Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Dear Savvy Senior: What do I need to do to get disability benefits from Social Security? I’m 60 years old and have a medical condition that doesn’t allow me to work anymore. But I’ve read that getting ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

Although Social Security is best known as a retirement benefits program, it also offers other types of benefits to qualifying applicants. These include Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, ...

Changes in the disability application process will make it easier for people to receive benefits. Previously, applicants seeking Social Security Disability Insurance, or SSDI, and Supplemental ...

High Point University law students help veterans file disability claims at the new Bergman and Moore Veterans Law Clinic.

People with cirrhosis may be eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Cirrhosis is a life threatening condition that causes severe liver ...

If you receive Social Security Disability Insurance, there's a chance that you'll need to file your taxes this year. And even if you don't, you might want to anyway. Otherwise, you could potentially ...

For years, veterans who live with a debilitating lung ailment after being exposed to toxic air and burning trash during their service have reported they’ve struggled to get disability benefits through ...