Showing posts with label disability. Show all posts
Showing posts with label disability. Show all posts
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Veterans Service and Non-Service Connected Benefits

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The   Senior Veterans Service Alliance   is kind to publish the following summary of benefits available to senior veterans through the V...
Monday, April 2, 2018

New Law Helps Prevent Wandering of Impaired Adults and Children; Provides Aid Locating the Lost

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Congress recently passed bipartisan legislation to help families locate missing loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, autism and related c...
Saturday, May 6, 2017

Oregon Court Orders DHS to Restore In-home Care- An Object Lesson in a State's Lack of Commitment to Home and Community Based Care

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When state and federal agencies proclaim support for aging in place and home based care, there is reason to doubt their resolve.  A recent e...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Contesting Guardianship or Challenging Guardians Is Problematic

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Nina A. Kohn, Associate Dean for Research,  David M. Levy,  Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law, and Catheryn Koss, ...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

National Guardian Life First Insurer to Enter U.S. Market In a Decade

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The National Guardian Life Insurance Co. is starting to market EssentialLTC, a new stand-alone long-term care insurance policy. The Madis...
Friday, June 10, 2016

Care Providers for the Disabled Get Reprieve From New Wage Rule

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Disability providers are getting extra leeway as the Obama administration moves forward with a new rule that many worried could force servic...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Columbus Dispatch Exposes Abuse and Exploitation of the Disabled

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The Columbus Dispatch, in a series of articles culminating in last Sunday's article “Abused and Ignored,” detailed heartbreaking exampl...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

First National Website Aims to Reduce Abuse of People with Disabilities

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The Vera Institute of Justice has launched the first national website aimed at curbing abuse of people with disabilities. The Vera...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Read Ohio Dad's Tear-Jerking Letter to Newlywed Daughter With Down Syndrome

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Just in case you missed it, please go here .  
Monday, July 27, 2015

Understanding "Third Party" Special Needs Trusts

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There are three types of special needs trusts: first-party special needs trusts, third-party special needs trusts, and pooled trusts.  A...
Friday, March 20, 2015

Some Senior Living Facilities Discriminating on the Basis of Disability

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Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) sound like a great idea, and in many ways they are.  They offer residents access to the entir...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

A Holiday Gift from an ABLE Congress!

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Sara Wolff (center) calling on Congress to allow disabled  Americans to save and still receive benefits like  Social Security Disability...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

Hasbro Creates Online Program for Children With Disabilities

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Hasbro, Inc.,  creator of Mr. Potato Head , Play-Doh, Monopoly, and Connect 4 , is releasing a series of online videos and other tools to h...
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Nearly Forty Percent of Elderly Suffer At Least One Disability

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Download Percentage of  County Population Age 65  and Over with a Disability: 2008-2012 Nearly 40 percent of people age 65 and older had...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act Would Create Tax-free Accounts for the Disabled

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Sara Wolff (center) is calling on Congress to allow disabled  Americans to save and still receive benefits like  Social Security Disabil...