Social Security Backlogs, Wait Times Staggering - Disability Delays Can Lead to Personal Havoc. -July 31, 2007

AAPD and Allsup Release State Rankings for Disability Backlogs. -July 31, 2007

Disabled Worker Cases at Record - The Social Security Administration faces a record backlog of appeals by people who claim they are too disabled to work. -July 30, 2007

Understaffing Strains Social Security - the lowest level since 1974. -July 25, 2007

Voices for Change: Beneficiaries Paving the Way to Work A Roadmap to Program Improvement. -July 18, 2007

More Funding Urged for SSA Disability Processing - Fiscal 2008 funding approved by appropriators so far would perpetuate a backlog of disability cases at the Social Security Administration. -July 13, 2007

Barriers to Work for Individuals Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits. -June 21, 2007

Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley - Senate Committee on Finance Hearing Barriers to Work for Individuals Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits. -June 21, 2007

Action Alert: Ask Senators to Adequately Fund SSA - People with severe disabilities have experienced increasingly long delays and decreased services in accessing these critical benefits. -June 14, 2007

NY Times Op-ed: SSA Waiting Periods Must End - The SSA criteria on receiving federal disability benefits is tough, but necessary SSA says. -May 1, 2007

Social Security Report to Be Released - Unlikely that that President Bush will be able to make significant changes in either Social Security or Medicare before leaving office. -April 23, 2007

REMINDER: Ask Congress to Fully Fund Social Security Admin. - Long Waiting Periods For Disability Determinations Must End. -March 18, 2007

Disability, Poverty and Systemic SSI-Related Discrimination - Information Bulletin #201 Part A. -March 10, 2007

Long Waiting Periods for Disability Determinations Must End - Urge Congress to Fully Fund Social Security Admin. -February 23, 2007

SSA Listing of Impairments - The listing identifies individuals who meet the Social Security definition of disability. -February 15, 2007

Advisory From The Committee On Ways And Means - The Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Social Security Administration (SSA) disability claims backlogs. -February 7, 2007

Disabled Persons and Poverty Information Bulletin #197 - Our national government and elected officials seem to have forgotten to address disability and poverty. -February 13, 2007

SSA Electronic Records Express "Embracing Technology to Deliver Benefits." -November 9, 2006

Grassley Urges Social Security to Improve Disability Programs Administration. -November 3, 2006

Social Security Advisory Board Report - Improving the Social Security Administration’s Hearing Process. -October 16, 2006

A Disability System for the 21st Century - The Social Security Advisory Board has issued a follow-up report outlining its vision of a disability system for the 21st century that is in alignment with the ADA. -October 3, 2006

Employment Supports for Individuals with Disabilities - SSA's 2006 Red Book is now available (on the web) and contains "A Summary Guide to Employment Supports for Individuals with Disabilities." -June 15, 2006

AARP Reacts To Medicare and Social Security Trustees' Reports - The Trustees’ Report gives the nation information about the Social Security system as Americans approach retirement. -May 2, 2006

2006 Medicare Trustees Report - Shows Medicare’s financial outlook declined slightly, compared to last year’s estimate. -May 2, 2006

A new front in battle over Social Security Updating rules for disability would save money, but critics say changes hurt eligible recipients. -February 7, 2006

Call Senators To Oppose Private Social Security Accounts Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has agreed to allow supporters to bring two bills directly to the floor for a vote as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15, 2005. -November 2005

A new appeal for determining disability in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. -October 2005

Member District Events: Social Security. -August 2005

August Recess Action Alert: Efforts to Privatize Social Security Continue! -July 2005

Talking Points: How Changing the Social Security Program Might Affect Individuals with Disabilities.-July 2005

Social Security revamps disability benefits. People with disabilities could be approved for benefits in as little as 20 days under the new procedures. -July 2005

ACTION REQUEST: Send Personal Stories about Success of Social Security Benefits. -July 2005

Position Statements NCIL Social Security Subcommittee Congressional meetings with members of the National Council On Independent Living. -July 2005

CCD Recess Aert: Oppose Privatizing Social Security! -June 2005

Action needed on 4 impairment-specific SSA notices on work incentives and health care. -May 2005

Linda Fullerton to President Bush on Social Security. Social Security is an insurance not a pension plan. -May 2005

Pelosi: President Still Considering Disability Cuts as Part of Plan to Privatize Social Security. -May 2005

President Bush's Social Security remarks highlight critical distinction for people with disabilities. -May 2005

Cuts to SSI threaten our nation's most vulnerable senior citizens and people with disabilities. -April 2005

SSI also in jeopardy in budget conference-help needed now! Call Your Senators and Representative. -April 2005

Bush's plan for benefits poses risk, facing drastic cuts to future retirees and disabled citizens. -April 2005

2005 NCIL statement of values on Social Security and private accounts. -April 2005

Disability benefits tangle Social Security debate. -March 2005

CCD Fact Sheets on Social Security and disability. -March 2005

Disability Insurance side of Social Security raises questions. -March 2005

Social Security Reform Ignores Young and Disabled The fate of about 18 million people on Social Security remains a mystery. -February 2005

Bush Mum on Future of Disability Benefits What happens to these programs should the system be overhauled with personal accounts? -February 2005

Social Security By the Numbers A quick reference guide to help you keep track. -February 2005

Social Security Privatization and Disability The Bush administration could deliver a blow to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. -January 2005

Beneficiary Impact Statement Needed in Social Security Reform - It would help ensure that any Social Security Reform proposals take fully into account the impact on people with disabilities and survivors. -January 2005

Cuts in disability benefits seen in Social Security plan Disability benefits may not be safe from the across-the-board cuts that are likely in President Bush's proposal. -January 2005

Impact of Private Social Security Accounts Vast Borrowing Seen in Altering Social Security. -November 2004