A well-respected disability attorney, Ray T. Kennington Atty At Law, in Ozark, AL, discusses disability claims and when to consult a Social Security disability attorney. For more than 30 years, Attorney Kennington has represented disability claimants successfully. Attorney Kennington offers these observations about seeking help from a Social Security disability attorney. The Sooner, The Better: Individuals should talk to a Social Security disability attorney as soon as they believe their condition interferes with their ability to perform basic activities related to working, such as loss of vision. Social Security disability benefits are awarded for total disability. To receive benefits, the claimant’s condition must be expected to last more
There are millions of Americans affected by social security. These Americans rely on social security to provide them with financial security. Recently President Bush agreed to proposing a method of privatizing the social security program so that in the future the vast reserves of the social security system would not run out nearly as fast. With the always increasing rise in inflation, and the baby boomer generation reaching ages of retirement fairly soon, this is an issue that needs to be dealt with correctly and rapidly. The way the president is handling the situation is definitely the right way to do it. There are many things and ways in which to do it wrong, but the president seems to be pointing the plans of social security in the right direction. The president’s plans of reforming social security are right because the privatization is the best way to go, changing the rules for those who would apply for it increases the savings and makes the money go farther, and working with the distribution of different tax percentages would really make the money go a lot farther.
The act is rich in programs and benefits for old-age workers, physically handicapped, dependent mothers and the unemployed. After retirement at the age of 67, you may begin receiving government payments in order to remain above poverty level. Money in the programs comes from direct payroll taxes on individual workers. Workers who suffer from disabilities sure as lasting injures or who are blind are covered under the act. Without the SSA the number of American’s below poverty level would drastically increase.
People who suffer from Dementia lose their ability to do a daily task. They are unable to do shopping, prepare meals, deal with bills and money. They can forget to lock the door, turn off the cooker or water. They may have difficulties with their mobility and coordination. Person who has a disability experiences this same problem.
In 1972, Congress replaced the State-administered programs with the Federally administered Supplemental Income (SSI) program as an assistance source of last resort for the aged, blind, or disabled whose income and resources are below specified levels. The SSI program went into effect in January 1974, administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). SSI has been highly successful in helping society's most vulnerable citizens. These individuals rely on SSI benefits in order to purchase the basic necessities of food, clothing and shelter. The program targets those who are the neediest, those who are too limited by their disabilities or too elderly to be expected to provide fully for their own needs.
Social security, since instituted in 1935, has kept many elderly people from running below the poverty line (Hosansky). In 2015, the Social Security Administration predicted that the funds would be depleted by 2034 (Max). This poses a serious threat to the living situation of future generations when they retire. Our elderly, by today’s standards, enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. They are able to retire and still make over one thousand dollars a month. Some people also have private pensions which allow them to live even more comfortably. But with social security funds running out, we must ask the inevitable question. Is it worth having social security anymore? Social security should be kept. One must never fully rely on social security. In addition
...n the retirement age. Yet Social Security's fiscal outlook remains strong. (“Next New Deal”, par. 3)
...able to work again on a regular basis. There are also a number of special rules, called “work incentives,” that provide continued benefits and health care coverage to help you make the transition back to work. If you are receiving Social Security disability benefits when you reach full retirement age, your disability benefits automatically convert to retirement benefits, but the amount remains the same. In most cases, people will continue to receive benefits as long as you are disabled. However, there are certain circumstances that may change your continuing eligibility for disability benefits. For example, your health may improve to the point where you are no longer disabled; or like many people, would like to go back to work rather than depend on disability benefits. The law requires the review of cases from time to time to verify that people are still disabled.
Michael Oliver in his book “Understand Disability: From Theory to Practice”, offered a powerful critique of the prevalent medical model which has shaped our understanding of disability for so long. Medical model focused on impairment and its treatment through rehabilitation. Michael on the other hand offers us the Social Model of Disability. This essay will explore what it is, its key theoretical frameworks, and a critique of the model. Oliver’s Social Model developed through his encounter with the Fundamental Principles document published by UPIAS in 1976, which made him rethink his own relationship with impairment and disability.
I think that social work as a profession is meant to help our clients be all they can be and to help them help themselves. I believe I will take into consideration every aspect of their lives in order to serve them in the best manner possible. To only look at one aspect of their life or their presenting problem will not give me enough information to come up with a true assessment or treatment plan. Working with those that are disabled encompasses those beliefs. The American Disability Act helps to give social workers a guide of ways to help those with a disability and helps them to figure out new laws that are needed to help those with disabilities.
Disability is defined as a long term condition that restricts an individual’s daily activities (Government of Western Australia Department of Communities, n.d.). A disability can be identified in numerous types which are physical, sensory neurological and psychiatric. Due to the assistance with appropriate aids and services, the restrictions experienced by individuals with a disability may be overcome. However, the ways society perceives disability may have a significant impact on individuals living with it and also families around them. Therefore, the aim of this essay is to reflect on the social construction of disability through examining the social model of disability and how it may impact on the lives of people living with disability.
The most interesting topic discussed in chapter seven is the sections concerning the medical and social models of disability. I find the difference of the focus of the two models very interesting because one leads to a very different perspective of disability than the other. I find myself aligning more with the thought that both models have to exist in order for the full understanding of disability to come into view. In other words, I do not completely agree nor disagree with either model. To explain, as the medical model is based off of the ideology of normality, which suggests that being in a normal state of good health is the standard for which to base off any deviance or sickness, a definition of normal is required. A definition of good
In Paris on December 10th 1948; the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed our Universal Declaration of Human Rights. One of those rights being Article 22: The Right to Social Security. It states that as human beings we have the right to a affordable housing, childcare, enough money to live on and healthcare when we are ill or old.Yet there are over half a million people in the United States that are homeless as of 2016. This includes individuals who are “doubled up” or “couch surfing”. In Portland Oregon the cost of housing is too much for a person trying to survive on minimum wage. Because of this many families and individuals have lost their homes and end up living on the streets; which is proven to cause mental and physical disabilities.
When you find out that a loved one has passed away, you initially respond by being hurt and confused. After your initial response, you realize that you have to find a way to move on in your life without your loved one. People with disabilities have to do the same thing when they find out that they have a disability. There are three categories of response to disability: cognitive, behavioral, and affective.
Ever since its creation in the 1930’s, Welfare has somehow stayed in the forefront of America’s mind and not in a good way. If you ask any white middle class American how they feel about Welfare, most of the time they will tell you that it is a waste of tax payers’ money. Surprisingly however, many believe that the government should help those who suffer from poverty. The reason why white middle class Americans despise Welfare so much is due to their racist views. Most white middle class Americans believe that Welfare supports lazy black people, particularly men, who have poor work ethics and decided to leech off the government till the day they die. This idea can find its origins in the Reagan era, when President Reagan was trying to convince Americans that government intervention was a detriment to society. In actuality, the Welfare state has helped the lives of many stricken with poverty.
Disability: Any person who has a mental or physical deterioration that initially limits one or more major everyday life activities. Millions of people all over the world, are faced with discrimination, the con of being unprotected by the law, and are not able to participate in the human rights everyone is meant to have. For hundreds of years, humans with disabilities are constantly referred to as different, retarded, or weird. They have been stripped of their basic human rights; born free and are equal in dignity and rights, have the right to life, shall not be a victim of torture or cruelty, right to own property, free in opinion and expression, freedom of taking part in government, right in general education, and right of employment opportunities. Once the 20th century