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A remarkable change in the way disability claimants are evaluated will likely have a significant impact on a large number of Social Security Disability claims that are filed each year. Effective as of 03/16/2016, a disabled worker’s credibility is no longer to be considered when evaluating the claimant’s symptoms. While the change may not initially Read More

As new medical technologies make their way into widespread use, people are living longer.Unfortunately, many who benefit fromthese advances find themselves dealing with a long-term disability,often before retirement age. This could lead to changes in policy and the way that social security disability programs work. Evidence of Increased Disability Rates One study by the University of Read More

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a financial lifeline for many disabled people in the US.  However, there is much being made of government reports showing that the program will face a very large shortfall in 2016 if steps are not taken to return it to solvency. The end of 2015 saw only the third Read More

The 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is being marked in Chicago by an effort to increase access to museums and other cultural venues for disabled people. The “25 for 25” initiative, which aimed to entice 25 cultural venues to become more accessible to those with disabilities, was envisioned by Chicago Cultural Read More

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935. The intent of this Act was to provide protection to average citizens and their families from falling into poverty during their old age. When there is talk about cutting the federal budget, the subject of cutting Social Security benefits is often brought up. Read More

Social Security Disability Insurance pays out roughly $143 billion a year. These funds are paid to 11 million Americans who find themselves unable to work due to serious illness or injury. The application rates are climbing along with the scrutiny the Social Security Administration is giving to each application. This means that it is critical for applicants to Read More

Panic Attacks & Disability – New Hurdles As recently as mid-2015, there have been attempts in Congress to block routine fund reallocations to the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund. Some members of Congress were reluctant to allow the funds to be reallocated for the program without substantial reforms for how disability benefits would be awarded Read More

Most individuals are aware that when a person files a claim for Social Security Disability, the process can be a long, drawn out affair that often leaves the disabled person and family members living beneath the poverty level, at risk for losing their homes, and barely surviving. In fact, many applications are denied twice, and Read More

Congress has been debating over the issue of disability insurance reform for decades now, but instead of developing a solution that offers meaningful reform, they continuously reallocate funds from other government programs, such as Social Security. In Fact, a budget deal that was just recently decided is set to borrow approximately $150 billion from the Read More

Seniors across America are sitting down this week to determine how the recent decision not to raise Social Security Disability payments in 2016 will affect their monthly budgets. This is only the third time in the past 40 years that the government has decided not to provide a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to beneficiaries. The Read More