Thinking About Child Disability Cases: What to Know – Track II

Child Disability Cases Are a Different Practice. Find Out Before You Take One

Child disability claims differ from adult SSI and SSDI matters — and a representative considering the work needs to understand how before the first case arrives. This session covers those essentials: the eligibility standards, the medical and functional criteria, and what makes these claims their own discipline.

The evidence comes from different places. School-based evidence carries weight adult files never involve. Parents and caregivers are part of the case — working effectively with them is a skill of its own. Common challenges and documentation needs follow patterns worth knowing in advance, and presenting a strong case before the Social Security Administration takes practical strategies fitted to this claim type.

Whether you're new to the area or expanding your practice, you walk out with the overview needed to answer the threshold question: whether child disability work is the right fit.

Eligible for up to 1 CLE Credit Hour

This session was originally submitted for CLE as a live, in-person presentation and a live webcast for the 2026 Fall National Conference and may be eligible for self-study credit. Each state handles self-study credit differently; for questions, please consult your State Bar Association.

Recorded Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Key topics to be discussed:

• How Child Claims Differ
  The essential differences between child disability claims and adult SSI and SSDI matters.
• Eligibility Standards
  The standards governing child disability eligibility.
• Medical and Functional Criteria
  The criteria that drive the child disability determination.
• School-Based Evidence
  Using the evidence source unique to child cases.
• Parents and Caregivers
  Working effectively with the adults at the center of a child's claim.
• Strategies and Fit
  Common challenges, documentation needs, practical strategies before SSA — and deciding whether the work is right for your practice.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Date / Time: October 14, 2026

• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am Mountain
• 8:00 am – 9:00 am Pacific

Closed-captioning available