by admin | Jul 16, 2021 | Special Needs
Preparing a comprehensive estate plan to protect a child with special needs can be an emotional roller coaster. On the one hand, parents should be relieved that they are taking steps to guarantee that their child will be well cared for after they are gone. On the... by admin | Jul 15, 2021 | Special Needs
In March 2018, the Social Security Administration (SSA) had a nasty surprise for Teresa Sims, a woman with disabilities who lives in a group home in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. The agency informed her by letter that she would no longer be receiving the... by admin | Jul 11, 2021 | Special Needs
The problem with the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is the rising number of poor and elderly people and people with disabilities that it doesn’t help. First of all, SSI’s benefit falls far below today’s federal poverty level. [An individual... by admin | Jun 8, 2021 | Special Needs
A San Francisco arbitrator has ordered Uber to pay $1.1 million to a blind woman with a service dog for the rideshare giant’s violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through its failure to properly train its drivers. The award, which is believed to be... by admin | Jun 1, 2021 | Special Needs, Trusts
A recent felony charge against the mother of a special needs child in Minnesota offers a good reason why an independent trustee of a special needs trust, or at least oversight over a family member serving as trustee, may be a good idea. Pamela Fischer, 66, of... by admin | May 27, 2021 | Special Needs
About 10 percent of children in foster care are entitled to Social Security payments, either through a physical or mental disability, or because their parents have died — but states are taking the money instead. Even though the payments belong to the children under...