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People With Disabilities Experience Their Possibilities at Abilities Expo New York Metro

05.19.2010 · Posted in Disabilities, healthcare, Sports, Technology

Abilities Expo is this weekend on May 21-23, 2010 at the New Jersey Convention & Expo Center in Edison, NJ EDISON, N.J., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Thousands of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals are expected to attend Abilities Expo on Friday, May 21, through Sunday, May 23, 2010 at ...

Chaka Fattah Salutes Veterans in Warrior Transition Program

05.16.2010 · Posted in Philadelphia, politics, Veterans

PHILADELPHIA, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), joined by Wounded Warrior veterans including a member of his own staff, today keynoted the national launch of the innovative AMVETS Warrior Transition Workshops. The workshops were developed by combat veterans for combat veterans to assist in their transition from military to civilian life. The program ...

American Legion Says Vets’ Job Preference ‘Ignored by Numerous Agencies’

05.16.2010 · Posted in Americans, Civil Rights, military, Veterans, women

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Testifying before a House subcommittee today, The American Legion said that veterans’ preference in the federal job market “is being unlawfully ignored by numerous agencies.” “The reality is that employment opportunities are not being properly publicized,” said Joe Sharpe, the Legion’s economic division director, in his written testimony. “Federal agencies, ...