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This week, I went searching all over the Internet in order to find you inspiring and informative news for your viewing pleasure.

1. In a court case that is drawing national attention, a woman with an intellectual disability may be …

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The world’s largest wheelchair sporting event, June 25th-June 30th, 2012

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The 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) begins Monday, June 25th through June 30th, 2012.  Approximately 600 veteran military wheelchair athletes will convene in Richmond, Virginia for the world’s largest wheelchair sports event.

The games promote rehabilitation through competition for …

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The largest annual wheelchair sports event kicks off June 25th

a physically fit silouette of a man pushing a wheelchair with might causing smoke to come out of the tires and wrap around the man creating a circle by which the logo "32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, June 25-30, 2012, Richmond Virginia" wraps around the outside of the circle

The 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games (NVWG) begins Monday, June 25th through June 30th, 2012.  Approximately 600 veteran military wheelchair athletes will convene in Richmond, Virginia for the worlds largest wheelchair sports event.

The games promote rehabilitation through competition for …

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Bill proposed to expand funding options for veterans with children with disabilities

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Five House Democrats unveiled a bill April 1 that would allow veterans to divert a portion of their retirement benefits to set up a fund for their special needs children.

“As a father of a special needs child, I know …

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Veterans Day 2011

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Disability Rights Washington attorney Mike Smith shares these links in tribute to America’s veterans:

Veterans Day events

The State Department of Veteran Affairs has a list of different events

 Disabled American Veterans Day Speeches from 2000 – 2011

Paralyzed Veterans

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Thousands of veterans with PTSD to receive new disability benefits

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The National Veterans Legal Services Program announced July 29 an agreement with the U.S. military to provide benefits to more than 2,000 veterans afflicted with post traumatic stress disorder during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The veterans, who …

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Mental health problems likely to spike as troops return home

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Scientific American, in a feature published June 27, details many of the mental health challenges facing the approximately two million troops who have fought in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001.

During the past three years, more than 30,000 service members …

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Court slams VA mental health system

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Recruit with post traumatic stress disorder The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, in a 2-1 decision released May 10, called for an overhaul in how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides mental health treatment for soldiers returning from military service.

“The VA’s …

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Veteran’s mental health report recognized

The Academy Health Board of Directors honored Invisible Wounds of War, an extensive study by the RAND Corporation into the conditions of returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq, with its 2011 Health Services Research Impact Award on February 9.

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