Discrimination and Disabilities

Throughout the course of a persons life they will have to overcome some trials and obstacles and we come to expect this so we deal with them, because we are fit and have use of all our senses and use of our limbs. Now let's say you have a disability, well in the not so distant past women and men with disabilities, besides the social barriers they had to overcome had certainly a lot of physical barriers to deal with to gain equality.

Schools
Education plays an enormous role in everyone's life and without it, it is very difficult to move ahead. Young people with disabilities such as being visually impaired, hearing impaired and physical impairment were not allowed to go to college and quite often had to attend special schools. Finding a job without even a knowledge of the basic skills was a huge obstacle in itself. In 1973 a welcome change happened, the Rehabilitation Act was passed and this act gave persons with disabilities the right to equal education and access to greater job opportunities.

Jobs
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was very important and if a company or organization received Federal Money it had to offer jobs to men and women with disabilities thus removing the discrimination against persons with disabilities.

Housing
Colleges and government buildings had to make access easier for persons with disabilities with the construction of wheelchair ramps and wider doors and in 1988 Congress extended fairness to all Americans with regard to housing. A law protecting all persons from discrimination with regard to mental and physical disabilities was passed by Congress in 1990 and it is called the Americans with Disabilities Act. Most companies and organizations have set about looking after all of their workforce like providing hearing aids, braille for persons who are visually impaired and installing communication special services for all who have disabilities.

Discrimination in the Military
In 1994 the introduction of the U.S. Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass" ("Don't Ask, Don't Tell") policy has been a total failure. It is one law in America that actually dictates firing people because of their sexual orientation, this has to be addressed. People because of their sexual orientation should not be discriminated against in any shape or form. For more information on this subject see here

We at military rings online support all of society and I write this article in memory of my sister Joan Gilligan (RIP) who lived a very full 47 years of life and never once let her disabilities hold her back. May she rest in peace. All my love Tony G.

Army Rings | US Army Rings

Army rings are what most soldiers opt to have when it comes to commemorating a special occasion in the military. Throughout the career of any service member, there are lots of milestones and special occasions that they might want to remember, and a military ring is one lovely way of designing something significant.

Army Rings can be Customized

Your particular ring can be designed to capture moments in your military career that you would like to remember and possibly pass on to your ancestors. You may have served in the following units or brigades;

• Transportation Corps


• Signal Corps


• Army Rings with personalized details.


• One of the Cavalry Divisions or Units


• The many Infantry Units or Divisions


• Perhaps you were in Field Artillery


• or one of the Airborne Divisions


• Medical Corps


• Over the past few decades, you were deployed so a deployment ring is for you.

Whatever you did in the Army it can be recorded on your Army Ring, from the wording around the stone to the colour of the stone itself. Both shanks of the ring can be personalized with important dates and text along with emblems that relate to your chosen field.

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Deploying To Kuwait

Here are some pointers and information on travelling to Kuwait whether you are a US Military Soldier, DOD Civilian or a DOD Contractor.

Geography:

Kuwait is bordered to the north by Iraq, Saudi Arabia to the West and South and on the East Side, you have the Arabian Gulf. Kuwait is placed strategically at the Northern end of the Arabian Gulf and it covers 17,820 square kilometres this includes nine Islands, which are called, Failaka, Warba, Miskan, Oha, Kubbar, Qaruth, Um Al Maradem and Umm Al Tamil. Dating back to the Stone Age the island of Failaka has played a very important role in the history of Kuwait with settlements that can still be seen to this day.

History:

A country once controlled by a range of dynasties from Mesopotamia and Persia. From Persia came the Safavids around AD1500 and were very influential, they were responsible for establishing a powerful commercial empire along with the parts of the Eastern Arabian Peninsula which later became part of the Ottoman Empire from Turkey. The British kept control of Kuwait until they gained independence in June 1961, but of course, since then the threat has always come from the North where Iraq considered that Kuwait belong to them.

Kuwait's large oil fields were very profitable and of course, its strategic location was always of interest to its neighbours to the North and despite Kuwait helping the Iraqis in the war against Iran in the early seventies ( to the amount of around $50m ), Iraq decided to invade Kuwait on the 2nd of Aug. 1990 under the leadership of Saddam Hussein.

The Iraqis terrorised and looted all before them and senior officials fled the country and did not return until coalition forces liberated Kuwait in 1991 after just about four days. This of course was known as Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Saddam should have learned his lesson then, but sadly not, he tried again in 2003 and the Second Gulf War began and he was defeated, this time he was captured sent for trial and was hanged. Reference Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Currency:

The currency used in Kuwait is the Kuwaiti Dinar.

One KD is equal to one thousand fils. Monetary notes are issued in denominations of KD20, KD10, KD5, KD1, KD0.500 and KD0.250. Coins are isued indenominations of 100fils, 50fils, 20fils, 10 fils and 5fils.

All major credit cards are accepted in supermarkets, restaurants, hotels and car rental companies. Banks and money exchanges are everywhere in the city along with ATMs.

Hotels:

There are quite a few hotels in Kuwait city but they are not the cheapest in the world they certainly do look after their guests. Most of them have their own restaurants but because they don't allow alcohol in the country a nice bottle of wine is out of the question. When walking around you will find quite a lot of US Military personnel walking around the place but not in uniform. Tipping in Kuwait is entirely up to you but it's normally around 10% of the bill and it's very much appreciated by the staff - let's say they won't forget if you intend to stay around.

Health:

The hospitals are excellent and I would advise anyone going there if they feel the need to visit a clinic to go straight to the "International Clinic" telephone local 886677 or 5745111. I have been there myself and the service and care are second to none.

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