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According to a recent report by congressional investigators, overworked Social Security officials often award disability benefits without adequately reviewing claims. The investigators reportedly review 300 randomly selected cases from Virginia, Alabama and Oklahoma...
Our Michigan readers may or may not have paid attention to this year's Paralympic Games in London, which immediately followed the Olympic Games. For those unfamiliar with the Paralympic Games, athletes with a wide range of physical and mental disabilities are given...
Huntington's disease is a degenerative and fatal disease of the brain that affects roughly 30,000 Americans. Dealing with this disease can be burdensome, as it has a broad impact on the victim's functional abilities and usually results in motor, cognitive and...
Our Michigan readers may have hears about the increased number of people seeking Social Security disability benefits recently. Among those seeking out benefits are veterans. Unfortunately for vets, getting the disability help they need is not necessarily an easy...
Although federal law prohibits many businesses from discriminating against disabled job applicants on the basis of their disability, our readers know that disabled persons often struggle to find work. Employers, in fact may not even ask about disabilities in a job...
Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., as our readers may have heard, is currently away from his work in order to deal with mental illness. According to the Mayo Clinic, where Jackson is being treated, he has Bipolar type II, a form of the illness marked by depressive and...
For those with disabilities, keeping up on bills can be difficult when one is unable to work or hours are reduced because of disability. Programs like Social Security disability can help a lot, even if it has its limitations. SSDI is, truly, a fundamental protection...
If you are one of about 179,000 people in Michigan who receive Social Security checks by paper check, you have a decision to make. Paper Social Security checks are being phased out by next spring, to be replaced by either direct deposit to a bank account or having the...
Among the least-understood disabilities are mood disorders. The phrase itself is not particularly descriptive; one expert likens the fluidity of diagnosis as with cancer. There is not simply one kind of cancer; for example, skin cancer is very different from lung...
As the November elections draw ever closer, many politicians are staking out positions that show them to be responsible stewards of public money. A position that some have taken in recent months is a criticism of those people who receive Social Security Disability...