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Undercurrents: V.I. Working to Attract Visitors with Disabilities

St. Thomas Source – By BERNETIA AKIN - April 8, 2013.

Efforts to enhance accessibility in the territory aren’t limited to addressing the needs of residents with disabilities. The U.S. Justice Department, which oversees compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, is also looking at facilities and services geared to tourists.

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Should We Bribe People to Be Healthy?

Johns Hopkins Medicine – By STEVE THOMPSON- March 26, 2013.

Most experts concerned about obesity would argue that getting rid of humongous servings of heavily sugared beverages in restaurants and food retailers is a no-brainer, merely a tiny first step toward a sharper series of changes we need to make in our obesogenic environment. And yet the uproar over New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s efforts to ban these absurd portions and unhealthy products makes it clear that when it comes to regulating food, much of the public isn’t ready to have its food options limited by government fiat.

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Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands

DRCVI Brings its disability awareness documentary film, "Better to be Human" to the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School in St. Thomas, USVI

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Nearly 65? Time for the Medicare Maze

By New York Times – By By Walecia Konrad - October 14, 2011.

NOW that you’re about to retire, there’s good news and bad news about your health insurance. The good news: When you turn 65, you’re eligible for Medicare — all in all, a pretty affordable way to get coverage for doctor bills, hospitalizations and, more recently, prescription drugs. The bad news: You’ve got a big job ahead of you, sorting through the Medicare bureaucracy.

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2012 Disability Rights of the Virgin Islands Annual Report

Download the 2012 Annual Report for the Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands.

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VI Alert

VI Alert is a local warning system that allows residents to receive ongoing alerts on weather, earthquakes, public health issues, beach closures and other important information. Virgin Islands residents may register their home, fax, mobile phone number or e-mail address to receive the information at: www.vialert.gov.

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Disability Rights of the Virgin Islands

The Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands (DRCVI) is the only territory-wide advocacy organization established by Congress that provides legal services to eligible persons with disabilities in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was created on October 1, 1977 and was then known as the Committee on Advocacy for the Developmentally Disabled, Inc., and later as Virgin Islands Advocacy, Inc.There are a total of 57 protection and advocacy organizations for each state and territory of the United States.

DRCVI is a member of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). Collectively, NDRN is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services for people with disabilities in the United States.