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CNN is reporting that two veteran’s groups filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, November 10, seeking to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide expedited hearings for disabled Veterans’ seeking assistance. www.edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/10/veterans.lawsuit. The groups are also asking that appeals of decisions issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs be handled in a timely manner, and that interim benefits be provided to veterans while decisions are pending. According to John Rowan, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the failure of the Department of Veterans Affairs to rule on veterans’ compensation claims creates “the impression that the nation does not respect its veterans.” Read the rest of this entry »

Last month, a kindergarten student named Alex Barton was “voted out of his class” by his classmates. His teacher, Wendy Portillo, urged the children in the class to tell Barton, one-by-one, what they did not like about him, prior to organizing the vote. Barton lost, 14-2. Read the rest of this entry »

El mes pasado, un estudiante de kindergarten llamado Alex Barton fue “Elegido fuera de su clase” por sus compañeros. Su maestra, Wendy Portillo, urgió a los niños de la clase que uno por uno, le dijeran a Barton, que no les gustaba sobre el, antes de organizar el voto para sacarlo de la clase. Barton perdió 14-2. Read the rest of this entry »

Disabilities can be physical or mental, temporary or permanent. Leeds Morelli & Brown has received an increasing number of calls regarding requests for accommodations or appealing denial of requests for accommodations from students with learning disabilities ranging from early child hood to adulthood. The Americans with Disabilities Act forbids employers from discriminating against an individual on the basis of a disability, perceived disability, or a record of disability. Read the rest of this entry »