Spinal cord injuries can be devastating for both the person that suffers the injury and their loved ones. An individual can be left with the inability to perform basic tasks including going to the bathroom, bathing, eating, brushing their teeth and working, depending on the extent of their injury. Not all spinal cord injuries…
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a person suffers significant distress to their head that affects their brain. Often, TBI are caused by accidents such as car collisions and falls, where victims hit their heads and suffer impact injuries from their involvement in incidents. Other TBI are caused by penetration accidents that occur…
The terminology “mental retardation” isn’t used as often in the United States now as it once was. The terms that are more commonly utilized to refer to these types of individuals include “developmentally disabled” and “intellectually impaired”. Persons with certain types of mental disabilities may qualify to receive Social Security Disability (SSD). An individual…
Disabilities can be apparent or invisible. There is no way to know if an Oklahoma resident suffers from a disabling condition just by looking at them. However, when a person is disabled they often carry with them the burden of completing everyday tasks with the added complications of their conditions. The Social Security Administration…
A person with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) may qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits under either the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Title XVI of the Social Security Act details how certain individuals who are both disabled and in the low-income bracket…