Summary The General Accounting Office (GAO) has made recommendations for improving
the disability programs by citing practices that have been successful in Germany, Sweden …

Putting people with disabilities back to work, or enabling them to remain at their jobs
following onset of a disability, is one of the key elements of US disability policy. To that end …

This article reviews and compares disability benefit systems in nine countries—Australia,
Germany, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, and the …

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 …

“Despite such historic opportunities and the desire of millions of disability recipients to work
and support themselves, less than one-half of one percent of Social Security Disability …

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 …

The US disability insurance system is an important part of the federal social safety net; it
provides financial protection to working-age Americans who have illnesses, injuries, or …

During the 1990s, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program grew rapidly. In
2000, the program provided cash and medical benefits to 5 million working-aged (18–64) …

National surveys consistently show that at least 7 million people are unable to work at a job
or business due to a health problem or impairment. Additionally, as many as 10 to 12 million …