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Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...didn't accept Medicaid. Sarah has an intellectual disability, works part-time at a grocery store, and has...system-level issues create a compounding effect. Insurance coverage gaps: Many private insurance plans exclude...effect. insurance coverage gaps: Many private insurance plans exclude behavioral health services for...
Legal > Housing
Rent Burden and Affordable Housing Access for People with Disabilities
...not circumstantial. Federal disability income programs like SSI...constraint possible. Why Disability Income Creates a Housing...individual. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) averages...Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) averages slightly...at $461. The gap between disability income...
News > Advocacy
Social Security Benefits Could Rise 3.9% in 2027, New Estimate Shows
...Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). According to reporting by Disability...Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). According to reporting by Disability...Disability Insurance (SSDI). According to reporting by Disability Scoop, the projection represents a 1.1 percentage...
Legal > Government Benefits
What Happens to Disability Benefits When a Parent Dies
...what happens to your child's disability benefits depends entirely...they're in. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) dependent...Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) dependent benefits...50% of the parent's Primary Insurance Amount (PIA). Survivor benefit...indefinitely as long as the disability persists and your child remains...
Legal > Government Benefits
Understanding Representative Payees: Who Manages Your Child's Disability Benefits
...Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you're likely managing those...Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you're likely managing those funds on...for education expenses, therapy not covered by insurance, adaptive equipment, and recreational activities...
Financial > Financial Planning
Long-Term Care Insurance and Disability: Planning for Future Care Costs
...long-term care insurance is essential future...consistent: without LTC insurance, you're leaving...long-term care insurance policies often...long-term care insurance covers, why it...usually doesn't fit disability care planning,...Long-Term Care Insurance Covers. Long-term...Long-term care insurance pays for custodial...increasingly rare. LTC insurance doesn't cover...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
...is what federal law allows you to collect when disability discrimination can be proven. If you're filing...before your case begins. Types of Damages in Disability Discrimination Cases. Federal law divides recoverable...earned, and the value of benefits like health insurance you lost. Back pay has no statutory cap under...
Career > Finding Jobs
Ticket to Work Program: Using SSA Benefits to Find Employment
...providers. Your healthcare coverage continues. Medical disability reviews pause while you're making progress toward...age 18 through 64 who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income...through 64 who receives Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...
Career > Discrimination
Association Discrimination: When Your Employer Discriminates Because of Your Disabled Child or Spouse
...relationship with someone who has a disability. If your employer treats...(even if you don't have a disability yourself), that's a violation...association with a person with a disability. The law applies when your...disabled spouse means higher insurance costs Passes you over for...about your family member's disability The discrimination doesn't...
Career > Accommodations
Writing a Medical Necessity Letter for Workplace Accommodations
...people conflate this with an insurance medical necessity letter...completely different purposes. Insurance letters justify why a treatment...workplace accommodation and the disability or need for accommodation...for: Confirmation that a disability exists under ADA definitions...predictions about future disability status If an employee requests...
Financial > Financial Planning
Assistive Technology Grants: Where the Money Is and How Families Actually Get It
...cost $1,200 per pair, and kids outgrow them. Insurance covers some of it, sometimes, but denials are...device or equipment that helps a person with a disability perform tasks they couldn't do otherwise or makes...manufacturers and suppliers can't rely on government insurance alone. The gap between what something costs and...
News > Lifestyle
The Challenged Athletes Foundation Just Gave Out $7 Million in Grants. Here's How Families Can Apply.
...families don't know adaptive sports grants exist. Insurance rarely covers competition travel, coaching, or...Applicants must provide medical verification of their disability from a licensed professional. First-time applicants...submit medical documentation explaining how the disability affects daily activities. All applicants must...