Disabled Persons

Fueled in part by an increase in age and disability discrimination claims, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record-high 99,947 charges of employment discrimination in fiscal 2011, the agency announced this week....

Steven P. Block Partner Futterman, Lanza & Block An attorney and a certified public accountant, Block advises clients on all aspects of estate and elder law planning. In 2011, he merged his practice...

The Resource Exchange has outgrown its site at 418 S. Weber Street and has put the building up for sale. The organization, a nonprofit that assists people with disabilities, saw 2,700 people last...

- Clinical application of Archimedes' physician and patient decision support tool grows - SAN FRANCISCO & TULSA, Okla. -- Archimedes Inc., a healthcare modeling company, and MyHealth Access Network, a Beacon Community in...

Crowne Consulting Group reports onsite health centers reduce risks and cut costs OCOEE, Fla. -- For a large number of governments and municipalities in Florida, employee health centers are just what the doctor...

CHICAGO -- Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers is proud to announce the launch of Cerebral Palsy Lawyers FAQ, a new website devoted to informing parents of children with cerebral palsy of their medical and legal...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in his executive budget proposal released yesterday, included a plan known as SafeRX, designed to help patients understand prescriptions, even if they aren't proficient in English or have limited vision....

Standard Use of Rave by Japanese Specialty Pharma Across All Trials Will Streamline Research, Accelerate Decision Making and Help Expand Global Network NEW YORK & OSAKA, Japan -- Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ: MDSO), a...

WASHINGTON -- The Disabled Veterans National Foundation (DVNF), an advocate for the VOW to Hire Heroes Act recently signed by President Obama, is offering employment resources and career assistance for disabled veterans interested...

Wills Eye Institute receives IRB approval to treat dry-AMD using ACT's hESC-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT"; OTCBB: ACTC), a leader in the field of...

Bionime will offer innovative GE-branded clinical and home-based patient care products for the rapidly growing global diabetes population ALBANY, N.Y. & MILWAUKEE -- GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has entered into a...

ACTON, Mass. -- AbiSee Inc. (www.abisee.com) is proud to announce an exclusive dealer partnership arrangement with Vision Dynamics (http://www.visiondynamics.com), a Cheshire, Connecticut-based provider of products and services for the blind and visually impaired...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- SCAN Health Plan announced today the appointment of business executive Francesca Ruiz de Luzuriaga to its board of directors. SCAN is the nation's fourth largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plan...

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Although using angioplasty to treat multiple sclerosis (MS) is highly controversial, sufferers often insist it helps - in some cases dramatically, such as allowing them to walk without a...

NEW YORK -- American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that it closed on the acquisition of the Village Healthcare Center at a purchase price of approximately $4.5 million, exclusive...

A state could not be sued for damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act by a doctor who claimed that his medical license had been wrongly revoked, the 10th Circuit has ruled in...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- While many plan for retirement, too few think about getting older, facing chronic illness or becoming too frail to safely live on their own. But it happens, and when it...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services' vendors can now access payment information online anytime by using the agency's new online Explanation of Benefits service at: http://apps.wv.gov/Rehab/EOB. Each month, the Division...

Gran Kriegel Associates has designed two new residential buildings sponsored by not-for-profit organizations which receive funding from a combination of sources, including public agencies and tax credits. When completed, the projects will offer...