by Annette Hines | Dec 13, 2021 | Current Affairs, Social Security, Special Needs
People with disabilities face a double whammy when it comes to food insecurity: They are disproportionately more likely to experience problems getting enough nutrition, yet they confront the highest hurdles to obtaining federal nutritional assistance. Overall, 10.5...
by Annette Hines | Nov 2, 2021 | Announcements, Current Affairs, Social Security, Special Needs
The year was 1983: The U.S. invaded Granada. A gallon of gas cost 96 cents. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video premiered. That year was also the last time that recipients of Social Security disability benefits saw a cost-of-living increase steeper than the...
by Annette Hines | Oct 26, 2021 | Announcements, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Special Needs Planning
Unique tax benefits are available to families who have children with special needs. And thanks to recent changes in the tax code, there are opportunities to save substantial amounts of money at tax time. Thomas M. Brinker, Jr., a professor of accounting at Arcadia...
by Annette Hines | Oct 14, 2021 | Announcements, COVID-19, Current Affairs, Special Needs
Communication is one of the most important tools for containing the spread of COVID-19. As the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread, reliable information about the disease and how to protect oneself and one’s community from infection are critically...
by Annette Hines | Oct 6, 2021 | Current Affairs, General Interest, Social Security, Special Needs
At a September 21 hearing on “Policy Options for Improving SSI,” a Senate subcommittee heard sometimes searing testimony that the Supplemental Security Insurance, SSI program is in desperate need of updating. SSI Program Traps Disabled People Into Poverty “While the...
by Annette Hines | Sep 14, 2021 | Advocacy, Current Affairs
A federal appeals court has overturned a ban by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of electric shock devices (GED) used to moderate the behavior of people with disabilities. The 2-1 decision this summer by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...
