Social Security employees are often asked about our disability programs. Disability insurance is an important part of the income protection that every worker and his or her family has under Social ...

Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He ...

A woman walking past a man in a wheelchair, who is at the base of a staircase. Source: Viacheslav Yakobchuk / Adobe Stock In 1904, H. G. Wells published a short story titled, “The Country of the Blind ...

"Chronic conditions" and "disability" are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we're treated and how we feel about ourselves. Although definitions serve an ...

Many doctors may feel they are covered by the disability insurance they purchase, but that might not be the case and they may find themselves in a world of hurt. Some insurance industry experts are ...

Ten years ago, Congress passed the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). The law was intended to address what legislators believed was courts’ overly strict reading of the definition of disability under the ...

BISMARCK - North Dakota's workers will soon face sweeping new definitions of disability, aimed at getting the seriously injured back on the job. A new law will require that a worker be ...

A new letter from the Office for Civil Rights at the federal education department details how school districts should act on some changes to federal law regarding people with disabilities. The way I’m ...

“Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated and how we feel about ourselves. Although definitions serve an ...