Paralyzed Veterans of America was one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of privatizing Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare when recent efforts began to gain steam in 2014, following the Phoenix VA scandal. I, along with my fellow paralyzed veterans, knew all too well what awaited us in the private health sector: well-meaning […]
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Kids Day at the #NVWG – Liam’s Story
Creative, kind and thoughtful are the three words that best describe Kid’s Day participant, Liam. At eight years old, he enjoys all things Mario, Harry Potter and anything written by Dav Pilkey, of Captain Underpants fame. Plus he’s quite the fort builder along with his younger sister, Lydia. Being the only student at his school […]
Living Beyond Disability
Like any eight-year-old boy, Gideon loves sports. He’s adventurous and active, bright, funny, and one-of-a-kind. He loves art and music; especially singing and dancing to Maroon 5’s song, “Moves Like Jagger.” He also has Cerebral Palsy. Yet, that doesn’t stop him from competing. Through adaptive sports and organizations like TOPSoccer, Miracle League and Greater Cincinnati […]
Unmasking ‘Administrative Evil’ in VA Worth the High Cost
‘Unmasking [Administrative Evil],” University of San Diego business ethics professor George Reed explained, “occurs when the harmful effects and full scope of wrong becomes widely known and the evil is named.’ In other words, there is no more ‘just doing one’s job’ in a broken government system once the consequences of doing so have been […]