Tag: disability

Elderly couple at a window

The pandemic will be on the marquee at this year’s annual meeting of retirement and disability researchers. COVID-19 has encroached on every aspect of older Americans’ lives, from their day-to-day work and home life to their retirement planning. Researchers will present studies on three impacts of the pandemic in presentations funded by the U.S. Socia…

Happy mature florist watering plants with garden hose in a greenhouse.

The federal government runs numerous small-scale experiments across the country to explore ways to help people on Social Security disability ease back into work to reduce the benefits being paid. In a recent webinar, researchers discussed the extreme challenges of designing programs that are effective, given the inherent disadvantages – from the disabling condition itself…