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Legal > Government Benefits
Medicaid Waiver Waiting Lists: How to Join and What to Expect
..."What HCBS waivers are available for [your situation], and how do I join the waitlist?" If you're working with a care coordinator, social worker, or disability services case manager, they can identify the right waiver and help you apply. The Kaiser Family Foundation publishes state-by-state waiver data...
Legal > Government Benefits
Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
...Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI),...cannot manage their benefits independently....payee receives benefit payments on behalf...include: Using benefits only for the beneficiary's...well-being Keeping benefits separate from your...funds Tracking how benefits are spent Reporting...items. You can use benefits for education expenses,...cannot do is use benefits for expenses...
Financial > Financial Planning
Leaving Money to a Child with a Disability in Your Will: Common Mistakes to Avoid
...the SSI asset limit of $2,000 for individuals. Benefits stop. Medicaid coverage stops. The money you left...Why Direct Bequests Disqualify Your Child from Benefits. SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and Medicaid...sees the asset and terminates eligibility. Once benefits stop, reinstating them requires spending down...
Financial > Financial Planning
Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability: Planning for Future Care Costs
...you're planning for. The benefit triggers don't match...it usually doesn't fit disability care planning, and what...two or more ADLs before benefits begin, a threshold called...threshold called the benefit trigger. Coverage typically...30 to 90 days before benefits start, similar to a deductible....similar to a deductible. Benefit periods range from two...
Financial > Financial Planning
First-Party Special Needs Trusts: When the Person with a Disability Funds the Trust
...lets your child keep both the money and their benefits. But it comes with one requirement that third-party...with money that belongs to the person with a disability. That's the key distinction. The funds came to...could be redirected, or retroactive government benefits. Federal law allows this money to be placed in...
Career > Finding Jobs
Job Shadowing and Internships for Adults with Disabilities
...know what a job is like before you commit to it. When you're managing a disability, the stakes are higher than "do I like this work?" You need to know if...and internships let you test-drive a career path without risking your benefits, burning a reference, or saying yes to a position you can't sustain. Here's...
Career > Finding Jobs
Trial Work Periods: Testing Employment While Keeping Disability Benefits
...ready to return to work without risking your SSDI benefits. That safety net is the trial work period: nine...where you can earn any amount and keep your full disability check. Most people don't know it exists, and...Social Security makes any determination about your disability status. Here's what counts, how to track it,...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
...federal law allows you to collect when disability discrimination can be proven. If...case begins. Types of Damages in Disability Discrimination Cases. Federal law...into three categories: back pay and benefits, compensatory damages, and punitive...would have earned, and the value of benefits like health insurance you lost. Back...
Career > Finding Jobs
Ticket to Work Program: Using SSA Benefits to Find Employment
...while protecting your benefits during work attempts....coverage continues. Medical disability reviews pause while you're...out, you can restart benefits without reapplying from...receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental...Security Income (SSI) benefits qualifies. You're eligible...affect your current benefits. The Ticket exists for...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
...made less costly," according to Disability Scoop's April 14 report. The contents...Center for Mental Health Law, told Disability Scoop the timing and procedural choice...websites are where you apply for disability benefits, request school accommodations,...are where you apply for disability benefits, request school accommodations, check...
Legal > Government Benefits
Maryland Is Cutting $250 Million in Disability Services. Families Have Days to Push Back.
Maryland Senate passed $126M in DDA cuts affecting 19,100 people. Conference committee meets Friday. Here's what to do now.
Financial > Housing Assistance
Using ABLE Accounts to Pay for Housing Without Losing SSI or Medicaid
...your family member with a disability can cover essential expenses...essential expenses without losing benefits. But when rent is due and...Cross that threshold and benefits get suspended or terminated....back below $100,000, SSI benefits resume. This structure creates...only be used for qualified disability expenses, defined broadly...