Individuals with disabilities often face many struggles. One of the biggest challenges people with disabilities face is finding a job. Many disabled individuals have a hard time working a full-time or even a part-time job, and those that are able to work, often have a...
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ADHD diagnoses increasing, more may qualify for SSD
Many people have heard of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This mental condition affects 11 percent of children according to the latest study by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This is an increase from 7.8 percent of children in 2003. The...
More SSDI cases being denied
Social Security disability benefits help millions of people in the United States every year. SSDI recipients often rely on these benefits to help pay for monthly living expenses that they otherwise may not be able to afford. SSDI benefits help many Americans....
Veterans can receive SSDI benefits too
Yesterday the country honored our nation's former and current veterans for their service and dedication to America. Veterans make several sacrifices during their service, including risking their lives, and many veterans come home with disabling injuries that make...
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....
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...
Government wrongfully gave disability benefits to 36,000 people
In a move that has caused Senator Tom Coburn, the ranking member of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, to question whether the Social Security Administration is doing enough to monitor its disability benefits payments, the federal Government...
States with most SSDI beneficiaries might surprise you
As our readers in Georgia might know, more people now than ever before are receiving Social Security Disability insurance benefits. The reasons for the increase in SSDI beneficiaries are many, but two main reasons seem to be driving it: the aging population and...
Recent SSDI reports shouldn’t discourage those who need the help
The Social Security disability insurance program has gotten a lot of attention recently -- most of it for the wrong reasons. Several media reports have been critical of the SSDI system for catering to people who don't really need the benefits. However, as people who...


