Observes March Social Work Month theme―Social Workers: Leaders. Advocates. Champions Belleville, Ill.—March 16, 2018—Social workers promote equity and inclusion for people with severe disabilities by helping them access benefits and services, according to Allsup, a nationwide Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation company. Former workers adapting to lost income [...]
Illinois Rep. Mike Bost met with Mary Dale Walters during UMDF’s Day on the Hill in Washington D.C. this summer. By Mary Dale Walters In recent months, I’ve been hearing more encouraging news about progress in understanding mitochondrial disease. I have a personal interest as my sister passed [...]
By Mary Dale of Allsup They call it “the energy disease,” and most people have never heard of it. I know I hadn’t until my sister was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease at age 42, after many years of mysterious medical problems. It took her sight, hearing and her kidney, thyroid, [...]