We have previously spoken about how disability benefits are not just for adults. Supplemental Security Income benefits can help both adults who are unable to work and children with severe disabilities. There are people throughout Georgia who are otherwise ineligible...
Defending And Empowering The Disabled Since 1993
Month: October 2013
Television program gets the disability benefits program all wrong
Many people in Atlanta look to news programming as a source of credible information. There are, of course, some programs that command a little less respect than they should, but "60 Minutes" is generally regarded as honest and informative. For disability service...
Television characters with disabilities double this year
It may seem an odd way to measure tolerance, but who appears on television shows is an important reflection of American society. Television has suffered for years from portraying very few types of characters; most characters were white, able-bodied and heterosexual....
Veteran’s disability pay and pensions for November on the line
In our previous posts we wrote about the impact the government shutdown is having on individuals who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. Though those individuals should continue to receive those benefits as usual, the same may not be...
Will disability payments be coming during the shutdown?
Anyone receiving disability beneits in Peachtree City may have questions about their disability payments in light of the government shutdown. The most important thing to know, however, is that Social Security disability benefits will continue to be given out and given...