Special Needs News

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As many as eight million eligible citizens may not have received their second relief checks, primarily because their income is so low that they have not been required to file tax returns.

The $900 billion Covid-19 pandemic relief package, signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020, contains almost no funding for programs specific to people with disabilities.

The nation’s largest passenger rail network has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to finally bring its services into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 

ABLE accounts are proving to be less of a savings vehicle and more of a game-changer that allows beneficiaries of programs like SSI to pay for their own living expenses and achieve an unprecedented level of independence.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalized regulations that end protections for people seeking to fly with emotional support animals on airlines; only service dogs will be officially allowed on flights.

A New York City couple has been charged with stealing more than $500,000 in monthly payments that a woman with disabilities was supposed to be receiving as part of a settlement.

The Trump Administration has finalized new regulations that threaten the independence of judges who decide  Social Security disability cases.  

President-elect Joe Biden has made more promises to the disability community than perhaps any incoming president in U.S. history, raising the hopes of advocates. 

An added benefit to SSDI is health insurance coverage through Medicare. But there is a precarious two-year gap between receiving approval for disability benefits and becoming eligible for Medicare’s insurance coverage.