In 1984, Congress changed the definition of disability. Lawmakers broadened it, and made it more vague. Chana Joffe-Walt, with our Planet Money Team, has the story of what happened next.

The definition of disability under Social Security is also different than it is for other programs. We do not pay benefits for partial or short-term disability.

“Disability is a social definition,” said Susan Daniels, associate commissioner for disability at the Social Security Administration.

Intellectual Disability Definition: Impairment of general mental ability that affects adaptive functioning in three domains: conceptual (reading, writing, math, reasoning); social (empathy ...

Defining Disability. Most official definitions of disability are crafted by agencies responsible for determining who is eligible for benefits, services, or accommodations (Wasserman & Aas, 2023).

If an employee wears glasses, has high blood pressure or was once diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, is he or she disabled? Based on recent amendments to California’s disability ...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a piece of civil rights legislation designed to protect the rights of people with disabilities. It was passed into law in 1991 ...

Your Social Security disability application is most likely to succeed if you keep detailed medical and work records and ...

Washington Law Against Discrimination defines "disability" as "a sensory, mental or physical condition that is medically cognizable or diagnosable, exists as a record or history or is perceived to ...

The military's definition of combat-related disabilities was narrowed in a little-noticed regulation change in March. In a letter to the 1.3-million-member Disabled American Veterans, ...