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10 activists changing lives for disabled people around the world
Despite facing social stigma, economic exclusion and everyday physical challenges, these activists are fighting to make the world listen to the rights of disabled people
How Neighborhoods Influence Our Lives & Futures
Just as the home itself matters for its residents, the social environment of neighborhoods impact health outcomes. While physical components of neighborhoods are known to impact health, such as distance to resources like day care, schools and medical facilities, a growing body of research has found that the social environment is instrumental in health as …
What Happens to Developmentally Disabled as Parents Age, Die?
Many of the 860,000 people over 60 who care for someone with intellectual or developmental disabilities are waiting for the person they care for to receive state Medicaid services, fretting over what will happen to the person they care for when they die.
Are You Disabled? Your Boss Needs to Know
U.S. regulations going into effect next week require for the first time that federal contractors—a group that includes Boeing and Dell, among some 40,000 others—ask their employees if they have a disability. Those that don't employ a minimum of 7% disabled workers could face penalties.
Loud noises change how brain processes speech
For the first time, scientists are beginning to understand how hearing damage changes the brain so it is harder to process speech, especially in noisy environments.
How Immigrants Change the Housing Market
Foreign-born U.S. residents have a big impact on housing demand, property values, and racial segregation rates. But it’s not as simple as you might think.
How to Make the Most of Longer Lives
Scientists are pushing to extend our lifespans. But are we ready to fill all those added days?
How Social Security Decides if You're Disabled
Before you apply for Social Security disability benefits, learn how Social Security decide if you are disabled.
What Happens to an ABLE Account If the Beneficiary Is No Longer Disabled?
It is possible that an individual, once diagnosed as a person with special needs, sometime in the future will no longer qualify as “disabled”...
Winning Social Security when you don't LOOK disabled
There are lots of "invisible disabilities." You may LOOK fine, but you are not ok. How do you get over this to win your Social Security disability benefits?
Unemployment, disability: What is my disabled sister eligible for?
There are several possibilities, but it depends on the specifics.
How does CDPAP Help the Elderly and Disabled?
The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) is a helpful Medicaid Home Care Program that benefits seniors and the Elderly.
Are You Disabled According to Social Security Rules?
Learn all about the specific criteria that must be met to qualify for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance).
How Does Social Security Determine if I Am Disabled?
Social Security goes through a five-step process to determine if you're disabled. The first step is they just ask whether or not you're working and how much you're working. If you're working over a certain amount, you can't apply.
Tips for the future care of disabled family members
Planning for family members with special needs can be overwhelming, particularly when so many decisions may have lifelong consequences.
Carolyn Hax: How to relax when away from disabled husband and mother?
A reader writes: "I have a very high-stress job and a disabled husband and mother."
What happens if a federal employee becomes disabled and can’t work?
Do you know what happens if a federal employee becomes disabled and can't work? FEEA interviews experts to learn what benefits feds do and don't have.
How does the SSA decide if someone is disabled?
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has a very specific process used to determine disability. It is through this process that they make decisions regarding you and the medical condition that
When to file for Social Security Disability
Knowing when its time to file for Social Security Disability or SSI can be difficult. Anytime you are out or expected to be out of work for at least twelve (...
Watch What You Post! The Social Security Administration May Be Watching
The administration plans to study people’s social media to make sure they’re disabled.
Q: Why Don't People Who Get Rental Assistance Get a Job?
A: More than half are elderly or disabled. Of the rest, most of them do have a job! Ninety-four percent of rental assistance receipts are ...
