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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.
Legal > Government Benefits
Idaho Passed $22M in Medicaid Disability Cuts. Here's What Families Can Do Before the Governor Signs.
Idaho HB 863 cuts $21.8M from residential habilitation. Governor Little has 5 days to act. Families can still make their voices heard.
Legal > Government Benefits
When Your Medicaid Provider Stops Taking Patients: What Families Can Do
...Medicaid patients. The notice doesn't say your benefits were cut. It says the provider can't afford to...the critical distinction: your child's Medicaid benefits haven't been cut. The provider pool is shrinking....existing ones. This is distinct from a family's benefits being terminated. Your child still has Medicaid...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
Federal jobs offer stability, strong benefits, and clear advancement paths. For many people with...outside the standard application process. It's legal, it's been around for decades, and it's designed...qualify. You don't need to be receiving disability benefits to use Schedule A. You just need documentation...
Legal > Healthcare
Healthcare Decision-Making Rights: From Informed Consent to Guardianship Alternatives
...them. It's which decisions they can make, what support they need, and which legal tools preserve the most autonomy while ensuring appropriate help. Here's...applies to your own situation? Reasoning: Can you weigh the risks and benefits? Expression of choice: Can you communicate a decision? Someone might have...
Legal > Government Benefits
7 Government Benefits Beyond SSI That Support Families Raising Children with Disabilities
...without jeopardizing your existing benefits. SNAP: Food Assistance with Special...people with disabilities receive SNAP benefits. If your child receives SSI, you're...eligibility. What you'll receive: Average benefit for a single person with a disability...with household size and income. The benefit loads monthly onto an EBT card that...
Legal > Government Benefits
SSDI vs SSI for Children with Disabilities: Understanding the Difference and Which One Your Family Qualifies For
Your child has a disability. You've been told to apply for Social Security benefits, but you're not sure whether that means SSI, SSDI, or both. The names sound...dependent if you're receiving Social Security retirement or disability benefits, or if you've died while insured. There are no income or asset limits....
Legal > Government Benefits
Navigating the Age 18 Disability Benefits Transition: What Changes, What Stays, and How to Prepare
...turns 18 in six months. If they're receiving SSI, you're about to enter a benefits redetermination that uses entirely different eligibility rules than the...About 56% are initially found ineligible. Roughly one-third ultimately lose benefits. That's the statistic. Here's what it means: the system that approved your...
Legal > Government Benefits
What to Do When Medicaid Cuts Your Child's In-Home Care
Your child's Medicaid in-home care notice arrived. Here's what to do in the next 48 hours, your legal rights, and where to get free help.
Legal > Government Benefits
The SSI Rule Change That Could Reduce Benefits When You Live With Family
...proposed rule change could cut monthly benefits by up to $300. The reduction hinges...only the disabled member receives benefits could lose a key exemption that protects...Support and Maintenance? SSI calculates benefits with the assumption that if someone...For 2024, the maximum federal SSI benefit is approximately $967 per month. A...
Career > Advancement
Negotiating Salary and Benefits: What to Say When Employers Bring Up Accommodation Costs
...offers or promotion decisions. Compensation is determined by the role and what you bring to it. Accommodations are handled separately, under their own legal framework, and the cost of those accommodations is not yours to absorb in the form of lower pay. An employer who says "we'd want to offer you X, but...
Legal > Government Benefits
What the 2026 Medicaid Cuts Mean for Families with Disabilities
A plain-language breakdown of 2026 Medicaid changes, which cuts affect disability services first, and what families can do now.