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Disabled transport review ordered (BBC News)
A review is ordered of a service which offers on-demand transport for disabled people in Darlington.
Alberta budget hits kids, seniors, disabled (CBC.ca)
Frontline public services will be affected by provincial funding cuts, Premier Ed Stelmach says, with cuts in children's services and those for seniors and the disabled.
Indians put Branyan on disabled list (Everett Herald)
TEMPE, Ariz. — Cleveland first baseman Russell Branyan is going on the disabled list with a herniated disc in his back, giving the starting job to Matt LaPorta.
Cost of rides for disabled soars at T (Boston Globe)
The MBTA’s specialized service for the disabled, The Ride, is a lifeline for tens of thousands of people in Eastern Massachusetts, allowing those who are too disabled to drive, ride a bus, or take the subway to make their way to jobs, to stores, to doctors, and home.
Company hired to run Ark. develop. disabled center (FOX 16 Little Rock)
State officials say a private company has been hired to run the Alexander Human Development Center beginning Monday, to fix long-standing problems at the facility for the developmentally disabled.
SOCIAL SECURITY: Benefits only for the totally disabled (Asbury Park Press)
Q: How does Social Security decide if I am disabled?
Telework firm urges federal training on hiring disabled workers (Washington Post)
Almost half of human resources officials responsible for hiring and retaining federal workers say they have not received adequate training on how to manage and retain employees with severe disabilities, according to the results of a survey by the Telework Exchange and the Federal Managers Associa...
Loophole closed to protect disabled public safety officers (Juneau Empire)
JUNEAU - Alaska's public safety employees who become disabled in the line of duty will not have to worry about medical coverage thanks to the efforts of Rep. Charisse Millett, R-Anchorage and the Parnell administration.
SOLANA BEACH: Coast Guard monitors disabled sailboat (North County Times)
U.S. Coast Guard personnel were monitoring a disabled sailboatSaturday evening off of Solana Beach, officials said.
PCs for disabled veterans (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)
Why pay to have an office supply store recycle or refurbish that old computer when it can be donated to a disabled veteran? Because of the efforts of American Legion Post 179 members Pat Seegers, Walt Meyers and “computer wiz” Peggy Dahl, that option has become a reality.