SSA Names 9 New Compassionate Allowance Conditions in 2024
This past month, the Social Security Administration expanded its Compassionate Allowances list by nine additional conditions.
Financial Help for Parents of Children With Special Needs
Parents of children with disabilities often face extra financial challenges. Understanding available resources is crucial in ensuring that their children receive the necessary care without undue financial burden.
Microschools as an Option for Students With Disabilities
By law, public schools in the United States must provide services and support for students with special needs. However, some families find that an alternative to public schooling, known as microschools, better suits their specific needs.
Social Security Simplifies Disability Benefits Evaluations
The process for evaluating and approving disability benefits has traditionally been complex and rigorous. However, the SSA has made changes to simplify the evaluation process for applicants.
Does a Personal Injury Settlement Affect Disability Claims?
A personal injury settlement can affect disability claims differently depending on the situation as well as where you live.
Will My Disability Benefits Change When I Turn 65?
Individuals with disabilities who qualify for SSDI and/or SSI may wonder what happens to their disability benefits when they reach retirement age.
How AI Is Supporting Assistive Technology
Artificial intelligence is helping those with disabilities overcome challenges to participate more actively in society, education, and the workforce. Government benefits can help people pay for assistive technology.
Supporting Twice Exceptional (2e) Students
Twice exceptional students are a unique group. They are gifted students with disabilities who typically excel in certain subjects but may struggle or be at grade level in others.
How to choose your financial agent and your healthcare agent.
Who should be your financial agent and healthcare agent(s)? Maryland Guardianship statutes are the state’s default plan to appoint someone to make decisions for you if you can’t make them for yourself. This default plan, however, may not be the plan you would have chosen. Most importantly, Maryland statutes may give priority guardianship appointment to […]