Travel, Education, and Fresh Eyes

Travel is mind-expanding, for sure. I’ve traveled to several countries, and I always look at employment and jobs in different countries. Recently, my family and I traveled to Egypt with a group that included 9 children, 4 of whom were my grandchildren. I commented to...

Testing Your Ability to Work

Testing your ability to work is what the Ticket to Work Program is all about. In order to test your ability you have to search for jobs and find who is hiring. This week I’d like to share a blog from the Ticket to Work site about who is hiring and where to find...

Disability Payments and Workers’ Compensation

Certain Disability Payments and Workers’ Compensation May Affect Your Social Security Benefits I recently completed a refresher course that covered federal benefits that can affect Social Security disability and thought the information would be useful to share. Here...

Knowledge is Power (Part 2)

The Best Social Security Disability Arguments, Knowledge is Power (part 2) SSR 85-15 The first Social Security Rule, and arguable one of the most important ones, is SSR 85-15. I include this rule on every single prehearing brief that I submit to a judge. This ruling...

Ask a Benefits Counselor

We’re sharing a blog from the Ticket to Work website (https://choosework.ssa.gov/) this week, check it out below for more details on working with a benefits counselor. Ask a Benefits Counselor Sep 24, 2019 As we’ve discussed before, benefits counseling is...

December Newsletter

Every quarter we share a newsletter that includes articles with information to help clients and those on Social Security benefits. Our December newsletter is full of valuable information, on various topics, as you navigate the Social Security world. Click on the link...