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- 5 years ago
- To protect its workers and the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended face-to-face service at its field offices and hearings offices nationwide until further notice. Payments to the nearly 70 million Social Security beneficiaries will not be af... [read more]
Category archives: Citizens with Disabilities
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- ADA
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- Citizens with Disabilities
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- Uber
- 5 years ago
- In theory, the rapid growth of Uber, Lyft and other on-demand ride-sharing services should make cities more accessible to people with disabilities, especially considering the tendency of municipal governments to underfund paratransit systems. However, these ride-share companies, even more than t... [read more]
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- ABLE Account
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Adult Children
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- Third-Party Trusts
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- 5 years ago
- Parents want their children to be taken care of after they die. But children with disabilities have increased financial and care needs, so ensuring their long-term welfare can be tricky. Proper planning by parents is necessary to benefit the child with a disability, including an adult child, as well... [read more]
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- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
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- Elder Abuse
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- California attorney Michael Avenatti, who came to national attention for his representation of adult film actress Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Trump, was recently charged in federal court with 36 counts of tax fraud, bankruptcy fraud and stealing from the settlements of clients. A... [read more]
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- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- A proposal tucked into the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) 2020 budget, released March 18, is raising fears that people applying for government disability benefits will soon have their posts on Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks scrutinized. Since at least 2014, the SSA’... [read more]
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- Americans with Disabilities Act
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- Clay County
- Disability
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- Florida
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- People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- How much responsibility do employers have to reasonably accommodate people with disabilities when it changes the employees’ underlying job description? That question is central to the latest employment controversy surrounding America’s largest retailer, Walmart. For years, a ubiquitous fea... [read more]
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- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
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- Elder Law
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- Florida
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- The Social Security Administration (SSA) is proposing to make it more difficult for people who don’t speak English to qualify for disability benefits. Under planned regulations released February 01, 2019, the SSA would no longer consider a person’s “inability to communicate in English” when revie... [read more]
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- Aging
- Care Planning
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
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- Green Cove Springs
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- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Seniors
- Special Needs Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trust Administration
- Trusts
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- 6 years ago
- We're often asked what it is that we actually do as Elder Law Attorneys. Our simple answer is that we help clients of all ages, including people with disabilities, be prepared to manage a health crisis or emergency, prepare for their (and their families' and loved ones) futures, and be ready to ... [read more]
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- ABLE Account
- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
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- Clay County
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- Medicaid
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- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Social Security Disability Insurance
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- Since the passage of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014, tens of thousands of people with disabilities have opened up new, special tax-free savings accounts to save for disability-related expenses. These accounts, popularly known as ABLE accounts, allow many people with disabi... [read more]
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- Beneficiaries
- Care Planning
- Children with Disabilities
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- Florida
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- Life Care Planning
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- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Pooled Trust
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- SSI
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- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- Most special needs trusts (SNTs) are set up to benefit one individual. But it’s possible to contribute to a trust where the funds of many people with special needs are “pooled.” This kind of trust, called a pooled or (d)(4)(C) trust, may be a better option for some people than the conventional SN... [read more]
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- Aging
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
- Duval County
- Elder Law
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- Florida
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- Medical Benefits
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Special Needs
- Public Assistance
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- Seniors
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- A new report suggests that many people with disabilities will unfairly lose Medicaid coverage as a result of a new requirement in some states that Medicaid recipients work for their benefits. For millions of people with disabilities, Medicaid is a lifeline. Even short interruptions in coverag... [read more]
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- Care Planning
- Children with Disabilities
- Children with Special Needs
- Citizens with Disabilities
- Clay County
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- Florida
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- Green Cove Springs
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- People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
- People with Special Needs
- Special Needs Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 6 years ago
- When people with disabilities and their families are considering a particular urban area, numerous factors come into play. Does the city provide accessible amenities, such as sidewalks, transportation, entertainment options, and parks? Is affordable housing available, and is this housing economical ... [read more]