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Disability service animals play a crucial role in assisting individuals with disabilities, protecting their health, performing tasks, and navigating their daily lives. However, despite legal protections, discrimination against individuals with service animals still...

Source: Academy of Special Needs Planners Annual Conference Session This past spring, an Academy of Special Needs Planners 2024 National Conference session led by Emily Kile of Kile Law Firm, PC offered attendees guidance on navigating the sorts of unique challenges...

Learning Disability Week, which takes place in the third week of June, is a good opportunity to recognize and support those with learning disabilities. An estimated one in seven Americans and one in five children have a learning disability, according to Bright...

A personal injury settlement can affect disability claims differently depending on the situation as well as where you live. SSDI and SSI Social Security programs like Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) have different...

Turning 65 years old has traditionally been associated with retirement and enrollment in federal benefit programs. However, people with disabilities may already be receiving federal benefits through Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare before they turn 65. Disabled...

From the SSA: "Under the final rule, beginning September 30, 2024, the agency will expand the definition of a public assistance household to include households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments and households where not all members...

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program primarily designed to aid people who have become disabled after having worked for a certain amount of time. Although the typical SSDI recipient has worked for a fairly long time before the onset of their...

The contents of most trusts you create for yourself will be considered available to you in determining your eligibility for SSI. On the other hand, assets of most trusts that someone else creates and names you as a beneficiary of will not be considered to belong to...

Question: I am letting my sister and her husband stay in our basement until they can find an apartment, my brother-in-law is getting SSI, if I don't charge them rent, will his SSI change while they are here? Answer: Yes, free housing is considered in-kind income which...

Since its creation in 1972, the federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program has provided financial support to low-income individuals who are over age 65 or have a disability. In March 2024, more than 7.4 million people across the United States received SSI...