los Angeles Times

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Disability Insurance Observer: Scholastic - LifeHealthPro

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LifeHealthPro](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8jHNTqplZlEaY35tm2bSraf8ngQ&url=http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2013/01/29/disability-insurance-observer-scholastic?t%3Ddisability)



[****Disability** Insurance Observer: Scholastic**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE8jHNTqplZlEaY35tm2bSraf8ngQ&url=http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2013/01/29/disability-insurance-observer-scholastic?t%3Ddisability)
**LifeHealthPro**
I have a daughter in "Generation Z," in grade school, and I think the idea of **disability** insurers reaching out to those Gen Z children is a great idea. If anything, I just wish insurers had the time, energy and resources to do more to reach out to even **...**

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Breast cancer survivor denied disability benefits - Examiner.com

[**Breast cancer survivor denied **disability** benefits**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFudWOiiHDHtXkcLHfPaNeddMW-Ag&url=http://www.examiner.com/article/breast-cancer-survivor-denied-disability-benefits)
**Examiner.com**
As a result of her experience, Azzopardi is sending a petition to her state legislatures requesting that they force the Social Security Administration to give **disability** benefits to women undergoing and recovering from breast cancer treatment. Jeannie **...**
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Working With a Disability: An Inside Job - Huffington Post

[**Working With a **Disability**: An Inside Job**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEWWQ29kUVsT7QvVxZ9HXXjA14VKg&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/outside-the-box/working-with-a-disability_b_2567869.html?utm_hp_ref%3Dimpact)
**Huffington Post**
By the time I was 22 years old I was motivated to reach for the stars and dream big. I felt any job was possible and not beyond my reach. In high school I had my first job coach, who unfortunately, was ready to throw in the towel. I asked question, but **...**

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RTI tapped for $10.2M disability research contract - Washington Business Journal (blog)

[**RTI tapped for $10.2M **disability** research contract**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGa21cQvZEk4Kerm6bt5alqSkHyeA&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2013/01/rti-tapped-for-102m-disability.html)
**Washington Business Journal (blog)**
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded RTI International, which has local offices in Rockville and the District, with a five-year, $10.2 million contract to advance developmental **disability** research, Washington Technology reported. RTI **...**

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Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims Hit Record - Disability Scoop

[**Workplace **Disability** Discrimination Claims Hit Record**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFRg_GPtkuLOE0K5uToXpRu_-SkKA&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/29/workplace-discrimination-record/17205/)
**Disability Scoop**
More complaints of **disability**-related job discrimination were filed last year than ever before, new statistics show. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 26,379 claims of job bias citing **disability** issues in fiscal year 2012. That **...**

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LITH will get say in officer's disability pension - Northwest Herald

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**Northwest Herald**
Attorney Jeffrey Alter (right) argues that Lake in the Hills and attorney Carlos Arevalo (left) should not be allowed to intervene in the **disability** claim filed by Lake in the Hills Police Officer Craig James (center). The Board ruled Tuesday that Lake **...**

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VA won't say how many veterans die waiting for disability benefits - Baltimore Sun (blog)

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**Baltimore Sun (blog)**
In half a dozen calls and emails, The Baltimore Sun asked the VA over a period of about two weeks for information about its backlog to process **disability** claims for American veterans — and the consequences of the delays on servicemen and servicewomen.
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Sports disability rule could have hidden costs - Biddeford Journal Tribune

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SCVNEWS.com](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF7rxTbOGBeHoEUshnbUE4v9pWBbQ&url=http://scvnews.com/2013/01/28/feds-schools-must-work-harder-to-include-disabled-students-in-athletic-programs/)



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**Biddeford Journal Tribune**
If a disabled student who is deaf, has Down syndrome, is in a wheelchair or has other **disabilities** wants a chance to play a sport for their school, they should be given the same opportunity as their non-disabled peers to compete on their school's **...**
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After Four Decades, Disability Champion Leaving Congress - Disability Scoop

[**After Four Decades, **Disability** Champion Leaving Congress**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFU1fjSegSn9NRX6H0yoKZ8ZK0y6A&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/29/after-four-decades-congress/17198/)
**Disability Scoop**
Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, plans to retire next year is leaving **disability** advocates pondering a future without their staunchest ally on Capitol Hill. Harkin, 73, said Saturday that he will not seek a sixth term in the U.S. Senate next year. "When the current **...**

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Equal Opportunity to Students with Disabilities to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics

U.S. Department of Education Clarifies Schools' Obligation to Provide Equal Opportunity to Students with Disabilities to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/sports/equal-op.php

Man tells Gary judge he gets disability for 'anger management problem' - Post-Tribune

[**Man tells Gary judge he gets **disability** for 'anger management problem'**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF3g3gqoZibLPf152BwxrHU20RTmg&url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/17858916-537/man-tells-gary-judge-he-gets-disability-for-anger-management-problem.html)
**Post-Tribune**
GARY--Paris Williams denied punching a teenage girl Saturday, claiming he was the victim of an attack by her and two others. Williams, 28, of 2147 Carolina St., pleaded not guilty to battery in Gary City Court Monday. He said we went to visit the **...**

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FMLA Covers Care of Adult Child With Disability No Matter When Condition ... - Bloomberg BNA

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**Bloomberg BNA**
An eligible employee is entitled to take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to care for an adult child who is incapable of self-care because of a **disability** regardless of the child's age when the **disability** began, according to Administrator's **...**
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Disability in society: let's make today #letstalkdisability day - The Guardian

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The Guardian](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHzENQZQEdR0GPsVcyj7FVfvQeivQ&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/29/disability-letstalkdisability-day)



[****Disability** in society: let's make today #letstalkdisability day**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHzENQZQEdR0GPsVcyj7FVfvQeivQ&url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/29/disability-letstalkdisability-day)
**The Guardian**
The comments people face about their **disability** on a daily basis ranged from the depressingly offensive ("I think I'd rather kill myself if I was like you. No offence.") to the daily frustrations of accessing basic services ("Couldn't you get your **...**

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Report: RI investigated for disability compliance - NECN

[**Report: RI investigated for **disability** compliance**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFsF-1CMvx9fsoPCYHYE1j5x0mGTg&url=http://www.necn.com/01/28/13/Report-RI-investigated-for-disability-co/landing_newengland.html?%26apID%3Ddff038a5f80040bba59b51e0e76939a6)
**NECN**
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the state of Rhode Island for possible violations of the Americans with **Disabilities** Act. WJAR-TV reports on Monday that federal investigators visited the offices of three social **...**

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National conference focuses on disability issues - Auburn Citizen

[**National conference focuses on **disability** issues**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGQm1viv8QAVwLffpIvPzGP4sI3tQ&url=http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/national-conference-focuses-on-disability-issues/article_ad147e3c-165a-5bca-b3c2-a1d575c7b3e2.html)
**Auburn Citizen**
Every year, there is a national conference of state independent living councils held, allowing representatives of every state to attend trainings and share best practices. This year, the conference was held in San Diego, Calif., and three **...**

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Local vet desperately seeking disability benefits - The Southern

[**Local vet desperately seeking **disability** benefits**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHY45vZbd0CMWqQSDLuAaeiROGVZg&url=http://thesouthern.com/news/local/local-vet-desperately-seeking-disability-benefits/article_4f539f0e-69c6-11e2-b3bf-001a4bcf887a.html)
**The Southern**
His 16-year military career is in the past, and the logistics supply and small arms weapon specialist is seeking his **disability** benefits. He's not having much success. He and his wife, Kris, who was laid off from her job two months ago, are on the **...**

[****](http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d93mDqRV7kwzyJM&ned=us)

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Budget is inadequate, disability advocates say - Lawrence Journal World

[**Budget is inadequate, **disability** advocates say**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHVX33lbZQnRUagv7H4X-h-_A5sSg&url=http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/jan/28/advocates-those-developmental-disabilities-say-bro/)
**Lawrence Journal World**
Topeka — Advocates for people with developmental **disabilities** on Monday called for increased funding for services, and rejection of Gov. Sam Brownback's budget proposal to keeping funding at the same level for the next two years. About 5,000 people **...**

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Report: RI investigated for disability compliance - Beaumont Enterprise

[**Report: RI investigated for **disability** compliance**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGgGxWojX7yFiSUyHUj9CAaYSGr3g&url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Report-RI-investigated-for-disability-compliance-4230062.php)
**Beaumont Enterprise**
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the state of Rhode Island for possible violations of the Americans with **Disabilities** Act. WJAR-TV reports on Monday that federal investigators visited the offices of three social **...**

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Vermont Comprehensive College Support Program for Students with Autism

Dr. Perry LaRoque announces a new comprehensive college support program for students with Autism called Mansfield Hall in Vermont.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/news/america/vermont/mansfield-hall.php

Fellow RA Chick Tara Manriquez Featured in Health Monitor’s Arthritis Magazine

I'm proud to say that another one of our RA Chicks, Tara Manriquez, was spotlighted in Health Monitor's Arthritis Magazine.  In case you missed it in the recent issue I managed to get an image copy of the whole article so you can read it as well!   Congratulations Tara and thank you for sharing your story with so many.   Just like the category her article is listed in, she's a true inspiration.

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Fellow RA Chick Tara Manriquez Featured in Health Monitor's Arthritis Magazine article

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Man tells Gary judge he gets disability for 'anger management problem' - Post-Tribune

[**Man tells Gary judge he gets **disability** for 'anger management problem'**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG4QN-m0VAH4YQ-hOytpYWCyuzkeA&url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/news/lake/17858916-418/man-tells-gary-judge-he-gets-disability-for-anger-management-problem.html)
**Post-Tribune**
GARY--Paris Williams denied punching a teenage girl Saturday, claiming he was the victim of an attack by her and two others. Williams, 28, of 2147 Carolina St., pleaded not guilty to battery in Gary City Court Monday. He said we went to visit the **...**

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Baltimore VA Slowest to Process Disability Claims - Military.com

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Military.com](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNESsHjTrSKeziYiAF9PuAj5p7tlQQ&url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/28/baltimore-va-office-worst-for-processing-claims.html?comp%3D7000023317828%26rank%3D1)



[**Baltimore VA Slowest to Process **Disability** Claims**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNESsHjTrSKeziYiAF9PuAj5p7tlQQ&url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/01/28/baltimore-va-office-worst-for-processing-claims.html?comp%3D7000023317828%26rank%3D1)
**Military.com**
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is the slowest in the country in processing **disability** claims for servicemen and servicewomen -- averaging about a year -- and makes more mistakes than any other office. The failures **...**

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RTI tapped for $10.2M disability research contract - Washington Technology

[**RTI tapped for $10.2M **disability** research contract**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG7ukViTQy14T9nPW9nF2-0rgCQpQ&url=http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2013/01/28/rti-health-research.aspx)
**Washington Technology**
The research is aimed at determining the causes and prevalence of developmental **disabilities**, such as autism, cerebral palsy, intellectual **disability** and hearing or vision loss, the company said in a release. RTI will support ongoing surveillance and **...**

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New California Accessibility Construction Regulations

The Department of General Services (DGS) Division of the State Architect has announced the adoption of updated accessibility standards for the 2013 California Building Code that - for the first time ever - align existing California and federal access regulations for everything ranging from parking spaces and hand rails to housing. The result is a single set of requirements which meet both state and federal accessibility requirements and enhance accessibility for all Californians.

URL: http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/accessibility/homes/construction-regulations.php

Disability cuts are affecting students' futures - The Independent

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The Independent](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEU6O4gzxH8U5ZSWTVteJxEaVK_lw&url=http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/disability-cuts-are-affecting-students-futures-8469344.html)



[****Disability** cuts are affecting students' futures**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEU6O4gzxH8U5ZSWTVteJxEaVK_lw&url=http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/disability-cuts-are-affecting-students-futures-8469344.html)
**The Independent**
This is the stance adopted by Neil Coyle of **Disability** Alliance, who thinks that some students may lose out completely: "If people are mis-assessed, they simply won't get their DLA. It's a huge blow to students because their benefits are linked, so if **...**
[**Disability** cuts: the big picture is terrifying](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFYeaEynMmgsI8xKBPus2Ppv8Kkog&url=http://www.newstatesman.com/voices/2013/01/disability-cuts-big-picture-terrifying)New Statesman

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Doctors aim to help stroke patients overcome disability by helping rewire ... - Medical Xpress

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**Medical Xpress**
Researchers at the University of Glasgow are hoping to help victims of stroke to overcome physical **disabilities** by helping their brains to 'rewire' themselves. Doctors and scientists from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences will **...**

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Change in Terminology: "Mental Retardation" to "Intellectual Disability" - Insurance News Net (press release)

[**Change in Terminology: "Mental Retardation" to "Intellectual **Disability**"**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFWxQED0LUNSGTbdvIyfRIOK5Hhww&url=http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id%3D370539%26type%3Dnewswires)
**Insurance News Net (press release)**
SUMMARY: We propose to replace the term "mental retardation" with "intellectual **disability**" in our Listing of Impairments (listings) that we use to evaluate claims involving mental disorders in adults and children under titles II and XVI of the Social **...**
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Center for Disability Services raises over $2M during telethon - Troy Record

[**Center for **Disability** Services raises over $2M during telethon**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGcwZnOiiIYhSezmBfLcu8xjG9GeQ&url=http://troyrecord.com/articles/2013/01/27/news/doc5105d58c6e094557013334.txt)
**Troy Record**
COLONIE – There was a flurry of activity at the Center for **Disability's** annual telethon on Sunday, where people were able to either meet the star studded lineup of guests or be entertained by a group of performing consumers from the center. It was the **...**
[53rd Center for **Disability** Services Telethon kicks off](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFGV0b8BeRLJx2x_pJl5FxM0J9bSA&url=http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/53rd-Center-for-Disability-Services-Telethon/_kale6UOzEGkQ91LzQzlAA.cspx)WXXA

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Through Community Accessibility Project, UWS looks to become more disability ... - CU Columbia Spectator

[**Through Community Accessibility Project, UWS looks to become more **disability** **...****](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGyoCNUt_ETo3MYRHQhmZZIY1KBVA&url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/01/28/through-community-accessibility-project-uws-looks-become-more-disability-friendly)
**CU Columbia Spectator**
With a new accessibility mapping initiative underway, Upper West Siders are taking first steps toward making the neighborhood more **disability**-friendly. Ronnie Raymond, a 93rd Street resident and member of Citizens for an Accessible West Side **...**

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Advocates Want School Using Shock Therapy Defunded - Disability Scoop

[**Advocates Want School Using Shock Therapy Defunded**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHtBkaBAaiD_tWnQh1k7LeYoqmlGw&url=http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/01/28/advocates-shock-defunded/17183/)
**Disability Scoop**
A national coalition of **disability** advocacy groups is calling on the federal government to stop providing funds to a Massachusetts school that uses skin-shock therapy on students with **disabilities**. In a letter sent earlier this month to health and **...**

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Pittsburgh disability solutions firm renamed, Sagewell Partners - IFAwebnews.com

[**Pittsburgh **disability** solutions firm renamed, Sagewell Partners**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGUW-iMfjgwUh6D3TNUqXwJwTJWQQ&url=http://ifawebnews.com/2013/01/27/pittsburgh-disability-solutions-firm-renamed-sagewell-partners/)
**IFAwebnews.com**
The company says the name reflects its capabilities in the benefits consulting market, especially helpful as the financial impact of health care reform, changing workplace demographics and employee absence and **disability** continue to increase. Osterhaus **...**

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53rd Center for Disability Services Telethon kicks off - WXXA

[**53rd Center for **Disability** Services Telethon kicks off**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFGV0b8BeRLJx2x_pJl5FxM0J9bSA&url=http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/53rd-Center-for-Disability-Services-Telethon/_kale6UOzEGkQ91LzQzlAA.cspx)
**WXXA**
The 53rd Center for **Disability** Services Telethon kicked off Sunday afternoon and the stars not only aligned for the event, a few actually came out. The Center for **Disability** Services helps more than 15,000 people have access to much needed care to lead **...**

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From Welfare Queens to Disabled Deadbeats - New York Times (blog)

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Wall Street Journal (blog)](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEG3HghP-H4wRiEwuhTT1r5WjzBfg&url=http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/01/26/number-of-the-week-why-disability-figures-are-good-for-job-market/)



[**From Welfare Queens to Disabled Deadbeats**](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEg2SBC08b60hppUBDUmbbcEnKa1g&url=http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/from-welfare-queens-to-disabled-deadbeats/)
**New York Times (blog)**
In 1984, lawmakers enacted the **Disability** Benefits Reform Act, which expanded the ways in which people could qualify for the DI program. That legislation, in addition to reversing several of the cost-containment measures enacted as part of the 1980 **...**
[Social Security **Disability** Program May Hit Shortfalls by 2016](http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGHyt6rwioc4DxjGL2RF9phBCnpVA&url=http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/social-security-disability-program-may-hit-shortfalls-by-2016/)FrontPage Magazine
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