Because you are disabled.

File for disability benefits.

Appeal your case.

How you presented your initial application was the best you could do at that time given what you knew and were told.

But, if you were not successful, appeal (1) because you are disabled and (2) because you can improve on your presentation.

Monday, October 19, 2020

Disability Stigma

Interesting article:

“The Rise of Disability Stigma: Religion once held sway over how people thought about disability. How did that change with the rise of secularism?”

By Livia Gershon

 

https://daily.jstor.org/the-rise-of-disability-stigma/?utm_term=The%20Rise%20of%20Disability%20Stigma&utm_campaign=jstordaily_10152020&utm_content=email&utm_source=Act-On+Software&utm_medium=email


Tuesday, October 13, 2020

2021 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES

 

2021 SOCIAL SECURITY CHANGES

 

Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA): Based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) from the third quarter of 2019 through the third quarter of 2020, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries will receive a 1.3 percent COLA for 2021.