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Social Security / Disability Insurance

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Protecting Your Disability Benefits from Creditors
Brief information on obtaining benefits and step-by-step information on how to protect your benefits from creditors.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program

How Social Security Can Make Payments to Someone Who is Managing Your Money For You (Separate Website)
Social Security's Representative Payment Program provides fiduciary assistance for our beneficiaries who are incapable of managing or directing someone else to manage their Social Security or SSI payments.
By: Social Security Administration

Frequently Asked Questions About the "Ticket to Work"
Common questions about the "Ticket to Work" Program
By: University Legal Services

What You Need to Know About Pooled Special Needs Trusts (Separate Website)
Information about a way to protect your Medicaid or SSI benefits if you earn, inherit or receive a lump sum of money.
By: World Institute on Disability

Disability Discrimination (Separate Website)
General information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about disability discrimination, including information about "reasonable accommodations" and how to file a charge of discrimination.

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