Disability Benefits

POLICY ADVOCACY

Empire Justice Memo of Support: Provide a Person’s Treating Doctor with the Appropriate Role in Determining Whether They are Employable

S.5547/A.1417A would require that subject to certain criteria, the treating practitio...

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Executive Budget Hearing on Human Services

Testimony before the Joint Legislative Committees on human services in the 2010-2011 ...

NEWSLETTERS

June 2010 :

The Disability Law News is Empire Justice Center's quarterly newsletter for disability advocates. Read More

Spring 2010 :

This issue of the Legal Services Journal contians articles on Consumer and Community Development, Immigration, Public Benefits and Disability Benefits. Read More


Recent Disability Benefits Articles

Bulletin Board
June 21, 2010
The "Bulletin Board" contains information about recent disability decisions from the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Read More

The Secret Life of Commissioner Astrue...
June 14, 2010
Many of you may think of Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue simply as the defendant in all those lawsuits against SSA. Read More

Paper Files Available for Pro Se Claimants
June 14, 2010
Thanks to David Ralph of the Elmira office of LAWNY for reminding us of another useful Chief Judge Bulletin. Read More


Disability Law News

Disability Law News
June 2010
Empire Justice Center' quarterly newsletter for disability advocates.  Read More

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Online Trainings Available

HIV AS A DISABLING CONDITION: Maximizing SSI / SSD

This training will provide case managers with basic information about Social Security's disability benefit program. Read More

SSI Income and Resources
June 15, 2010
This two-hour workshop will focus on “non-disability issues” involving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims that are not generally covered elsewhere, including income and resource rules, as well as living arrangements. Read More

Maximizing Health coverage for DAP clients - Before and After Winning the Case
December 4, 2009
Brief overview will include: recent changes to Medicaid, Family Health Plus and Child Health Plus; Medicaid managed care for SSI recipients; transitioning to Medicare. Read More

More Disability Benefits Online Trainings Available