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Family Caregivers Forced To Fill In Gaps With DSPs In Short Supply
Understaffed service providers are sending people with disabilities back to live with their families, turning away new clients and making other changes.
Congress Faces Pressure To Raise SSI Asset Limits
Hopes are running high that Congress could act to update asset limits for Supplemental Security Income recipients for the first time in more than 30 years.
Stranded Without Care, Man Loses Limbs Because Of Severe Staffing Shortage
While the extreme outcome is unusual, it reflects the reality facing many with significant disabilities who are struggling to find services to live at home as thousands of caregiving jobs go unfilled.
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Spending On Adults With Disabilities Differs By ‘Race And Place’
One state's system for ensuring that adults with developmental disabilities get crucial services is plagued with stark differences in spending by race, ethnicity and where people live, advocates say.
MGM Resorts Backs New Autism Job Training Program
One of the nation's biggest names in casinos is betting on a plan to increase employment opportunities for adults with autism.
SSI Promised To Lift People From Poverty. Instead, It Left Many Homeless
A federal disability program meant to provide basic income for those unable to work has been stagnant for decades, leaving recipients in crisis as rents rise and Congress decides whether to make changes.
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Disability Service Provider Crisis Worsening, Survey Finds
Disability service providers across the nation are overwhelmingly turning away new referrals, shutting down programs and services and struggling to maintain standards and there's no relief in sight.
SSI, Social Security Benefits Will See Biggest Rise In More Than 40 Years
Monthly payments to people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income and other Social Security benefits will increase next year by the highest amount since 1981.
Feds Send Millions To States To Phase Out Subminimum Wage Employment
Federal officials are sending $177 million to states in a major push to shift people with disabilities away from subminimum wage work in favor of competitive integrated employment.
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In Some Places, DSPs Earn Just $8.11 Per Hour
Across the U.S., the average pay for home and personal care aides in 2021 was $14.15 an hour, but in some states it's barely more than half that, with pay that can't compete with fast food jobs.
Workforce Crisis In IDD Sector Costing Millions
Survey findings from industry stakeholders in one state show that a staffing crisis at residential facilities for those with developmental disabilities is costing more than $100 million a year.
Social Security, SSI Recipients Likely To See Biggest Increase In Decades
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits are expected to increase next year by the largest amount in more than 40 years, a new estimate suggests.