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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Prescription-drug use an issue for employers – Seattle Times
Oct 25, 2010 05:13 GMT
New York Times Prescription-drug use an issue for employers Seattle Times Also, some employers fear violating the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ). The law prohibits asking about prescription drugs unless workers are seen … Drug Testing Poses Quandary for Employers New York Times all 4 new..

Community service directory – News Virginian
Oct 24, 2010 16:52 GMT
Community service directory News Virginian Americans with Disabilities Act , Waynesboro, provides ombudsman, consultant services and resources: Rob Wade, ADA coordinator for the city of Waynesboro, … and more »

Lane closures scheduled this week in Cheltenham Township – Montgomery Newspapers
Oct 24, 2010 16:21 GMT
Lane closures scheduled this week in Cheltenham Township Montgomery Newspapers Crews will install new Americans With Disabilities Act -compliant curb ramps at the following locations, with daily lane restrictions from 9 am to 3 pm, … and more »

Advocates sue California over mental health cutoff – San Jose Mercury News
Oct 23, 2010 14:46 GMT
Advocates sue California over mental health cutoff San Jose Mercury News The lawsuit alleges the state violated the Individuals with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act by cutting off the program known as “AB … and more »

Arts workshop designed to help those working with those with disabilities – LubbockOnline.com
Oct 22, 2010 18:21 GMT
Arts workshop designed to help those working with those with disabilities LubbockOnline.com Those attending will learn more about the revised Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ), which goes into effect in March 2011. and more »

Poll: Do you support accessibility options for your organization? – TechRepublic (blog)
Oct 22, 2010 15:12 GMT
Poll: Do you support accessibility options for your organization? TechRepublic (blog) In the United States, The Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, … Employment of People with Disabilities Improving, but ..

NorShor Theatre Closed Until 2011 – Or Later – FOX 21 Online
Oct 22, 2010 02:19 GMT
NorShor Theatre Closed Until 2011 – Or Later FOX 21 Online … Duluth-owned NorShor Theatre closed its doors one month ago to get up to code with standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act ( ADA ). … and more »

Restoring the Promise – The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act – The Fort Gordon Signal
Oct 21, 2010 17:29 GMT
Restoring the Promise – The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act The Fort Gordon Signal When the original bill was passed, the ADA was a landmark civil rights bill. It was intended to protect individuals who were discriminated against on the … and more »

ADA push proceeds
Oct 21, 2010 14:47 GMT
JONESBORO — It has been a few years since the City of Jonesboro completed court-ordered improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Making sure city-owned buildings are ADA compliant – KAIT
Oct 21, 2010 03:36 GMT
Making sure city-owned buildings are ADA compliant KAIT … Public Safety Commission, Chief Building Official Terry Adams was named Americans with Disabilities Act , or ADA coordinator and compliance officer. … and more »

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Employment of People with Disabilities

Severely disabled to be helped into work
Oct 25, 2010 05:25 GMT
More than twenty thousand people with severe disabilities are to be helped to find work each year following the launch of a new programme.

Severely disabled to be helped into work – Telegraph.co.uk
Oct 25, 2010 05:01 GMT
Severely disabled to be helped into work Telegraph.co.uk More than twenty thousand people with severe disabilities are to be helped to find work each year following the launch of a new programme. …

Free Help For Jobless Living With Disabilities – KETV Omaha
Oct 25, 2010 02:22 GMT
Free Help For Jobless Living With Disabilities KETV Omaha It’s an agency run by Nebraska’s Department of Education, helping more than 1800 people find meaningful employment last year. “I think some people in my … and more »

Free Help For Jobless Living With Disabilities
Oct 25, 2010 02:20 GMT
A Nebraska agency quietly works to train and find employment for individuals living with disabilities.

Call to hire special needs people in workforce – GulfNews
Oct 24, 2010 19:04 GMT
Call to hire special needs people in workforce GulfNews Several companies shared their experience of hiring people with disabilities at the session, which also addressed the challenges faced by disabilities in … and more »

Community service directory – News Virginian
Oct 24, 2010 16:52 GMT
Community service directory News Virginian Career Support Systems Inc.; provider of supported employment (job placement and related support services for people with disabilities ); contact: Anita … and more »

CDA held an induction meeting with human resource managers on employment for people with disabilities
Oct 24, 2010 10:28 GMT
Dubai, 24 October, 2010: The Community Development Authority (CDA) held an induction meeting on the rights of people with disabilities to enable them to get jobs that are suited to their abilities and qualifications in different business sectors.

People with disabilities face transition
Oct 24, 2010 05:08 GMT
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Fredericksburg Transition Coalition will host “Pathways to the Future,” a transition fair for youths and young adults with disabilities who are exiting high school, on Saturday, Nov. 13….

Workers with disabilities achieve work force inroads
Oct 24, 2010 05:01 GMT
“I’d do just about anything for her,” Bobby Hill said, taking a break from opening boxes and referring to his boss.

COMMUNITY COMMENT: Public can help disabled obtain work – Evansville Courier & Press
Oct 23, 2010 05:05 GMT
COMMUNITY COMMENT: Public can help disabled obtain work Evansville Courier & Press October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, themed “Talent has no boundaries: Workforce diversity includes people with disabilities . … SENET To Participate in Disabilities Awareness Fair PRLog.Org (..

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Medicaid and Medicare Benefits

THE SAVINGS GAME: Being healthy is no excuse to skip Medicare drug benefit
Oct 25, 2010 05:22 GMT
Thank you for your concern, readers, and rest assured: I will enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan.

Speak Out 10/25/10 – Southeast Missourian
Oct 25, 2010 05:15 GMT
Speak Out 10/25/10 Southeast Missourian The only way to do this is to cut federal programs like Social Security, Medicare , Medicaid , food stamps, funding to schools and unemployment benefits . … and more »

Some elderly patients can’t get whooping cough vaccine – Los Angeles Times
Oct 25, 2010 04:17 GMT
Some elderly patients can’t get whooping cough vaccine Los Angeles Times … also known as pertussis, according to the California Department of Public Health and the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. … and more »

Political Polygraph: Republican Senatorial Committee television ad – Denver Post
Oct 24, 2010 19:31 GMT
Political Polygraph: Republican Senatorial Committee television ad Denver Post Bennet, that Medicare benefits cannot be reduced for seniors and that savings in the program need to be applied to improve extending the life of the … and more »

Candidates address seniors’ concerns – WatertownDailyTimes.com
Oct 24, 2010 09:59 GMT
Candidates address seniors’ concerns WatertownDailyTimes.com There are more than 19000 Medicare Advantage recipients in the 23rd District, according to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. … and more »

Allsup Medicare Advisor® Now Provides Three Options for Customized Medicare Help – from Part D through …
Oct 24, 2010 08:14 GMT
Allsup Medicare Advisor® Now Provides Three Options for Customized Medicare Help – from Part D through Supplemental Coverage Seniors and people with disabilities have more options from personalized Medicare plan selection service to objectively evaluate Medicare options, choose the plan best for the..

Is it true? – phillyBurbs.com
Oct 24, 2010 06:41 GMT
Is it true? phillyBurbs.com For seniors, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid , for example, has announced on average, Medicare Advantage … Virginians scramble to find alternative to Medicare Advantage The Virginian-Pilot all 4 news articles &r..

Q&A: Charles Grassley, Republican, US Senate – Quad City Times
Oct 24, 2010 05:27 GMT
Q&A: Charles Grassley, Republican, US Senate Quad City Times … future beneficiaries by guaranteeing a level of benefits . 7. What, if any, changes would you make to Medicare and Medicaid to slow their rate of growth? … Q&A: Roxanne Conlin, Democrat, US Senate Quad City Times all 3 news articles..

St. Mary’s named best large hospital – Online Athens
Oct 24, 2010 04:29 GMT
St. Mary’s named best large hospital Online Athens The honor roll is based on clinical data provided by the federal Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services, which administers the nation’s Medicare and … and more »

Virginians scramble to find alternative to Medicare Advantage – The Virginian-Pilot
Oct 24, 2010 02:01 GMT
Virginians scramble to find alternative to Medicare Advantage The Virginian-Pilot Through such plans, the government pays private insurers to manage the medical benefits of Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare , for seniors and people with … and more »

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Social Security Benefits

Edward Lotterman: Social Security remains a good deal for many
Oct 25, 2010 05:31 GMT
Cost-of-living increases for Social Security had become so routine over the past several decades that it set off outrage when news spread that for the second year in a row, there would be no increase in January. Now Congress is considering $250 payments to Social Security recipients. http://www.Idah..

Our seniors deserve better – The Tribune-Democrat
Oct 25, 2010 05:07 GMT
CBS News Our seniors deserve better The Tribune-Democrat — We understand the frustrations of those who for a second consecutive year will not be seeing their Social Security checks increase because the inflation … Social Security : Republican Plans Faulty Says Joint Economic Committee US Money Ta..

Chet Edwards and Bill Flores face off in a debate – KXXV News Channel 25
Oct 25, 2010 04:31 GMT
Reuters Chet Edwards and Bill Flores face off in a debate KXXV News Channel 25 The two sides touched on everything from President Obama’s health care plan, to Social Security , to securing the borders. This has been a campaign that both … Chet Edwards and Bill Flores spar in TV debate Dallas ..

A Lubbock woman is indicted for social security fraud – KCBD-TV
Oct 25, 2010 03:05 GMT
A Lubbock woman is indicted for social security fraud KCBD-TV Entertainment News from AP By James Clark | email LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) – A Lubbock woman is indicted for social security fraud. The indictment says Theresa … and more »

Free Help For Jobless Living With Disabilities – KETV Omaha
Oct 25, 2010 02:22 GMT
Free Help For Jobless Living With Disabilities KETV Omaha Many clients come to the agency receiving monthly checks from Social Security Disability . They want to work but are concerned about how their benefits might … and more »

Two Speeches Obama Should Give — and Probably Won’t – Huffington Post (blog)
Oct 25, 2010 02:01 GMT
Two Speeches Obama Should Give — and Probably Won’t Huffington Post (blog) One concerns Social Security , the other the incipient Banking Crisis II. My fellow Americans, Social Security is one of the bedrock programs that Democrats … Debates show sharp contrast News & Observer all 2 news art..

Social Security Strategies and Roth IRA Conversions: Wall Street Journal Advice – Wall Street Journal
Oct 24, 2010 20:55 GMT
The Money Times Social Security Strategies and Roth IRA Conversions: Wall Street Journal Advice Wall Street Journal My husband began collecting his Social Security benefits at full retirement age in 1990. He is now 84 years old, and his monthly net Social … Social Security Program: Ways to Maximi..

Election Time Raises Social Security Rhetoric
Oct 22, 2010 17:30 GMT
Overheated Campaign Talk Makes Compromise Less Likely After the Voting Is Over

KELLY v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY – Leagle.com
Oct 22, 2010 11:45 GMT
KELLY v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Leagle.com Debbie D. Kelly appeals the district court’s order affirming the Social Security Commissioner’s denial of her application for disability benefits and … NORTON v. ASTRUE Leagle.com all 2 news articles »

Campaign rhetoric muddies Social Security reform
Oct 22, 2010 08:14 GMT
For 75 years, seniors have loved their Social Security benefits and for almost that long, politicians have loved to warn them that the other party would take those benefits away. This election year is hardly an exception.

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Legislature may cut deep to meet $25 billion budget gap
Oct 25, 2010 06:14 GMT
AUSTIN — Texas faces a budget crisis of truly daunting proportions, with lawmakers likely to cut sacrosanct programs such as education for the first time in memory and to lay off hundreds if not thousands of state workers and public university employees.

Legislature likely to cut deep to meet possible $25 billion budget gap
Oct 25, 2010 05:59 GMT
Texas lawmakers are likely to cut programs such as education for the first time in memory and to lay off hundreds if not thousands of state workers and public university employees.

New options for TANF, child support clients – Fredericksburg.com (blog)
Oct 24, 2010 22:06 GMT
Fredericksburg.com (blog) New options for TANF, child support clients Fredericksburg.com (blog) Customers who receive child support payments and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) via EPPICard™ will use a new ATM network for their …

How bad is the budget crunch? – Dallas Morning News
Oct 24, 2010 07:28 GMT
How bad is the budget crunch? Dallas Morning News Eliminate all grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to save $131 million. But after all that, you’d have saved just $12.2 billion, … and more »

Medicaid enrollment and re-enrollment – Chicago Tribune (blog)
Oct 21, 2010 22:25 GMT
Medicaid enrollment and re-enrollment Chicago Tribune (blog) Medical eligibility for children in cases receiving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) or TANF ( Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ) cash …

Recession Ebbs, but Misery Piles on for Families in Poverty – In These Times
Oct 20, 2010 14:59 GMT
Recession Ebbs, but Misery Piles on for Families in Poverty In These Times The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits have been steadily losing value in recent …

Changes to EPPICard for Families in VA
Oct 19, 2010 18:44 GMT
Customers who receive child support payments and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families via EPPICard™ will use a new ATM network for their financial transactions.

Changes to EPPICard for Families in VA – WHSV
Oct 19, 2010 18:35 GMT
Changes to EPPICard for Families in VA WHSV Customers who receive child support payments and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families via EPPICard™ will use a new ATM network for their financial …

In Campbell County, Social Services need rises as staff shrinks – GoDanRiver.com
Oct 18, 2010 23:24 GMT
In Campbell County, Social Services need rises as staff shrinks GoDanRiver.com Temporary assistance for needy families rose from $674000 to $842000. The good news, said Verilla, was that the number of children in foster care had … and more »

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and … – PR Newswire (press release)
Oct 18, 2010 19:09 GMT
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and … PR Newswire (press release) These include Head Start, child support programs, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families . HHS also supports programs that focus on responsible … and more »

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