Everyday People Matter
The World Federation of the Deaf recognizes the Week of September 19-25 as International Week of Deaf People. This year’s theme is Building Inclusive Communities for All. Approximately 600,000 people in the U.S. are deaf or profoundly hearing impaired. ...
Recently one of my uninsured disability clients told me she was receiving healthcare at Wal-mart. When I looked it up, incredulously, it turns out Wal-mart is in the healthcare business. Wal-mart has 4000 stores located in medically underserved communities. ...
Centuries old downtown Atlanta hospital, Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center (formerly Georgia Baptist Hospital) is scheduled to close in November of 2022. Wellstar claims it could not continue to operate the hospital at a loss. Wellstar AMC claimed more than $262...
Recently, the Fulton County Daily Report featured a story on legal deserts in Georgia where 60 of Georgia’s southern and rural counties have 10 or fewer lawyers. Seven of those counties had no licensed attorneys. Those counties without private legal representation...
Despite earlier judicial arguments by Republicans that abortion is a “state’s rights” issue, Senate Republican Lindsey Graham just introduced a national abortion ban at fifteen weeks The bill includes procedures that are medication only abortions. Moreover, the...
Last week the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a ruling that non-citizens who receive benefits provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) will not be subjected to harmful immigration consequences. DHS will no longer penalize...
This Labor Day marks the 128th national celebration of the American worker. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 22 million working age people with disabilities in America. Yet, fewer than 1 in 3 persons with a disability has a job. People with...
August is Back to School Month for families with school age children. The National Retail Federation (NRF) notes that consumers were cutting back on non-essential items or shopping sales in order to afford back to school supplies with the current inflation rate. For...
The Social Security Administration operates a Compassionate Allowance Program that identifies certain medical conditions that it will consider disabling. These conditions allow SSA to accelerate claims processing for disability. These medical conditions usually...
Recently a client inquiring about SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits asked me how people are supposed to live on the benefit. SSI is a disability or retirement program for low income individuals; many of whom do not have a work history or sufficient work...