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While crowdfunding through such outlets as GoFundMe or Kickstarterthis can be a quick and effective way of raising money for a person with specials needs, it could also have a negative impact [...]

Advocates are warning that a little-noticed proposed rule change could result in hundreds of thousands of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) [...]

If an ABLE account has been set up for a person with special needs, what happens to the account if the beneficiary no longer qualifies as “disabled” according to IRS regulations due to medical [...]

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office calls for better oversight of organizations that handle the Social Security benefits of recipients who cannot manage their own benefits [...]

You may be thinking about setting up a trust. Before you commit to a plan, make sure you understand the differences between the two basic types of trusts.  

Many people are getting ready to make gifts to family members, but gifts of cash or certain types of gift cards can compromise the eligibility for government benefits of a family member with [...]

The agency overseeing federal disability rights policy has issued a report finding that people with disabilities are frequently denied consideration for heart, kidney, liver and other organ [...]

Due to recent tax law changes, families with special needs children may be thinking about rolling existing 529 funds into ABLE accounts. But before you do, make sure you understand how these [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of a ruling that Domino's Pizza's website is a “place of public accommodation” and that it must make its website and app accessible to a blind [...]

In California, the nation’s largest utility company is taking unprecedented fire-prevention measures that mean people with disabilities may no longer be able to rely on continuous access to [...]