In the past few decades, autism has been getting a lot more attention, as the number of cases has grown exponentially. Research and related therapies have followed. While there are more services in place now than in years past to help children with autism and their families, including components of…
College is more expensive than ever. Undergraduate tuition has risen to seemingly astronomical amounts in the past couple of decades to where most students will have no choice but to borrow huge amounts of money to attend college. Just to get an idea of the numbers, tuition at Boston College for…
There are currently around 11 million Americans who are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits. While this may seem like a very large number, it is actually much smaller than the number of Americans who are disabled and should be getting benefits, but there is not enough funding in the…
According to a recent news article from Disability Scoop, there is a bipartisan effort among some in Congress to make some changes to the Achieving a Better Life Experience bill more commonly referred to as the ABLE Act, or simply as ABLE. ABLE was passed into law in 2014, and…
During the populist candidacy of Donald J. Trump, he promised to make a lot of cuts to so-called big government. At the same time, he promised to leave the Social Security system alone. This includes both the Social Security disability benefits system and the Social Security Old Age and Retirement system.…
A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit involves claimant who applied for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). As often happens whenever a claimant first applies for Social Security disability benefits, the application is denied. We would say…
It takes a long time to finally be awarded Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits beginning from the date of filing a first claim to the final benefits decision. For many, this process will take over a year, and, in some cases, it will take two years. In addition to…
In this past presidential election, many Americans and much of the world were shocked by the seemingly impossible result of Donald Trump’s victory. One of the major reasons that Mr. Trump was ultimately elected was his huge support among those who live in what have become known as “flyover states.” This…
There is no question it takes a considerable amount of time to qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. In fact, the wait can be over a year is some places. In some jurisdictions with an even greater backlog, the wait is approaching two…
There are over 11 million Americans on Social Security disability benefits programs in the U.S. at any given time. For these people, this small amount of money they are given each month often means the difference between making ends meet and being in abject poverty. Contrary to what some politicians…