Special Needs Trust Administration Manual: A Guide for Trustees
by Barbara D Jackins
from iUniverse, Inc.
2005 Edition
The Special Needs Trust Administration Manual is an invaluable guide for anyone who is managing a Special Needs Trust for a person with disabilities.
The authors, who are all Massachusetts attorneys, bring many years experience in guiding trustees through the complicated rules of Special Needs Trusts. In clear and easy to understand language, the authors explain how a trustee can use trust funds to meet the financial needs of a person with disabilities while complying with the complex rules of government benefit programs. The Special Needs Trust Administration Manual covers a multitude of topics, including what trustees need to know about:- Public benefit programs such as SSI, SSDI, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Taxes and Special Needs Trusts
- Payment of recreation, transportation, and medical costs
- Housing subsidies
- Trustee duties
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits
by David A. Morton III
from NOLO
Apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and get the most assistance from the system
Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability is an essential book for anyone dealing with a long-term or permanent disability. Written both for first-time applicants and existing recipients of Social Security disability, the book demystifies the program and tells you everything you need to know about qualifying and applying for benefits, maintaining your benefits and appealing the denial of a claim. This comprehensive guide also explains:
Plus: Written by a former Chief Medical Consultant for the Social Security Administration, the book includes a CD-ROM that provides-in-depth medical listings to help you determine whether your condition will qualify you to receive disability payments. It covers breathing disabilities, heart disease, mental disorders, speech impairments, cancer, immune system disorders -- and much more.
The 4th edition is completely updated with the latest rules, information--and medical listings, including a discussion on online forms and the new Quick Disability Determination Unit, which processes claims more quickly.
Special Education Law (2nd Edition)
by Nikki L. Murdick
from Prentice Hall
With IDEA and its regulations as the foundation, this readable book provides the most current information on special education law and regulation today. The authors' approach allows readers to go to the original legislation and to examine current legislation from a historical perspective. It also gives readers the opportunity to understand the evolving nature of legislation and how it is interpreted by case law. Topics include: Overview of Special Education Services; A New Foundation for Special Education Services; Free Appropriate Public Education; Nondiscriminatory Evaluation; Individualized Education Program (IEP); Least Restrictive Environment (LRE); Procedural Due Process; Parental Participation; Enforcement of Special Education Law; Mediation and Impartial Due Process Healing; Ethics and the Special Education Professional; Unresolved Issues.
Multiple Sclerosis: Your Legal Rights
by Lanny E. Perkins
from Demos Medical Publishing
Claim Denied!: How to Appeal a VA Denial of Benefits
by John D. Roche
from Potomac Books Inc.
“The VA is not your loving Uncle Sam who opens his wallet and says, ‘Here you are, nephew—a $1,000 check per month for the rest of your life. That should take the pain out of your service injuries,’ ” writes John D. Roche. Far from it, he reveals. Though the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 requires Veterans Affairs to assist veterans in developing the foundation to support their claims, in reality if you rely on the VA to find and develop the evidence necessary to grant benefits then your claim is likely to be denied. Claim Denied! will help those veterans whose benefits have been denied correct the mistakes they made when they submitted their original claims. Appealing a VA decision is not an impossible feat, Roche says, but a veteran’s story must be presented in a well-organized and logical format, so any reviewing authority is able to understand the issues as they relate to the laws. This book explains in detail how to develop and present a successful appeal.
Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People With Disabilities
by Marcia J. Scherer
from Brookline Books
In the latest (4th) edition of this well-regarded work, Dr. Scherer brings us up-to-date on the "battles won and battles lost" of the men and women with disabilities whom she followed closely in previous volumes. The result is an engaging, eye-opening, and frank discussion on assistive technology from the standpoint of those who use it (or have opted not to).
Free Appropriate Public Education: The Law and Children With Disabilities
Pocket Guide to the ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (Pocket Guide to the Ada)
from Wiley
Updated to include the latest Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
This book helps readers understand the facilities requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). This Third Edition presents the technical building requirements for accessible elements and spaces in new construction, alterations, and additions.
Expanded and updated with numerous illustrations, this pocket guide covers special requirements for public accommodations and commercial facilities, including businesses, restaurants, medical care facilities, libraries, transportation facilities, and more. Portable and practical, it's a compact reference that can be used easily at a desk or in the field.
Work and Disability: Issues and Strategies in Career Development and Job Placement
Now in its second edition, this book presents the latest theories, concepts, issues, and practices related to the career development of people with disabilities.You'll get the most recent developments in legislation affecting employment, the business perspective on disability, occupational and labor market information, and much more. This text is essential for rehabilitation and vocational counselors, as well as for educators and researchers. In addition, Work and Disability is ideal for use in graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. Help individuals with disabilities understand the complex nature of work not only to attain and maintain work, but to help define themselves and their place in society.
Getting Comfortable with Special Education Law: A Framework for Working with Children with Disabilities
Are you completely sure what today's teachers, adminstrators, and auxiliary personnel are required to provide to students with disabilities? This new edition ensures that you are. With this resource as your guide, you are up-to-date on the latest developments - including the most recent changes made to IDEA. It gives you extensive information about statutes, regulations and court cases affecting children with disabilities in a readable, timely, accurate manner - and it includes charts and appendices to enhance its usefulness.
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