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Disability activist and scholar dies at 64

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:27 +0000

The disability activist and scholar, Paul K. Longmore, who was unable to use his hands as a result of having polio as a child, passed away earlier this month on August 9th due to natural causes.

Longmore spent ten years writing a book by punching a keyboard with a pen he held in his mouth. When “The Invention of George Washington” was finished in 1988, Longmore burnt a copy of it in front of a federal building in downtown L.A. to draw attention to “a campaign to reform Social Security policies that discourage disabled professionals from working”.

Longmore soon became a leading activist for people with disabilities and scholar in disability studies. Longmore also taught for many years at San Fransisco State where he helped establish disability studies as an academic field of research and study.

If you or someone you know needs to file for long-term disability benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability litigation attorneys of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

New vehicle built for people in wheelchairs

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:44:05 +0000

Vehicle Production Group, based in Miami, Florida, has built a vehicle from the ground up to make wheel chair access easier. Production of the vehicle, called MV-1 standing for first mobility vehicle, will start in Mishawaka, Indiana later this year.

CEO of VPG Dave Schembri stated, “This is the first vehicle that’s been built from the ground up for wheelchair accessibility and the only vehicle that’s factory-produced that meets the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act”.

Approximately 54 million Americans have some form of disability, including 4 million who are wheelchair dependent.

Normally, wheelchair dependent people have to have a ramp attached to a vehicle in order to get into the car.

If you or someone you know needs to file for long-term disability benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability filing lawyers of Hankey Law Office, P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

Richmond calls for nominees for exceptional people with disabilities

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:37:41 +0000

The Richmond Community Council on Disability Awareness is calling for nominees of exceptional people with disabilities or exceptional people helping people with disabilities for its annual awards ceremony. The awards include categories of elementary student, junior/senior student , higher education student, educator, employee, employer, volunteer, and medical service provider of the year. Nominees for the student awards and the employee award should only be for people with disabilities.

The council is also taking nominees for the Accessibility Awareness Award to recognize a business or community organization which has made significant improvements in their disability accessibility, the Delisa Kay Furgeson Service provider award, and the Tim Thistlethwaite Citizen of the year award.

Nominations are being taken until September 10th and the awards will be presented at the CCDA Annual Awards Banquet on October 14th.

If you or someone you know needs help in filing for long-term disability, contact the Indiana long-term disability appeals lawyers of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

ADA report card gives Indiana a ‘C’

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:55:30 +0000

In the 2010 ADA in Your Community poll, 835 people ranked the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act in communities across Indiana. The survey participants included people with disabilities, their family members and advocates.

The ADA-Indiana, the Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities, Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services, and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community worked together to conduct the survey, analyze the results, and prepare a report card.

The results of the survey showed that participants believe some of the biggest issues for ADA implementation in Indiana include making more employment opportunities available, providing accessible transportation, educating businesses and government officials about the ADA, and providing accommodations for employment. Overall, Indiana received a grade of a ‘C’ for the report card.

If you or someone you love needs to file for long-term disability, contact the Indiana long-term disability filing attorneys of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-5203633 to learn more about your rights.

U.S. Department of Labor reviews disability benefits

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:31:23 +0000

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor launched an evaluation effort to review the Disability Program Navigator Initiative called “Use of One-Stops by Social Security Disability Beneficiaries in Four States Implementing Disability Program Navigator Initiative”.

The evaluation is to determine if the public workforce system, specifically the One-Stop Career Center system, is helping people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income to find jobs. The study is being held in Iowa, Maryland, Colorado, and Oregon using data from 2002 to 2007.

The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates stated, “The public workforce investment system’s role in serving people with disabilities, and reducing unemployment and underemployment of people with disabilities, is critically important. For the first time, we have data clearly documenting that thousands of Social Security disability beneficiaries are seeking and receiving services from One-Stop Career Centers in four states”.

If you or someone you know is experiencing trouble receiving long-term disability benefits, contact the Indiana long-term disability filing attorneys of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

Veterans with PTSD to receive disability benefits

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:39:09 +0000

This week, the Veterans Administration agreed to provide veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder with the appropriate financial support. Before, military documentation of a PTSD diagnosis was necessary when filing for financial assistance from the VA. Now, veterans only need proof that they served in a war zone and an honorable discharge documentation.

The Department of Defense estimates almost twenty percent of military personnel will return home with some degree of post-traumatic stress.

Specific dates these changes will go into affect have not been offered. However, secretary of the VA, Eric Shinseki, will release more details later this month.

If you or someone you love is considering filing for veteran’s benefits, contact the Indiana veterans’ affairs disability benefits lawyers of Hankey Law Office P.C. at 800-520-3633 to learn more about your rights.

Adult Education, Workers Comp Bill Passes Ind. House

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:05:09 +0000

State Rep. Chuck Moosley’s bills concerning adult education and workers compensation improvement initiatives has passed the State House of Representatives, and is headed to the State Senate.

H.B. 1116 is Moosley’s bill which would improve the level of care granted to workers receiving healthcare treatment through the state’s workers’ compensation program. Under Moosley’s system, seriously injured workers seeking emergency medical care will be able to seek treatment from any doctor, rather than just a company-approved doctor.

If you or someone you love has been injured and isn’t receiving the long-term disability that he or she needs, contact the Indiana long-term disability attorneys of the Hankey Law Office today by calling 800-520-3633.