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2022
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September
- Proposed Legislation Would Allow Families to Extend Impact of Special Needs Trusts to Charities
- Most Who Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance Are Rejected; What Can You Do to Improve Your Chances?
- Essential Medication Denials Raise Serious Questions
- Should You Consider A Guardianship or Conservatorship for Your Loved One With Special Needs?
- The Powers and Responsibilities of Representative Payees
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August
- Housing Considerations When Your Child With Special Needs Becomes an Adult
- Feds Set Deadline for States to Meet Standards on Adequate Community Housing for Individuals With Disabilities
- Feds Set Deadline for States to Meet Standards on Adequate Community Housing for Individuals With Disabilities
- Through PASS, People With Disabilities Can Pursue Work Goals Without Losing SSI Benefits
- The Ins and Outs of Estate Sales
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February
- Supportive Housing Programs Offer Integrated Solutions for People with Mental Disabilities
- Hungry for Support: More Likely to Be Food-Insecure, People with Disabilities Have Difficulty Getting Assistance
- Uber Broke Law by Slapping Wait-Time Surcharge on People With Disabilities, DOJ Charges
- What Are a Special Needs Trustee’s Record-Keeping Duties?
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September
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2021
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December
- Court Overturns FDA Ban on School’s Use of Electric Shock Devices on Students with Disabilities
- New CDC Materials Teach COVID-19 Safety Protocols to People with IDD
- The Perils and Pitfalls of Do-It-Yourself Special Needs Planning
- Make Sure Your Estate Plan and Other Essential Documents Are Safe from Disasters
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November
- Bill Introduced — Again — to Bring the Supplemental Security Income Program into the 21st Century
- Pandemic Payments Now Won’t Affect SSI Benefits or Eligibility at All
- Never Say Never: Navigating the Appeals Process if You’ve Been Denied Social Security Disability Benefits
- Leaving an IRA to a Special Needs Trust Is No Longer Such a Bad Idea
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October
- Lawsuits Charge Families Paid Thousands for Service Dogs That Were of No Service at All
- Bill Dangles Funding Hope for Families Caring for People with Disabilities
- An Introduction to Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Britney Spears Case Offers Lessons on Conservatorship
- Webinar with the Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area on November 6th
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July
- Bill Would Allow All Military Retirees to Name Special Needs Trusts as Beneficiaries of Pension Plans
- 'Like a Dickens Novel': States Are Grabbing Foster Children’s Social Security Benefits
- Charge Against Mother Highlights Value of Adding an Extra Layer of Protection to a Special Needs Trust
- Court Case Illustrates the Danger of Using an Online Power of Attorney Form
- Elder Abuse Day
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December
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2020
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December
- IRS Issues Final Regulations for ABLE Accounts
- Will People with Disabilities Have Priority for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
- Strategies for Bridging SSDI’s Medicare Waiting Period
- President-Elect Biden’s Promises to People with Disabilities Are Numerous
- Beware of These Ongoing Scams! (And Tips on How to Avoid Falling Victim to Them)
- November
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October
- Nearly 110,000 Died Awaiting Disability Benefit Appeals Between 2008 and 2019
- Trump Administration Requests Supreme Court Review of Medicaid Work Requirements
- Representative Payee: Not a Job to Be Taken Lightly
- What Happens to Assets Left in a Special Needs Trust on the Death of the Beneficiary?
- National Estate Planning Awareness Week - October 19-25, 2020
- SCAM ALERT: Beware of Recorded Deed Notice
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September
- Consider Putting Recipients’ Pandemic Relief Payments in an ABLE Account
- Study Points to High COVID-19 Infection Rates in Group Homes
- IRS Reopens Portal to Allow Parents to Obtain Additional Stimulus Payments
- COVID-19 Has Loosened Some ADA Workplace Protections, So Know Your Rights
- Elder Abuse Takes Many Forms
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