Social Security Disability

For disabled Ohio readers, the political back and forth between Republicans and Democrats over Social Security Disability benefits, might be disheartening. For those who are disabled, all they want to do is take care of themselves and their family, and there is often...

Congressional inaction on the matter of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is approaching a crisis. While SSDI has faced similar funding crises before, this time is different. Congress has been so disabled by partisan bickering and gridlock, that while many...

Sometimes, you need a human touch. While the internet is very useful, and enables many people to quickly find a great variety of information, for many situations, there is no substitute for sitting down with a real person, and going over paperwork, piece by piece. In...

Backlogs and delays in receiving disability benefits can cause real harm. As the scheduling scandal from the Veterans Affairs hospitals has demonstrated, in some cases, delays can be so significant that a patient may die before they receive treatment. For programs...

When you're hurt at work, you deserve to seek compensation for your injuries. In many cases, Social Security disability will kick in to help provide you with the benefits you need. One thing you will want to make sure of is that you're receiving the right amount of...

A great number of illnesses and medical conditions can leave an individual disabled. A stroke can partially paralyze one side of a body, lung cancer can limit the amount of physical activity one is capable of and back injuries can make it impossible to lift...

With Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), most of the media commentary is critical, complaining that the program has grown in size and expense and alleging that there is much fraud and abuse. But rarely do the critics manage to provide any clear evidence of...

If you have suffered a disabling injury or illness and can no longer work, you know how important it is to obtain help. You need medical assistance to help with your medical condition, and because you cannot work, you also need financial assistance. You may even be...

For many of our Ohio clients, the Social Security Administration's (SSA) programs can certainly feel like the typical government alphabet soup of confusing acronyms. The SSA administers three programs, Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI), Social Security Disability...

In Ohio, the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI) was paying benefits to 378,923 individuals in 2012, or about 5.3 percent of the state's population at the time. This is higher than the national average of 4.7 percent, and not surprising, given the...