Issue Area: Veterans and Military Families

For the Disabilities Rights Center, supporting our troops means making sure veterans and military personnel have access to the benefits and services to which they are entitled. It also means enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act and other state and federal statutes protecting the rights of veterans with disabilities to full and equal enjoyment of civil and other legal rights.

The Rap Sheet Summer 2009: The Long Road Home PDF Version Text Version

last updated: July 15, 2009

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended by Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008, Public Law [110-181]

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended

Here are some resources for veterans and military families:

New Hampshire Veterans Resources

Manchester VA Medical Center Home

NH State Veterans Council

Tricare Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members Toolkit

Tricare includes The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP, a source of assistive technology for service members and veterans

Veteran's Administration Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents booklet

Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery: A report from the RAND Corporation

Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Guides for Employment of Veterans with Disabilities:

Veterans Employment Information, from the US Department of Personnel Management

Military Onesource, from the Department of Defense, serving American Troops and Families

Veterans Count, a program of Easter Seals

Veterans F.I.R.S.T., a Harbour Homes Transitional Housing Program

National Veterans Legal Services Program

New Hampshire Employment Security has a Veterans Resource Directory.

DoD Special Needs Parent Toolkit: comprehensive information and tools that are geared towards helping military families with special needs children navigate the maze of medical and special education services, community support and benefits and entitlements.

Substance Abuse & Mental health Services Administration Veterans webpage

STOMP: Specialized Training of Military Parents, working together for military families of individuals with disabilities

Military Handbooks These free handbooks, written specifically for military service members, include a variety of information about pay, benefits, education and transitioning from the military. There is a benefits handbook, written for veterans and their dependents, covering health care benefits, disability compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation and employment, education and training, home loan guarantees, life insurance, survivor benefits, homeless veterans, overseas benefits, appeals, workplace benefits, and more.

US Department of Veterans Affairs

US Department of Labor

Disabled American Veterans

Blinded Veterans Association

National Amputation Foundation

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center

Centre for Neuroskills page for Veterans and TBI

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Main Section The Law Resources For the Disabilities Rights Center, supporting our troops means making sure veterans and military personnel have access to the benefits and services to which they are entitled. It also means enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act and other state and federal statutes protecting the rights of veterans with disabilities to full and equal enjoyment of civil and other legal rights. The Rap Sheet Summer 2009: The Long Road Home PDF Version Text Version last updated: July 15, 2009 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended by Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008, Public Law [110-181] Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended Here are some resources for veterans and military families: New Hampshire Veterans Resources Manchester VA Medical Center Home NH State Veterans Council Tricare Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members Toolkit Tricare includes The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP, a source of assistive technology for service members and veterans Veteran's Administration Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents booklet Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery: A report from the RAND Corporation Equal Employment Opportunities Commission Guides for Employment of Veterans with Disabilities: Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities and the ADA A Guide for Employers Veterans Employment Information, from the US Department of Personnel Management Military Onesource, from the Department of Defense, serving American Troops and Families Veterans Count, a program of Easter Seals Veterans F.I.R.S.T., a Harbour Homes Transitional Housing Program National Veterans Legal Services Program New Hampshire Employment Security has a Veterans Resource Directory. DoD Special Needs Parent Toolkit: comprehensive information and tools that are geared towards helping military families with special needs children navigate the maze of medical and special education services, community support and benefits and entitlements. Substance Abuse & Mental health Services Administration Veterans webpage STOMP: Specialized Training of Military Parents, working together for military families of individuals with disabilities Military Handbooks These free handbooks, written specifically for military service members, include a variety of information about pay, benefits, education and transitioning from the military. There is a benefits handbook, written for veterans and their dependents, covering health care benefits, disability compensation, pension, vocational rehabilitation and employment, education and training, home loan guarantees, life insurance, survivor benefits, homeless veterans, overseas benefits, appeals, workplace benefits, and more. US Department of Veterans Affairs US Department of Labor Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS) ReaLifelines, US Department of Labor Recovery and Employment Assistance, for injured Vets America's Heroes at Work, Supporting the Employment Success of Returning Service Members with TBI & PTSD, from the US Department of Labor Disabled American Veterans Blinded Veterans Association National Amputation Foundation Paralyzed Veterans of America Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center Centre for Neuroskills page for Veterans and TBI

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