by adminw00t4j35u5 | Dec 23, 2017 | Newsletter
Some people become disabled as the result of a work-related illness or injury. In these cases, the individual may be eligible for both Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, their total benefits may be...
by adminw00t4j35u5 | Dec 13, 2017 | Newsletter
People with disabilities are disproportionately low-income. Like many other marginalized communities, people with disabilities are being priced out of many neighborhoods, especially in large metropolitan centers, as rental prices continue to skyrocket and affordable...
by adminw00t4j35u5 | Apr 13, 2017 | Newsletter
The family of a girl with cerebral palsy may sue her former school district for refusing to allow her service dog as a companion in school, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. The Michigan case revolved around whether the family of Ehlena Fry could seek damages...
by adminw00t4j35u5 | Apr 13, 2017 | Newsletter
The challenges of being a child with special needs, or the parent of one, are fairly well known and documented. Less talked about and often ignored is the experience of being the sibling of someone with special needs. The role can bring with it a confusion...
by adminw00t4j35u5 | Apr 13, 2017 | Newsletter
Chief Justice John Roberts Parents of students with disabilities may be rethinking their child’s educational plan after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of a child with autism and attention deficit disorder whose parents took...
by adminw00t4j35u5 | Apr 13, 2017 | Newsletter
Private retirement savings plans, like IRAs and 401(k)s, have become the main way for American families to save for retirement. But parents of children with special needs need to be vigilant when signing up for a retirement plan or company life insurance program. Most...
