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Report Highlights New Barriers to Accessing Disability Benefits in 2025

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Report Highlights New Barriers to Accessing Disability Benefits in 2025   Assistant professor, Dr. Callie Freitag, recently released a report which highlights how changes implemented by the second Trump administration have created significant barriers for those seeking to apply for and maintain disability benefits. Dr. Freitag, who researches social policies related to aging, disability, and …

In the News: Assistant Professor Callie Freitag on Marketplace

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Assistant Professor Callie Freitag was recently featured on Marketplace discussing the impact of increasing the minimum wage in several states. “As for the impact on workers, Callie Freitag at the University of Wisconsin, Madison uses Seattle as an example. She said the effects there were modest. ‘The sky doesn’t fall and people don’t become rich,’ Freitag …