Disabled Veterans
Getting ready to enter or re-enter the workforce? It could mean sacrificing all (or a part of) your disability benefits. Find out the ins and outs of the system.
Disabled veterans can often take advantage of tax-free shopping offered at military commissaries and exchanges. Find out what you need to get great prices on food, gasoline, and much more.
Shopping Base-ics: Cost Saving Benefit for Qualified Disabled Veterans
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games offers a variety of competitive events, as well as clinics and demonstrations for novice and seasoned athletes alike, over 500 of which come for the friendship as much as the competition.
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games Promote Competition and Camaraderie
Public Consulting Group officer and vet Tony Brown talks about the qualities he looks for when hiring staff for the company, which employs more than 700 people. Not surprisingly, he lists many of the skills that made him successful in the military.
Veterans in the Workplace - What Skills Really Matter to an Employer?
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Disabled Veterans Find Government Jobs Through New White House Initiative
With more than 480,000 employees in its ranks, the federal government is a leader in employing veterans not only throughout Washington, DC, but also in states across the nation. With a new initiative, even more veterans should find opportunities to work in the government.
Service Pets for Vets: Service Dogs Help Disabled Veterans Heal
Operation Freedom pairs disabled vets with service dogs from Freedom Service Dogs, which rescues and trains shelter animals. The dogs help perform daily tasks, break the ice in social situations, and offer continuous emotional support.
News and Resources for Veterans with PTSD
Veterans with PTSD and their families have a lot to gain with these bills that do everything from making it easier to receive benefits to granting stimulus funds. Are you eligible?
Disabled Veterans and Navigating the Medical Equipment Maze: Do You Have Choices?
As a disabled veteran, you may think that your only option for adaptive equipment and durable medical equipment is to take what VA benefits provide. Not so, according to a leading authority and disabled veteran herself who got in the urological supply business after experiencing difficulties using VA benefits alone.
Find a Veteran Service Organization That's Right for You
Disabled veterans can choose from a wide array of Veterans service organizations, with cores centered around a particular branch of the service, a similar disability, current legislation and more.
Community-Based Educational Programs Support Disabled Veterans and Families
Are you missing out on any of the services offered through the VA for veterans with disabilities? Check here for a rundown on what's available.
Video Game Helps Disabled Veterans Conquer PTSD
By helping veterans re-experience the battlefield experience that triggered their post traumatic stress syndrome, this video game may help disabled veterans let go of it.
Paralyzed Veterans of America Expand Adaptive Sports and Fitness Programs
Paralyzed Veterans of America now include handcycling and wheelchair racing programs. With clinics across the country, the goal is to get every disabled veteran out and active. Read about PVA's racing series, other events and contact information.