Paralyzed Veterans of America Blog

 

Shooting Sports: Get Involved Locally

Posted by PVA Admin on Tuesday June 19, 2018

I was all geared-up and in the ready, with tactical belt and triple magazine pouch all loaded with a 9mm, competition Gen 3 Glock 34 in my holster waiting on the Pact timer to go off so I could engage my targets quickly and accurately. This was a Thursday night local IDPA-style match and it […]

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Are You Eligible for VA Educational Assistance, Chapter 35?

Posted by PVA Admin on Friday June 15, 2018

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers several educational programs.  The Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance (Chapter 35) Program offers education and training opportunities to eligible dependents and survivors.

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Improve Cardiometabolic Care after Spinal Cord Injury

Posted by PVA Admin on Thursday June 7, 2018

Cardiac disease is the silent killer in America. Half of all deaths in the United States are related to Cardiometabolic diseases (Mueller, JAMA, 2017).  According to the federally funded SCI National Database (Facts and Figures, SCIstats@uab.edu), while septicemia and pneumonia have remained the leading causes of death after SCI since the 1970s, endocrine, metabolic and […]

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Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace

Posted by PVA Admin on Wednesday June 6, 2018

OPERATION PAVE: PVA’s Vocational Program! You should be aware that there are laws that protect the rights of qualified persons with disabilities from discrimination in an employment context other than Title I of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

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