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SSR 96-8p: Assessing Residual Functional Capacity in Initial Claims

SSA
SSR 96-8pEFFECTIVE/PUBLICATION DATE: 07/02/96SSR 96-8p: POLICY INTERPRETATION RULING TITLES II AND XVI: ASSESSING RESIDUAL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN INITIAL CLAIMS PURPOSE: To state the Social Security Administration's policies and policy interpretations regarding the assessment of residual functional…

Social Security Ruling 99-2p (Evaluating Cases Involving CFS)

SSA
SSR 99-2p EFFECTIVE/PUBLICATION DATE: 4/30/99 SSR 99-2p: POLICY INTERPRETATION RULING TITLES II AND XVI: EVALUATING CASES INVOLVING CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) PURPOSE: To restate and clarify the policies of the Social Security Administration for developing and evaluating title II and title…

SSR 96-2p: Giving Controlling Weight to Treating Source Medical Opinions

SSA
SSR 96-2p EFFECTIVE/PUBLICATION DATE: 07/02/96 SSR 96-2p: POLICY INTERPRETATION RULING TITLES II AND XVI: GIVING CONTROLLING WEIGHT TO TREATING SOURCE MEDICAL OPINIONS PURPOSE: To explain terms used in our regulations on evaluating medical opinions concerning when treating source medical opinions…

SSR 96-5p: Medical Source Opinions on Issues Reserved to the Commissioner

SSA
SSR 96-5p EFFECTIVE/PUBLICATION DATE: 07/02/96 SSR96-5p: POLICY INTERPRETATION RULING TITLES II AND XVI: MEDICAL SOURCE OPINIONS ON ISSUES RESERVED TO THE COMMISSIONER PURPOSE: To clarify Social Security Administration (SSA) policy on how we consider medical source opinions on issues reserved to the…

SSR 96-9p: Determining Capability to Do Other Work

SSA

SSR 96-3p CONSIDERING ALLEGATIONS OF PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS IN DETERMINING WHETHER A MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE IMPAIRMENT IS SEVER

SSA
Because a determination whether an impairment(s) is severe requires an assessment of the functionally limiting effects of an impairment(s), symptom-related limitations and restrictions must be considered at this step of the sequential evaluation process, provided that the individual has a medically…

SSR 96-6p CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT BY STATE AGENCY MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PROGR

SSA
CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINDINGS OF FACT BY STATE AGENCY MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTANTS AND OTHER PROGRAM PHYSICIANS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE AND APPEALS COUNCIL LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW; MEDICAL EQUIVALENCESSR 96-6pEFFECTIVE/PUBLICATION DATE:…

1999 SSI Payment Levels

DLC

1996 SSI Payment Levels

DLC

Sample Physical RFC Forms (Adult)

1998 SSI Payment Levels

DLC

Sample Mental RFC Forms (Adult)

Centers for Disease Control

CDC

Links to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles Online

DOL
Three ways to find the DOT online: https://occupationalinfo.org/

2000 SSI Payment Levels

DLC

1997 SSI Payment Levels

DLC

MA Board of Registration in Medicine

BRM
Website for finding doctors in Mass.

SSA Standards of Conduct for Representatives

SSA
representatives, ethics, conduct, standards

2001 SSI Payment Levels

Disability Law Center

Bibliography on welfare and domestic violence from the Project for Reseach on Welfare, Work and Domestic Violence

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Appeals Council Directory

SSA
Appeals Council, phone numbers

Mills v. Apfel, 244 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2001)

Boudin, J. First Circuit Court of Appea
First Circuit decision about the evidence considered by federal court in appeals of SSI and SSDI cases, the standard of review for Appeals Council decisions, issue preclusion, and the consequences of failing to submit evidence and raise issues at the ALJ hearing.

TAFDC Rules for Parents with Disabilities

MLRI
1. I have a disability and cannot work full-time. Can I get cash assistance for myself and my children?YES. If you are low income and meet the other welfare rules, you and your children are likely eligible for TAFDC (welfare). You do not have to be a disabled parent to qualify for TAFDC, but if you…

Poverty Stats: Comparative Analysis of 1990 And 2000 Census Bureau Pvty Stats For Mass. Counties

John Howat, NCLC
John Howat at NCLC has compiled the attached data on poverty changes in Mass between 1989 and 1999. Among his interesting findings is that there was an incease of 24% in the population of people below 50% of poverty. Some of this increase is perhaps attributable to the fact that there was a decrease…

Students living in transitional housing programs are considered homeless under Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act

Patricia F. Julianelle, Nt'l Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Thank you for contacting me regarding whether students living in transitional housing programs are considered homeless under Subtitle VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Act. As I explain below, students living in transitional housing are considered homeless under Subtitle VII-B. As you know, the…

Gonzaga University v. John Doe

William Rehnquist, C.J.
The Supreme Court in late June 2002 issued a decision in Gonzaga University v. John Doe. The Court ruled that individuals have no right to file a lawsuit against educational institutions that violate the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by releasing confidential, protected…

Invisibility of Clients of Color: The Intersection of Language, Culture, and Race in Legal Services Practice

Clearinghouse Review
Although limited-English-proficiency regulations explicitly prohibit national-origin discrimination, many persons of color continue to experience this horrific civil rights violation in the public education system, public health agencies, the courts, and social service agencies. An arsenal of legal…

MLRI REPORT: "TANF Reauthorization: What Are The Key Issues for Massachusetts?"

Deborah Harris, Ruth Bourquin, MLRI
Since 1996, Massachusetts has been eligible to receive $459 million a year in TANF block grant funds. There are many restrictions on how states may spend block grant funds, but there is also a great deal of flexibility. Massachusetts has chosen to use most of the funds for child care and other…

EM-01219 Exemption of Work Activity as a Basis for a Medical CDR

Exemption of work activity as a basis for a medical CDR. Policy Instruction: Section 111 Protection

MLRI REPORT: "Persons with Disabilities and TANF: A Promising Massachusetts Model"

Ruth Bourquin, MLRI
MLRI analysis of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act in comparison with the Massachusetts welfare reform law. The memo examines the implications for TANF reauthorization as well. March 2002

Refugee / Immigrant Mutual Aid Associations in MA

MA Office of Refugeses and Immigrants
2002 list of organizations serving immigrant and refugree populations in Massachusetts. Most secure federal funds to serve refugees, but they also provide some services to non-refugees.

Refugee / Immigrant Mutual Aid Associations in MA

Massachusetts Office of Refugees & Immig
2002 list of organizations serving immigrant and refugree populations in Massachusetts. Most secure federal funds to serve refugees, but they also provide some services to non-refugees.

TAFDC and Teen Parents - Basic Rules

MLRI
Teen Parents: Your Rights Under Welfare Reform Revised January 2002 If you are under age 20 and pregnant or a parent, you must be in school full-time or have graduated from school. If you are under age 18 years, you must also meet special living arrangement rules. You still have a right to file…

Fact Sheet: Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund

MA Dpt of Public Health

Is Your Nursing Home Trying to Move You?

MLRI and GBELS
Your rights, and how to protect them when your Nursing home is trying to move you.

Guardian's Authority to Choose Ward's Friends

Center for Public Representation for NAPAS
A description of the law on the authority of a guardian to choose his or her ward. GUARDIAN'S AUTHORITY TO CHOOSE WARD'S FRIENDS Prepared for NAPAS by Center for Public Representation Northampton,…

IEP Process Guide

MA DESE
Detailed guide that lays out the process of creating an IEP (Individualized Education Program), including writing the IEP and making a placement decision.  (Although created in 2001, as of March 2011, this Guide still appears on DESE's website. Click the Go To Website link…

MLRI REPORT: "False Hope for Low-Income Families: The Administration's "New" Welfare Reform Proposal"

Deborah Harris, MLRI
False Hope for Low-Income Families:The Administration's "New" Welfare Reform Proposal Mass. Law Reform Institute, May 1, 2001 Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift announced on April 30 that her Administration has introduced legislation to help low-income parents on welfare gain…

What to do if You're a Victim of Telemarketing Fraud

NCLC
Common scams and who to contact if you're a victim of telemarketing fraud.Americans lose an estimated $40 billion each year due to the fraudulent sales of goods and services over the telephone. One of the most likely targets of telemarketing scams is the elderly.  Studies have shown that fraudulent…

Potential Loss of Federally Subsidized Housing Stock--AARP Public Policy Report

AARP

Certified classes in institutional reform cases

Center for Public Representation
  A list and description of classes which have been certified or agreed to in reported and unreported disability related institutional reform cases. CERTIFIED CLASSES IN INSTITUTIONAL REFORM…

Client legal education: TAFDC Paternity and Child Support Cooperation - Basic Rights

MLRI
Pamphlet of answering basic questions child support and paternity requirements affecting TAFDC families.

Getting "BEACON" Problems Fixed

  BEACON is the new computer system at DTA. This flyer explains how to fix "BEACON problems." Have Your Benefits Stopped? Did DTA tell you the problem is the Beacon computer system? DTA workers can get BEACON computer problems fixed How do they fix BEACON problems? 1.…

MLRI Report: "The Limit of Limits: Lessons from Massachusetts' Welfare Study"

Deborah Harris, MLRI and others
Excerpt. . .Deborah HarrisMassachusetts Law Reform Institute(617) 357-0700December 2000Families in Massachusetts began to reach the state?s 24-month welfare timelimit in December 1998. The Department of Transitional Assistance has released areport on the first welfare recipients to be terminated…

Using Consumer Law to Protect Nursing Facility Residents

National Consumer Law Center
Click the "Go to Website" link below to download the article from NCLC's website.

MLRI REPORT: "Poverty in the Midst of Plenty"

Deborah Harris- MLRI

Elements of a good mental health crisis intervention system

Center for Public Representation
A description of what advocates should look for in assessing a mental health crisis intervention systemELEMENTS OF A GOOD MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION SYSTEMPrepared for NAPAS byCenter for Public RepresentationNorthampton, MassachusettsQ:What are the basic elements of a crisis intervention…

Home Improvement Scams Alert

NCLC
Discusses deceptive practices related to home repairs, your rights, and where to get help.Many low-income elderly homeowners are targeted by scam artists who use high pressure tacticsto sell unneeded and overpriced contracts for "home improvements."Often these scam artists charge more than their…

From Non-Racist to Anti-Racist Advocate

Campbell Consulting
A chart with examples of the non-racist to anti-racist spectrum.

Professional Interpreter Ethics Videos

Court Interpreting at Vancouver Community College
Visit the MassLegalServices.org YouTube Channel to access the Interpreter Ethics and Skill Building Playlist to access Vancouver Community College's videos on interpreter ethics and other videos about professional interpreting.  Vancouver Community College put together eight videos that…