Category archives: Disability
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7 years ago
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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal program that helps people with disabilities and very low incomes pay for food, clothing and shelter. SSI is often confused with Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). One of the main differences between the two programs is that SSDI is available ... [read more]
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7 years ago
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More state Medicaid agencies are shifting to or considering managed care models to provide long-term care services, sparking a growing backlash from disability and elder rights advocates.
Traditionally, state Medicaid agencies paid individual health care providers on a fee-for-service basis. ... [read more]
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7 years ago
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In response to what they claim are growing complaints, two of the nation’s largest airlines – Delta and United – have imposed new rules effective March 1, 2018, regarding passengers traveling with service and emotional-support animals.
Delta, which says travelers bring about 250,000 service or su... [read more]
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7 years ago
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As rental housing prices continue to escalate nationwide, particularly in urban centers, low-income people with disabilities are finding it increasingly difficult to find affordable housing.
The Technical Assistance Collaborative and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities recently rele... [read more]
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7 years ago
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When victims of medical malpractice and other catastrophic accidents receive awards in personal injury lawsuits, obtaining the award is only half the battle. Of equal, or greater, importance for the person’s future is constructing the settlement structure in a way that best protects their long-term ... [read more]
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7 years ago
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We're often asked what it is exactly that we do as Elder Law Attorneys. Our answer is that we help clients of all ages, including people with disabilities, be prepared for a crisis or health emergency; prepare for their futures and the realities of aging; and to plan for their family and loved ones'... [read more]
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7 years ago
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We're often asked by clients how they can make sure that their personal care and financial decisions are made the way they want them to be be managed if they are not able to make them for themselves due to incapacity or illness. Our answer is that in addition to designating a Health Care Surrogate a... [read more]
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7 years ago
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Although millions of people each year earn cash refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), many others, including many people with disabilities, are not taking advantage of this generous program.
In late January 2018, the IRS issued a Notice encou... [read more]
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7 years ago
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In guidance released to state Medicaid agencies, the Trump administration announced January 11 that it would allow states to experiment with creating work requirements for certain recipients of federal Medicaid benefits. In states adopting the guidance, some Medicaid recipients would be required to... [read more]
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7 years ago
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People with disabilities are disproportionately low-income. Like many other marginalized communities, people with disabilities are being priced out of many neighborhoods, especially in large metropolitan centers, as rental prices continue to skyrocket and affordable housing stocks dwindle.
Accord... [read more]
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7 years ago
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ABLE accounts are a great new savings tool for individuals with disabilities, but not all people with disabilities are eligible to open these accounts. The rules for determining eligibility are for the most part uncomplicated, although one requirement is proving controversial.
Created by Con... [read more]
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7 years ago
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Hurricanes, floods and wildfires have ravaged large swaths of the U.S. this year. Every major natural disaster disproportionately harms society’s most vulnerable populations, particularly people with disabilities.
Hurricane Katrina, for example, left hundreds of thousands with disabilities stran... [read more]
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