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What Is a Special Needs Trust?

Special needs trusts are front and center in any discussion of financially protecting a person with special needs, but what exactly are they? Here are the basics. More...

Representative Payee - Not a Job to be Taken Lightly

When a person with special needs cannot make important financial decisions, the government sends the individual's disability benefits directly to a third party, known as a representative payee. Here are a few ways to avoid trouble in handling this difficult job. More...

'Compassionate Allowances' Process Speeds Up Disability Applications

In certain circumstances the Social Security Administration (SSA) will fast-track a disability benefits application through a process known as Compassionate Allowances, usually because the applicant is suffering from a severe disability that may be life-threatening. More...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of the Special Olympics, Dies at 88

The nation lost two Kennedy siblings in the same month. While sometimes overshadowed by her three more famous brothers, John, Robert, and Edward, Eunice Kennedy Shriver changed the lives of millions of people with intellectual disabilities and established the Special Olympics in 1968. More...