Reform of Social Security Disability Benefits Could Help Move Countless Americans Toward Greater Sense of Their Own Capabilities

Some 60% of those on Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income would like to work, yet less than 1% of beneficiaries are ‘able to leave the program for work.'

The House Ways and Means Committee recently held an important hearing that could help move America toward a much better future.

The committee’s recent report, “Five Key Moments: Hearing on Barriers to Work for People with Disabilities,” highlights how the country could move from being focused on disabilities to capabilities.

According to the committee, 60…