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1. Association of Amputee Surfers
   AmpSurf is a non-profit organization made up of amputees, veterans, people with other disabilities, and their friends and family. The association seeks to promote, inspire, educate, and rehabilitate people with disabilities, especially veterans, through adaptive surfing and fun, safe outdoor activities in which all can participate. [More Information on Association of Amputee Surfers]
   
   
2. Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence for Aging Veterans with Vision Loss
   The mission of the Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center is to improve the everyday function and quality of life of aging Veterans with vision loss and their caregivers. [More Information on Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence for Aging Veterans with Vision Loss]
   
   
3. Blinded Veterans Association
   BVA is an organization specifically established to promote the welfare of blinded veterans. They offer counseling to veterans nationwide; assistance in obtaining rehabilitation services and reentering the workforce; a scholarship program for spouses and dependent children of blinded veterans; a bimonthly newsletter, BVA Bulletin; and activities organized by regional groups. [More Information on Blinded Veterans Association]
   
   
4. Disabled American Veterans
   With 1.2 million members, Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a non-profit 501(c)(4) charity dedicated to building better lives for America’s disabled veterans and their families. The DAV was founded in 1920 by disabled veterans returning from World War I to represent their unique interests. In 1932, the DAV was congressionally chartered as the official voice of the nation’s wartime disabled veterans. The DAV’s Voluntary Services Program operates a comprehensive network of volunteers who provide veterans free rides to and from VA medical facilities and improve care and morale for sick and disabled veterans. [More Information on Disabled American Veterans]
   
   
5. eBenefits - Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense
   eBenefits is a joint VA/DoD web portal that provides resources and self-service capabilities to veterans, service members, and their families to research, access and manage their VA and military benefits and personal information. Some of the features within eBenefits allow veterans and service members to access official military personnel documents, view the status of their disability compensation claim, transfer entitlement of Post-9/11 GI Bill to eligible dependents (service members only), and register for and update direct deposit information for certain benefits. [More Information on eBenefits - Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense]
   
   
6. Homes for Our Troops, Inc.
   Homes for Our Troops is a non-profit, non-partisan 501 (c)(3) organization founded in 2004 that is strongly committed to helping veterans who have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. It assists severely injured servicemen and women and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and coordinating the process of building a new home or adapting an existing home for handicapped accessibility. All services provided by Homes for Our Troops are at no cost to the veterans it serves. [More Information on Homes for Our Troops, Inc.]
   
   
7. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
   The journal publishes the reports of researchers funded by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, as well as other national and international researchers [More Information on Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development]
   
   
8. National Education for Assistance Dogs Services, Inc.
   The National Education for Assistance Dog Services (NEADS) (also known as Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans) is a non-profit organization that was established in 1976 to provide canine assistance for people who are deaf or have a disability. These assistance dogs become an extension of their handlers and bring freedom, physical autonomy and relief from social isolation to their human partners. NEADS has trained over 1,300 assistance dog teams since 1976. NEADS offers a wide spectrum of assistance dog services, including: canines for combat veterans; dogs for children with a physical disability; hearing dogs for people who are deaf or have hearing loss; service dogs for people with physical disabilities; dogs for the classroom, therapy and ministry; and dogs for children with autism. [More Information on National Education for Assistance Dogs Services, Inc.]
   
   
9. Veteran's Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service
   "An intramural program for improving the quality of life of impaired and disabled veterans, Rehab R&D is dedicated to the well-being of America's veterans through a full spectrum of research: from approved rehabilitation research projects, through evaluation and technology transfer to final clinical application." [More Information on Veteran's Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service]
   
   
10. Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of
    The VA provides Federal benefits to veterans and their dependents. The department operates nationwide programs for health care, financial assistance and burial benefits. Veterans may be entitled to medically-necessary assistive technology as part of their VA health care benefits. In addition, the VA’s Blind Rehabilitation Service may provide AT devices for blind and visually impaired veterans, and eligible veterans may receive employment-related AT through the Independent Living Program of VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services. Severely disabled veterans who are entitled to a home especially adapted for their needs due to loss of mobility may receive grants or loans through the Specially Adapted Housing Program. [More Information on Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of]
    
    

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1. TCM to Dedicate October 2012 to "Disability in Film"
   Aug 06, 2012
   Turner Classic Movies will dedicate the month of October to exploring the ways people with disabilities have been portrayed in film. On behalf of Inclusion in the Arts, Lawrence Carter-Long will join TCM host Robert Osborne for "The Projected Image: A History of Disability in Film." The special month-long exploration will air each Tuesday in October 2012, beginning October 2 at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). During October, TCM will feature more than 20 films ranging from the 1920s to the 1980s. Each night's collection will explore particular aspects, themes, or types of disability, such as blindness, deafness and psychiatric or intellectual disabilities. In addition, one evening of programming will focus on newly disabled veterans returning home from war. [More Information on TCM to Dedicate October 2012 to "Disability in Film"]