Disability Issues

The Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals Program (QDWI) helps disabled, low-income individuals who want to return to work continue to receieve Medicare Part A benefits.

If you are considering saying “I do” and currently receive SSDI, SSI, Medicaid, or any other disability-related benefits, getting married could impact your benefits.

Beginning September 2, free at-home COVID-19 tests will no longer be supplied to citizens by the federal government. Users who are blind or have low vision can continue to request the more accessible version of the COVID-19 tests while supplies last.

Although it took more than a year of back and forth, a comprehensive health care reform bill and an associated reconciliation bill finally passed both houses of Congress. We have highlighted some of the most important features of health care...

Special Needs 101

The Temple University Collaborative has written "A Practical Guide for People With Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work" to help provide that support to people with mental health diagnoses who wish to return to successful careers.

Special Needs 101

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are both federal programs that provide cash payments to people who meet the federal definition of "disabled." But the similarities between the two programs end there. Here are the three...

Special Needs 101

The Americans with Disabilities Act, commonly known as the ADA, is considered one of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation for people with disabilities.  This is how it works.

Special Needs 101

For a variety of reasons, people with special needs are more likely to suffer physical, mental and financial abuse than are others. Here are some ways to prevent and recognize abuse.

Special Needs 101

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is one of the major federal programs that provides monetary assistance to people with disabilities. Although the lack of strict financial standards makes SSDI benefits easier to manage once they are obtained, not everyone with...

Special Needs 101