Substantial growth in the Social Security disability programs, and the failure of work
incentive legislation to curtail this growth, have demonstrated the need for structural reform …

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program provides benefits to insured workers
with disabilities under the full retirement age and their dependents based on an individual …

The degree to which disability benefit programs provide an adequate standard of living to
those with work-limiting disabilities has long been overlooked in social policy research. This …

The articles in this special issue present findings from research on the employment and work-
related activities of individuals receiving benefits through the Social Security Disability …

Abstract Progression of Disability Benefits refers to the migration of workers with work-
limiting disabilities as they move through a system of economic disability benefits resulting in …

This paper explores alternatives to the present system of rehabilitating or returning to work
persons who are applicants for or beneficiaries of the disability programs of the Social …

Two ailments limit the effectiveness and threaten the long-term viability of the US Social
Security Disability Insurance program (SSDI). First, the program is ineffective in assisting the …

The nation's two primary disability programs-Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability–today provide vital income support for about …

Despite passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, there still remain
substantial impediments to the attainment of employment and a normalized lifestyle for …

Two factors are likely to cause the debate surrounding disability policy to intensify over the
next decade. First, the protracted period of economic growth that the United States has …