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As our readers may already know, Governor Rick Snyder has declared March to be Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Snyder and Michigan officials have been encouraging residents to get to know and help out fellow residents that live with developmental...
The death of a spouse is a very difficult event for most people, particularly on an emotional level. It can also bring on financial challenges, for some, due to reduced income, whether from an employer, benefits or other sources.When a spouse who has been receiving...
A new rule issued last week by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management will make it a little bit easier for people with disabilities to apply for jobs with the federal government. Prior to the rule's passage, those with physical, psychiatric or intellectual...
Disability benefits are an important resource for those who suffer with mental or physical impairments that keep them from holding down a job and supporting themselves and their families. For older folks who are looking at applying for Social Security disability...
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, disability can significantly affect the ability of adults to properly provide food for themselves and their families. The situation known as "food insecurity" affects many disabled families. Food insecurity...
Our readers know the importance of programs like Social Security disability and Supplemental Security Income. These programs provide income for many people that struggle, because of disability, to provide for themselves and their families. For those with mental health...
The Social Security Administration, in an attempt to show greater sensitivity, recently announced it would begin using the term "intellectual disability" in place of "mental retardation," the term that has been used for years. The switch reportedly comes over two...
A settlement last month between the Department of Justice and Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has sparked a discussion about what really constitutes a disability. The case involved students who complained that their school required them to purchase meal...
According to a series of studies undertaken by the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Project, musculoskeletal conditions, particularly back and neck pain are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Low back pain, in particular, is the number-one cause of disability...
One of the things we frequently speak about on this blog is the challenges faced by those with disabilities. These challenges are mental and emotional, but also financial and social. Programs like Social Security Disability exist for the sake of ensuring that our...