Hey all I stumbled upon a great blog Photography blog this week that could be an ideal way for you to supplement your disability income and keep your benefits! Tom Aellis is a the founder of The Warriors Eye blog that is catching fire in the disabled photography buff circles. I suspect the reason why [...]
The approval process for Social Security Disability according the CBS news special report can be long and drawn out taking many over 3 years to get approved. Surviving the wait until your social security disability approval is intimidating and although there is no clear cut slam dunk easy solution here’s a tip that can help [...]
Good news for disability recipients the amount of money you can make and still keep your benefits is automatically increasing in 2009. The amount of money you can earn and keep your benefits in social security lingo is considered substantial gainful activity (SGA) and the SGA is going up. Your specific SGA depends on the [...]
The short answer is yes it does. This is because to receive unemployment you are saying that you can work. Its just that you are not able to find a job, thus you get an unemployment check. One of the key criteria for winning Social Security Benefits is you need to prove that you are [...]
Child cases have significantly different approval criteria than adult cases. Whereas adults typically have to prove that they can not do any job in the united states 5 days a week 40 hours a week and have medical evidence to support it children under 18 have to proof that their impairments limit their normal daily [...]
This is a disability approval success story sent to me this week from Sherrie Scholljegerdes. Sherrie applied September 21 2008 and was approved on November 10th 2008. Sherrie’s was kind enough to share with us how The Disability Digest helped her get approved what she believes are the top tips that would help you maximize [...]
I recorded the November 5 2008 tele conference so you can listen to the answers of the most pressing questions from members. I’m in hopes this information will help you deal with issues you are struggling with. To listen to the conference click here: Questions we answered on the call. 1. How to prepare for [...]
If you feel that you are being (or have been) discriminated against here’s some basic Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) back ground information and easy no cost steps to protect you and help get the ADA accommodations your deserve. Although I find the recent enhancement to the ADA encouraging I’m still of the opinion that [...]
Congress has passed some encouraging legislation expanding The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and better protecting for disabled Americans. On Sept. 11, (of all days) the Senate amended the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to redefine the term “disability”. My interpretation of the goal of the amendment is to further deter employers from discrimination against qualified job candidates [...]
If you are approaching 62 and would like to work but your have condition is preventing you from working I encourage you not to settle for just your Social Security retirement check. If you look on page 2 of your recent social security statement you will see a break down of benefits and typically hard [...]