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Shaun Castle on Social Security and Paralyzed Veterans of America

by PVACF | Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized

On the radio show, The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow, PVA Deputy Executive Director, Shaun Castle, discussed the importance of Social Security disability insurance for people of all generations, including millennials like himself, and talked about his recent testimony on...

GET REAADI FOR REAL INCLUSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT!

by PVACF | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

Join the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies and our national partners for an online press conferencecelebrating the introduction of the Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion in Disasters Act (REAADI) and the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act...

Envoy, American Airlines worst wheelchair mishandlers, new report says

by PVACF | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

WASHINGTON — American Airlines and its subsidiary, Envoy Air, are among the worst major airlines when it comes to mishandling wheelchairs and scooters, according to data reported for the first time this month. According to the just-published February 2018 Air Travel...

Paralyzed Veterans of America applauds DOT Air Travel Report’s inclusion of wheelchair and scooter mishandling data

by PVACF | Mar 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its February 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR), which for the first time includes the number of wheelchairs and scooters checked and mishandled by the 12 reporting airlines. From Dec. 4, 2018 – Dec. 31, 2018,...

Key veterans groups blast Trump’s VA budget proposal as falling short of veterans’ needs

by PVACF | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized

As part of Trump’s budget plan, released Monday, the president requested $220 billion for the VA – up 9.5 percent from fiscal year 2019, when the agency’s budget surpassed $200 billion for the first time. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and...

Veterans groups appeal to Trump over benefits for Blue Water Navy veterans

by PVACF | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized

The 10 veterans groups argued Tuesday that the court decision authorizes the VA to make the benefits available now, without having to wait for legislation. “We call on you to direct [Wilkie] to immediately begin implementing this decision so that justice is...

VA’s FY 2020 Budget Request Falls Short of Meeting Veterans’ Health Care and Benefit Needs

by PVACF | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized

In response to the Administration’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, DAV, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. — authors of The Independent Budget — today issued the following statement: “The...

Marco Rubio Backs Bill to Reform Bankruptcy Laws for Disabled Veterans

by PVACF | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized

Rubio is backing Baldwin’s and Cornyn’s “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act” which, they insist, will “protect the economic security and well-being of veterans and their families who rely on disability benefits and may be experiencing financial...

Local veteran pushes for disabled rights during air travel

by PVACF | Mar 7, 2019 | Uncategorized

For the past 49 years, Sorenson, a resident of Sturtevant, has used a wheelchair to get around; air travel in particular has been difficult, he said. “There’s room for usually one collapsible wheelchair in the closet (of an airplane) where people can hang their...

Who’s Who at PVACF

by PVACF | Feb 17, 2019 | Uncategorized

PVA Central Florida Chapter wants to welcome Interim Sports Director Liesl Begnaud. Liesl (pronounced leeess-ill) will be filling in while our chapter Director of Sports, Recreation and Advocacy, Roger Sack, is at the Tampa VA SCI Unit doing some rehab . Liesl has an...

Shaun Castle on Social Security and Paralyzed Veterans of America

GET REAADI FOR REAL INCLUSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT!

Envoy, American Airlines worst wheelchair mishandlers, new report says

Paralyzed Veterans of America applauds DOT Air Travel Report’s inclusion of wheelchair and scooter mishandling data

Key veterans groups blast Trump’s VA budget proposal as falling short of veterans’ needs

Veterans groups appeal to Trump over benefits for Blue Water Navy veterans

VA’s FY 2020 Budget Request Falls Short of Meeting Veterans’ Health Care and Benefit Needs

Marco Rubio Backs Bill to Reform Bankruptcy Laws for Disabled Veterans

Local veteran pushes for disabled rights during air travel

Who’s Who at PVACF

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