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Social Security Administration Faces Disability Backlog Challenges
The Social Security Administration is under a lot of scrutiny these days – from how to keep the federal program strong for next generations – to how it is managing the disability claims backlog with less budget money…
Read moreSocial Security Administration to Consider Autoimmune Disease for Compassionate Allowance
The seventh in a series of Compassionate Allowance hearings will focus on autoimmune disease,which is ranked among the ten leading causes of death in women …
Read moreEqual Access to Justice Could be Cut Away for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities could lose out on their right to legal representation if Congress suspends attorney fees paid through the Equal Access to Justice Act…
Read moreDo You Know about the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan?
Getting health insurance has been a problem for people with disabilities until health reform…
Read moreTSA Letter Explains Airport Scanners to the Disability Community
If you plan to travel by air this holiday season, and have a disability, you should know about new full-body security scanners now in use at some airports…
Read moreWhy was I Denied Disability Benefits?
Thousands of people with disabilites are waiting months to get through an appeal of their denied disability case. If you are one of them, or are in disbelief that you were denied in the first place, you may think that…
Read moreHow We Help Our Claimants Tell Their Disability Story to SSA
How good are you at telling your story to Social Security about how your disability impacts your life? This is what you must do when you apply…
Read moreLayoffs of State SSA Employees Cause Delays in Disability Benefits
Did you know that, to save budget dollars some states are laying off SSA employees? The furloughs are extending the wait for decisions on disability claims longer than necessary
Read moreDisability Advocates Save Time for Their Claimants by Accessing SSA Files Online
There is no doubt that we all feel frustrated with how long it takes the Social Security Administration to make decisions on disability cases. But, I do have something positive to report…
Read moreNew York Builds First-Ever Disability History Museum
The state of New York has taken a big leap forward for people with disabilities by chronicling the past to educate the present to ensure …
Read moreSocial Security Speeds Up the Disability Approval Process
SSA has announced a revision to their approval process to speed up decisions on Compassionate Allowance cases…
Read moreNew Technologies Improve the Experience of Our Customers and Employees
In these tough times more people with disabilities are applying for Social Security disability benefits. We are using technologies to improve their experience at the beginning of the process…
Read moreA Rare Illness Gave Me Insight into Understanding Disability
One year into my job as Lead Supervisor I got so sick I almost died. The experience gave me a sense of what it must be like to have a disability when you literally can’t do anything…
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