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Special Needs News | May 2025A Vocational Training Program for Students With Disabilities Many parents are unaware of a half-billion-dollar federal program providing funding to states that is supposed to help students with disabilities enter the workforce when they...

Special Needs News | April 2025 Lawsuit Threatens Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act In September 2024, 17 states filed a lawsuit, Texas v. Becerra, against the United States arguing that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is unconstitutional. How...

Special Needs News | March 2025How to Report Income for SSI Benefits Because Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility and benefit amounts depend on financial need, recipients must report all sources of income to the SSA.Social Security Simplifies Online SSI...

Special Needs News | February 2025Special Needs Registries for Individuals With Disabilities Some behavioral traits caused by a person's medical condition can be interpreted as combative by law enforcement officers. For this reason, registries for individuals with...

Special Needs News | December 2024To Marry or Not to Marry: A Story of Disability Benefits Imagine not being able to marry or even live with the person you love. The recently released documentary Patrice: The Movie, now available on Hulu, addresses this emotionally...

Special Needs News | November 2024 Update on 2025 Social Security Disability Benefits Payouts If you rely on Social Security disability benefits programs such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), the year ahead will...

Special Needs News | October 2024Funding a Special Needs Trust With a Structured Settlement A structured settlement is ideally suited as partial or full funding for a first-party special needs trust with a disabled beneficiary. It also lowers administration costs...

Special Needs News | August 2024Will My Disability Benefits Change When I Turn 65? Individuals with disabilities who qualify for SSDI and/or SSI may wonder what happens to their disability benefits when they reach retirement age.Does a Personal Injury Settlement...