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Ex-Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Playing Role in a Disability Fraud Scheme A former New York City police officer pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding the Social Security Administration on...
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House approves new savings accounts for people with disabilities The House has passed legislation to create tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities. Passed by a vote of 404-17, the bill...
View ArticleThe New York Times: An Oasis of Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Parents have long struggled to find compassionate health care for adult children with profound disabilities. Those in Kentucky now have a place to go. Read more.
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Applicants for disability benefits facing multi-year delays
The Social Security Administration faces a growing backlog of applications for disability benefits. Budget cuts have left the agency understaffed and slow to hold hearings with administrative judges...
View ArticleWashington Post debuts multi-part series about disability benefits
Yesterday The Washington Post debuted a five-part series about federal disability benefits their growth in rural communities. The story summary explains “Between 1996 and 2015, the number of...
View ArticleRates of unemployment due to disability finally declining after years of...
Former U.S. Treasury economist Ernie Tedeschi wrote a guest column for the New York Times analyzing recent labor force employment data. Tedeschi sourced his information from the Census Bureau’s Current...
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More Americans Have Disabilities, Survey Finds
One in four Americans is disabled, according to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey released Thursday “At some point in their lives, most people will either have a disability or...
View ArticleArizonans: Share Your Story About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica want to hear about your experiences with intellectual and developmental disabilities services. Join storytelling coaches, journalists and the Detour Company...
View ArticlePeople with Disabilities Left Behind During COVID-19
People with disabilities were disproportionately affected during the pandemic in unemployment and social isolation, and faced additional difficulties when applying for federal benefits. Going forward,...
View ArticleCovid Long-haulers Face Challenges Accessing Federal Disability Benefits
The CDC is still investigating who gets long Covid and how those symptoms impact individuals. Watch the full story here.
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