Personal Injury and Social Security Disability Blog

Link of the Day - Disabled American Veterans

The Disabled American Veterans is a worthwhile organization that tries to improve the lives of veterans and their families.  According to their Web site, they do this by:

Providing free, professional assistance to veterans and their families in obtaining benefits and services earned through military service and provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other agencies of government;

Providing outreach concerning its program services to the American people generally, and to disabled veterans and their families specifically;

Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widowed spouses and their orphans before Congress, the White House and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government;

Extending DAV's mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapters; and

Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs.

Link of the Day - Disability Etiquette Handbook

The City of San Antonio has prepared a Disability Etiquette Handbook that offers suggestions to employees who deal with disabled citizens. There is some very helpful information here for personal injury and Social Security disability claimants.

Link of the Day - Kartoo.com

Kartoo is a really interesting search engine with a graphical interface. As Kartoo describes itself:

As soon as you launch a search, Kartoo analyzes your request, queries the most relevant engines, selects the best sites and places them on a map. In this map, the found sites are represented by more or less important size pages, depending on their relevance. When you move the pointer over these pages, the concerned keywords are illuminated and a brief description of the site appears on the left side of the screen.

Link of the Day - SSI Monthly Benefit Amounts

The Social Security Administration has a handy chart showing the maximum monthly Supplemental Security Income benefit amount for each year from 1975 to the present.

Link of the Day - Area Code Map

This great Web site has a U.S. map with an overlay of all area codes. It's an easy way to see what area codes might be used in certain sections of the country.

Link of the Day - Friday Fun

These days, who has time for TV, right? But just in case you do have a little down time, you can see what's on by visiting the TV Guide Web site.

Link of the Day - Nursing Home Checklist

This printable nursing home checklist from Medicare will enable personal injury clients and Social Security disability claimants to evaluate nursing homes before choosing one for themselves or for a family member.

Link of the Day - NewsDirectory

NewsDirectory is a great collection of links to newspapers, magazines, television stations, and other news resources around the world, listed geographically.

Link of the Day - MADD Victim-Related Position Statements

Mothers Against Drunk Driving has taken positions on a number of national issues directly affecting the rights of victims of drunk driving. You can find much more information about this worthy organization on their Web site.

Link of the Day - HealthHippo.com

HealthHippo is a strange Web site filled with very useful information about many aspects of healthcare. The site is sponsored by FindLaw, and is definitely worth a look.