For a while now, news outlets have loudly predicted that the Social Security Disability trust fund is quickly running out of money, and will likely run dry by 2018. However, in a surprising development, the Social Security Administration recently projected that the...
A union representing the administrative law judges who decide disability benefit cases has sued the Social Security Administration over the case quotas the judges are required to meet. The lawsuit alleges that the quotas, which require each judge to decide between 500...
Fragile X syndrome is the most common known cause of inherited intellectual disability. It is a genetic disorder primarily affects boys and results in a spectrum of intellectual disabilities, including autism and mental retardation. Fragile X syndrome can affect...
Tuesday was the American Diabetes Association's Alert Day, a day dedicated to convincing people to get checked to see if they're at risk for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes by taking a simple test. The American Diabetes Association explained that about 24 million...
Diabetes is a disease that can affect all aspects of a person's life. Sometimes, diabetes can prevent a person from working full time. When this happens, it may be possible to receive Social Security Disability/Supplemental Security Income (SSD/SSI) benefits to...
After suffering a back impairment last season, Los Angeles Lakers veteran Dwight Howard said he returned to the court before he was completely healed, which is why he has struggled this season. Howard suffered a herniated disk in his lower back and had surgery last...
A recent analysis of several past studies determined that parenting style has an influential effect on children with disabilities. Researchers determined that children with special needs exhibited greater independence, better language skills, stronger emotional...
If assistance in paying for your groceries were available would you use it? Are you eligible to use CalFresh, formerly known as Food Stamps and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but don't? According to one California County, over 50 percent of...
Mental illness and psychological problems have also been linked to creative abilities. Judith Scott was diagnosed with Down's Syndrome and became a ward of the state in 1950. Despite these mental and physical disabilities, Judith is the first artist with Down's...
Social Security disability recipients in Los Angeles, California and nationwide, rely on government support and many still struggle to make ends meet. While some critics of welfare programs argue that the system caters to many who are not in need,...
