Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary Timeline - Disability & Employment

Creation of Social Security Disability Insurance

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8/1/1956

Congress passes the Social Security Amendments of 1956, which create a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program for workers with disabilities aged 50 to 64. Additional amendments two years later extend SSDI benefits to the dependents of workers with disabilities.

1956 poster from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, advertising Social Security disability benefits. — National Archives