National Veterans Wheelchair Games #NVWC, Unconditional Love Heals, Veterans Unemployment Rate Cut in Half, Redesigning Homes for Injured Veterans

Photo from the 2013 NVWG site

The 2013 National Veterans Wheelchair Games will begin July 13 in Tampa, FL, co-sponsored by the PVA and the VA.  First time OIF/OEF/OND participants in the games may be eligible for a grant to defray costs of travel.  For the latest information on the competition and the 18 sports included, check out this website: http://www.pva.org/site/c.ajIRK9NJLcJ2E/b.8717115/k.7F15/2013_National_Veterans_Wheelchair_Games_Updates.htm

It’s time for another therapeutic dose of good news from our friends at Pets for Patriots at: http://blog.petsforpatriots.org/veteran-of-wwii-and-korea-is-hero-to-shelter-dog/  The unconditional love from and to an animal helps heal wounded hearts.

Veterans unemployment rates have been cut in half (down to 7.2%), but there’s still room for improvement.  Thanks to multiple employment efforts, like Hiring our Heroes job fairs, many post-9/11 veterans have connected with high quality employers, see more at: http://money.cnn.com/2013/07/08/pf/veterans-jobs/index.html

Here’s an interesting article about rethinking home design: in this case, designing for soldiers with amputations and paralysis that create needs in their living space.  It’s easy to see how these universal designs will benefit many more people with various disabilities in the future.  See more at: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681128/a-new-generation-of-smart-homes-designed-for-americas-wounded-veterans#1