When it was time to make his way downstairs from the 78th floor of One World Trade Center, he didn’t panic. Michael Hingson has been blind since birth. What most people consider a disability hasn’t hindered him, though, not even during that life-or-death situation. More.

Frank Thomas, a former New York City Police Department detective of 23 years and 9/11 responder, is opening up about how weight loss saved his life after cancer and a heart failure diagnosis. More.

The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund’s annual report shows over $1.4 billion was awarded last year, and wait times were reduced while most staff were working remotely due to pandemic restrictions. More.

The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund’s annual report shows over $1.4 billion was awarded last year, and wait times were reduced while most staff were working remotely due to pandemic restrictions. More.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously approved landmark legislation championed by U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) to help meet the needs of veterans suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposure. This legislation will now go to the full Senate for consideration. More.

In 2000, when openDemocracy was being planned by four of us in a garage in North London’s Tufnell Park, our first visitor was America’s Todd Gitlin. How he found out about us, I don’t know. More.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee unanimously passed bipartisan legislation spearheaded by Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. More.

Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown and colleagues have unanimously passed a bill out of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee to provide healthcare for post 9-11 toxic-exposed veterans. "There’s a lot of responsibility to military and the state,” Brown said. “They knew better than exposing these soldiers to burn pits. More.