The SSA announced a significant operational change this week that will reshape how disability benefit eligibility is reviewed across the United States. The agency confirmed that medical Continuing ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced the agency will transition the processing of medical Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) from State Disability ...

Millions of beneficiaries who rely on Social Security’s monthly payments will be impacted as the agency has now taken full ...

The Social Security Administration will centralize disability benefit reviews nationwide, a major shift aimed at improving accountability, speeding decisions, and reducing backlogs for millions of ...

The changes impact what’s known as Disability Adjudication, the process by which the agency reviews medical records and ...

It’s not black and white, and it shouldn’t be red or blue, either. When I first started my position at the University of Illinois at Chicago back in 1997, I was a faculty member in a newly formed ...

The medical model of disability locates the problem of disability at the person, and it operates in the context of disease, disorders, and impairments. The social model of disability understands ...

As per law, medical professionals must offer full access to medical services without discrimination on the basis of disability. Understanding your rights can help you get the care you need. Share on ...

Objectives Despite the well-documented benefits of sports for individuals with disabilities, participation remains low, and ...

Disability often framed as a ‘problem’ in medical school curriculum for doctors to diagnose, treat Negative ideas about disability have a direct, negative effect on workforce diversity in medicine ...