Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Guidelines
In 1990, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, to combat discrimination and discriminatory practices affecting individuals beca...
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a sweeping civil rights law that passed in 1990. The ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disa...
Advantages of the Ticket to Work Program
The Ticket to Work Program allows people with disabilities to work without losing their Social Security benefits. The point is to encourage people t...
SSDI or SSI Overpayment: Your Rights to Continued Benefits
Once you are receiving a regular monthly disability check from the Social Security administration (SSA), it’s possible the SSA might overpay you a...
Disability For Military Spouses
If you are the disabled spouse of someone in the military, or the disabled spouse of a deceased veteran you may be wondering if you are receiving al...
Can I Get Disability Benefits for Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinson’s disease, also known as parkinsonism, PD, or parkinsonian syndrome, is a disorder of the central nervous system caused by a dopamine ab...
Disability Benefits For Stroke Victims
To qualify for disability for your stroke the Social Security Administration must find that you do not earn more than $1,010 a month, your disability ...
Can I Get Disability for Drug Addiction?
You can’t receive Social Security disability benefits based on drug addiction even if your dependence on drugs makes it impossible for you to work...
Limits on Dependents' Social Security Disability Benefits: The Maximum Family Benefit
Family members, such as husbands, wives, children, and even dependent parents in some cases, who were financially dependent on a disabled worker who...
Applying For Social Security Disability For Herniated Disc
If you have ever experienced back pain, you know how hard it can be to go through your daily life with a back related injury or recurring condition....
Filing For Social Security Benefits Of a Deceased Spouse
When the primary breadwinner of a household dies, the surviving family members may be left without sufficient resources, especially if the deceased h...
Receiving Retroactive Disability Benefits
Disability is an uncomfortable subject to think about, but did you know that you have a 30% chance of becoming disabled before normal retirement age...
Childhood Lupus and Disability (SSI)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus for short, is an auto-immune disease that affects multiple organs or body systems such as the joints, k...
Federal and California Laws on Disability Rights
According to the Congressional Committee for the Americans with Disabilities Act, 1 out of 5 Americans are disabled which roughly amount to 43 milli...
SSI and SSDI Compensation for Benefeciary after Passing Away
Many times, the disabling medical conditions that result in the payment of SSI and/or SSDI benefits for people also result in their death. However...
Disabled Parents with Dependent Children and SSDI Benefits
If one or both parents in a family qualifies for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, then their dependent children who meet certain ...
Disability Case Designated Representatives
The Social Security Act allows people who have filed disability claims to name a designated representative to access the applicant’s medical recor...
Disability Medical Records
The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Disability Determination Services (DDS) must collect important and confidential information abou...
Determining Workers' Compensation Coverage
If you are injured at work or develop an illness as a result of your work-related activities, you are probably wondering if you are covered by w...
ADA
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which took effect July 26, 1992, prohibits private employers, state and...
ADA Amendments Act 2008
The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990. It is considered the civil rights acts for persons with disabilities. It ...
Disabilities Discrimination
A disability is defined by the ADA as "A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities; or a record of ...
Long-Term Disability Insurance Terms, Continued
Maximum Benefit Period (Benefit Duration): The maximum length of time for which benefits are payable under a long-term disability (LTD) plan, provided...
