Tag: disability
To improve low-income households’ economic well-being, the social safety net provides both cash assistance and additional resources to support a better lifestyle – safer housing, more education or training, or healthy but expensive fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats. The health and employment benefits of three programs passed in the 1960s and 1970s – food stamps,…
People with disabilities make all kinds of purchases most workers never need. They might have to buy a wheelchair, build an access ramp, or take cabs because they can’t drive. People with hearing, vision or speech disabilities use electronic or computerized assistive devices and software. Some need home health aides, and many spend more on…
