Tag Archives: 9/11 first responders
Dropping the “Disorder” in Post-Traumatic Stress
Many 9/11 responders have suffered from PTSD in the days, months and years after the attacks. But if certain people in Washington have their way, the diagnosis might change to PTS. According to the Washington Post, a movement is afoot in the nation’s capital to change the way politicians and veterans’ advocates talk about post-traumatic […]
Voices of September 11th Information Forum
Attorneys Mike Barasch and Noah Kushlefsky were invited to speak at a Voices of September 11th Forum. They joined the Victim Compensation Fund’s (VCF) Special Master Sheila Birnbaum, and the VCF’s NY Director Fran Gottfried. The four discussed the progress that the VCF has made since Congress passed the Zadroga Health & Compensation Act in […]
Advocacy Group Sheds Light on Opponents of 9/11 Benefits Extension
Advocacy organization Citizens for the Extension of the James Zadroga Act launched a website on July 2, allowing anyone to research lawmakers’ stances on the extension of the law, along with any comments an elected official has said regarding the attacks of September 11, 2001. The creation of this website comes at a critical moment […]
