List: Good Veterans Benefits & VA Disability Reads | Curated by Carmella N. George, MPA

May 13, 2023
34 stories
Good Veterans Benefits & VA Disability ReadsFor VA Disability Claims Advocates & VA Accredited Representatives(Accredited VA Claims Agents, VA Attorneys & VSOs) 
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Writers and Editors of Color Magazine
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Hana Gabrielle Bidon
Not All Disabilities Are VisibleDisabilities can be visible and/or invisible; with invisible disabilities, there aren’t noticeable signs that someone is disabled.
Apr 28, 2023
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Apr 28, 2023
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Johane Alexis-Phanor
Five Ways to Advocate for Yourself In The Workplace While Living with A Mental Health ConditionEvery year, mental health conditions like depression can cost employers up to $51 billion in lost productivity. And while the pandemic…
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
Jack Inacker
The Washington Post’s portrayal of disabled veterans as a national burden to be cut is disgraceful.This morning, the editorial board of the Washington Post (owned by the third richest man in the world) decided to use its national platform…
Apr 4, 2023
Apr 4, 2023
Shane Soule
Do You Have a Disability?Don’t let this stop your forward movement!
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
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Chronic Illness Chronicles
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Emma Johnson
I’m Not Ashamed of My DisabilityRediscovering self-love and leaving the ableism behind
May 30, 2023
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May 30, 2023
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Stella Lam
Don’t Ignore Disabled PeopleDon’t Ignore Disabled People
Apr 12, 2023
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Apr 12, 2023
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Jessie Wusthoff
One Time You SHOULD Ask About DisabilityHow many of us wish job applications were longer? None. Not a single one of us. I won’t deny that they can be tedious and the idea of…
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
Family Values @ Work
It’s Disability Awareness Month So Let’s Talk About Intermittent LeaveWritten By Preston Van Vliet
Apr 12, 2023
Apr 12, 2023
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Invisible Illness
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Ivy the Ginger Ninja
The Hidden Assault on Those with Environmental IllnessesMultiple chemical sensitivity sufferers face deliberate exposures and total exclusion
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
Patrick John
Supporting Disability Activism the Right WayActivism in the realms of disability is empowering. For some of the disabled people who get involved, it can open up avenues for friendship…
Apr 12, 2023
Apr 12, 2023
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Chronic Illness Chronicles
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Emma Johnson
Healthcare Shouldn't Have This Many Horror StoriesLosing faith in a broken system
Apr 14, 2023
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Apr 14, 2023
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Diversity Inclusion & Accessibility
About DEI Maturity AssessmentsThe aim of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility is to create a better world that is more equitable for all. Inclusion and…
Apr 16, 2023
Apr 16, 2023
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The Silent Politician
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B A Little, M.Ed. - The Caffeinated Writer
Top 10 Disabilities in the WorldDisabilities are a diverse range of conditions that can impact people differently.
Apr 18, 2023
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Apr 18, 2023
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Nishanth Peters
Disabilities Advocacy: What it is and what it isn’t, and Why we need itWhen I was younger, I had a romantic view of advocacy. Despite being someone with a very chronic sense of disability, vis a vis my autism…
Apr 20, 2023
Apr 20, 2023
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Chronic Illness Chronicles
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Emma Johnson
Medical Debt Is Killing AmericaThe growing problem of money-obsessed medicine
Apr 22, 2023
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Apr 22, 2023
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(un)Inspired
Performative PainWhat do I do when I’m not hurting enough?
Apr 23, 2023
Apr 23, 2023
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ADHDers and friends
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Sharon Dale
Is my ADHD a disability?I was (sort of*) diagnosed with ADHD in 2008 at the age of 38. Until a short while before I had never considered that I might have ADHD or…
Apr 23, 2023
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Apr 23, 2023
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Jonathan Townend, RMN - Editor - Friend of Medium
Have You Had Enough Of Toxic Disability Discrimination On Social MediaDisability discrimination is the lowest insult, but talking to the right people will help you
Apr 26, 2023
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Apr 26, 2023
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Laurita Tellado
People with disabilities are ignored in airline “junk fee” controversyIt has become almost satirical– the running gags in our modern society about the annoyances of air travel. The long lines at TSA, the…
Apr 25, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
FIDo Almighty
Life With A DisabilitySomething you’ll find I talk about on various platforms is my disability. Why? Partly to inform others and partly to work through my own…
Apr 27, 2023
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Apr 27, 2023
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