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Social Security Disability benefits to rise 2 percent next year
There is good news today from the Social Security Administration. The federal agency announced that Social Security Disability benefits recipients are to receive a 2 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA). The increase means the average SSDI beneficiary will see their monthly check rise from $1,173 to $1,197. The maximum SSDI monthly…
October 10 is World Mental Health Day
No matter where you go on planet Earth — from Charlotte to Cherbourg or from Cape Town to Caracas, October 10th will be World Mental Health Day. Regardless of geography, the objective of the day’s observation will be raising awareness of mental illness and the ways in which people can…
Part two of SSDI backlog: another side of the story
Regular readers know that we shared the first half of a story about the SSDI backlog that has gotten so much attention in the press lately. We are going to pick up this story again; a tale that revolves around a locksmith who lost his job due to a back…
SSDI backlog: another side of the story
Residents of North Carolina are known for working hard and playing hard. Many of us identify with the work we do; it’s a part of who we are and how we present ourselves to the world. When an injury or illness prevents a person from working, there is often a…
Associated Press: SSDI backlog now tops 1 million
One million is a big number. Despite the astronomical figures in the federal debt, baseball player salaries and the number of results you get a typical Google search, a million is still a lot. And when more than a million Americans are on a Social Security Disability waiting list, the…
Expert advice on coping with disability
It is interesting to see how life can turn itself around. A rich person can become poor and a poor person can become rich. Thin can become fat and fat become thin. A person who was once rejected because of a disability can be sought after for advice about disabilities.…
Frustration mounts over Social Security Disability backlog
There is little doubt that many North Carolina voters have grown impatient with our federal government. Democrats and Republicans alike are frustrated with the snail’s pace at which improvements are made to Washington D.C.’s bureaucracy. One of the agencies often the target of voter ire: the Social Security Administration. In…
In her own words: She is glad now that she applied for SSDI
A recent newspaper op-ed speaks directly to the many difficult issues people face as they wrestle with the possibility that serious medical issues will prevent them from continuing to work. The op-ed was written by a woman who has struggled with autoimmune diseases since childhood. Despite serious medical problems such as scoliosis,…
Voice of sadness: Ashamed of disability and need for SSDI
The sadness and shame in a recent North Carolina newspaper article are palpable. The writer suffered an ischemic stroke late last year and has as a result been unable to continue working. He writes that he lives today in “devastating humiliation” because he can’t drive or hold a job. Part of the…
Workplace exposure to fumes, dust linked to lung disease
One of the things that make Charlotte such an attractive place to live is the ease with which we can escape urban life and enjoy hiking, boating, camping and many other outdoor activities in which we get plenty of sun and fresh air. Unfortunately, much of our lives are spent…
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