* Disability Caucus

He has been honored by organizations representing the spectrum of issues to which he has devoted his career, including the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from LCCR ; the Benjamin Hooks " Keeper of the Flame " Award from the national NAACP ; the Public Service Achievement Award from Common Cause ; the Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund ; the " National Good Guy Award " from the National Women's Political Caucus ; the Isaiah Award for the Pursuit of Justice from the American Jewish Committee ; the Flag Bearer Award from Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays ( P-FLAG ); the Edison Uno Memorial Civil Rights Award from the Japanese American Citizens League ; the University of Chicago Alumni Public Service Citation ; " Citizen of the Year " from the Guillian-Barr Syndrome Foundation International ; and named in 2004 one of Vanity Fair's " Best Stewards of the Environment.

* National Communication Association Disability Studies Caucus

* Disability Issues Caucus Chair: Dustin Hausner of New York

Claiming Disability: Knowledge and Identity.

In the United States, Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance ( OASDI ) federal program.

* The White Paper ( Official title " Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society "-a 1966 report that prompted the development of organized EMS in the United State )

* Disability. gov for citizens with disabilities in the United States.

In the United States, for example, if a Social Security Disability Insurance claimant is found " not disabled " ( and, therefore, ineligible for benefits ) by an Administrative Law Judge ( ALJ ) and the claimant appeals, both the Appeals Council ( the body within the Social Security Administration that hears appeals from decisions of ALJs ) and the Federal courts ( which, in this type of case, will normally hear an appeal only after the claimant has exhausted all administrative remedies ) will look to see whether the administrative law judge's decision was supported by " substantial evidence " or not.

In 1966 a report called Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society — commonly known as The White Paper — was published in the United States.

Stoke Mandeville Stadium was developed alongside the hospital and is the National Centre for Disability Sport in the United Kingdom.

The SSA administers its disability program partly through its Office of Disability Adjudication and Review ( ODAR ), which has regional offices and hearing offices across the United States.

SSA decisions are issued by Administrative Law Judges and Senior Attorney Adjudicators ( supported by about 6, 000 staff employees ) at locations throughout the United States of the U. S. Office of Disability Adjudication and Review ( ODAR ), who hear and decide challenges to SSA decisions.

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( c 50 ) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which has now been repealed and replaced by the Equality Act 2010 (), except in Northern Ireland where the Act still applies.

Category: Disability law in the United Kingdom

Stoke Mandeville Stadium was developed alongside the hospital and is the National Centre for Disability Sport in the United Kingdom, enhancing the hospital as a world centre for paraplegics and spinal injuries.

* Long Term Disability, replacement benefits for employees who are not able to work, see Work-life balance ( United States ), section Short-and long-term disability

Also during this period Stoke Mandeville Stadium was developed alongside the hospital and is the National Centre for Disability Sport in the United Kingdom, enhancing the hospital as a world centre for paraplegics and spinal injuries.

In the United Kingdom, following extensive activism by disabled people over several decades, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 ( DDA 1995 ) was passed.

Category: Disability law in the United States

* Personal Independence Payment, a welfare benefit proposed in 2010 and part of the Welfare Reform Bill 2011 which is to be paid to disabled people in the United Kingdom as a replacement for the Disability Living Allowance ( DLA )

In the United States, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's ( NIDRR ) supports research and the development of telerehabilitation.

* Disability Determination Service, a state agency in the United States that determines eligibility for federal disability benefits.

Stoke Mandeville Stadium, the National Centre for Disability Sport in the United Kingdom, was developed by him alongside the hospital.

** United States House Veterans ' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Fernandez is a prominent disability rights activist in the United Kingdom and has supported campaigns for the Disability Rights Commission.

In the United Kingdom, the Disability Discrimination Act defines disability using the medical model-disabled people are defined as people with certain conditions, or certain limitations on their ability to carry out " normal day-to-day activities.

* United Kingdom-Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Disability Discrimination Act 2005 and Equality Act 2010

For example, in the United States, Social Security relies on spouses, children, and other family, until the point that a given individual is legally elderly ( 65 years of age or over ), or if the person has a significant disability ( of any age ; see Social Security Disability ).

* Social Security Disability Insurance ( United States )

In the United States, a report entitled " Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society ( 1966 )", was published by National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council.

Army Reserve Officers who are retired from active duty by reason of longevity ( 20 years or more of active duty ), and those Army Reserve Officers placed on the Permanent Disability Retired List are transferred to the Retired Reserve, and use the designation " Army of the United States, Retired.

* DoD Civilian employees, and United States Military veterans with a Veterans Affairs Disability rating of 100 % P & T

As of the 2010 election, the upper house consists of eight Labor, seven Liberal, two Green, two Family First, two No Pokies and one Dignity for Disability.

As of the 2010 election, the lower house consists of 26 Labor, 18 Liberal and 3 independent, while the upper house consists of 8 Labor, 7 Liberal, 2 Green, 2 Family First, 2 No Pokies and 1 Dignity for Disability.

When the Labour Party won power in the 1999 general election, Dyson was appointed to a number of minor ministerial roles, including Disability Issues and Associate Health and Associate Social Development.

A member of the Socialist Left faction of the Labor Party, she was promoted to the ministry following the election of the Beattie government in 1998 as Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care and Disability Services.

The National Lavender Greens Caucus ( NLGC ) is the United States Green Party's advocacy group on gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer ( GLBTIQ ) issues and is an officially accredited ( recognized ) Identity Caucus of the Green Party.

An Identity Caucus is a colloquial term for one of the " caucuses of underrepresented groups " affiliated with the Green Party of the United States.

* Congressional Progressive Caucus, members within the Democratic Party in the United States Congress dedicated to the advancment of progressive issues and positions

** The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is established by the 5 Latinos in the United States Congress: Herman Badillo of the Bronx, E. de la Garza and Henry B. Gonzalez of Texas, Edward R. Roybal of California, and the nonvoting Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Baltasar Corrada del Rio.

* Congressional Black Caucus, an organization of African American members of the Congress of the United States

Another prominent example is the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, whose members voice and advance issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, including Puerto Rico.

* United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus

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She is the most senior of the 12 black women currently serving in the United States Congress, and is a member and former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

* Member of Congressional Black Caucus ( CBC ); past chair of CBC ( 105th United States Congress )

As a result of his role in championing immigration reform in the United States House of Representatives, in 2009 Gutiérrez was appointed Chair of the Democratic Caucus Immigration Task Force by Nancy Pelosi.

The Congressional Black Caucus is an organization representing the black members of the United States Congress.

Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African-American studies and popular culture at Duke University, wrote a column in late 2008 regarding the relevancy of the Congressional Black Caucus and other organizations such as the NAACP in the wake of Barack Obama being elected to the United States presidency.

* United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus

He served as Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus during the 108th United States Congress.

In 1989, Grant established and chaired the Parliamentary Black Caucus, modeled after the Congressional Black Caucus of the United States.

Delahunt was a member of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; and also served as co-chair of the bipartisan Coast Guard Caucus, House Older Americans Caucus, and the Congressional Working Group on Cuba.

The Republican Liberty Caucus is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual liberty, limited government and free market economics within the Republican Party in the United States.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus ( CPC ) is the largest membership organization within the Democratic Caucus in the United States Congress with 76 declared members.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus ( CPC ) was established in 1991 by six members of the United States House of Representatives: U. S. Representatives Ron Dellums ( D-CA ), Lane Evans ( D-IL ), Thomas Andrews ( D-ME ), Peter DeFazio ( D-OR ), Maxine Waters ( D-CA ), and Bernie Sanders ( I-VT ).

Also co-sponsoring the kickoff event were the NAACP, ACLU, Progressive Majority, League of United Latin American Citizens, Rainbow / PUSH Coalition, National Council of La Raza, Hip Hop Caucus, Human Rights Campaign, Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, and the National Hip Hop Political Convention.

Howard Phillips ( born February 6, 1941 ) is a three-time United States presidential candidate who has served as the chairman of The Conservative Caucus, a conservative public policy advocacy group founded in 1974.