The cornerstone of our American social insurance system is the Social Security Act, which provides for a myriad of benefits or entitlements, including the Social Security retirement benefit and Social ...

For employees in 6(c) positions, law enforcement, firefighting and air traffic control, that risk is part of the job. It also means your career may not follow a straight line to retirement. Injury, ...

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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 ...

As part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to remake the federal workforce, several directives have been issued to terminate recently hired employees and gut entire agencies. Many federal workers ...

Did you know that a disability affects more than 1.3 million people in North Carolina, or about 13% of the state’s population, according to the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources? People ...

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This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...

Among society's oldest and most destructive biases is the belief that people with disabilities are presumptively unfit to produce and care for children. Only a century ago, a majority of states ...