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Category archives: Disability

Are You a Family Caregiver? New Bill Seeks to Lower Costs
1 year ago
Recently proposed legislation seeks to offer financial relief for unpaid family caregivers. Introduced in November 2023, the Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2023 is the result of a bipartisan effort to lessen the costs of family caregiving. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has... [read more]

President Biden Proposes Billions in Increased Funding for Home Health Care
4 years ago
President Biden has introduced a plan to spend $400 billion over eight years on home and community-based care for the elderly and people with disabilities. The money would go to expand access to care and support higher-paying caregiving jobs. As the elderly population grows, our long-term car... [read more]

Social Security Shutters 'Petri Dish' Offices in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
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]

Uber, Lyft Sued Over Wheelchair Access
6 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]

Tips on Creating an Estate Plan that Benefits a Child with Special Needs
6 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]

Will the Government Start Monitoring the Social Media of Disability Applicants?
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]

Walmart Greets Greeters With Job Change That Could Ax Many With Disabilities
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]

A Tax Break to Help Working Parents Pay for Day Care
6 years ago
Paying for day care is one of the biggest expenses faced by working adults with young children, a child with a disability or a dependent parent, but there is a tax credit available to help working caregivers defray the costs of day care. In order to qualify for the Child and Dependent Care Cr... [read more]

Bipartisan Bill Gives Explicit Right to Care in the Community Rather than an Institution
6 years ago
People with disabilities would have an explicit legal right to receive services in the community rather than in an institution under new legislation backed by a bipartisan group of senators and representatives. The legislation, introduced January 15, would if passed represent the most comprehensive ... [read more]

What Is an ABLE Account? An Introduction
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]

Five Questions to Ask Before Settling a Personal Injury Lawsuit
6 years ago
When personal injury lawsuits are settled, the underlying settlement figure may be less than initially meets the eye due to attorneys’ fees, expenses and other costs. To ensure the resulting settlement best protects the plaintiff's long-term financial interests, as well as their health and quality o... [read more]

Responding to Discrimination Charges, Facebook Removes Controversial Advertising Categories
6 years ago
Facebook is changing its practices to make harder for advertisers to discriminate against people with disabilities. When businesses seek to advertise on Facebook’s platform, the social network provides tens of thousands of different categories for advertisers to target their desired audience, and... [read more]