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SSA’s Disability Programs Are Out of Step with This 21st Century Environment
SSA’s “all or nothing” disability definition:
- Characterizes person as able or unable to work
- Encourages a focus on incapacity
SSA’s disability determination process:
- Focuses on incapacity—not on what is needed to return someone to work
- Equates impairment with an inability to work