Disability Benefits

Social Security Administration Disability Programs

Official Social Security Administration site with information on benefits for the disabled. Provides assistance to people with disabilities, including Social ...

http://www.ssa.gov/disability

Disability.gov: Connecting the Disability Community to ...

Disability.gov provides easy access to comprehensive disability-related information and resources.

http://www.disability.gov/

SocialSecurityOnline: Disability Benefits

An electronic booklet about disability benefits from the official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10029.html

Council action on Tom Hurley's disability benefits set over for one week

Council to reconsider Commissioner Dan Saltzman's resolution on Tom Hurley's disability benefits next Wednesday.

The Oregonian

Disability Community Protests State Budget Proposals To Cap Access to Personal Care Services

The New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL), the Center for Disability Rights (CDR), and the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State (CDPAANYS) will gather over 100 individuals with disabilities in the Capitol and Legislative Office Building to protest the proposal to cap Medicaid-funded personal care services at 12 hours a day. The protestors will engage ...

FOX 40 Binghamton

A Centre for disability but more of a centre of hope

By Nusrat Ara, Srinagar, March 10 : 'She Hope Disability Centre' in Srinagar has been offering physiotherapy and corrective surgery, as well as hearing aids and low-cost prosthetic legs.

New Kerala

WISE Webinar - March 24th

March 24th, 2010 (3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (EST): Learn how you can work and still maintain control of your SSI or SSDI benefits by attending the FREE Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE) Webinar or other events in your area. To register, visit www.cessi.net/wise. Please feel free to spread the word!

Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities - April 26th

Last year President Obama announced several initiatives to increase the employment of people with disabilities in the federal workforce. In support of this goal, on April 26, 2010 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy, along with many other federal agencies, will host a day-long, invitation only Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities in Washington, DC. Representatives from federal agencies will be reviewing resumes prior to this event, and inviting prospective job candidates for interviews.

Free Tax Return Preparation

The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) and the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program offer free tax help for taxpayers who qualify. Through these programs trained community volunteers help with special credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. In addition to free tax return preparation assistance, most TCE locations also offer free electronic filing (e-filing). To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.