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The Social Security Disability Benefits Reform Act of 1984 was signed into law by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan on 9 October 1984. Its purpose was to ensure more accurate, consistent and uniform disability determination decisions under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, and to ensure that applicants were treated fairly and humanely. [1]
Prohibited discrimination may include, among other things, firing or refusing to hire someone based on a real or perceived disability, segregation, and harassment based on a disability. Covered entities are also required to provide reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with disabilities. [ 19 ]
The purpose of these two 1980s-era programs was "so that there was no way you could 'double dip' into both a federal pension and Social Security," explains Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst.
People with disabilities in the United States are a significant minority group, making up a fifth of the overall population and over half of Americans older than eighty. [1] [2] There is a complex history underlying the U.S. and its relationship with its disabled population, with great progress being made in the last century to improve the livelihood of disabled citizens through legislation ...
Airline travel in 2025 is set to become more dignified for passengers with disabilities under a new Department of Transportation rule. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Monday ...
The House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, yet the odds of it getting enacted are growing smaller with each passing day. Lawmakers on both sides ...
1909 – Clifford Whittingham Beers founded the "National Committee for Mental Hygiene", now named "Mental Health America", to reform the treatment of the mentally ill. 1910 – State v. Strasburg, 110 P. 1020 (Wash. 1910), was a case decided by the Washington Supreme Court that held that a statute eliminating the insanity defense was ...
The Social Security Fairness Act cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday, soaring past the 60 votes it needs to advance by a vote of 73-27. This puts the legislation on a glide path toward final ...