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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Totally disabled Puerto Rican and Virgin Island veterans won a settlement that resulted in reinstated disability and survivor's benefits when NVLSP proved that the VA had used discriminatory rules to reduce the benefits it was paying to those veterans.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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The State is currently facing a reorganization of services for the developmentally disabled, with the imminent closing of Lincoln Developmental Center and downsizing of Singer Mental Health and Developmental Center, with new CILAs coming on line to house this population, and with the challenges of Olmstead implementation.
This scheme is applicable to all the categories of disabled students having disability of 40 percent or more and whose parent's annual income does not exceed Rs.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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The Kentucky General Assembly recognizes that disabled persons have varying degrees of disability and have provided for legal protection of only partially disabled persons without a determination of total in competency and without the attendant deprivation of all civil and legal rights that a determination of full disability would require.
Disabled persons brought action under Title II of the ADA against the Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare challenging the requirement that in order for the plaintiff to receive attendant care provided by the State that they must be mentally alert.
AHA provides housing for elderly and disabled individuals and subsidized family housing for income eligible residents and administrates the state rental voucher program and the federal Section 8 program for the North Quabbin area.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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A disabled adult is a person over age 18 with 1) mental deterioration or physical inability or 2) mental illness or developmental disability removing that person's ability to manage his person or estate.
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Thomas Owens,
Police Officer
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This bill would state legislative intent to protect the rights of developmentally disabled victims of crime and to provide that developmentally disabled persons who testify in court are given the same rights afforded to minor children in the same situation.
Involved six state institutions for persons who are developmentally disabled and mentally ill, and two institutions for juvenile offenders.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Voting registration and polling places shall be easily accessible to all persons including disabled and elderly persons who are otherwise qualified to vote in the choice of any officer or officers to be elected or upon any question submitted at such election.
Because severely disabled persons are uninsurable in their own right, receiving Medicaid or Medicare coverage is often the greatest value of receiving either type of Social Security payment based on disability.
Disabled Persons Action Organization provides quality and effective individualized services to children and adults who are mentally retarded and developmentally disabled in Jefferson and Lewis Counties.
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