Category Archives: Featured Link

Featured Link — Employment Laws Around the Country

Written On February 1, 2012 By Bob Kraft

Cornell University has a Web page with links to employment laws in each state. Very handy.

Posted in Featured Link, Miscellaneous

Featured Link — FightingForJustice.org

Written On December 22, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Fighting for Justice is the new blog of the American Association for Justice. It is filled with consumer information about defective products and unfair laws. Here is a description from the site:
Fighting for Justice is your resource for the latest news and information about America’s civil justice system.
As the world’s largest trial bar, the American [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Product Liability or Medical Devices, Tort Reform, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link — The Social Security Laws

Written On December 8, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Have you ever wanted to read the actual Social Security laws? No, I didn’t think so. That’s what lawyers are for, right? But just in case you ever have a need for some late-night reading material, here is the Table of Contents for the whole Social Security Act. Have fun!

Posted in Featured Link, Social Security, Social Security Disability

Featured Link — MobileLutions.com

Written On December 5, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Despite the fact that Governor Perry vetoed a law that would make texting while driving illegal in Texas, such texting is terribly distracting and dangerous. It’s at least as bad as driviing while intoxicated.
Now there’s at least a partial solution to this problem, and it may be of interest to you if you have a [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link — Council for Disability Awareness

Written On November 15, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The Council for Disability Awareness is essentially a group of long-term care insurance companies, but their Web site does contain some helpful information about disability in general, and some disturbing statistics about the likelihood of becoming disabled. Here is the mission statement from the site:
The CDA is a non-profit organization committed to informing and educating [...]

Posted in Disability, Featured Link

Featured Link — MyFibro.com

Written On August 25, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Many of our Social Security disability clients suffer from Fibromyalgia. This can be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat, and we have found that these clients are constantly seeking more information about their disease. MyFibro.com is a resource for people with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and related issues. It has a lot of good [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Fibromyalgia

Featured Link – DownForEveryoneOrJustMe

Written On August 23, 2011 By Bob Kraft

DownForEveryoneOrJustMe is a little Web site does only one thing, but it’s come in handy for me. Have you ever tried to visit aWeb site and gotten a 404 error? Don’t you wonder whether the site is really down or if it’s a problem on your end? This site will tell you. Check it out.

Posted in Computer Tips, Tricks, and Tools, Featured Link

Featured Link — National Association of Long Term Hospitals

Written On June 16, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) is a group representing acute long-term care hospitals and patients. Here is a description from their site:
About Us
Advocacy
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) provides representation to members on legislative, regulatory, policy and industry issues. NALTH leads in the development of strategies influencing and promoting public [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – American Professional Wound Care Association

Written On June 15, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) is probably not an organization that any regular readers here would join, but the group’s Web site does have some good medical resources for people suffering from the type of wound you might suffer from severe diabetes or nursing home negligence. Here is a description from the site:
The [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Get “Red Cross” Ready

Written On May 31, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Get a Kit, Make a Plan, Be Informed
Those are the basic steps of the Red Cross preparedness plan. In view of the recent weather-related disasters across the country, we should all take action to be ready for any contingency. The details on this page of the Red Cross Web site will be a great help [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Safety Tips

Featured Link – USA.gov

Written On May 17, 2011 By Bob Kraft

USA.gov is the main portal to all other U.S. government Web sites. It’s a great starting point for any federal information you need. Here is the description from the site:
Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it’s here on USA.gov.
Our Vision
As the U.S. government’s official web portal, USA.gov makes it easy for the public [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Government

Featured Link — Bill of Rights

Written On May 5, 2011 By Bob Kraft

Years ago I posted a link to the Constitution of the United States. Recent political discussions have prompted me to post another link — this one to the Bill of Rights. If you haven’t read it recently perhaps you should.

Posted in Featured Link, Government, Political and/or Judicial

Featured Link – SaferProducts.gov

Written On March 23, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The federal government has launched a terrific Web site to help consumers research products for safety, and to report unsafe products. The site is SaferProducts.gov. There really is a lot of information here, and you should check it out. Here is the description from the site:
SaferProducts.gov is the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Product Liability or Medical Devices

Featured Link – Guide to Online Hospital Administration Degrees

Written On March 18, 2011 By Bob Kraft

HospitalAdministration.org has lots of information on this hot employment area, with links to colleges offering this degree in each state.

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – BioMedSearch.com

Written On February 14, 2011 By Bob Kraft

BioMedSearch.com is a new site for biomedical research. There is a ton of information on the site. Here is the official description:
BioMedSearch is a biomedical search engine that contains NIH/PubMed documents, plus a large collection of theses, dissertations, and other publications not found anywhere else for free, making it the most comprehensive free search on [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Written On February 9, 2011 By Bob Kraft

The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has launched its Web site, and it looks promising. The CFPB will work to ensure that financial companies make the true price clear to consumers so they can make the decisions that are best for them. Companies shouldn’t compete by figuring out how to fool you best. Transparency means [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link

Featured Link – Safest Vehicles for 2011

Written On December 22, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its annual list of safest vehicles. You can see the entire list on the Top Safety Picks page.

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link – ClickCheckAndProtect.org

Written On December 16, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Click, Check, and Protect is a program by Consumer Reports to help consumers find out if products they are considering obtaining have been recalled for safety reasons. It’s a worthwhile effort, and there’s a lot of good information here.

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Product Liability or Medical Devices

Featured Link – Vietnam Virtual Wall

Written On November 23, 2010 By Bob Kraft

This has nothing to do with auto collisions or Social Security disability, but for those of us who are “of a certain age” the Vietnam war was very personal. We lost friends there, or saw friends return in bad physical or mental condition.
If you have not visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, I highly recommend [...]

Posted in Featured Link

Featured Link – OncoLink.org

Written On November 8, 2010 By Bob Kraft

OncoLink is a site sponsored by the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It contains a vast amount of information about the disease, treatment, coping, and many other aspects. It’s worth a look for anyone who has a friend or family member suffering from cancer. Here is a short description from the site:
About [...]

Posted in Cancer, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources