The Trump administration is preparing a plan that would make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

To receive cash benefits from the Social Security Disability Insurance program and health benefits from Medicare, federal rules require that a worker must have a significant disability that prevents ...

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...

The federal safety net for Americans with disabilities could be out of reach for hundreds of thousands of older people under a proposal from Donald Trump’s administration. The Social Security ...

The House Ways and Means Committee recently held an important hearing that could help move America toward a much better future. The committee’s recent report, “Five Key Moments: Hearing on Barriers to ...

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is preparing a regulatory proposal that could represent the largest Social Security disability benefit cut in history. The expected changes would make it ...

Introduction. Demographics of disability ; Understanding disability policy ; A word about language -- Disabled policymaking/disabled policy. The paradigm shift ; Overview of the policymaking process ; ...

When the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day in July 1990, my parents didn’t yet know how much the landmark civil rights law would soon shape my life — and theirs. I was ...

The Center for American Progress recently hosted a summit with more than 50 advocates from the reproductive and disability rights communities to identify the most pressing policy priorities they face.

The Trump administration is preparing a plan that will make it harder for older Americans to qualify for Social Security disability payments, part of an overhaul of the federal safety net for poor, ...