Americans who live long lives are very likely to suffer from severe disability during their latter years, and those disabilities may require caregiving. This is also true for those persons who remain in good health during their senior years. According to a study based on more than 8,200 Americans, more than one out of every […]
Disability Benefits provide a Lifeline for the Disabled
Here is a thoughtful and accurate critique of last week’s NPR series about the Social Security Disability program. As I noted last week, the reporting did not accurately discuss some of the aspects of the Social Security Disability programs. This blog, posted by Diana Sorrento for the Utica Observer Dispatch, points out that the NPR series failed […]
Moving from welfare to disability
The NPR series on disability continued today with a profile on companies that move disabled workers from state unemployment and welfare to the federal Social Security Disability program. These companies help people navigate the disability system in ways that are similar to how attorneys help disabled workers navigate the system. Like the company in this […]
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