Disability Issues

Just 3 percent of the web is accessible to people with disabilities today. Digital content not optimized for all users can prove challenging, and often impossible, for some to use.

According to a recent report, individuals who develop Long COVID may exhibit numerous mental health symptoms.

The Work Without Worry Act could aid about 6,000 individuals with disabilities over the coming decade if it passes.

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. ...

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

SSI and 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.

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

Adults who became disabled before turning 22 may qualify for SSDI if they have a parent who meets certain qualifications.

Special Needs 101

Guardianship can provide parents of children with special needs a way to protect their child's financial and medical well-being even after they have turned 18.

Special Needs 101