September 23, 2021
10/23/2021 - 10/28/2021
On Thursday, September 23, the Board hosted a morning and afternoon public session on state agencies’ role in Social Security disability determinations.
During the morning session, two former Social Security executives, Art Spencer and Melissa Spencer, briefed the Board on the regulations governing Social Security and state Disability Determination Services’ roles in the disability determination process.
During the afternoon session, DDS Directors—representing agencies of varying sizes and organizational structures, and states with different demographic and socioeconomic characteristics—described the unique challenges they face managing disability determinations in their states.