Relationships and Life Skills
ABLE Accounts Are a Financial Blessing for People With Disabilities
The ABLE Act allows people with disabilities to create savings and investment accounts without affecting their eligibility for public benefits. Here’s how.
When a Child With a Disability Becomes an Adult, Then What?
Parents who have a child with a disability need to plan carefully for when that child becomes an adult. Here are some important things to think about.
Can You Get Workers’ Compensation and SSDI at the Same Time?
If you’re injured at work, can you get both SSDI and workers’ compensation payments at the same time? Read on to find out.
If Your Caregiver Doesn’t Understand SCI, Kindly Ask Them to Take This Free Course. It Could Change Their Life — and Yours.
A new, free online course is specifically geared toward those who care for people living with SCI. Here’s what your caregiver can learn.
Six Expert Tips for a Successful SSI or SSDI Application
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are vital sources of income for many people with disabilities. Here are six expert tips for a winning SSI or SSDI application.
How to Care for Our Caregivers
Caregiving is a tough job, but there’s plenty we can do to help. Here are some important ways that we can care for our caregivers emotionally, physically, and financially.
How to Supercharge an Interabled Relationship
We all know that interabled relationships can be challenging, but they can also be amazing. My wife Hilary and I have been married for almost 19 years. Based on our experience, here are some tips for nurturing a successful interabled relationship.
SSI and SSDI Are Lifelines for Many People With Disabilities. Are You Sure You Know How They Work?
Some of you have probably benefitted from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). But maybe you’ve only heard of these government programs, and the details are a little fuzzy. If you’re wondering how they work and how to take advantage of them, you’ve come to the right place.
Empower Yourself: Master the Art of Independent Living
If you’re like many people with a disability, you may believe you’ll never be able to live independently. But with enough preparation and perhaps caregiver support, most people with paralysis — even quadriplegia — can live happily on their own.
Controlling Your Own Destiny: Proven Strategies for Thriving in Adulthood
People with a spinal cord injury, spina bifida, and other disabilities face huge hurdles in transitioning to adulthood that most others don’t. Here are some proven strategies that anyone with a physical disability can use to live more independently.
An Accessible School Can Be Life Changing. Here’s How to Find One.
By choosing a school wisely, those who live with paralysis or another disability can earn an advanced degree in spite of the myriad challenges they face.
Higher Education is Still Literally Out of Reach for Too Many People With Disabilities
Despite some progress, barriers to higher education continue to keep people with disabilities from reaching their full academic potential. The statistics are sobering.
This Mom Raised 5 kids after her spinal cord injury. Learn from her inspiring story.
Raising children is one of the hardest things you can do. But doing it with an SCI is a whole new level of hard. Mary Makuc raised five of them – decades after her injury.