| Disability in single mothers is hard. Aside from the fact | | | | Needy Families office and the Social Security Income |
| that those mothers are left alone to care for their child, | | | | office should work together so that everything will |
| the disability has add up to the difficulty. Fortunately, | | | | work well. However, disabled mothers need to know |
| there are already available services and assistance for | | | | that the federal law does not allow approval of both |
| disabled mothers. A policy is also created to protect | | | | services at the same time. |
| the rights of those disabled mothers as well as | | | | One of the services provided by the Temporary |
| protecting them from discrimination at work. This policy | | | | Assistance to Needy Families is to refer the disabled |
| is known as the American Disabilities Act. | | | | mothers to the Department of Labor, specifically on |
| The services and assistance that are provided to | | | | the One Stop Career Center. Disabled mothers would |
| disabled single mothers aim to help these mothers to | | | | be able to know which career and fields would be |
| overcome their disability and continue to live life | | | | suitable for them to earn money even with the |
| together with their children. Being disabled can either be | | | | disability. There are also single mother programs that |
| caused from a physical disability, learning disability, or a | | | | will be referred by One Stop to help those disabled |
| mental disability. Based on the Census of the United | | | | mothers. Aside from that, single mother subsidies will |
| States of America, approximately forty one million of | | | | also be provided to ensure that the child will receive |
| Americans are disabled. Majority of these disabled | | | | proper care and nutrition. Keep in mind that services |
| people are women, although the welfare reforms | | | | for those disabled mothers can vary from one state |
| continue to push those disabled mothers to work. | | | | to another. The disabled single mother can check on |
| Services are provided to Disabled Single Mothers | | | | the local social service agency so that she can check |
| came from TANF and SSI | | | | out the lists of services provided in a state. |
| Usually, the average income for an individual who is not | | | | Testing and Screening Disabled Single Mothers with |
| disabled would be $22,000; however, a person with a | | | | Learning Disabilities |
| disability would only earn approximately $12,000. | | | | The single mother and welfare reform programs have |
| Studies have found out that mothers who are | | | | not recognized the existence of mothers with learning |
| receiving assistance from the Temporary Assistance | | | | disabilities. Not until the recent times, screening learning |
| to Needy Families or TANF are disabled mothers or | | | | disabilities are done to check the extent of the learning |
| mothers who have a disabled child. However, since the | | | | disability of the mother and to check whether the |
| reform of the welfare programs, fewer those disabled | | | | mother is capable of working even with the learning |
| mothers are getting help from TANF. Aside from that, | | | | disability. If the case of the disability is just subtle, then |
| the Social Security Income that also provides additional | | | | the disabled single mother can undergo educational |
| assistance to the disabled mothers has set strict | | | | programs or vocational courses that can help her in |
| standards and criteria, lessening the number of its | | | | getting a work. Studies have found out that if the |
| beneficiaries. | | | | learning disability is recognized, then the chances of |
| Services provided by the Temporary Assistance to | | | | being successful are possible. |
| Needy Families or TANF would involve case | | | | Many agencies can actually provide various services |
| management. This includes application of services from | | | | that a disabled single mother can utilize. There are |
| the Social Security Income for the disabled single | | | | single mother scholarships that are being offered for |
| mother. However, not all caseworkers who are | | | | single mothers with learning disabilities. They can |
| handling the cases for disabled single mothers are | | | | actually benefit from these scholarship programs |
| aware of these services causing denial of application. | | | | because it offers various courses and trainings for |
| The rates of applicants being denied are very high and | | | | handicapped women. Aside from that, if the disabled |
| alarming. The government took action last February | | | | single mother can no longer support her child, there are |
| 2009 when the National Council for State Legislatures | | | | single mother adoption options that a single mother can |
| has proposed that the Temporary Assistance to | | | | inquire. |