title: Children's disability law: the more things change, the more they stay the same.
abstract: The social security system insures both children and adults who are disabled. Over the years, the Social Security Administration and the courts have developed a number of tests to determine whether a child is eligible to receive social security benefits. In 1997, as part of its attempt to reform welfare, Congress laid out a new, arguably more restrictive standard that must be met before a child can be deemed "disabled." For all of the apparent changes, however, it is unclear how much the standards have changed in practice.
authors: Epstein, Becker & Green, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Simeone
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Wagner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D019988:Children with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States