World Institute on Disability Receives Quality of Life Grant From Christopher Reeve Foundation for Proyecto Visión
The Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF) announced today that the World Institute on Disability (WID) has been awarded a $4,445 Quality of Life grant. The CRF awarded a total of $717,404 in Quality of Life grants to 90 nonprofit organizations around the world.

EndeavorFreedom.tv – Your Chance to Share Your Story
On June 22 of last year, Georgia advocates celebrated the sixth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Olmstead v. LC & EW, in which all people with disabilities won the right to lives integrated in the community, with long-term care services delivered at home instead of in an institutional setting.

Interview with Sue Suter, Associate Commissioner, Office of Employment Support Programs, Social Security Administration
I think one of the principal barriers that impede people with disabilities from deciding to work is the fear of losing Social Security benefits. Fortunately, there are several programs today whose purpose it is to eliminate this barrier. One of these programs is the Ticket to Work program.

People with Disabilities in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico Could Greatly Benefit From the Application of SSI Benefits to the Island
In 1898, Puerto Rico became a territorial possession of the U.S. in the Caribbean, and since 1952, it has officially been a U.S. Commonwealth and not a federated state. Because of this, the island has always experienced some inconsistencies and ambivalence as to which federal incentives, programs or benefits will apply. The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is one such program: Although Puerto Ricans are American citizens by birth, SSI is not available to them.