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For example, legally blind people can earn up to $2,590 per month and still receive benefits. Once you reach full retirement age, SSDI benefits will convert into retirement benefits.
The Nixon administration thought these programs should be federalized and run by the Social Security Administration. Thus, SSI was created to eliminate the differences between the states including different disability standards and income and resources requirements, which many perceived as irrational or unfair. [7]
1974 – Supplemental Security Income, a United States government program that provides stipends to low-income people who are either blind or otherwise disabled, or aged 65 or older [107] was created in 1974 to replace federal-state adult assistance programs that served the same purpose.
For non-blind people, the amount set by the SSA for 2009-10 was $980 per month. [3] If a claimant were to earn more than the set amount, they would no longer be considered disabled by the SSA, regardless of their medical condition, and their benefits would cease after two further disability checks. [4]
The quickest way to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance is to go online at the SSA’s Disability Benefits webpage. You can also apply by phone at 800-772-1213 (TYY 1-800-325-0778) or ...
Disability rights groups, especially the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD), [24] advocated to keep the regulations of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in place unchanged. Section 504 required another step before being implemented (and thus enforced), a signature from the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
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