Blog Category: Special Needs News

Social Security Announces Four Key Overpayment Improvements

During Senate hearings this week, SSA Commissioner O’Malley announced four vital steps to immediately address overpayment issues.  The press release from SSA reads as...

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• March 21, 2024

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It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month

During October we observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and this year’s theme is “Advancing Access and Equity:  Then, Now and Next”.  As...

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• October 24, 2023

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Lobbying on Capitol Hill for the I/DD Community

A recent trip to lobby Congress members on Washington, D.C.’s Capitol Hill was a first for me.  Here’s a quick firsthand account of my...

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• October 19, 2023

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SSI Benefits Set To Increase

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits will see their monthly payments rise next year due to an automatic cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA....

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• October 13, 2023

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I/DD Innovation with Special Needs Pooled Trust’s Endowment Feature: Threshold Residential Services

Like most I/DD providers, Threshold Residential Services’ goal is to enhance the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families by offering individual-specific...

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• July 17, 2023

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Use An Exempt Resource To Save Consumer Funds & Staff Time

We know the importance you place on choosing services that best support your consumers and community.  Over one hundred human service providers nationwide have...

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• March 31, 2023

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Supplemental Security Income Recipients Likely To See Largest Increase In Decades

For 2023, the cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA will bring a predicted increase for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which are expected...

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• September 20, 2022

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Improving Application Processes For Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits

Online access to the current Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application, form #SSA 8000, with its 60 questions across 29-pages has never been available online....

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• July 20, 2022

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Takeaways From The 2022 ANCOR Conference

The ANCOR 2022 conference held last month in Miami, FL was a welcome occasion to be back face-to-face with our shared community.  The masks...

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• May 13, 2022

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SSI Benefits Will Increase By Largest Amount In Decades

As per the Social Security Administration, people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income and other Social Security benefits will see an increase of 5.9%...

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• October 27, 2021

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