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Disability in politics

On January 2, the Supreme Court ordered political parties to include persons with disabilities in their proportional ...

Experts believe Washington 'must break its promise on Social Security' to protect it from 'imminent insolvency.' Is the situation really that dire?

Decades of delayed action have only exacerbated the shortfall. Bloomberg’s editorial board argues that Washington must “break ...
Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank

The Journey of Disability Assessment Reform in Saudi Arabia

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the World Bank (WB) have been closely collaborating on disability-assessment reforms and ...

Illness is more than just biological – medical sociology shows how social factors get under the skin and cause disease

Medical sociology examines how social, cultural, political and economic factors shape health in ways that medicine alone ...

Woman with Limb Differences Was Told She Was 'Cursed.' Then She Embraced Her Disabilities Through Modeling (Exclusive)

Liberia-born content creator Samrica opens up to PEOPLE about how she turned the challenges she faced in childhood into ...
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Social Security Disability faces pressure as policymakers weigh major changes

Many Americans expect to work well into older age, yet a large share end up leaving the workforce earlier than planned, often because of unexpected health problems. For those who can no longer work, ...
The New York Times

Social Security Disability, a Protection for Some Workers, Is at a Crossroads

The benefits provide important economic support for older people who cannot work. The White House recently halted changes to the program that had worried some experts. By Mark Miller Many older ...
ProPublica

How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Nov. 13, a small team of advocates for people with ...
Newsweek

Social Security Update: Trump Admin Backtracks On Limiting Benefits—Report

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has reportedly abandoned a proposal that would have prevented thousands of Americans from accessing disability benefits, according to a report by The ...
Reuters

US Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits, WaPo reports

Nov 19 (Reuters) - The Social Security Administration has scrapped a plan that would have stopped thousands of Americans from qualifying for disability benefits, the Washington Post reported on ...
NorthJersey.com

Rep. Tom Kean pushes for national disability ombudsman, modeled after NJ watchdog

U.S. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is developing federal legislation to create the nation’s first ombudsman for people with disabilities, much like the watchdog office he helped establish in New Jersey in 2018.
ProPublica

Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. These highlights were written by the reporters and editors ...