Disability Issues

By building an Accessory Dwelling Unit, a small home on your property, you can help your loved one overcome the obstacles to independent living.

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), like advance directives for health care, let a person with a mental illness lay out in advance the mental health care they want during a crisis that may require hospitalization.

Mainstream vouchers provide federally funded housing assistance to persons aged 18 to 61 with a disability, who are homeless, are living in an institution, or are at risk of homelessness or institutionalization.

The Social Security Administration’s Compassionate Allowances (CAL) program identifies rare medical conditions that meet its disability benefits standards — and help people suffering from these serious ailments to receive disability benefits more swiftly.

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.

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.

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.

Care facility closures are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially in rural areas, and can significantly impact residents' lives.

For some people with disabilities, a guardianship or conservatorship would be overly restrictive. Supported decision-making can be an alternative to unnecessary guardianships.