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New Program To Help Returning Combat Wounded And Disabled Find Work
Since starting its training program last year, the Foundation has trained nearly 100 disabled and combat wounded veterans over the Internet, with a 100 percent placement rate for jobs in the information industry.

Center Offers Respite for Wounded Troops, Families
For troops undergoing medical treatment - most for wounds received in Iraq and Afghanistan - and their families who have come here to be with them as they recover, the Soldier and Family Assistance Center offers a welcome respite from the hospital environment that's become all too familiar to them.

Grantham University Offers Scholarships to Wounded Soldiers and Family Members
Grantham University, specializing in educating working adults, today announced it is offering Military Severely Injured Scholarships in 2006 to U.S. service members from any branch of the United States Military.

Army Materiel Command's Always A Soldier Program
The U.S. Army Materiel Command provides more than spare parts, bullets and food to Warfighters -- they're providing jobs too.

SFAC Marks Second Anniversary
The facility located in the Powless Guest House was established in December 2003 to support armed forces members wounded as a result of combat operations supporting OIF and OEF and receiving treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center.

A Lifeline for Families of Wounded
As the Army's premier medical facility, BAMC is treating more than 280 injured and burned soldiers from Iraq.

Seniors Helping Ease Burdens of Wounded Soldiers, Families
Senior citizens are doing their part in helping to ease the burdens of soldiers, sailors and Marines wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families.

Center Offers Respite for Wounded Troops, Families
For troops undergoing medical treatment - most for wounds received in Iraq and Afghanistan - and their families who have come here to be with them as they recover, the Soldier and Family Assistance Center offers a welcome respite from the hospital environment that's become all too familiar to them.

Wounded Warrior Program Assists Soldiers
The U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program is designed to provide severely wounded Soldiers and their families with a system of advocacy and follow-up with personal support to assist them as they return to duty, or to civilian life.

Job Fair Opened Door for Injured Servicemember
Severely injured in Iraq and recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, SFC Porter attended a December job fair on the Walter Reed Campus in hopes of finding a new direction in life.

New Initiative for Injured and Wounded Veterans
After visiting with wounded veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center today, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced the first phase of REALifelines, a comprehensive new program to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to each and every veteran seriously injured or wounded in the War on Terrorism.

CAP Supports Wounded Service Members
Accommodations are available for wounded service members with vision or hearing loss, upper extremity amputees as well as persons with communication and other disabilities to access the computer and telecommunication environment.

Opening Doors
Former soldier continues his service at Army Materiel Command and Military Severely Wounded Joint Operations Center (MJOC).

Staying in the Fight: Helping Injured Troops Transition
"Being wounded may close some doors, but it opens just as many, if not more. Initiatives like Always a Soldier and DS3 give troops the opportunity to stay in the fight."

HUD Veteran Resource Center (HUDVET)
Active Duty Military/Veterans and their families have been at the heart of many of the programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) -- even before HUD became a Federal Department.

DoD Launches the Severly Injured Troops Operation Center
The Department of Defense announced today the opening of a new operations center established to ensure that all severely injured service members and their families receive support as they transition back to active duty or into civilian life. DoD is dedicated to taking care of America's heroes.

DoD Works to Improve Care, Transition for Wounded Troops
The Army's deputy surgeon general and chief of staff of its medical command testified that it's certainly the goal of the Army Medical Department to provide world-class care from the point of injury on the battlefield all the way back to return to duty and that has always been their goal.

GSA to Request $5B for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced it will release a request for proposal in March for a government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC) that will be set aside for service disabled veteran owned small businesses.

Disabled Veterans Give VA High Marks
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) has found that its members who use the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system generally give high marks to the quality of care they received, but timely access remains a problem for some.

Contracting Opportunities For Service-Disabled Veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a new procurement program that will boost federal contract opportunities for service-disabled veteranowned small businesses.

Discharged Reservists Can Apply For SBA Economic Injury Loans
Small businesses with essential employees returning from active duty in the armed services still have 90 days to apply for Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Service-Disabled Veterans Executive Order
By Executive Order the President has directed that all heads of agencies shall provide the opportunity for service-disabled veteran businesses to significantly increase the Federal contracting and subcontracting of such businesses.

Disabled Soldiers Support System (DS3) In Action
The Army has began work on the Disabled Soldier Support System (DS3) to provide counseling and help to severely disabled Soldiers and their families through a “direct support” system.

Supporting Our Own
There are a great many ways for us to help our own -- from sending messages of support, to volunteering, or providing financial support to charities focused on helping Servicemembers, Veterans and their families.

What's Reasonable Accommodation?
Both employers and employees have a stake in this issue and may have different opinions. To offer the job in the first place, an employer has to be reasonably sure the applicant is qualified and can carry out the job's major activities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Grows up
Workers with disabilities and their employers will have to take a second look at the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. "The ADA is about to enter adolescence,"

Decipher The Americans with Disabilities Act
The landmark 1990 law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), is holding center stage at the Supreme Court this year. The justices are ruling on no fewer than three ADA-related cases, prompting Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to call this the "Disabilities Act term."

Innovations for People with Disabilities in The Workplace
As many consumers buy the latest gadgets, like slick MP3 players and digital cameras, workers with disabilities are finding new and innovative “assistive technology” to accomplish tasks others take for granted, whether answering phone calls from coworkers or reading office memos.

Office of Personnel Management Stresses Veterans Employment and Hiring Flexibilities
OPM Acting Director of OPM uses first meeting as Chair of the CHCO Council to reinforce veterans hiring and agency follow-through with interested job seekers

DOL Launches New Initiative for Injured and Wounded Veterans
Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced the first phase of REALifelines, a comprehensive new program to provide individualized job training, counseling and re-employment services to each and every veteran seriously injured or wounded in the War on Terrorism.

Experts Advise Service Members on Federal Hiring and Veterans' Preference
Hiring experts from OPM visited with servicemembers stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA and the San Diego Naval Base. These experts provided tips, advice, and directions on applying for civilian jobs in the Federal government.