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Social Security will speed disability-benefit decisions for more conditions
People with certain serious health conditions now on the “Compassionate Allowances” list may receive benefits more quickly.
LSU grad transforms his disability into a game-changing career
LSU graduate James Robert helps design 3D-printed wheelchairs and prosthetics for children, inspired by his own limb ...
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Social Security Adds 13 Conditions to Fast-Track Disability Benefits List
The Social Security Administration has added 13 severe medical conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list. Here's what ...
Paralyzed Quad Cities man working to restore disability benefits after being cut off without warning
Social Security told Dylan Pereira his earnings from a part-time job three years ago exceeded the income limit. He was only ...
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Disability Programs In Limbo As Congress Weighs Funding
A key U.S. Senate panel rejected a Trump administration push to make major changes to IDEA and defund some disability ...
Spouse With Terminal Cancer Denied Disability Benefits — Because She Raised Her Children Instead Of Working
A 40-year-old woman recently learned she does not qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, despite having a ...
Thousands waiting: SC families struggle amid cuts to disability housing programs
More than 6,000 South Carolinians are on a waitlist for special needs housing designed to give adults living with ...
Miss Manners: My disability makes me go everywhere with a parasol, and I am constantly mocked for it
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I suffer from a debilitating medical condition where I can’t function in the heat for more than a couple minutes. If I am in the heat any longer, the symptoms I suffer are severe.