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Social Security Disability: The basics.
Those who have a medical condition and are unable to work may qualify for Social Security Disability benefits.
Social Security Disability is a system that is designed to provide assistance to those who may need it most: the disabled. Those that have worked in jobs covered by Social Security who have a medical condition that fits the agency's definition of disability and are unable to work should receive benefits. Once approved, applicants receive monthly cash benefits.
However, actually receiving benefits can be difficult. Those who believe they qualify can benefit from having a basic understanding of how the system works.
Social Security Disability: How to qualify.
Essentially, two things are reviewed to determine if an applicant qualifies for benefits.
Previous work in jobs covered by Social Security. Generally, this requires a two part test: recent work and duration of work. The recent work test is based on the age the applicant was when he or she became disabled. The duration of work test reviews whether or not the applicant worked long enough to qualify for benefits. If, for example, a person becomes disabled at the age of 50, the applicant must have worked seven years to satisfy the duration of work test.
Presence of a disability. Satisfying the definition of a disability is difficult. A five step test is used. First, an applicant that is currently working generally does not qualify. Next the severity of the condition will be reviewed. The condition must be severe enough to interfere with basic work activities. The condition will also be reviewed to see if it is on the list of disabling conditions. If the condition is not on the list, the condition will still be reviewed to see if it is severe enough to qualify. The condition must also lead the applicant to be unable to do the work that was previously done.
Applying for benefits can be completed in a variety of ways. The SSA provides an online application or a potential applicant can visit a local Social Security office. The applicant will need a social security number, proof of age, contact information for medical providers that can verify the medical condition that has led to the disability, medical records, laboratory records and the most recent W-2 forms.
Social Security Disability: Legal counsel can help.
Navigating through the system can be arduous. In addition to taking the time to correctly fill out the initial application an applicant must also ensure that all the proper supporting documents like medical records and laboratory records are provided. An experienced Social Security Disability attorney can help guide you through the process and fight for your rights if the application is denied.


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Name: Mike Lavine
Title: Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Education: M.F.A., Sculpture, Arizona State University
B.S., Geography, University of Utah
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Born in Atlantic City, N.J., Lavine earned his B.S. and M.F.A. degrees at the University of Utah and Arizona State University respectively. His work has been exhibited internationally. Lavine has received numerous grants and awards, including a South Carolina Artist Fellowship.
Currently an associate professor of art, he teaches 3D design and sculpture at Winthrop.
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Transport for London is looking to the capital's smaller developers and self builders, in a bid to get development of its surplus estate up to speed.
Despite having a framework of large scale development partners already in place, the organisation's property director Lester Hampson said it would not be until early 2019 that the first residents would move in to homes that TfL are delivering. And, in a discussion with the London Assembly's housing committee, he revealed the organisation is only just starting to get to grips with what promises to be a massive development programme.
The committee hearing came as two more sites, in Southwark and Clapham North, were brought forward for development alongside those already earmarked for a first tranche of schemes. Hampson said there were an initial 75 sites that had been identified: "They are our priority to deliver at scale and at pace." Of these, he said 11 sites could deliver more than 200 homes, and three were large enough to accommodate more than 1,000 units each. The first site likely to actually start construction will be in Kidbrooke, south east London.
While TfL's framework partners represent larger developers and housebuilders, there was much discussion of the potential for other actors. Committee chairman Andrew Boff quoted self build figures from around Europe, where self build accounts for 10% of homes in Berlin, 30% in Holland and up to 80% of homes in Austria.
"I come back to the Berlin soundbite," said Hampson. "If 10% of housing is delivered through self build, imagine what that could do for London, if we can use part of our land to actually ignite self build in a community land trust and access the SMEs. We're giving this quite a lot of thought – how can we best engage with the SME sector, because TfL is quite an opaque organization." He talked of creating a "navigation map" for smaller builders and developers. "We've got to give this an enormous amount of thought. It needs a much more holistic approach."
Committee member Tom Copley was supportive: "I think there's a good opportunity here for TfL to help small and medium sized builders and community land trusts."
And deputy mayor for housing James Murray added: "CLT and self build are clearly a different model of delivery which means you can get them to be genuinely additional supply, above and beyond what exists already. So if you think in the broader context, you might have some of these early, bigger sites being done by the people on the framework in a more traditional, classic way of delivering. But if we're identifying this next round of sites which may be smaller, lower value areas, they can be taken on by smaller builders, or CLTs or self build organisations, the additional capacity that they bring won't displace an existing activity, they will be genuinely additional." He said he was looking at ways to encourage the smaller building and development companies: "The number of small builders has really dropped dramatically and their contribution to homebuilding has dropped dramatically too."
TfL appears to have agreed a truce with the mayor over affordable housing. Having declared its property aspirations in a bid to maximise its financial returns, TfL then ran into problems with Sadiq Khan's requirement to meet a 50% affordable housing target – which will reduce the returns from site sales. "We'll deliver 50% across the programme," promised Hampson, now referring to "twin objectives" of revenue generation and affordable housing provision. "We have to be able to bring more sites forward to balance the twin objectives. Our original objective was 10,000 homes over 10 years and £1.1bn of capital – now we're accelerating that."
"So you've had to bring more sites forward because the 50% affordable target has made that £1.1bn less achievable?" asked Andrew Boff. "It makes it a tougher target," replied Hampson. "But do we think we've got the sites to do it, and do we think we've got the relationship with the GLA to do it? Yes, we do."
Committee member Nicky Gavron noted that too many new homes are poorly finished today. "We're building the retrofits of the future," she speculated, and asked Hampson if he could commit to doing a better job on TfL sites. "The industry hasn't been good at doing post-completion surveys," he admitted, and TfL was engaging consultants to do just that on his projects. "If we're building draughty homes, then we're failing – and we shouldn't be doing that. Energy poverty is something that is going to become an increasing concern as the price of energy increases. We have to get it right now."
LPA Perspective: Hampson's evidence revealed that TfL is only really getting started on the massive project it has set itself. While a framework of partners has been set up, there are potentially hundreds of sites to be scoped out. Many have adjacent opportunities and potential marriage value, though that sometimes means dealing with other unwieldy organisations such as Network Rail, and others could present opportunities from decking over stations. The scale is huge – but at least the job has been started.
Hampson also appears to be injecting some commercial discipline into an organisation that, reading between the lines, has been run by rail engineers for too long. Property assets appear to have been held onto, simply in case they might come in handy in the future. And there appears to have been no useful record made of these assets.
And he has some interesting ideas, committing to delivering high quality built assets, and harnessing smaller partners in some way to get sites going. He is also working with local authorities and ultimately hopes to share the TfL development expertise with other public bodies.
There is also the scope for a massive misjudgement here, too. Hampson and his major property partners appear to be working up projects that will be sold on 125 year leases – and while that does give TfL ultimate ownership, it returns little by way of ground rent in the meantime. Rental homes were only mentioned in passing, despite the massive appetite from investors and residents for this type of property. Surely a decent tranche of the TfL sites should be developed to deliver a regular income for the organisation, not simply a one-off capital receipt.
And why limit this exercise to TfL? Surely it's time to bring a bit more rigour to the land owned by London's 33 boroughs? Not to mention its health authorities and other utilities?
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The College of Engineering has been preparing students for successful engineering careers for over 50 years. Over that time we have been guided by an operating philosophy that acknowledges that our graduates will play significant roles fundamental to the health of our nation and of our globe. Throughout their careers they and their professional colleagues will advance the technological basis of our nation's economic health, defend our nation, and our way of life with the products of our craft; provide for the improved health and welfare of our citizenry; and improve the quality of life for all humankind—as the engineering profession has always been charged to do. Our graduates assume serious obligations upon beginning their careers.
The faculty is committed to seeing students succeed, with overall excellence in the teaching/learning enterprise being the primary goal. It is the faculty of the College of Engineering that is primarily responsible for developing and maintaining the environment supportive of learning for each student and for encouraging each student to reach for and achieve the highest goals possible.
The Mission of the College of Engineering
The College of Engineering's mission is to provide undergraduate and graduate students an outstanding education in engineering through an environment of individual attention and support, dedicated and qualified faculty who are recognized in their fields, and modern facilities. Our graduates will possess the education and learning skills that enable them to put theory into practice, be professionally responsible engineers, and be leaders within the global community.
The Vision of the College of Engineering
The College of Engineering will be recognized as a premier engineering institution with an emphasis on a contemporary undergraduate education, preferred by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, prospective employers, and graduate schools nationally and internationally.
The Core Values of the College of Engineering
We support the core beliefs of Western New England University and in particular we value:
Promoting a learning environment based on a student first approach to ensure the success of our students.
Contributing to the research, development, dissemination, and application of engineering knowledge, integrating theory, and practice
Holistic Engineering and Leadership
Providing an active learning pedagogy integrating knowledge across disciplines to cultivate leadership and decision making in solving complex problems to better serve humanity
Demonstrating integrity and accountability in all of our dealings
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The College of Engineering offers curricula leading to the degrees:
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BSE)
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSE)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSE)
Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCMGT)
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSE)
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSE)
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSE)
The undergraduate degree programs in Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
The faculty realizes the typical tentativeness with which an entering freshman declares a major upon entry. Accordingly, all of the curricula share a common set of courses during the first two semesters of study. Students utilize this time to explore potential career directions and make informed decisions, declaring a degree objective before beginning their second year studies.
All curricula are based on mathematics and the basic sciences coupled with engineering sciences, with specialization beginning in the second year. Each program is structured to build upon preceding coursework, with successively more challenging courses, culminating with a capstone design experience during the fourth year. Each program is intended to prepare students for either entry into professional practice, or advanced formal studies. With 40% of required coursework taught by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences, each program also integrates liberal and professional learning to provide the balance needed by modern engineering practitioners.
The College of Engineering believes that engineering as a discipline is better learned than taught, and that much of the maturing of students into engineers comes through personal hands-on experiences acquired in laboratory, project, and formal internships at industry sites throughout the Northeast. Through these avenues modern practice plays vital roles in the student's education. Senior projects are very often suggested by, and sometimes conducted in association with, the technical community. The programs are quite flexible in arranging for joint industry-student efforts, and in accommodating the needs of full-time and part-time students. In addition, undergraduate research projects are arranged by the faculty of the College of Engineering.
While undergraduate courses are occasionally offered in the evenings, it is not possible to complete an entire degree program in the evening.
Recognizing the important role of community colleges in the overall system of higher education and of cooperation among four-year colleges and universities with different emphases, the College of Engineering is making every effort to coordinate its programs with those of other institutions offering programs, such as engineering science, that provide the first two years of engineering study.
To date, joint admission agreements and/or transfer advising guides have been developed with the following community colleges: Greenfield, Holyoke, Berkshire, Hudson Valley, Manchester Technical, Quinsigimond, Asnuntuck, and Springfield Technical. Other agreements are being developed.


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Full-time, ABIM-certified interventional cardiologists perform more than 750 procedures annually. These include right and left heart catheterization, transvenous and permanent pacemaker implantation, and urgent pericardiocentesis. ZSFG Interventional Cardiology provides round-the clock coverage essential for the City and County of San Francisco Emergency Medical Services STAR Program. Patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction and/or return of spontaneous circulation after cardiac arrest (STAR) are provided percutaneous coronary intervention, intra-aortic balloon pump placement, therapeutic hypothermia, and related critical care measures shown to improve outcomes. Hospital and cardiac catheterization laboratory data demonstrate that ZSFG Interventional Cardiology is the most active STAR Center across the network and cares for more ST elevation myocardial infarction patients than other UCSF campuses. Current collaborations with DPH and UCSF leadership include initiatives to:
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WASHINGTON– Secretary of Homeland Protection John F. Kelly has extended Temporary Protected Standing(TPS)for eligible nationals of Haiti( and also eligible people without citizenship who last constantly lived in Haiti)via Jan. 22, 2018. After seeking advice from the ideal U.S. government companies as well as evaluating nation problems, Secretary Kelly has figured out that a limited, six-month extension is called for. Although Haiti has actually made substantial development in recouping from the January 2010 quake that motivated its designation, problems in Haiti supporting its classification remain to be met currently.
Existing recipients of Haiti's TPS designation looking for to extend their TPS needs to re-register by July 24, 2017. TPS recipients that re-register may request a brand-new Work Authorization Record(EAD). Those who re-register as well as request a new EAD during the 60-day re-registration period could obtain an automated expansion of their ending EAD for approximately 180 days from the date their existing EAD expires. Current EADs will certainly not be automatically prolonged without a brand-new EAD request. If a recipient's EAD demand is accepted, they will certainly get a brand-new EAD with an expiration date of Jan. 22, 2018. TPS beneficiaries are strongly urged to re-register and also submit their EAD applications as early as feasible to avoid gaps in the documents of employment permission.
During this six-month expansion, beneficiaries are encouraged to get ready for their go back to Haiti in the event Haiti's designation is not expanded once more, including asking for upgraded traveling records from the federal government of Haiti. At least 60 days prior to Jan. 22, 2018, Secretary Kelly will re-evaluate the classification for Haiti and also will figure out whether an additional extension, a redesignation, or a discontinuation is warranted, completely compliance with the Immigration and Citizenship Act. The classification of TPS was meant by Congress to be short-lived, as well as the Secretary will fully re-evaluate the country conditions to determine whether Haiti's TPS designation need to continue.
To re-register, current TPS recipients have to submit: · Type I-821, Application for Temporary Protected Standing (Re-registrants do not need to pay the Type I-821 application charge). · The biometric service charges(or a fee-waiver request)if they are 14 years of ages or older.
cost and/or biometric service charges based on a lack of ability to pay. To do so, applicants need to submit< a href ="http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=4c30003cf147c210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6ca66d26d17df110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD" design="color: rgb(153, 0, 102); "> Kind I-912, Ask for Charge Waiver, or send a composed request. Fee-waiver demands need to be gone along with by sustaining documentation. USCIS will deny the TPS application of any candidate who cannot submit the needed filing charges or an effectively documented fee-waiver request. Added info regarding TPS for Haiti, consisting of guidance on eligibility, the application procedure and also where to submit, is available online at uscis.gov/ tps. Additional details regarding this extension of TPS for Haiti, consisting of the application requirements and also procedures, appear in a Federal Register see published today.