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No warning: Life with disability and without work
It was an ordinary day for 46-year-old Mark Schuh. The painting business owner was working alongside an employee in a custom home. He decided to take some 100-pound doors to his shop for a coat of stain, so he and his employee loaded them into a work trailer. It was…
Part II: Be aware that May is Mental Health Awareness Month
As regular readers of our North Carolina Law Blog know, we recently wrote about Mental Health Awareness Month. Throughout May, advocates and organizations will be working hard to raise awareness, empathy, understanding and respect for those dealing with mental health issues. As we noted in our previous post, some people…
Be aware that May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so from Charlotte to California and from Chicago to Chattanooga and beyond, organizations are doing all they can to make people aware of the need for increasing understanding and respect for those living with mental health issues. Those suffering from mental illness are not…
Researchers aim to solve Chronic Fatigue Syndrome mysteries
The goal of medical research is to expand knowledge, improve treatments and find cures. While cures can take years and enormous commitments of time and money, the search can often provide drug enhancements and other advances that can enable doctors to more effectively treat patients. New research by the National…
Digital divide keeps many disabled Americans offline
Most people agree that today, digital access is a must. But not all Americans are able to get online, a new poll shows. Nearly one quarter of disabled Americans say they never go online, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. That means that of the nation’s 56…
WHO: Depression is leading cause of disability worldwide
Regular readers of our North Carolina law blog know that a few days ago we wrote about how depression can affect a person’s ability to work and how it might qualify people for workers’ compensation. On a related note, we read recently that the World Health Organization says that “depression is…
Attack on Social Security Disability Insurance rebutted
WBTV has been beaming the CBS network’s offerings to Charlotte for decades. An important part of the programming has been the weekly discussion of important national issues, “Face the Nation.” A recent installment of the show featured Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, talking about matters important to…
Living with disabilities in North Carolina
“Nobody is guaranteed complete mobility,” said a North Carolina resident recently when asked about living with disabilities. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 17 years ago. “Disability is something that could happen to anybody,” she adds. A recent article in an Asheville newspaper serves as an eye-opener for readers unaccustomed…
What is peripheral neuropathy and is it covered under SSDI?
The practice of medicine has deep roots in history. Perhaps that’s one reason why so many of the diagnostic names attached to the conditions we have sound like they came from a foreign land. In some respect they do. Many developments in medicine trace back to ancient days when Latin…
Social Security Disability lines stretch in front of claimants
Tumors and cysts blinded her in her left eye and found their way to her brain as well, disrupting her memory. A series of seizures resulted in the loss of the 53-year-old’s job. She worked full-time for 25 years, raising a daughter as a single mom. Today she wonders why…
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