Tag: disabilities
member name: Speedy - Support Veterans
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July 31, 2008 09:25 AM EDT --
By Katie Spielberger CCW Staff Writer
JUNEAU - Nobody will tell you that it's easy to finish a marathon - it takes ambition, perseverance, courage and months of training.
Holly Koester is no . . .
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July 01, 2008 09:27 AM EDT --
NORTH LAUDERDALE - He decided to join the Marines at 16. An accident left him paralyzed from the neck down at 20.
Now Carlos Leon, 23, is headed to the Beijing Paralympics - the Olympics for people . . .
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May 13, 2008 11:26 AM EDT --
Popular SCI self-care guide now freely available on the web
Washington, DC -YES, YOU CAN! , Paralyzed Veterans of America's (Paralyzed Veterans) popular self-care guide for people with spinal . . .
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July 19, 2007 03:51 PM EDT --
The seventh annual “Kids Day at the Games” in Milwaukee on Friday, June 22nd introduced local children with disabilities to the world of adaptive sports through the mentoring of athletes attending . . .
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June 25, 2008 09:39 AM EDT --
By Karen Cohilas - bio | email
June 24, 2008
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Folks who are wheelchair bound may soon be able to get around downtown easier. Albany public works has a . . .
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April 01, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
The Washington Nationals open the 2008 regular season at home Sunday, March 30, and unveil Nationals Park-which was designed with input from the Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans). Nationals . . .
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April 23, 2008 03:49 PM EDT --
A new Paralyzed Veterans of America Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Center, opened Friday, will equip disabled veterans with the tools they need to re-enter the job market following life-altering . . .
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June 25, 2008 09:47 AM EDT --
By ALLEN GEMAEHLICH
The Daily Sentinel
Monday, June 23, 2008
No one appreciates competing in sports more than Carl Andrews.
It's no wonder he rushes his wife, Carol, to complete the . . .
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July 29, 2008 03:52 PM EDT --
Every year, the National Veterans Wheelchair Games welcomes back familiar faces, whether they are new athletes who only started competing last year or seasoned competitors who go back decades. But for . . .
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March 17, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
Michigan Stadium ('Big House') will become Accessible House
MICHIGAN-The Michigan Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America has won a groundbreaking victory to make stadiums accessible for . . .
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June 19, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
WASHINGTON - Another big change is come to taxi cabs in the District.
For the first time, wheelchair-accessible taxis will be available in D.C.
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning . . .
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June 04, 2008 02:29 PM EDT --
Later this summer, more wheelchair athletes from across the nation-veterans from the Greatest Generation to the latest generation-will gather to test their agility, athleticism and strength of spirit . . .
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June 10, 2008 12:19 PM EDT --
Washington, DC-Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) thanks the many supporters who made its first Golf Open an unqualified success. The nearly 150 golfers who spent the day on the course . . .
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June 17, 2008 11:06 AM EDT --
By Vahe Gregorian ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 06/15/2008
Am I dead?
Scott Winkler wondered in a haze after his freak accident with the U.S. Army in Tikrit, Iraq.
The words changed, but the . . .
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July 10, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
By DAVID GAMBACORTA
Philadelphia Daily News
gambacd@phillynews.com 215-854-5994
There are no shortcuts on the road back to normalcy for the 32,484 U.S. soldiers who have been wounded in the Iraq . . .
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July 15, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
by LAREIGN WARD, Press Argus-Courier Staff
Monday, July 14, 2008 9:16 AM CDT
A local man will be competing in the world's largest annual wheelchair sporting event later this month in Omaha, . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:15 AM EDT --
By Donna Miles Omaha, NE - infoZine - The event is the world's largest annual wheelchair sports competition. It brings together veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations or other mobility . . .
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July 22, 2008 09:22 AM EDT --
Federal law could raise accessibility concerns By Karen Jowers - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 21, 2008 7:00:24 EDT
Army Maj. Daniel Gade doesn't think a wheelchair is the right piece of . . .
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July 31, 2008 09:09 AM EDT --
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
OMAHA, Neb., (07/30/2008) - As disabled veterans tested their limits during the National Disabled Veterans Wheelchair Games, which wrapped up here yesterday, . . .
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October 12, 2007 10:07 AM EDT --
Holiday cards are as much a part of the season as cheerful carols and brightly adorned trees. Wouldn’t it be nice to know that at the same time you are lifting someone’s spirits this holiday . . .
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