Category Archives: Featured Link

Featured Link – Senior Medicare Patrol

Written On October 19, 2010 By Bob Kraft

I had occasion last week to listen to an excellent presentation by volunteer Gary Travers, a member of the SMP, or Senior Medicare Patrol program. I have to admit I was not familiar with this group’s work, but their goal is to “…teach Medicare beneficiaries how to protect their personal identity, identify and report errors [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medicare

Featured Link – U.S. News Best Hospitals 2010-11

Written On September 30, 2010 By Bob Kraft

U.S. News has released its latest hospital rating report. There are so many variables to consider that I don’t put a great deal of stock in this type of rating system, but there is helpful information provided. Here is a description from the article:
U.S. News evaluated almost 5,000 hospitals to rank the best in 16 [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – FactCheckers.info

Written On September 14, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Most of us know about the fact-checking site Snopes.com, and many of us use it to refute those stupid e-mails other people send us. But there are many more such fact-checking sites on the Internet, and now someone has compiled a list. You can see it at FactCheckers.info. This is very helpful stuff — check [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link

Featured Link – Healthcare Blue Book

Written On September 2, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The information at HealthcareBlueBook.com might be among the first of many such sites to come. It purports to tell consumers what the average fee should be for various medical procedures. Here is the description from the site:
Blue Book Information
The Healthcare Blue Book is provided free to consumers. The Healthcare Blue Book price represents a fair [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – Dallas County Criminal Background Search

Written On August 19, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Are you a little suspicious of that guy who just moved in across the street from you? There are several Web sites where you can do a criminal background search for a small fee, but now in Dallas County you can do a search for free. This is a service of the county, and you [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link

Featured Link – Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation

Written On August 17, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Our Social Security disability department sees a lot of Crohn’s disease and colitis cases. There is an excellent resource site for people suffering from these diseases, by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Here is a description from the site:
About the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization [...]

Posted in Disability, Featured Link, Social Security Disability

Featured Link – Most Stolen Vehicles List

Written On August 4, 2010 By Bob Kraft

If you own one of the vehicles on this list of most stolen vehicles, you might want to be a little more careful and keep it in the garage at night.

Posted in Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link – American College of Gastroenterology

Written On July 28, 2010 By Bob Kraft

I’ve linked before to the American Gastroenterological Association. Here’s a similar organization, the American College of Gastroenterology, with additional resources for those who suffer from digestive difficulties. Here’s a description from the site:
The mission of the American College of Gastroenterology shall be to advance the medical treatment and scientific study of gastrointestinal disorders. The College [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – FocusDriven

Written On July 26, 2010 By Bob Kraft

FocusDriven is a group with a worthy cause — to reduce auto collisions caused by drivers who talk on the phone while driving. Here is a little information about them, from their site:
Who We Are
FocusDriven is an advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers using cell phones. We work with those who [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Vehicle Law or News

Featured Link – Birth Defect Research for Children

Written On July 9, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Birth Defect Research for Children Web site has a great Family Support Center page with links to support groups for dozens of birth defects. If you have a child with a problem, you should check out this site. Here’s their description:
Who We Are
Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc. (BDRC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Medical and Health Resources

Featured Link – KnowYourStuff.org

Written On June 25, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Insurance Information Institute has set up a helpful Web site called Know Your Stuff. It provides an easy way to enter information about items in your home so in case of a loss you’ll be able to prove to your insurance company what you owned, and have some idea of what it cost. The [...]

Posted in Consumer Information, Featured Link, Insurance Information

Featured Link – DisasterAssistance.gov

Written On June 8, 2010 By Bob Kraft

DisasterAssistance.gov is a site established by the federal government to help victims of, obviously, disasters. It really does have very helpful information for anyone who has suffered, and is especially relevant during this time of terrible difficulty in the Gulf of Mexico. Texas has thus far escaped damage from the BP oil leak, but the [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Government

Featured Link – Disability History Timeline

Written On May 26, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Here is an interesting list of important events from 1817 to 2001 “…highlighting people, events and legislation that effect disability rights.” It begins with:
1817
The American School for the Deaf is founded in Hartford, Connecticut. This is the first school for disabled children anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.

Posted in Disability, Featured Link

Featured Link – 4FreeCLE

Written On May 14, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Lawyers, are you looking for some free Continuing Legal Education credits? You’ll find a growing list of them at 4FreeCLE.

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Featured Link – Top Baby Names of 2009

Written On May 11, 2010 By Bob Kraft

The Social Security Administration has released the latest list of most popular baby names, and there have been quite a few changes this time. Here is the press release:
Isabella Reigns as New Queen of Baby Names – Takes Top Spot on Social Security’s Most Popular Baby Names List
Jacob Still Rules the Boys; Elvis “All Shook [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Miscellaneous

Featured Link – Ten Minute Mentor

Written On May 6, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Ten Minute Mentor is a service of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Young Lawyers Association, and consists of several hundred short videos by legal experts. The videos are completely free and include all these categories:
Category: ADR , Appellate , Bankruptcy , Business , Consumer , Corporate Counsel , Creditor/Debtor , Crime [...]

Posted in Featured Link, Practice Tips

Featured Link – Cinco de Mayo

Written On May 5, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Everyone down here knows all about Cinco de Mayo, but for you Yankees, here’s the scoop from Wikipedia. And no, it is NOT Mexican Independence Day.

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Featured Link – Calendar-365.com

Written On April 28, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Calendar-365.com is a simple site that just has calendars. But the site makes it easy to move backward or forward to other years so you can check what day of the week a particular date fell on. Another handy feature is that you can click on a holiday in 2010 and see when that holiday [...]

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

Featured Link – Morgan’s World Amusement Park

Written On April 21, 2010 By Bob Kraft

Morgan’s Wonderland is located in San Antonio, Texas. It is the World’s First Ultra Accessible Family Fun Park designed specifically for children and adults with special needs, their family members, caregivers, friends and the entire community. This 25-acre park is a unique oasis, that through the spirit of inclusion, allows people of all abilities to [...]

Posted in Disability, Featured Link

Featured Link – Today is “Be Kind To Lawyers Day”

Written On April 13, 2010 By Bob Kraft

It’s about time the poor mistreated lawyers in America got our own day, and today is it!
Lawyers in America get a lot of grief…just for being lawyers. Jokes are made about them and they consistently rank as one of the least respected professions on the planet.
Yet, when regular people need help writing a will, [...]

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