Many Americans suffer from diseases that are uncommon and unfamiliar to the public. People who suffer from rare diseases often struggle with treating their disease due to the difficulty in diagnosing their disorder as well as finding approved treatments. Rare diseases...
Defending And Empowering The Disabled Since 1993
Month: February 2014
Job market tough for intellectually disabled
Adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities in the United States may have a difficult time working, and those that are able to work struggle to find a job. Despite government programs that are supposed to help people with disabilities find and stay...
Disability fraud not common in US
The Social Security disability benefits program has come under a lot of scrutiny lately amid claims of abuse and fraud. The media has continued to report on local stories of SSDI fraud in the United States, leaving much of the public to believe the SSDI program...
Traumatic spinal cord injuries increasing
Millions of Americans live with a disability. There are many different reasons people become disabled. Some people's disabilities are caused by a medical condition while others are caused by a physical injury of some kind. Physical injuries can be very traumatic,...